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Oslo Freedom Forum 2026
The Human Rights Foundation's flagship annual conference, bringing together human rights defenders, dissidents, and Bitcoin advocates from around the world.
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📋 ABOUT THIS EVENT
The Oslo Freedom Forum is the flagship annual event of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), one of the most prominent Bitcoin-holding nonprofits in the world. The conference brings together human rights defenders, political dissidents, journalists, activists, and Bitcoin advocates from over 50 countries. Bitcoin plays a central role at OFF as a tool for financial freedom — HRF regularly uses the event to announce new Bitcoin development grants and to highlight how Bitcoin enables activists in authoritarian regimes to receive funding without government interference. The conference is invitation-only for speakers but open to registered attendees.
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2026 TICKET PRICING
Forum Pass
Subsidized pass providing access to all daytime programming. Application required.
$50
- ₿All daytime programming including keynote talks, sessions, panels, and workshops
- ₿Interactive expo space
- ₿Presentation of the Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent
Student Forum Pass
Discounted pass for current students only. Apply with your university or school email. Application required.
$15
- ₿Access to daytime programming on each day of the conference
- ₿Keynote talks, sessions, panels, and workshops
Standard Pass
Includes all daytime programming, catered networking lunches, exclusive evening receptions, and entry to the closing party.
$1,000
- ₿All daytime programming including keynote talks, panels, workshops, and interactive expo
- ₿Catered lunches during daytime programming
- ₿Evening receptions
- ₿Closing party
VIP
Patron Pass
Full VIP experience with invitations to special receptions and dinners at outstanding local restaurants each evening, concierge service, and more. Partial tax-deductible donation.
$5,000
- ₿All Standard Pass benefits
- ₿VIP dinners following daytime programming
- ₿President's Reception (May 31)
- ₿Speaker Dinner (May 31)
- ₿Concierge service and negotiated hotel rates
- ₿Expedited registration and check-in
- ₿Partial tax-deductible donation to HRF
President's Circle
Includes five (5) Patron Passes for you and four guests. Supporters at this level have the option to be listed as a sponsor on all promotional event materials.
$25,000
- ₿Five (5) Patron Passes (you + 4 guests)
- ₿Access to all daytime programming and exclusive evening events
- ₿Option to be listed as a sponsor on all promotional event materials
- ₿All Patron Pass benefits for all five attendees
₿ RELEVANCE TO BITCOIN NONPROFITS
HRF's flagship event. Bitcoin development grants are regularly announced here. Critical for understanding how Bitcoin treasury strategy intersects with human rights advocacy.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
₿ Bitcoin & Freedom Tech Track
Abubakar Nur Khalil
Chief Executive Officer, Btrust
Alex Gladstein
Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Alex Li
Bitcoin Development Lead, Human Rights Foundation
Anaïse Kanimba
Director and Founder, Africa Bitcoin Institute
Anna
Chief Executive Officer, Hodl Hodl
Anna Chekhovich
Freedom Tech Education Lead, Human Rights Foundation
Ben Perrin
Bitcoin Educator, BTC Sessions
Calle
Creator, Cashu / Bitchat / Clawi.ai
Elizabeth Stark
Founder and CEO, Lightning Labs
Farida Nabourema
Founder, Africa Bitcoin Conference
All Speakers
Abdullah Ibhais
Media Strategy Expert & FIFA World Cup Qatar Whistleblower
Anne Lindboe
Mayor of Oslo
Carmen Lau
Hong Kong Activist and Former Elected District Councillor
Dr. Álvaro Salas-Castro
President & CEO, The Reynolds Foundation
Luaty Beirão
Angolan dissident rapper and pro-democracy campaigner
María Corina Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader
Masud Gharahkhani
President of the Norwegian Storting (Parliament)
Mohammad Al Abdallah
Director of Syria Justice and Accountability Center
Richard Gere
Board Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet
Salome Zourabichvili
President of Georgia
Sergey Tihanovski
Belarusian Opposition Leader and Former Presidential Candidate
Supriya Sharma
Executive Editor of Scroll
Thin Lei Win
Burmese Journalist and Co-Founder of The Kite Tales
Yirgalem Fisseha
Eritrean journalist, writer, poet and former political prisoner
Alexa Zamora
Nicaraguan Pro-Democracy Activist
Ana Corina Sosa
Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Activist
Bay Fang
President and CEO, Radio Free Asia
Benjamin Skinner
Founder and Principal, Transparentem
Brad Lips
Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Network
Brandon Silver
International Human Rights Lawyer
Casey Michel
Director, Combating Kleptocracy Program, Human Rights Foundation
David Aragort
Venezuelan Digital Rights Advocate and Technologist
Dr. Alice Jill Edwards
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Dr. Elissa Epel
Director of AME Center, UCSF
Félix Maradiaga
President, World Liberty Congress
Fernando Aramayo
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
Gissou Nia
Human Rights Lawyer
Grace Forrest
Founding Director, Walk Free
Jacob Mchangama
Executive Director, The Future of Free Speech
Javier El-Hage
Chief Legal and Policy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Karim Zidan
Sports & Dictators Program Lead, Human Rights Foundation
Lilian Tintori
Co-founder, World Liberty Congress Political Prisoners Support Team
Nick Grono
CEO, Freedom Fund
Oksana Romaniuk
Director of the Institute of Mass Information, Ukraine
Roberto González
Chief Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Rosa María Payá
Founder, Cuba Decide
Rushan Abbas
Executive Director, Campaign for Uyghurs
Santiago Canton
Secretary General, International Commission of Jurists
Tsela Zoksang
Campaigns Director, Students for a Free Tibet
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