Ed Brown - Secretary-general of the Stefanus Alliance International. He was also the senior advisor at the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Leader of the Norwegian Secretariat of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB). His fields of interest are human rights, freedom of religion or belief, minority rights, religious nationalism and identity politics, Islam, Hinduism and issues related to caste discrimination as well as broader rule of law and good governance issues. In addition, he is interested in building organizational capacity, good pedagogical approaches, and inspiring communication. He has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Pacific Lutheran University, a California Teaching Credential from Concordia University, Irvine, a major in religion from MF Norwegian School of Theology, a certificate of completion in International Human Rights Law from the Summer School at the University of Oxford and a nearly completed master’s degree in religion, society and global issues.

John Perry - Senior lecturer of theological ethics at the University of St Andrews. His PhD is from the University of Notre Dame and he previously taught for five years at the University of Oxford. For four years he has directed a grant in science-engaged-theology at the University of St Andrews. He primarily studies changes that occurred in the early modern period in ethics, theology and politics, and their enduring effects on today’s society. He is the author of The Pretenses of Loyalty and God, the Good and Utilitarianism. Some of his articles study such topics as euthanasia, the place of religious speech in politics, and religious freedom.

Jeroen Temperman - Professor of international law and religion and head of the Department of International and European Union Law at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also the editor-in-chief of “Religion & Human Rights” and a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. He has authored, among other books, Religious Hatred and International Law and State–Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law. He edited Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression and The Lautsi Papers. Key publications further include articles published in “Human Rights Quarterly”, “Oxford Journal on Law and Religion”, “Netherlands Quarterly on Human Rights”, and “Annuaire Droit et Religion”. In 2014 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, facilitating a visiting professorship at American University Washington College of Law. He has also been awarded two EUR-Fellowships, a Research Excellence Initiative grant, and recently was successful as main co-applicant under Horizon 2020.

Cristiana Cianitto - Senior lecturer of canon law, ecclesiastical law, law and religion at the University of Milan where she also obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Law. Her research is focused on: canon law and Anglican canon law; comparative law of religions; freedom of religion and freedom of speech; hate speech and hate crimes in the USA, UK, Italy and India. She is secretary-general and member of International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, member of Consociatio Internationalis Studio Iuris Canonici Promovendo and member of Associazione dei docenti universitari della disciplina giuridica del fenomeno religioso. She also works as a research associate at the Center for Law and Religion, University of Wales. She is member of the editorial board of “Quaderni di diritto e politica ecclesiastica”.

María García - Journalist, volunteer. She graduated in journalism and audiovisual communication at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Since 2009, she has been cooperating with the Observatorio para la Libertad Religiosa y de Conciencia, of which she has been the president since 2012. She also cooperates with the Red Solidaria Internacional ARCORES association.

Doktor David R. Hodge - Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. He also holds non-resident appointments at the University of Pennsylvania, Baylor University, and Duke University. His research focuses on spirituality, religion and culture, especially as these interrelated constructs intersect health and wellness among vulnerable populations. He is a Fulbright scholar, and a fellow in both the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and the Society for Social Work and Research. His latest book, by Columbia University Press, is titled Spiritual Assessment in Social Work and Mental Health Practice.

Roger Kiska - Solicitor for England and Wales and a member of the Michigan State Bar. He is legal counsel for the Christian Legal Centre (London). He has acted in numerous cases before the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. He has also served as an elected member of the advisory panel of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency. In 2012, he received the prestigious Scandinavian Human Dignity Award for his legal contributions towards human rights. In 2019, he was recognized by the Slovak Association of Family Judges for his work on behalf of families. He is a frequent contributor to television and radio, including BBC, Sky News, Channel 5, and ITV.

Consuelo Martinez-Sicluna - Professor of philosophy of law at the Law School of the Complutense University of Madrid, of which she has been vice dean of students. She holds a PhD in law and a diploma of advanced studies in modern history. She is a former director of the Department of European Union and the Mediterranean Law at EuroMediterranean University Institute and a current member of the presidency council of the Institut International d'Études Europèennes Antonio Rosmini. She also works as a visiting scholar for the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Madrid and for the Royal Academy of Sciences, Fine Letters and Noble Arts of Córdoba. She is an author of many publications and recipient of different awards on jurisprudence and history.

