Speakers 2026

from outside Italy

All speakers 2026
Speaker list updated frequently - latest new speaker inserted thursday 22/01/2026 18:21

	Abraham Yuval investigative journalist +972 Magazine Al Khatib Hadi founder The Syrian Archive Al-Arian Laila executive producer Fault Lines Al Jazeera English Alarcon Cristian founder and director Revista Anfibia Alecci Scilla investigative reporter International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Altintas Baris co-founder and co-director Media and Law Studies Association
	Anglin Dale director Press Forward Angwin Julia founder Proof News Anin Roman co-founder and editor-in-chief iStories Antelava Natalia co-founder and editor-in-chief Coda Story Anyangwe Eliza editor-in-chief The Fuller Project Arambillet Delfina head of AI and sustainability initiatives Sustainable Business Studio Globant
	Arenstein Justin founder and chief strategist Code for Africa Armenter Usarraga Natxo founder and CEO Good Game Generation Aronson-Rath Raney editor-in-chief and executive producer FRONTLINE Ataiyero Kayce chief external affairs officer Joyce Foundation Athanasiou-Prins Jennifer executive director European Press Prize Baig Attaullah whistleblower
	Bank Justin co-founder The Independent Journalism Atlas Bateman Jessica freelance feature writer Bauerlein Monika CEO Center for Investigative Reporting Baumann Olivier CTO and deputy director Republik Magazine Beckett Charlie director Polis London School of Economics Bella Tomas co-founder and chief digital officer Dennik N
	Benjakob Omer investigative journalist Haaretz Bisharat Ghousoon editor-in-chief +972 Magazine Blau Uri director global investigative projects Shomrim Bode Kim head of growth initiatives Newspack Boering Lars director European Journalism Centre Bou Melhem Yaara director and producer Illuminate Films
	Brakus Ana executive director Faktograf Brandel Jennifer co-founder and CEO Hearken Brauchli Marcus managing partner North Base Media Breen Rozina director of editorial Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Brkic Branko founder Project Kontinuum Brody Reed human rights lawyer and author
	Bruttin Thibaut director general Reporters Without Borders Byatnal Amruta Asia editor Thomson Reuters Foundation Cadwalladr Carole co-founder The Nerve Cagara Dominik co-founder Open Caucasus Media Campos Mello Patricia editor-at-large Folha de Sao Paulo Caplan Jeremy director teaching & learning Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY
	Carlier Lot executive director V-Ventures Carrique Felicitas executive director News Product Alliance Caruana Galizia Paul investigative reporter The Financial Times Carvalho Catarina founder and editor Mensagem de Lisboa Caswell David founder StoryFlow Caulliez Pierre founder Yoof
	Chandra Bilva head of responsibility research for frontier multimodal models Google DeepMind Chemaly Soraya author and activist Chetwynd Phil global news director Agence France-Presse Chinnappa Madhav media consultant Church Will director media freedom programmes Thomson Reuters Foundation Cobb Jelani dean Columbia Journalism School
	Cohen Stephanie chief strategy officer Cloudflare Coldwell Will freelance writer Connelly Phoebe ex senior editor AI strategy & innovation The Washington Post Copano Nicolas news creator Craddick Mariah product monetization strategy lead The Atlantic Crawford Alex special correspondent Sky News
	Cruvellier Thierry editor-in-chief Justice Info Czerny Milan reporter and researcher The Wall Street Journal Dal Piva Juliana reporter Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism Darkoa Sekyiamah Nana co-founder Institute of Journalism and Social Change Daudens Florent co-founder Mizal AI Davies Harry investigations correspondent The Guardian
	Davis Dawn senior VP and publisher 37 Ink Del Rosso Emanuele head of European Cartoon Award Delgado Pablo chief technology and information officer PRISA Media Devichand Mukul editor AI initiatives The New York Times di Giovanni Janine executive director The Reckoning Project Dirkx Milou network & media programmes team lead Clean Energy Wire
	Dobmeier Steffi head of digital and editorial development STERN Domenech Emilio founder and editor WATIF Donauer Elio co-CEO Tsuri Donner Francesca founder and editor The Persistent Dowideit Anette editor-in-chief CORRECTIV Drobnic Holan Angie director International Fact-Checking Network
