2025-2028
FORGE Distinguished Speaker Series
Hosted at NYU School of Law, these events feature leading thinkers and doers across topics, disciplines and geographies whose work offer promising responses to the fundamental challenges to global rights and justice.
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Karen Hao
Award-winning journalist & NYT bestselling author of Empire of AI.
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Tim Wu
Former White House Antitrust Advisor, and author of The Age of Extraction and The Attention Merchants.
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Síofra O'Leary
Former Judge and President of the European Court of Human Rights (2015 – 2024).
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Public events in the series are structured as engaging conversations with the distinguished speaker and are open to the public and the NYU community.
The events are recorded and shared with the Center’s and NYU Law’s large domestic and international audiences.
conversations providing ideas and evidence for hope for individuals and organizations working for rights and justice across the world.
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Event Highlights
Catch up on the ideas shaping tomorrow. Our FORGE playlist brings together powerful conversations with leaders reimagining the future of rights and governance.
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Open Global Rights
The FORGE x Open Global Rights series carries forward the energy of our events, turning big questions into concrete ideas and practical solutions for today’s human rights challenges.
