Jon Wessel-Aas

Jon Wessel-Aas

Jon Wessel-Aas is a Norwegian Supreme Court Attorney and a parter in the law firm Glittertind. He has practiced since 1995, specializing, inter alia, in media law, representing the media and its editors. He has litigated numerous milstone media law cases in the...
Iliana Papangeli

Iliana Papangeli

Iliana Papangeli is an editor and Managing Director of Solomon, an award-winning investigative newsroom in Greece dedicated to public-interest journalism. In a media landscape marked by shrinking press freedom and growing political and economic pressures, Solomon...
Mark Lievisse Adriaanse

Mark Lievisse Adriaanse

Mark Lievisse Adriaanse is a reporter for Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad. He was previously a political correspondent. He is the author of the recently published book ‘Wat iedereen aangaat: hoe de democratie wordt afgebroken en hoe we haar...
Manal Makkieh

Manal Makkieh

Manal Makkieh is seasoned advocate and executive leader with a proven track record in driving sustainable development in vulnerable communities and fostering social impact. I have worked closely with CEOs, VPs, ministers, and ambassadors to integrate environmental,...
Megan Phelps-Roper

Megan Phelps-Roper

Megan Phelps-Roper is a writer, host, and producer with Longview Investigations. Born and raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan left a life of religious extremism in 2012. She has spent the years since then using her experiences to work with schools on...
Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler, the top digital only news site that is leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines. As Rappler’s CEO, Maria has endured constant political harassment and arrests by the Duterte government, forced to post bail ten times...