	El-Hitami Hannah freelance journalist Elder Robert president and CEO Outrider Foundation Eltahawy Mona founder and editor-in-chief FEMINIST GIANT Erdelyi Peter founding director Center for Sustainable Media Falkenberg Kai general counsel The Guardian US Fang Shuwei fellow Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
	Farley Maggie VP strategic initiatives International Center for Journalists Felix Maritza founder and director Conecta Arizona Ferris-Rotman Amie global news editor New Lines Magazine Flummerfelt Robert specialist digital security Frey Mariya member managing board Suspilne Ukraine Fuhr Calle performer and theatre director
	Gallagher Caoilfhionn human rights lawyer Galloni Alessandra editor-in-chief Reuters Ganguly Manisha visual investigations lead The Guardian Geldiyev Gaygysyz managing partner Jnomics Media Geoghegan Peter founder Democracy for Sale Ghosh Bobby columnist and commentator
	Gibson Jennifer co-founder and director Psst Gilbert Caitlin data reporter The Washington Post Gingras Richard chair Village Media Ginsberg Jodie CEO Committee to Protect Journalists Godioli Alberto director Forum for Humor and the Law Gottipati Sruthi founder Spot On
	Graham Caroline Communication, Film and Creative Media Department Bond University Green Jillian editor-in-chief Daily Maverick Gregory Sam executive director WITNESS Grohn Salla-Rosa producer and writer Yle Kioski Grundy Tom founder and editor-in-chief Hong Kong Free Press Gumenyuk Nataliya founder and CEO Public Interest Journalism Lab
	Gunasekara Lucky co-founder and CEO Miso.ai Hardy Katrice CEO The Marshall Project Harms Rebecca member executive board European Centre for Press and Media Freedom Heinrichs Ellen founder and CEO Bonn Institute Helberger Natali professor law and digital technology University of Amsterdam Helmi Kholoud co-founder and board member Enab Baladi
	Helsby Jennifer chief technology officer Freedom of the Press Foundation Hemmer Katharina managing director Republik Herrmann Joshi founder and editor Mill Media Hirsch Afua journalist and author Hlatky Felix executive director Mastodon Holmes Harlo director digital security Freedom of the Press Foundation
	Howden Daniel founder and managing director Lighthouse Reports Im Kathy director journalism and media MacArthur Foundation Ingram Mathew freelance technology writer Jakimovska Ana head of AI strategy Mediahuis Jarjour Michael co-founder and CEO Trustfund Jarvis Jeff journalist and author
	Jekta Maral managing director JX Fund Jemberga Sanita executive director The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica Jimenez Cruz Clara co-founder and CEO Maldita Johnson Watkins Ayanna co-executive director MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Jorgenson Dave co-founder LNI Media Joya Zahra founder and editor-in-chief Rukhshana Media
	Kabas Marisa founder The Handbasket Kaiser Karen senior VP and general counsel The Associated Press Kalita Mitra co-founder URL Media Kaphle Anup editor-in-chief Rest of World Kaplan Renée media executive Kapur Ritu co-founder and managing director Quint Digital Limited
	Kariakina Angelina co-founder Public Interest Journalism Lab Kasem Celine human rights activist Kassova Luba co-founder and director AKAS Katt Mais founder and editor-in-chief Women Who Won the War Keane Fergal journalist and author Koenig Alexa co-founder and director Human Rights Center UC Berkeley
	Kolpakov Ivan co-founder and editor-in-chief Meduza Koltai Kolina senior researcher Bellingcat Koppen Uli chief AI officer Bayerischer Rundfunk Korsgaard Lea co-founder and editor-in-chief Zetland Kotynek Martin founding director Media Forward Fund Kovtun Yelyzaveta CEO Frontliner
	Krawczyk Joanna director CORRECTIV.Europe Kueng Lucy senior visiting research associate RISJ Kulkarni Shirish news innovation research fellow Media Cymru Kurmasheva Alsu Tatar-Bashkir service RFE/RL Lakshmanan Indira co-host Here & Now NPR Lalwani Nishant CEO International Fund for Public Interest Media
	Lam Trong Hélène journalist and documentary director Lambertini Lamberto insights manager FT Strategies Landau Noa deputy editor-in-chief Haaretz Lang Rob newsroom AI editor Reuters Layton Rob Communication, Film and Creative Media Department Bond University Lees Munoz Elisa executive director International Women’s Media Foundation
