Democracy Speakers

Former 2020 Presidential Democratic Candidate; Former U.S. Representative for the 16th Congressional District of Texas

Democratic Politician; Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Former Member of the Afghan Parliament; International Advocate for Women's Rights

Candidate for Mayor of Buffalo, Registered Nurse, Community Organizer & Community Land Trust Practitioner

Political Scientist & Economist; Professor at Georgetown University

Co-Founder & CEO of Rappler, Journalist, Author & Freedom Advocate; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Former Digital Minister of Taiwan; Free Software Programmer

President of FRRC, Voting Rights Advocate, MacArthur Fellow

Senior Lecturer at Yale, Former FBI Agent, National Security Analyst

60th Mayor of Atlanta, Politician & Lawyer; Named "Georgian of the Year"

Turkish-American Political Commentator; Creator & Host of "The Young Turks;" 2024 Democratic Presidential Candidate

Professor of Political Science at Yale University

Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Former Editor of "Foreign Affairs"

Belgian Philosopher of Technology; Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology at the University of Vienna; Artificial Intelligence & Technology Ethics Expert

President of Lake Research Partners, Leading Political Strategist for the Democratic Party & Author

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

South Asia Director at McLarty Associates; Former Political-Military Team Leader at the Office of the Special Representative to Afghanistan & Pakistan

Pro-Democracy Activist

Co-Founder of Democracy Earth & Open Collective

Constitutional Law Scholar; Former President of the American Civil Liberties Union