Human Rights & Philanthropy Speakers

Some of the most powerful conversations come from people who have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of others. Human rights speakers and philanthropy speakers bring perspective, conviction and hard earned insight into what meaningful change can take.

If you are looking to book human rights speakers who can engage your audience with authenticity and credibility, our human rights and philanthropy speakers are selected for their real world impact and ability to connect powerful stories to meaningful outcomes. They share experiences from social change, international development, ethical leadership and humanitarian work, whether you are planning a conference, corporate responsibility event or leadership programme.

Why Book Human Rights & Philanthropy Speakers For Your Event?

Hiring experienced human rights speakers gives your audience more than awareness. It provides a deeper understanding of global challenges, ethical responsibility and the role organisations can play in driving positive change.

Our ethics speakers and philanthropy speakers cover a wide range of topics, including social justice, corporate ethics, international development, charitable leadership and the intersection of business and human rights. They bring perspectives from government, NGOs, international law and community leadership.

Ethics Speakers for Every Audience

The right ethics speaker can help your audience think more deeply about responsibility, values and the wider impact of organisational decisions. We work with human rights campaigners, philanthropic leaders and speakers on ethics who bring authority, clarity and a track record of real impact to every event. If your event also explores diversity and social inclusion, you may want to explore our diversity, equity and inclusion speakers.

Philanthropy Speakers

If you are looking to hire philanthropy speakers, it is important to find someone whose work and values align with your event's purpose and audience. Our human rights and philanthropy speakers regularly present at corporate social responsibility events, leadership conferences, charity galas and international forums. For events exploring sustainable business practices, you may also be interested in our sustainability speakers.

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We take the time to understand your audience, goals and event format before recommending the most suitable human rights or philanthropy speakers. Every recommendation is tailored to ensure the right fit and real impact.

Seen someone who fits, or want help narrowing it down? Tell us about your event, or give us a call, and we will recommend human rights, ethics or philanthropy speakers who fit your audience and objectives.

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Makaziwe Mandela

A A: £25k and over Dr Makaziwe Mandela has worked for a number of academic institutions in South Africa and abroad. She is on the boards on a number of companies and is the Chairperson of the House of Mandela as well as the director of the House of Mandela Foundation.

Martina Navratilova

A A: £25k and over Martina Navratilova is widely regarded as the greatest all-round tennis player in history, with 59 Grand Slam titles and a legacy that extends beyond the court through her outspoken advocacy for equality and human rights. She won the Wimbledon women's singles title a record 9 times and was famously described by Billie Jean King as "the greatest singles, doubles and mixed doubles player who's ever lived."

Mary Robinson

A A: £25k and over Former President of Ireland and previously United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson is an outstanding international keynote speaker.

Michael Sheldrick

B B: £15k- £25k Michael Sheldrick currently works as Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer for Global Citizen. Michael has worked on campaigns globally with artists such as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Idris and Sabrina Elba, along with countless world leaders.

Midge Ure

D D: £5k-£10k Midge Ure wrote and produced Do They Know It's Christmas? with Bob Geldof, and his services to both music and charity were recognised in 2005, with an OBE.

Mohsin Zaidi

E E: £2k-£5k Mohsin Zaidi is a criminal barrister, an advocate for LGBT rights, BAME representation and social mobility and is on the board of Stonewall. His memoir, 'A Dutiful Boy', has been named a Guardian, GQ and New Statesman Book of the Year.

Muhammad Yunus

A A: £25k and over What if you could harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality? Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is doing exactly that.

Ola Rosling

C C: £10k-£15k Ola Rosling is CEO and Co-Founder of Gapminder Foundation, founded alongside his father Hans Rosling. He was formerly Product Manger for Google.

Rob Forkan

E E: £2k-£5k After being orphaned in 2004, when they tragically lost their mother and father in the Boxing Day tsunami, brothers Rob & Paul created the footwear brand Gandys and the Orphans for Orphans movement in their parents’ name.

Roxanne Joyal

D D: £5k-£10k Trained in International Law & International Relations, French-Canadian Roxanne Joyal is an inspirational keynote speaker & an advocate for empowering women and social responsibility.

Safia Minney

E E: £2k-£5k Safia Minney, MBE, is an award-winning social entrepreneur and internationally recognised for the company she founded, People Tree, the pioneer of sustainable fashion.

Sally Becker

E E: £2k-£5k Sally Becker is known as the ‘Angel of Mostar’ and is the founder of Road to Peace and Save a Child who has spent most of her life helping sick and injured children in areas of conflict.

Simon Cohen

E E: £2k-£5k Simon Cohen made history when he gave away his £1m company, Global Tolerance. As an international keynote speaker, he continues to strive to make the world a more fulfilled place.

Sir Bob Geldof

A A: £25k and over The rock icon who mobilised the world through Band Aid and Live Aid in the 1980s, raising over £150 million for famine relief, Sir Bob Geldof earned an honorary knighthood in 1986 and multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations for his humanitarian work. Beyond activism, he built successful ventures including Planet 24 and Groupcall, proving business acumen alongside passion.

Steve Wozniak

POA POA: Contact Us A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple's first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh.

Sugata Mitra

POA POA: Contact Us ‘Global Education Superstar’ (The Times), Dr. Sugata Mitra has been a successful researcher in cognitive science, educational technology and physics for more than 30 years.

Tan Le

A A: £25k and over Tan Le is an innovator, inventor & entrepreneur, and is the Founder and CEO of EMOTIV, a neuroengineering company specialising in breakthrough brain interface technology.

Tony Juniper

E E: £2k-£5k Former Director of Friends of the Earth, Tony Juniper is an environmentalist campaigner, writer and commentator

Trewin Restorick

D D: £5k-£10k An accomplished and engaging speaker, Trewin has vast experience speaking on environmental topics to a wide range of private and public sector audiences.

Will Gardner

E E: £2k-£5k Will is the founder of Mission in Action, a strategy consultancy that helps its clients engage and mobilize employees and customers through the power of shared mission/purpose. His breadth of experience, from digital start-ups to major multinationals, allows him to educate audiences on how to grow their organisations by doing good.

Yossi Ghinsberg

D D: £5k-£10k Storyteller, philosopher and explorer, Yossi Ghinsberg was stranded for three weeks in the Amazon

Zarifa Ghafari

C C: £10k-£15k Zarifa Ghafari is a courageous civil rights activist who is devoted to defending women’s rights who uses her incredible story to transform the lives of audiences worldwide.

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