WEXFO 2025

Speakers

Nina Jankowicz

Nina Jankowicz, the co-founder and CEO of The American Sunlight...

Jamala

JAMALA is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter, winner of Eurovision...

Staffan I. Lindberg

Staffan I. Lindberg is Professor and Director of the V-Dem...

Irene Khan

Irene Khan is the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion...

Yascha Mounk

Yascha Mounk is a Professor of the Practice of International...

Emmanuel Ganse

In Benin, Emmanuel GANSE works to raise awareness among young...

Jette F. Christensen

Political Scientist and Europe and Security Analyst at AltingetrnAuthor of...

Paolo Cesarini

Paolo Cesarini is Chair of the Executive Board of the...

David Smolansky

David Smolansky is the deputy director of the ConVzla Presidential...

Hiqmat Sungdeme Saani

Hiqmat Sungdeme Saani is a gender, communications, and digital transformation...

Nicholas Williams

Nik Williams is a free expression advocate based in Glasgow,...

Gvantsa Jobava

Gvantsa Jobava is a President at International Publishers Association and...

Morshed Mishu

Morshed Mishu is a cartoonist & Artivist from Bangladesh. He...

Branko Brkic

Branko Brkic is founder of PROJECT KONTINUUM, a global initiative...

Sharon Zulu

Sharon Zulu is a journalist in Zambia working for Millennium...

Seyran Ates

Seyran Ateş was born in Istanbul in 1963 to a...

Kristenn Einarsson

Consultant, managing director of World Expression Forum AS, chair of...

Ben Bowen

Ben Bowen is the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation,...

Luis González

Director of GSR Foundation (Spain), Vice-president of Spanish Association of...

Porter Anderson

Porter Anderson ( PorterAnderson.com ) BA, MA, MFA, is Editor-in-Chief...

Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew

Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the ‘Three...

Adele Matheson Mestad

Adele Matheson Mestad is a Norwegian lawyer. She is the...

Ana Cristina Ruelas

Ana Cristina Ruelas is a Senior Programme Specialist at UNESCO...

Ingrid Sandberg

Ingrid Sandberg is a distinguished lawyer currently practicing at Advokatfirmaet...

Sarah McLaughlin

Sarah McLaughlin is Senior Scholar, Global Expression at the Foundation...

Saurav Das

Saurav Das is an independent investigative journalist based in Delhi,...

Laurent Richard

Laurent Richard is an investigative journalist, an Emmy-winning documentary producer,...

Khaled Emam

Khaled Emam is a human rights lawyer from Egypt who...

Gulnaz Ratu

CEO of Tolk, a narrative audio media company, and an...

Samira Mohyeddin

Samira Mohyeddin is an award winning producer and broadcaster. For...

Omer Malikyar

Omer Malikyar is a a second-year Master of Global Affairs...

Vebjørn Selbekk

Vebjorn Selbekk is the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Christian newspaper...

Oscar Anderson

Born in Saigon, Vietnam Oscar spend the first half of...

Carlos Egaña

Carlos Egaña (1995) is a Brooklyn-based Venezuelan writer. He recently...

Mihael Kovač

Miha Kovač is professor at the University of Ljubljana. In...

Gérard Biard

Gérard Biard has been writing for Charlie Hebdo since 1992....

Wilhelm Friedrich Admiraal

Wilfried Admiraal is a psychologist and full professor at the...

Mads Nygaard

Publisher and president of Aschehoug. Twenty years of experience in...

Mohammed Elsusi

Mohammed El-Susi is an artist, MC, videographer, and producer from...

Celine Kasem

Celine Kasem is a human rights activist, humanitarian, and intercultural...

Denise Roche

Denise Roche is the Advocacy Manager with Scholars at Risk...

Samuel Rechek

Sam Rechek is Program Coordinator for the Debate Team at...

Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler, the top digital only news site...

Nedin Mutic

Nedin Mutic, Senior adviser in Diversity, Inclusion & Talent development...

Charlotte Harder Nielsen

Charlotte Harder is an experienced leader with a strong background...

Jennifer Boylan

Jennifer Finney Boylan is the author of 19 books, including...

Omar Alshogre

Omar Alshogre is a Syrian public speaker, human rights advocate,...

Hans Olav Sundfør

Hans Olav Sundfør (H) is the mayor of Lillehammer Municipality...

Kadafi Zaman

Kadafi Zaman is a Norwegian award-winning journalist and TV presenter...

Lubna Jaffery

Lubna Jaffery is the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality...

Deeyah Khan

Documentary film director and producer Deeyah Khan has won two...

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Oleksandra Matviichuk is a human rights lawyer, head of the...

Joan Barata

Joan Barata works on freedom of expression, media regulation, and...

Richard Gingras

Richard was the longtime global vice president for news at...

Agnese Lace

Agnese Lāce is the Minister for Culture of the Republic...

Thomas Breen

Thomas Breen (Ap) is the county mayor of Innlandet county...