SplinterCon’s program is shaped by a committee of researchers, technologists, activists, and policy experts, who carefully review all speaker and participant applications. Each submission is evaluated individually, with a focus on original research, real-world case studies, and practical tools that contribute to a deeper understanding of national splinternets, censorship circumvention, and digital sovereignty.
We prioritise voices from affected communities, frontline technologists, and those working at the intersection of policy and infrastructure research. Proposals are assessed based on their relevance, originality, and practical impact, ensuring that SplinterCon remains a space for the most urgent and insightful discussions in the field.
Louis Pétiniaud
Researcher, ERC Dataroutes Project, GEODE; Associate Researcher, Cassini Conseil
Riccardo Nanni
Postdoctoral researcher, CIS-CNRS
Musiani Francesca
Research Director (eq. Full Professor) at CNRS.
Director of Centre Internet et Société du CNRS.
Deputy Director of the Research Network Internet, AI and Society
Alena Epifanova
Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations.
Ksenia Ermoshina
Researcher, eQualitie, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris
Mallory Knodel
CTO, Center for Democracy & Technology in Washington
Nick Sullivan
Cryptography and systems security
Nicolas Diaz
Head of Digital Security, Reporters Without Borders
Marion Moreau
Independent journalist.
Founder, Hors Normes Media
Dmitri Vitaliev
Founder and CTO of eQualitie
Hammer
Founder and Director, Project Ainita.
Fereidoon Bashar
Executive Director, ASL19
Isabela Bagueros
Executive Director, the Tor Project
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate Professor, the University of Massachusetts.
Mart van Santen
Co-Founder & Director, Greenhost
Lai Yi Ohlsen
Senior Product Manager, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloudflare;
Adjunct Lecturer, Parsons School of Design.
Alexey Sidorenko
Director, Teplitsa. Technologies for Social Good
Roya Ensafi
Associate Professor, the University of Michigan