	Lippai Zsuzsanna CEO The Fuller Project Llewellyn Smith Caspar chief AI officer Guardian News & Media Lowenstein Jeff founder and executive director Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism Lucchese Giulia legal adviser Freedom of Expression & CDMSI Division Council of Europe Lupsa Cristian media consultant MacGann Mark whistleblower
	Mack Kristen VP communications, fellows and partnerships MacArthur Foundation Maier Astrid deputy editor-in-chief dpa Malakunas Karl head of philanthropic partnerships Agence France-Presse Mantzarlis Alexios director Security Trust and Safety Initiative Cornell Tech Maraqa Farah PhD candidate Department of Politics University of Exeter Marcolini Barbara visual investigator Evidence Lab Amnesty International
	Marin Milena head of Evidence Lab Amnesty International Markett Jochen co-founder Headliner Martin-Kessler Florence founder and CEO Live Magazine Martinson Jane journalist and author Marton Kamilla investigative journalist Direkt36 Mashharawi Ashraf journalist and film-maker
	Matjasic Peter network director Reference Circle Maughan Karyn legal journalist News24 McCraw David senior VP and deputy general counsel The New York Times McNally Paul founding director Develop AI McVeigh Tracy editor foundations and philanthropic projects The Guardian Meehan Bernadette CEO Wikimedia Foundation
	Megiddo Gur lead investigative journalist TheMarker Mengu Nevsin journalist and author Michaels Jess founder 3Joannes Miller Greg chief correspondent international investigations The Washington Post Mishra Pankaj co-founder Equator Mitchell Amy executive director Center for News, Technology & Innovation
	Mohseni Saad chairman and CEO MOBY Group Moore Laura head of Research and Evaluation Department DW Akademie Morris Chris CEO Full Fact Morrissey Brian founder and host The Rebooting Moshavi Sharon president International Center for Journalists Moukalled Diana co-founder and managing editor Daraj Media
	Mukherjee Mitali director Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Munthe Turi media founder and investor Myles Paul director On Our Radar Myrovych Olga CEO Lviv Media Forum Nachar Karam co-founder and co-editor Al-Jumhuriya Nallu Preethi co-founder and executive director Report for the World
	Nalon Tai co-founder and executive director Aos Fatos Narisetti Raju partner global publishing McKinsey & Company Nassar Habib lawyer and human rights activist Nath Anant editor The Caravan Nelson Liz Kelly founder Project C Nemitz Paul College of Europe
	Newman Nic senior research fellow Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Nizet Liesbeth head of future audiences monetisation Mediahuis O'Gorman Kevin staff engineer SecureDrop team Freedom of the Press Foundation Obermaier Frederik co-founder paper trail media Olarte Pena Andres whistleblower Olevsky Timur deputy editor The Insider
	Ollivier Carolin head of news ARTE Oms Carolina director sustainability and communications Brazilian Journalism Fund Orenburg Michal senior user experience designer Google Osman Hoda executive editor Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism Pabst Lauren senior program officer Journalism and Media Program MacArthur Foundation Padania Sameer director Macroscope Consultancy
	Padejski Djordje associate director JSK Journalism Fellowships Stanford University Paech Venessa co-founder and director Australian Community Managers Panievsky Ayala presidential fellow Journalism Department City St George's University of London Parker Marcia VP philanthropic partnerships The New York Times Patrucic Miranda editor-in-chief OCCRP Peled Daniella managing editor Institute for War and Peace Reporting
	Peneda Vera director programmes and impact European Journalism Centre Petho Andras co-founder and executive director Direkt36 Piccato Franco executive director Chequeado Pikkanen Antti co-founder and CEO Uusi Juttu Pomerantsev Peter senior fellow Johns Hopkins University Posetti Julie director Information Integrity Initiative
	Poulton Lindsay editorial director film&TV and head of documentaries The Guardian Powell Ryan head of innovation and media business International Press Institute Protsiuk Zakhar chief operating officer The Kyiv Independent Radsch Courtney director Center for Journalism and Liberty Radu Paul co-founder OCCRP Raghu Sannuta head of AI lab for news and journalism Scroll
	Ramshaw Emily president and CEO The 19th Ressa Maria co-founder and CEO Rappler Rezaian Jason director press freedom initiatives The Washington Post Richard Laurent founder and executive director Forbidden Stories Rivera Silvia director local news MacArthur Foundation Ronderos Maria Teresa director Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism
