Human Rights Speakers

Chartwell represents several Human Rights Speakers from a variety of backgrounds, who share a vision of equality, rights and resources for all.

These speakers are committed to improving the world and defending the rights of individuals whose freedoms are threatened. They share stories of their experience campaigning and what inspired them to take action.

Human rights speakers

Human Rights speakers

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Matthew Gitsham Speaker
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Matthew Gitsham
Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Ashridge Centre for Business and Sustainability, Hult International Business School
Maxine Bédat Speaker
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Maxine Bédat
Director of New Standard Institute and Author of 'Unraveled'
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Ali Tabrizi Speaker
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Ali Tabrizi
Filmmaker, Conservationist and Director of Netflix’s groundbreaking documentary, Seaspiracy
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Rico Jacob Chace Speaker
Rico Jacob Chace
LGBTQIA+ and Black Rights Activist
Ryan Shorthouse Speaker
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Ryan Shorthouse
Founder and Chief Executive of BrightBlue; British Writer and Thinker
Adah Parris Speaker
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Adah Parris
Futurist , Artist, Relational Ecologist
Ramesh Srinivasan Speaker
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Ramesh Srinivasan
Director of UCLA's AI Futures Lab - forecasting technology futures and associated challenges
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Susie Alegre Speaker
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Susie Alegre
Author of "Human Rights, Robot Wrongs - International Human Rights Lawyer
Charlotte Clymer Speaker
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Charlotte Clymer
Transgender woman & Former Press Secretary, The Human Rights Campaign
Nadine Smith Speaker
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Nadine Smith
Executive Director of Equality Florida (2026), and CEO of Color Of Change
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Kersti Kaljulaid Speaker
Kersti Kaljulaid
President of the Republic of Estonia between 2016-2021
Tammy Smith Speaker
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Tammy Smith
The US military’s first openly LGBT General/Flag officer
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Jillian Kowalchuk Speaker
Jillian Kowalchuk
Award-winning Tech Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Author
Tom Burgis Speaker
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Tom Burgis
Investigative Journalist & Expert on Corruption and Geopolitics
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Speaker
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Research fellow at the Hoover Institution & Founder of the AHA Foundation
Hala Gorani Speaker
Hala Gorani
Award-winning anchor and correspondent
Rachel Adams Speaker
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Rachel Adams
Leading global expert on AI governance, inequality and the geopolitics of emerging technology
Wendy Wong Speaker
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Wendy Wong
Professor & Expert on Big Tech, Human Rights and Digital Governance
Surekha Davies Speaker
Surekha Davies
Historian of Science & Empire; Expert on Human Identity, Exploration & “Monsters”
Beeban Kidron Speaker
Beeban Kidron
Member of the UK House of Lords; Expert on Digital Regulation & Children’s Rights

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