Mezzo profiles 31 civic tech speakers, including Peter Hirshberg, Jimmy Wales, and Audrey Tang. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 37 talks across 22 events.
Who are the top civic tech speakers?
31 speakers · showing 1–24
Peter Hirshberg
Civic Innovation Strategist | The Future of Cities & Technology
Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia Founder | Global Internet Freedom & Open Knowledge Pioneer
Audrey Tang
Taiwan's Digital Minister | Emerging Technology & Social Innovation
Michael Tubbs
Youngest US Mayor | Economic Transformation & Civic Innovation
Ivan Camilo Quintero Santacruz
Colombian engineer, Wikimedian and esperantist
Steven Olikara
Founder and Former CEO | Millennial Action and Civic Leadership
Alessandra Orofino
Social Entrepreneur | Empowering Civic Engagement
Paul Conneally
Red Cross Communications Leader | Humanitarian Digital Technologies
Eli Pariser
Co-Founder, Upworthy | Leveraging Technology for Democracy
Rebecca Hutson
Civic Tech Innovator | Empowering Citizen Participation
Tiana Epps-Johnson
Founder | Transforming Election Security & Voter Access
Rachmat Wahidi
Wikimedian, Chair of Wikimedia Indonesia (2022-2025)
Catherine Bracy
Community Organizer | Civic Tech & Grassroots Innovation
Eduardo Peixoto
Smart Cities | Urban Innovation | Govtech
Eric Garcetti
Former Mayor of Los Angeles | Urban Innovation & Civic Leadership
Lili Gangas
Chief Tech Community Officer at Kapor Center
Taavi Kotka
Digital Government Innovator Designing Next-Generation Public Technology Solutions
Amanda Renteria
CEO of Code for America | Breaking down barriers to government services
Enrique Peñalosa
Former Mayor of Bogotá | Urban Design & Sustainable Cities
Haley Van Dyck
Government Digital Strategist | Transforming Civic Innovation
Johanna Figueira
| Connecting communities through technology in crisis situations
Omar Ahmad
Civic Entrepreneur | Smart City Technology Evangelist
Ory Okolloh
Kenyan Advocate | Empowering Civic Engagement Through Technology
Scott Fitsimones
Experimental urbanist | Exploring blockchain-powered city development models
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Civic Tech - beyond the household names
Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia Founder | Global Internet Freedom & Open Knowledge Pioneer
Rebecca Hutson
Civic Tech Innovator | Empowering Citizen Participation
Alessandra Orofino
Social Entrepreneur | Empowering Civic Engagement
Taavi Kotka
Digital Government Innovator Designing Next-Generation Public Technology Solutions
Michael Tubbs
Youngest US Mayor | Economic Transformation & Civic Innovation
Eli Pariser
Co-Founder, Upworthy | Leveraging Technology for Democracy
Tiana Epps-Johnson
Founder | Transforming Election Security & Voter Access
Rachmat Wahidi
Wikimedian, Chair of Wikimedia Indonesia (2022-2025)