
TICTeC 2025 Speakers
List of Speakers

Adrien Duguet
Association Civic Tech Europe, Belgium

Alex Cabral
Georgia Tech, US

Ali Raza
Code for Pakistan, Pakistan

Alisa Zomer
MIT GOV/LAB, US

Aluko Ahmad
Centre for Democracy and Development, Nigeria

Anne Smits
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

Artem Zhiganov
Harmonica, Serbia

Becky McMillan
Manchester City Council, UK

Billion Lee
Cofacts, Taiwan

Billy Zhe-Wei Lin
Tainan Sprout, Taiwan

Camino Rojo
Google, Spain

Caroline Gaita
Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Celia Zafra
Political Watch, Spain

Colin Megill
Polis / The Computational Democracy Project, US
Colleen McKenzie
AI Objectives Institute, US
Dimitris Koryzis
Hellenic Parliament, Greece

Eva Henkens
Tree company, Belgium

Eva Oosterlaken
Futurall / Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Evelien Nieuwenburg
Dembrane, Netherlands

Felix Sieker
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany

Fernanda Campagnucci
InternetLab & University of Muenster, Brazil

Franklin De Vrieze
Westminster Foundation for Democracy, UK

Gabriella Razzano
OpenUp, South Africa

Gavin Freeguard
Gavin Freeguard Ltd, UK

Gitungo Wamere
Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Isabel Hou
g0v.tw, Taiwan

Jan van der Burgt
Open State Foundation, Netherlands

Jessie Ashmore
Delib, UK

Johanna Harings
Google, Germany

Jolien Damen
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

Julia McKenna
Northwestern University, US

Kristof Calvo
Vice Mayor of Mechelen
Krisztina Zala
Átlátszónet Foundation, Hungary
Liset Hamming
SPOON, Netherlands

Louise Cato
Delib, UK

Louise Crow
CEO, mySociety, UK

Lula Chen
MIT GOV/LAB, US

Maria da Graça Prado
CoST – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, UK

Marietje Schaake
Stanford Cyber Policy Center, Institute for Human-Centered AI, Financial Times

Martijn de Waal
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Martín Szyszlican
Abrimos.info, Mexico

Marzena Błaszczyk
Citizens Network Watchdog, Poland

Matt Stempeck
Civic Tech Field Guide, Portugal

Michael Cengkuru
CoST – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, Uganda

Miklós Danka
Stateless Election Technologies, United Kingdom

Mykola Kostynyan
RESIDENT.ngo, Lithuania

Nandor Toth
Stateless Election Technologies, Germany

Pablo Martín
Political Watch, Spain

Pavel Liber
Nation – Digital Society Platform, Lithuania

Quinten Coret
Open State Foundation, Netherlands

Reinaldo Chaves
Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism)

Richard Gevers
Open Cities Lab, South Africa

Rodney Schwartz
Delib, UK

Rose Whiffen
Transparency International UK

Sasha Rollinger
MIT GOV/LAB, US

Sherelle Fairweather
Manchester City Council, UK

Silvana Fumega
Global Data Barometer, Argentina

Sofie Marien
Tree company, Belgium

Suzanne Audrey
Bristol, UK

Thanisara Ruangdej (GG)
WeVis, Thailand
Valentin Chaput
OSP, France
Wietse Van Ransbeeck
Go Vocal, Belgium

Ya-wei Chou
Global Innovation Hub, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Taiwan