	Rousselot Vanessa founder Diario Vivo Roy Nikita host podcast Newsroom Robots Royaards Tjeerd editor-in-chief Cartoon Movement Rudenko Olga editor-in-chief The Kyiv Independent Rusbridger Alan co-presenter podcast Media Confidential Ryan Vincent ecosystem investments lead news partnerships Google
	Ryle Gerard executive director International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Sachdev Nina deputy director external affairs Media Impact Funders Saez Santiago director of training Covering Climate Now Sahl Mia trainer (Nordics) Google News Initiative Salas Aphrodite associate professor Department of Journalism Concordia University Sands Philippe professor public understanding of law University College London
	Sargent George global visual verification and newsgathering editor Reuters Schaake Marietje fellow Cyber Policy Center Stanford University Schiffrin Anya School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University Schiller Vivian VP and executive director Aspen Digital Schori Martin director AI and innovation Aftonbladet Schraven David publisher CORRECTIV
	Sekhri Abhinandan co-founder and CEO Newslaundry Selva Meera CEO Internews Europe Sethi Aman editor-in-chief openDemocracy Shapiro Bruce executive director Global Center for Journalism and Trauma Shukroon Yuval senior product manager Pinpoint Google Sikka Madhulika VP and executive editor Crown Publishing Group
	Silverman Craig co-founder Indicator Simon Basile director special projects Starling Lab for Data Integrity Stanford University Simon Felix research fellow AI and news Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Simpson Brett freelance climate and human rights journalist Smith Galer Sophia journalist and content creator Sontheimer Michael member executive board Ellsberg Whistleblower Award
	Sorokin Oleksiy senior editor The Kyiv Independent Sparkman Robin president and co-CEO ProPublica Spehar V TikToker and political advocate Staschen Bjorn founding director Save Social - Networks For Democracy Steinfeld Jemimah editor-in-chief Index on Censorship Stenbom Agnes founder and head of IN/LAB
	Strick Benjamin director of investigations Centre for Information Resilience Thomas Adam founder Evenly Distributed Timchenko Galina co-founder and CEO Meduza Tofel Richard media consultant Torres Memo director engagement L.A. Taco Tripp Emily executive director Airwars
	Trofimov Yaroslav chief foreign affairs correspondent The Wall Street Journal Tuhvatshin Rinat co-founder Kloop Turness Deborah former CEO BBC News Tuzhanska Rosana co-founder and CEO Varosh Vaaben Line existential editor Politiken Valentine Sue board co-chair ACOS
	van Houtryve Tomas artist and photographer Vaughan Jenifer spokesperson United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Viana Natalia co-founder and executive director Agencia Publica Vidal Neus executive director Seek Initiative Vilcu Andreea podcaster Prea Sarac Vincent Rebecca media freedom expert
	Volkea Doezema Marie senior special projects manager Columbia Global Center Paris Vorobev Alex project lead The Fix Research and Advisory Vucinic Sasa co-founder and managing partner North Base Media Walker Guevara Marina executive editor Pulitzer Center Wallace Amy journalist and author Walter-Brown Mary founder and CEO News Revenue Hub
	Wang Rose COO Bluesky Westervelt Amy founder Critical Frequency Whipham Sandra executive director Doc Society White Rachel CEO Associated Press Fund for Journalism Wild Florence chief development officer CORRECTIV Wild Franz CEO and editor-in-chief The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
	Williams Jon executive director Rory Peck Trust Williams Kaylee senior researcher Information Integrity Initiative Winther Sebastian head of product and growth Zetland Wynn Liz chief supporter revenue officer The Guardian Yeginsu Can deputy chair High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom Ylajarvi Erja editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat
	Young Annette creator and host The 51 Percent France 24 Television Zachrison Olle head of news AI BBC News Zaharia Cravcenco Lilia executive director Transparency International–Moldova Zappulla Antonio CEO Thomson Reuters Foundation Zielina Anita founder and CEO Better Leaders Lab Zommer Laura co-founder and CEO Factchequeado

