Refugees Speakers

Academy Award Nominated Filmmaker

Refugee & Migration Expert; Founder & Executive Director at Climate Refugees; Authority on Sustainability, Geopolitics & Intersectionality

National Geographic Explorer, Cultural Educator & Peace Activist

Yemeni Journalist & Human Rights Activist; First Arab Woman to Win Nobel Peace Prize

President & CEO of Global Refuge; Former Policy Director for Michelle Obama

Writer & Activist Amplifying Muslim American and Immigrant Narratives; Author of "America Made Me A Black Man,"

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist; Founder, Necessary Interruptions LLC & Vice President, Surge

Geopolitical Analyst, Investigative Journalist, War Reporter, Author & International Humanitarian

Co-Founder & Executive Director of Na'amal; Facilitates Remote Work Opportunities for Vulnerable Populations

Inspirator, Motivator, Change Agent, Educator, Philanthropist, Doctor of Medicine & Visionary Award Finalist for PCMA

Refugee & Immigrants Rights Attorney

Olympic Swimmer, Syrian Refugee & Humanitarian; Author of the Memoir “Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph”

Julia E. Sweig is the Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin American studies and director of Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Global Human Rights Advocate, Founder of the Global Soap Project & Former CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Actress, Author, and Philanthropist

Actress, Comedian, Refugee Advocate & Founder of "Can't Do Nothing"

Developmental Coach, Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Entrepreneur

Actor & Goodwill Ambassador to UN Refugees Agency

Actress, Philanthropist

Author of "Someday You Will Understand: My Father's Private World War II," Speaker, Artist