Piotr Mazurkiewicz - Polish Roman Catholic priest, professor of social sciences, academic teacher at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (UKSW) in Warsaw, secretary-general of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union COMECE in 2008–2012. He defended his doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Ecclesiastical Historical and Social Sciences at the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the editor-in-chief of the magazine “Christianity-World-Politics”. He was the director of the UKSW Institute of Political Science and the dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences. He published, inter alia, books: Kościół i demokracja, Europeizacja Europy. Tożsamość kulturowa Europy w kontekście procesów integracji, Przemoc w polityce, Dwie wieże i minaret. Szkice z katolickiej nauki społecznej.

Doktor Ewelina U. Ochab - Human rights advocate, author and co-founder of the Coalition for Genocide Response. She works on the topic of genocide, with a specific focus on the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities around the world, with main projects including the Daesh genocide in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram atrocities in West Africa, the situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and of the Uyghurs in China. She has written over 30 reports for the UN (including Universal Periodic Review reports) and has made oral and written submissions at the Human Rights Council, the UN Forum on Minority Issues, PACE and other international and regional fora. She authored the initiative and proposal to establish the UN International Day Commemorating Victims and Survivors of Religious Persecution. The initiative has led to the establishment of the UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief on August 22.

Lluis Oviedo - Full professor for theological anthropology at the Pontifical University Antonianum of Rome and fundamental theology at the Theological Institute of Murcia. He holds a doctorate in theology with a specialization in fundamental theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome, where he has also taught from 2003 to 2010. He currently leads a project titled “Interdisciplinary and Empirical Theology” at the Pontifical University Antonianum, which focuses on the dialogue of theology with the human and social sciences, and was a team member of the project on human specificity, funded by the Templeton Foundation. Currently, he edits the Springer Series New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion. He has published the books: Secularization as a Problem; Altruism and Charity; The Christian Faith and the New Social Challenges; and is a co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. His research focuses on the new scientific study of religion and its theological impact, and issues about secularization and religious social dynamics.

Jakub Pawlikowski - Assistant professor at the Department of Ethics and Human Philosophy of the Medical University of Lublin. He graduated from medical studies at the Medical Faculty of the Medical Academy in Lublin, philosophy studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Catholic University of Lublin and doctoral studies in law at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the Catholic University of Lublin. In 2008 he obtained a doctoral degree, and in 2014 he habilitated in medical sciences. He completed a specialization training in public health, obtaining the title of specialist in 2011. He is a founding member of the Polish Bioethics Society. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Transparency Council by the President of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment. Appointed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as a member of the Advisory Team for the protection of human rights in the context of the development of biological and medical sciences.

Verónica Izrael Turim - PhD candidate in communications and master in cultural communications and production at Blanqerna (Ramon Llull University). She also holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree in communications from ORT Uruguay University. She works as a guest lecturer at Blanquerna, Faculty of Communication, where she is also a member of the STReaM (Society, Technology, Religion and Media) research group. She co-authored a book titled Information Technology and Systems. In her research, she deploys such methodologies as social media data analysis, in-depth interviews, qualitative analysis.

Marco Ventura - Professor with tenure in law and religion, religious diplomacy, and religion and communication at the University of Siena and the director of the Centre for Religious Studies at Fondazione Bruno Kessler of Trento. He obtained his PhD at the University of Strasbourg. His main field of interest is investigating and enhancing the interaction of religion and innovation. He is an associate researcher at the centre Droit, Religion, Entreprise et Societé of the University of Strasbourg and at the French National Research Council as well as a member of the advisory council of the Cambridge Institute on Religion and International Studies. Since 2016 he participates in the works of the panel of experts on freedom of religion or belief of OSCE/ODIHR. In this capacity, he co-authored the 2019 OSCE/ODIHR policy guidance on freedom of religion or belief and security. In 2019 he was the annual president of the European Consortium for Church and State Research. He co-authored the 2017 report on freedom of religion or belief and religious tolerance for the EU Parliament Intergroup on FoRB&RT.

Bojan Žalec - Research worker and lecturer at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Ljubljana, where he is also the head of the Institute of Philosophy and Social Ethics. He was the president of the Slovenian Philosophical Society. Since 2018, he is a real member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg residence) and a member of many other scientific associations at home and abroad. His main research areas include philosophy of mind, philosophical anthropology, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion and culture, and the history of Slovenian philosophy. He was visiting lecturer at the University of Zagreb and visiting scientist at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. He has published over 160 scientific publications.