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Keynote Speakers Announced for the 2026 Eradicate Hate Global Summit

Jun 29, 2026 | 2026 News Release, Featured Home Page

This September, survivors, experts, policymakers, and practitioners will gather in Pittsburgh for the 2026 Eradicate Hate Global Summit, and we’re excited to announce the keynote speakers who will be joining us. From civil rights advocates to national security experts to survivors, these speakers bring their varied expertise and unique perspectives to the Summit. They include:

  • Dr. Alfred Garfinkle, a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and Honorary Consultant Adult Psychotherapist;
  • Van Jones, civil rights advocate, political commentator, and founder of Dream Machine Innovation Lab;
  • Dr. Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and national security expert; and
  • Shari Redstone, founder of Redstone Leadership Forum, former chairwoman of Paramount Global, and former vice chair of CBS Corporation and Viacom

Keynote speakers

The Eradicate Hate Global Summit brings together voices like theirs, from across disciplines and around the world, to bridge the gap and forge solutions to prevent hate-fueled violence. We encourage you to join us for the world’s most comprehensive, multidisciplinary conference of its kind. Your participation is more important than ever.

Register here to attend the Global Summit, either in-person or via livestream.

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The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.

Mary McCord Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP), Georgetown University Law Center