Mezzo profiles 72 civil liberties rights speakers, including Harry Brignull, Laura Kalbag, and Stacey Abrams. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 89 talks across 36 events.
Who are the top civil liberties rights speakers?
72 speakers · showing 1–24
.jpeg)
Meredith Whittaker
President of Signal | AI ethics researcher who shaped global tech policy

Gina Miller
Activist and Wealth Manager | Supreme Court Challenger of Brexit Process

Deborah Archer
ACLU President | Leading Voice for Civil Rights and Social Justice

Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | Defending Press Freedom in the Philippines

Christopher Soghoian
Privacy Advocate | Exposing Government Surveillance Tools

Lord David Blunkett
Former Home Secretary | Blind from Birth | MP for Sheffield for 23 Years

Nighat Dad
Digital Rights Leader | Emerging Technology & Digital Transformation

Joy Buolamwini
Founder of Algorithmic Justice League | Author of "Unmasking AI"

Robin Steinberg
CEO of The Bail Project | Disrupting Mass Incarceration

Will Potter
Award-Winning Journalist | Environmental & Civil Liberties Advocate

Rebecca MacKinnon
Internet Governance Pioneer | Digital Rights & Emerging Tech

Dan Gross
Brady Campaign President | Cutting US Gun Deaths

Jonathan Zittrain
Professor of International Law at Harvard | Internet Governance Expert

Judith Heumann
Lifelong Disability Advocate | Accessibility Innovation & Policy

William Barber
Civil Rights Leader | Moral Mondays Movement Architect

Agnès Callamard
Secretary General | Amnesty International

Brittany K. Barnett
Attorney & Entrepreneur | Intersection of Justice & Freedom

Jane Walsh
Criminal Justice Advocate | Defending Vulnerable Victims

Padma Lakshmi
Author/TV Host | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Ronaldo Lemos
Member at Oversight Board
Harry Brignull
Consumer Rights Advocate
Laura Kalbag
Small Technology Foundation | Building tech that respects human rights

Stacey Abrams
Voting rights activist | Founder of Fair Fight Action
Cory Doctorow
Canadian-British Writer | Reimagining Copyright in the Digital Age
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Civil Liberties Rights - beyond the household names
Laura Kalbag
Small Technology Foundation | Building tech that respects human rights

Deborah Archer
ACLU President | Leading Voice for Civil Rights and Social Justice
DeRay Mckesson
Civil Rights | Social Justice | Activism
Katherine Maher
Digital Platform Leader | Expert on Truth, Information, and Online Communities
Cory Doctorow
Canadian-British Writer | Reimagining Copyright in the Digital Age
Yeonmi Park
North Korean defector | Human rights activist and freedom advocate
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Civil Rights Scholar | Intersectionality & Social Justice
Suzanne Nossel
CEO, PEN America | Defending Free Speech & Democracy