Speakers 2026

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Chairman and Founder of the Renew Democracy Initiative

Anne Applebaum

Pulitzer-prize winning historian and journalist

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Republic of Estonia, Member of the European Parliament

Dr. Claudia Major

Dr. Claudia Major

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

Leopoldo López

Leopoldo López

World Liberty Congress Co-Founder

Jamie Fly

Jamie Fly

Chief Executive Officer, Freedom House

Marianne Birthler

Marianne Birthler

Former Federal Commissioner for the Stasi-Records

Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad

World Liberty Congress Co-Founder

Brigadier General Ralf Peter Hammerstein

Brigadier General Ralf Peter Hammerstein

Commander German Army Officer School

Carine Kanimba

Carine Kanimba

World Liberty Congress Secretary General

Emily Y. Wu

Emily Y. Wu

Executive Producer, Ghost Island Media

Gil Duran

Gil Duran

California journalist and writer

Anjan Sundaram

Anjan Sundaram

Indian journalist and founder of The Stringer Foundation

Mikuláš Minář

Mikuláš Minář

Co-founder and Chairman of Million Moments for Democracy

Chemi Lhamo

Chemi Lhamo

Tibetan-Canadian human rights activist and Campaign Director at Students for a Free Tibet

Venâncio António Bila Mondlane

Venâncio António Bila Mondlane

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

Josephine Ballon

Josephine Ballon

CEO HateAid gGmbH

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

Carmen Lau

Carmen Lau

Hong Kong Activist and Leadership Council at World Liberty Congress

Michael Sauga

Michael Sauga

Free author and columnist for the news magazine DER SPIEGEL

Dr. Hannah Neumann

Dr. Hannah Neumann

Member of the European Parliament

Tendai Biti

Tendai Biti

Zimbabwean lawyer, opposition leader, and former Minister of Finance

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Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner

Direktorin Aspen Institute

Jonathan Duarte

Jonathan Duarte

Nicaraguan-American pro-democracy activist

Mahtab Gholizadeh

Mahtab Gholizadeh

Iranian economic journalist

Larysa Shevandina

Larysa Shevandina

Founder and president of Ukrainian Movement RETURN FREEDOM

Hoda Khamosh

Hoda Khamosh

Founder and President of Women’s Justice Movement

Kateryna Anhelova

Kateryna Anhelova

International Advocacy Manager, Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR)

Kai Wegner

Kai Wegner

Governing Mayor of Berlin

Jonathan Magoma

Jonathan Magoma

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

Stevan Dojčinović

Stevan Dojčinović

Investigative journalist from Serbia, Co-Founder KRIK

Hager Eissa

Hager Eissa

Leadership Council at World Liberty Congress & Co-Founder Voices of Freedom

Dr. Anyama Alfred Berliner

Dr. Anyama Alfred Berliner

Regional Secretary for Sub-Sahara Africa, World Liberty Congress (WLC) & Co-Founder of Voices of Freedom

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

Max Hofmann

Max Hofmann

Head of Berlin Bureau Deutsche Welle

Nicole Diekmann

Nicole Diekmann

Correspondent at ZDF’s Berlin studio

Mozhgan Keshavarz

Mozhgan Keshavarz

Human Rights and Women's Rights Activist

More speakers to be announced soon