WEXFO 2022

Speakers

Kira Yarmysh

Kira Yarmysh (b. 1989) is educated at the prestigious MGIMO...

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Oleksandra Vyacheslavivna Matviichuk is a Kyiv-based human rights lawyer and...

Bodour Al Qasimi

President of the International Publishers Association (IPA). A trailblazer in...

Vivian Haverstadløkken

Vivian works as a freelance producer and has more than...

Abetare Krasniqi

Abetare Krasniqi is a specialist in hate crime and has...

Ande Somby

Sami joik artist and an associate professor at the Faculty...

Helje Solberg

Head of News division at NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting. Chair of...

Juana Regina Pérez Tiño

Regina Pérez is a professional journalist and social communicator. She...

Jørgen Frydnes

Jørgen Watne Frydnes (b. 1984) is a Norwegian administrator and...

Barbara Triofini

Barbara Trionfi is Executive Director of the International Press Institute...

Svitlana Valko

Svitlana Valko, is a human rights defender, a field monitor,...

Christine Sørensen

Christine Sørensen (b. 1981) is Government Affairs and Public Policy...

Guzel Yakhina

Guzel Yakhina is an award-winning Russian author and screenwriter. She...

ISÁK

ISÁK has been a hype in Sápmi music for a...

Burhan Sönmez

Burhan Sönmez is a Kurdish prize-winning novelist from Turkey living...

Anniken Huitfeldt

Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt (b. 1969) is a Norwegian historian and...

Fatemah Farag

Veteran journalist, media innovator, and senior executive, Fatemah Farag is...

Věra Jourová

Věra Jourová is a Czech politician and lawyer. She is...

Dex Hunter-Torricke

Dex Hunter-Torricke is Vice President of Global Communications & Public...

Lisa Ann Cooper

Lisa Ann Cooper is the founder and CEO of several...

Kadafi Zaman

Kadafi Zaman is a Norwegian journalist and presenter. He is...

Jon Peder Egenæs

John Peder Egenæs is Secretary General of Amnesty International in...

John Steinmark

Coordinator for the Freedom of Expression Committee in Börsenverein, The...

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the former Prime Minister of Denmark, a...

Adam Bodnar

is a Polish lawyer, educator, and human rights activist. He...

Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa is one of the two 2021 Nobel Peace...

Mohamed Kharwa

Mohamed Kharwa is an President of the South African Booksellers...

Agnes Callamard

Agnes Callamard is Secretary General of Amnesty International. Previously, she...

Astrid Hoem

Astrid Hoem is the Chair of the Youth organization of...

Ali Dorani

Ali Dorani is a cartoonist, SA and human rights activist...

Victor Pickard

Victor Pickard is the C. Edwin Baker professor of media...

Lise Klaveness

Lise Klaveness is the director of the Norwegian Football Association,...

Dmitry Muratov

Dmitry Muratov is a journalist, editor, and co-founder of the...

Sebastien Lai

Sebastien Lai is the son of Jimmy Lai, who, along...

Kjersti Løken Stavrum

Kjersti Løken Stavrum is a Norwegian editor and media executive....

Aage Storm Borchgrevink

Head of Center for International Justice at The Norwegian Helsinki...

Marianne Knudsen

Marianne Knudsen is a student and head of the Norwegian...

Nancy Herz

Nancy Herz is State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour...

Farzana Elham Kochai

Farzana Kochai (b. 1992) is an Afghan politician. She has...

Celina Jerman Bright-Taylor

Works as an advisor at Safemuse- Safe Havens for Artists...

Dmitry Dubrovsky

Dr. Dmitry Dubrovsky is an expert on human rights in...

Joakim Lie

Paminder Parbha

Paminder Parbha is a human rights researcher/campaigner with over 25...

Line Tholstrup

Stevan Dojcinovic

Margit Ketterle