Yuval Abraham

Hadi Al Khatib

Laila Al-Arian

Cristian Alarcon

Scilla Alecci

Baris Altintas

Dale Anglin

Julia Angwin

Roman Anin

Natalia Antelava

Eliza Anyangwe

Delfina Arambillet

Justin Arenstein

Natxo Armenter Usarraga

Raney Aronson-Rath

Kayce Ataiyero

Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins

Attaullah Baig

Justin Bank

Jessica Bateman

Monika Bauerlein

Olivier Baumann

Charlie Beckett

Tomas Bella

Omer Benjakob

Ghousoon Bisharat

Uri Blau

Kim Bode

Lars Boering

Yaara Bou Melhem

Ana Brakus

Jennifer Brandel

Marcus Brauchli

Rozina Breen

Branko Brkic

Reed Brody

Thibaut Bruttin

Amruta Byatnal

Carole Cadwalladr

Dominik Cagara

Patricia Campos Mello

Jeremy Caplan

Lot Carlier

Felicitas Carrique

Paul Caruana Galizia

Catarina Carvalho

David Caswell

Pierre Caulliez

Bilva Chandra

Soraya Chemaly

Phil Chetwynd

Madhav Chinnappa

Will Church

Jelani Cobb

Stephanie Cohen

Will Coldwell

Phoebe Connelly

Nicolas Copano

Mariah Craddick

Alex Crawford

Thierry Cruvellier

Milan Czerny

Juliana Dal Piva

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Florent Daudens

Harry Davies

Dawn Davis

Emanuele Del Rosso

Pablo Delgado

Mukul Devichand

Janine di Giovanni

Milou Dirkx

Steffi Dobmeier

Emilio Domenech

Elio Donauer

Francesca Donner

Anette Dowideit

Angie Drobnic Holan

Hannah El-Hitami

Robert Elder

Mona Eltahawy

Peter Erdelyi

Kai Falkenberg

Shuwei Fang

Maggie Farley

Maritza Felix

Amie Ferris-Rotman

Robert Flummerfelt

Mariya Frey

Calle Fuhr

Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Alessandra Galloni

Manisha Ganguly

Gaygysyz Geldiyev

Peter Geoghegan

Bobby Ghosh

Jennifer Gibson

Caitlin Gilbert

Richard Gingras

Jodie Ginsberg

Alberto Godioli

Sruthi Gottipati

Caroline Graham

Jillian Green

Sam Gregory

Salla-Rosa Grohn

Tom Grundy

Nataliya Gumenyuk

Lucky Gunasekara

Katrice Hardy

Rebecca Harms

Ellen Heinrichs

Natali Helberger

Kholoud Helmi

Jennifer Helsby

Katharina Hemmer

Joshi Herrmann

Afua Hirsch

Felix Hlatky

Harlo Holmes

Daniel Howden

Kathy Im

Mathew Ingram

Ana Jakimovska

Michael Jarjour

Jeff Jarvis

Maral Jekta

Sanita Jemberga

Clara Jimenez Cruz

Ayanna Johnson Watkins

Dave Jorgenson

Zahra Joya

Marisa Kabas

Karen Kaiser

Mitra Kalita

Anup Kaphle

Renée Kaplan

Ritu Kapur

Angelina Kariakina

Celine Kasem

Luba Kassova

Mais Katt

Fergal Keane

Alexa Koenig

Ivan Kolpakov

Kolina Koltai

Uli Koppen

Lea Korsgaard

Martin Kotynek

Yelyzaveta Kovtun

Joanna Krawczyk

Lucy Kueng

Shirish Kulkarni

Alsu Kurmasheva

Indira Lakshmanan

Nishant Lalwani

Hélène Lam Trong

