Speakers 2026

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Chairman and Founder of the Renew Democracy Initiative
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Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad

World Liberty Congress Co-Founder
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Former President of the Republic of Estonia (2006–2016)
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Dr. Claudia Major

Dr. Claudia Major

Senior Vice President Transatlantic Security, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Leopoldo López

Leopoldo López

World Liberty Congress Co-Founder
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Jamie Fly

Jamie Fly

Chief Executive Officer, Freedom House
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Marianne Birthler

Marianne Birthler

Former Federal Commissioner for the Stasi-Records
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Brigadier General Ralf Peter Hammerstein

Brigadier General Ralf Peter Hammerstein

Commander German Army Officer School
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Carine Kanimba

Carine Kanimba

World Liberty Congress Secretary General
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Emily Y. Wu

Emily Y. Wu

Executive Producer, Ghost Island Media
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Gil Duran

Gil Duran

California journalist and writer
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Anjan Sundaram

Anjan Sundaram

Indian journalist and founder of The Stringer Foundation
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Mikuláš Minář

Mikuláš Minář

Co-founder and Chairman of Million Moments for Democracy
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Chemi Lhamo

Chemi Lhamo

Tibetan-Canadian human rights activist and Campaign Director at Students for a Free Tibet
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Venâncio António Bila Mondlane

Venâncio António Bila Mondlane

President of ANAMOLA Party | Member of the Council of State of Mozambique
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Josephine Ballon

Josephine Ballon

CEO HateAid gGmbH
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Bruno Giussani

Bruno Giussani

Author "Our Minds Under Siege"
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Andreas Tölke

CEO & Founder Be an Angel e.V.
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Dr. Mantas Adomėnas 

Secretary General, Community of Democracies
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Carmen Lau

Carmen Lau

Pro-Democracy Activist, Human Rights Advocate from Hong Kong
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Dr. Hannah Neumann

Dr. Hannah Neumann

Member of the European Parliament
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Tendai Biti

Tendai Biti

Zimbabwean lawyer, opposition leader, and former Minister of Finance
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Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner

Direktorin Aspen Institute
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Jonathan Duarte

Jonathan Duarte

Nicaraguan-American pro-democracy activist
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Mahtab Gholizadeh

Mahtab Gholizadeh

Iranian economic journalist
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Kai Wegner

Kai Wegner

Governing Mayor of Berlin
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Jonathan Magoma

Jonathan Magoma

Investigative journalist and human rights defender from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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Stevan Dojčinović

Stevan Dojčinović

Investigative journalist from Serbia, Co-Founder KRIK
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Hager Eissa

Hager Eissa

Leadership Council at World Liberty Congress & Co-Founder Voices of Freedom
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Dr. Anyama Alfred Berliner

Dr. Anyama Alfred Berliner

Regional Secretary for Sub-Sahara Africa, World Liberty Congress (WLC)
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Diana Luna

Diana Luna

Regional Advisor for the Americas, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF)
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Anja Wehler-Schöck

International Editor & Member of the Editorial Board, Tagesspiegel
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Max Hofmann

Max Hofmann

Head of Berlin Bureau Deutsche Welle
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More speakers to be announced soon