Meet our 2025 speakers


Henna Virkkunen
EVP Technological Sovereignty, Security, & DemocracyEuropean Commission
Carlos Moedas
MayorCity of LisbonDeborah Archer
PresidentACLU
William Lazonick
Professor of Economics EmeritusUniversity of MassachusettsDeRay Mckesson
Civil Rights Activist & PodcasterPod Save The People
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian Opposition Leader, Human Rights ActivistGovernment of Belarus
Nonye Ujam
Director of Government Affairs for Nigeria & Africa Emerging MarketsMicrosoft
Karsten Wildberger
Minister for Digital Transformation and Government ModernisationGovernment of Germany
Manuel Castro Almeida
Minister of Economy and Territorial CohesionGovernment of PortugalFernando Alexandre
Minister of Education, Science and InnovationGovernment of PortugalMichael O'Flaherty
Commissioner for Human RightsCouncil of Europe
María José Catalá
MayorValencia
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Minister of State and FinanceGovernment of Portugal
João Negrão
Executive DirectorEuropean Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)Gabriel Guggisberg
Director of the Economic Department of Chile in Spain and Director of ProChile in Spain & PortugalProChile