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OCTOBER 2-3, 2026

On October 2nd and 3rd, 2026, The Future of Free Speech and Vanderbilt University will host the third 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.

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

  • Johan Norberg

    Author, speaker, historian of ideas

  • Leopoldo López

    Venezuelan Opposition Leader and World Liberty Congress Co-Founder

  • Lilian Tintori

    Program Director, Political Prisoners Support Team

  • Mary Anne Franks

    Author, commentator, and legal scholar at George Washington University Law School

  • Félix Maradiaga

    Nicaraguan academic, political activist, and former presidential candidate

  • Eugene Volokh

    Legal scholar, blogger, and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow

  • Nadine Strossen

    FIRE Senior Fellow and past ACLU President

  • Jacob Mchangama

    Author, research professor, and founder of The Future of Free Speech

  • Yascha Mounk

    Author, commentator, and political scientist at Johns Hopkins University

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