Government Democracy Speakers of 2024

52 government democracy (2024) speakers on Mezzo - including Rory Stewart, Meredith Whittaker, and Marc Lemaître. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Together they've given 17 talks across 11 events.

52 speakers · showing 1–24

Rory Stewart

Former UK Secretary of State | Rethinking Global Affairs & Policy

🇬🇧United Kingdom5 talks

Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Public Policy

Headliner

Meredith Whittaker

President of Signal | AI ethics researcher who shaped global tech policy

🇺🇸United States9 talks

AI Ethics & Governance

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Marc Lemaître

European research & innovation leader | Former director-general driving transformative policy impact

🇧🇪Brussels, Belgium3 talks

Innovation

Public Policy

Maria Ressa

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | Defending Press Freedom in the Philippines

🇵🇭Philippines3 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Journalism & Nonfiction

Headliner

Edward Snowden

NSA whistleblower and digital privacy advocate | Changed global surveillance debate

🇺🇸United States4 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Deborah Archer

ACLU President | Leading Voice for Civil Rights and Social Justice

🇺🇸United States4 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Human Rights & Justice

DM

DeRay Mckesson

Civil Rights | Social Justice | Activism

🇺🇸Baltimore, United States2 talks

Activism & Social Movements

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

SN

Suzanne Nossel

CEO, PEN America | Defending Free Speech & Democracy

🇺🇸United States2 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Democracy & Governance

Andrea Armstrong

MacArthur Fellow & distinguished law professor | Expert on legal frameworks and social policy

🇺🇸New Orleans, United States1 talk

Legal Innovation

Public Policy

LK

Laura Kalbag

Small Technology Foundation | Building tech that respects human rights

🇩🇪Düsseldorf, Germany3 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Data Privacy & Compliance

CD

Cory Doctorow

Canadian-British Writer | Reimagining Copyright in the Digital Age

🇨🇦Canada2 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

CO

Chinasa T. Okolo

AI governance expert at Brookings | Shaping responsible AI policy for developing nations

🇺🇸Washington, D.C., United States1 talk

AI Ethics & Governance

Global Development

KC

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Scholar | Intersectionality & Social Justice

🇺🇸United States2 talks

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Human Rights & Justice

TM

Theresa May

Former Prime Minister | Conservative Party Leader and Public Servant

🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk

Government & Democracy

Public Policy

LL

Libby Liu

Global Policy Advisor | Shaping the Future of Democracy

🇺🇸United States3 talks

Democracy & Governance

Public Policy

MZ

Mark Zaid

National Security Attorney | Whistleblower Advocate & Government Accountability

🇺🇸United States1 talk

Civil Liberties & Digital Rights

Government & Democracy

Joe Barela

Government Leader/Policymaker

1 talk

Democracy & Governance

Public Policy

ZG

Zandile Gumede

Mayor, The eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

1 talk

Democracy & Governance

Public Sector Innovation

WK

Wong Kam-sing

Secretary for the Environment, Hong Kong

1 talk

Climate Action & Net Zero

Environmental Justice

WK

Winfried Kretschmann

Minister President, Government of Baden-Württemberg

1 talk

Policy & Regulation

Public Policy

WA

Wasim Akhtar

Mayor, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Pakistan

1 talk

Democracy & Governance

Public Sector Innovation

TW

Ted Wheeler

Mayor, City of Portland, Oregon

1 talk

Government & Democracy

Public Sector Innovation

TG

Tanya Müller García

Secretary of Environment, Mexico City

1 talk

Climate Action & Net Zero

Environmental Justice

ST

Sylvester Turner

Mayor, City of Houston

1 talk

Government & Democracy

Public Sector Innovation