Cindy Cohn
American civil liberties attorney specializing in Internet law who served as executive director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) from 2015 to 2026.
Distributed Denial of Secrets
A non-profit whistleblower site founded in 2018 for news leaks and a frequent source for other news outlets, whose leaks have resulted in or contributed to multiple government investigations, including the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Austrian artist, filmmaker, writer, actor, curator, theatre director, performer, and lecturer, who is the founder, conceiver and artistic director of monochrom, an international art and theory group and film production company.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An American international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, founded in 1990 to promote Internet civil liberties.
Kel McClanahan, Esq.
Executive director of National Security Counselors, a Washington-area non-profit public interest law firm which specializes in national security law and information and privacy law.
Fight for the Future
A non-profit advocacy group in the area of digital rights founded in 2011 that aims to promote causes related to copyright legislation, as well as online privacy and censorship through the use of the Internet.
Jasmin Hagendorfer
Vienna-based contemporary artist, writer, filmmaker, curator, producer, and festival organizer whose work has been exhibited in Austria, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, and Greece.
Tiffany Rad
CEO and founder of Anatrope, Inc., which develops wireless automotive technologies for the security and data analytics industries, and whose industrial control system research was featured on the series, Mr. Robot.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
A non-profit organization founded in 2012 to fund and support free speech and freedom of the press, pursuing technical projects to support journalists’ digital security and conducting legal advocacy for journalists.
Brandon Roberts
Investigative journalist specializing in applying computational techniques to watchdog and data-heavy journalism projects who currently works at ProPublica, a non-profit investigative journalism organization.
Cindy Cohn
American civil liberties attorney specializing in Internet law who served as executive director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) from 2015 to 2026.
Distributed Denial of Secrets
A non-profit whistleblower site founded in 2018 for news leaks and a frequent source for other news outlets, whose leaks have resulted in or contributed to multiple government investigations, including the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Austrian artist, filmmaker, writer, actor, curator, theatre director, performer, and lecturer, who is the founder, conceiver and artistic director of monochrom, an international art and theory group and film production company.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An American international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, founded in 1990 to promote Internet civil liberties.
Kel McClanahan, Esq.
Executive director of National Security Counselors, a Washington-area non-profit public interest law firm which specializes in national security law and information and privacy law.
Fight for the Future
A non-profit advocacy group in the area of digital rights founded in 2011 that aims to promote causes related to copyright legislation, as well as online privacy and censorship through the use of the Internet.
Jasmin Hagendorfer
Vienna-based contemporary artist, writer, filmmaker, curator, producer, and festival organizer whose work has been exhibited in Austria, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, and Greece.
Tiffany Rad
CEO and founder of Anatrope, Inc., which develops wireless automotive technologies for the security and data analytics industries, and whose industrial control system research was featured on the series, Mr. Robot.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
A non-profit organization founded in 2012 to fund and support free speech and freedom of the press, pursuing technical projects to support journalists’ digital security and conducting legal advocacy for journalists.
Brandon Roberts
Investigative journalist specializing in applying computational techniques to watchdog and data-heavy journalism projects who currently works at ProPublica, a non-profit investigative journalism organization.
Cindy Cohn
American civil liberties attorney specializing in Internet law who served as executive director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) from 2015 to 2026.
Distributed Denial of Secrets
A non-profit whistleblower site founded in 2018 for news leaks and a frequent source for other news outlets, whose leaks have resulted in or contributed to multiple government investigations, including the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Johannes Grenzfurthner
Austrian artist, filmmaker, writer, actor, curator, theatre director, performer, and lecturer, who is the founder, conceiver and artistic director of monochrom, an international art and theory group and film production company.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An American international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, founded in 1990 to promote Internet civil liberties.
Kel McClanahan, Esq.
Executive director of National Security Counselors, a Washington-area non-profit public interest law firm which specializes in national security law and information and privacy law.
Fight for the Future
A non-profit advocacy group in the area of digital rights founded in 2011 that aims to promote causes related to copyright legislation, as well as online privacy and censorship through the use of the Internet.
Jasmin Hagendorfer
Vienna-based contemporary artist, writer, filmmaker, curator, producer, and festival organizer whose work has been exhibited in Austria, Germany, Turkey, Serbia, and Greece.
Tiffany Rad
CEO and founder of Anatrope, Inc., which develops wireless automotive technologies for the security and data analytics industries, and whose industrial control system research was featured on the series, Mr. Robot.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
A non-profit organization founded in 2012 to fund and support free speech and freedom of the press, pursuing technical projects to support journalists’ digital security and conducting legal advocacy for journalists.
Brandon Roberts
Investigative journalist specializing in applying computational techniques to watchdog and data-heavy journalism projects who currently works at ProPublica, a non-profit investigative journalism organization.
- A STATEMENT ON AI TALKS AT HOPEAI is a topic on everyone’s mind. We continually hear from the big AI companies that their technology has already changed the world, and is poised to cause tremendous changes in the future. Everyone is talking about AI. We have reached out to people at some of the major AI companies in the list below,… Read more: A STATEMENT ON AI TALKS AT HOPE
HOPE 26 will be the seventeenth Hackers On Planet Earth event. It will take place from August 14-16, 2026, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City.
This promises to be a memorable event. It is open to all hackers, makers, tinkerers, experimenters, artists, educators and anyone else with an interest in exploring and improving the world we live in, and sharing knowledge with others.
HOPE is an all-ages event with multiple simultaneous sessions and many other things to do throughout the weekend.
Some of what you can expect:
- Speaker sessions
- Workshops
- Entertainment
- Contests
- Vendors
- Space to socialize
- Hands-on learning opportunities
- Friendly and supportive conference attendees