Lamberto Lambertini

Noa Landau

Rob Lang

Rob Layton

Elisa Lees Munoz

Zsuzsanna Lippai

Caspar Llewellyn Smith

Jeff Lowenstein

Giulia Lucchese

Cristian Lupsa

Mark MacGann

Kristen Mack

Astrid Maier

Karl Malakunas

Alexios Mantzarlis

Farah Maraqa

Barbara Marcolini

Milena Marin

Jochen Markett

Florence Martin-Kessler

Jane Martinson

Kamilla Marton

Ashraf Mashharawi

Peter Matjasic

Karyn Maughan

David McCraw

Paul McNally

Tracy McVeigh

Bernadette Meehan

Gur Megiddo

Nevsin Mengu

Jess Michaels

Greg Miller

Pankaj Mishra

Amy Mitchell

Saad Mohseni

Laura Moore

Chris Morris

Brian Morrissey

Sharon Moshavi

Diana Moukalled

Mitali Mukherjee

Turi Munthe

Paul Myles

Olga Myrovych

Karam Nachar

Preethi Nallu

Tai Nalon

Raju Narisetti

Habib Nassar

Anant Nath

Liz Kelly Nelson

Paul Nemitz

Nic Newman

Liesbeth Nizet

Kevin O'Gorman

Frederik Obermaier

Andres Olarte Pena

Timur Olevsky

Carolin Ollivier

Carolina Oms

Michal Orenburg

Hoda Osman

Lauren Pabst

Sameer Padania

Djordje Padejski

Venessa Paech

Ayala Panievsky

Marcia Parker

Miranda Patrucic

Daniella Peled

Vera Peneda

Andras Petho

Franco Piccato

Antti Pikkanen

Peter Pomerantsev

Julie Posetti

Lindsay Poulton

Ryan Powell

Zakhar Protsiuk

Courtney Radsch

Paul Radu

Sannuta Raghu

Emily Ramshaw

Maria Ressa

Jason Rezaian

Laurent Richard

Silvia Rivera

Maria Teresa Ronderos

Vanessa Rousselot

Nikita Roy

Tjeerd Royaards

Olga Rudenko

Alan Rusbridger

Vincent Ryan

Gerard Ryle

Nina Sachdev

Santiago Saez

Mia Sahl

Aphrodite Salas

Philippe Sands

George Sargent

Marietje Schaake

Anya Schiffrin

Vivian Schiller

Martin Schori

David Schraven

Abhinandan Sekhri

Meera Selva

Aman Sethi

Bruce Shapiro

Yuval Shukroon

Madhulika Sikka

Craig Silverman

Basile Simon

Felix Simon

Brett Simpson

Sophia Smith Galer

Michael Sontheimer

Oleksiy Sorokin

Robin Sparkman

V Spehar

Bjorn Staschen

Jemimah Steinfeld

Agnes Stenbom

Benjamin Strick

Adam Thomas

Galina Timchenko

Richard Tofel

Memo Torres

Emily Tripp

Yaroslav Trofimov

Rinat Tuhvatshin

Deborah Turness

Rosana Tuzhanska

Line Vaaben

Sue Valentine

Tomas van Houtryve

Jenifer Vaughan

Natalia Viana

Neus Vidal

Andreea Vilcu

Rebecca Vincent

Marie Volkea Doezema

Alex Vorobev

Sasa Vucinic

Marina Walker Guevara

Amy Wallace

Mary Walter-Brown

Rose Wang

Amy Westervelt

Sandra Whipham

Rachel White

Florence Wild

Franz Wild

Jon Williams

Kaylee Williams

Sebastian Winther

Liz Wynn

Can Yeginsu

Erja Ylajarvi

Annette Young

Olle Zachrison

Lilia Zaharia Cravcenco

Antonio Zappulla

Anita Zielina

Laura Zommer