OCTOBER 3-4, 2025
NASHVILLE, TN
On 2025 October 3rd and 4th, The Future of Free Speech and Vanderbilt University will host it's second annual Global Free Speech Summit, an event to discuss the most pressing challenges threatening freedom of expression worldwide and identify impactful solutions to reinvigorate this fundamental freedom.
JOIN US OCTOBER 3-4, 2025
AT NASHVILLE, TN
OUR SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS
Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen
Rikki Schlott
Rikki Schlott
Journalist, co-author, and podcast host on Bill Maher’s network.
Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff
FIRE CEO and co-author of The Coddling and Canceling of the American Mind.
Peter Boghossian
Peter Boghossian
Socratic method expert, educator, and founder at University of Austin.
Yascha Mounk
Yascha Mounk
Persuasion founder, podcast host, and author of The Identity Trap.
David French
David French
NYT columnist and co-host of a leading legal podcast.
Thomas Chatterton Williams
Thomas Chatterton Williams
Atlantic writer, author, and Bard visiting professor.
John Tamasi
John Tamasi
Natasha Edirisooriya
Natasha Edirisooriya
Nita Farahany
Nita Farahany
Ben Brooks
Ben Brooks
Sarah Isgur
Sarah Isgur
Sarah Isgur is the editor of
SCOTUSblog, a regular on
the panel of ABC’s flagship
political show
Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
Founder, Ideas Beyond Borders; social entrepreneur in Middle East development.
Peter Greste
Peter Greste
Journalism professor and press freedom advocate at Macquarie University.
James Kirchick
James Kirchick
NYT writer, AIR MAIL contributor, and author of Secret City.
Glen Weyl
Glen Weyl
Founder, Plural Technology at Microsoft and tech liberty initiatives.
Uriel Epshtein
Uriel Epshtein
CEO, Renew Democracy Initiative; ex-BCG and tech strategist.
Usama Khilji
Usama Khilji
Digital rights activist and Bolo Bhi co-founder in Pakistan
Dr. William B Irvine
Dr. William B Irvine
Philosophy professor and author of The Guide to the Good Life.
Prof. Ge Chen
Prof. Ge Chen
Dr. Alice Siu
Dr. Alice Siu
Political communication expert at Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab.
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
Jodie Ginsberg
Jodie Ginsberg
CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists; media freedom advocate.
Alsu Kurmasheva
Alsu Kurmasheva
Journalist and editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Bay Fang
Bay Fang
Nikola Ilic
Nikola Ilic
Leadership professor, social entrepreneur, and global activism advisor.
Tarik Beyhan
Tarik Beyhan
Human rights and digital rights advocate; ex-Amnesty campaign director.
Kevin Goldberg
Kevin Goldberg
Chemi Lhamo
Chemi Lhamo
John Wood Jr.
John Wood Jr.
Mariam Southwell
Mariam Southwell
Mathew Johnson-Roberson
Mathew Johnson-Roberson
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