This is a list of public speakers who are available to give presentations about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
Disclaimer: This list is not maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation; if you would like a speaker from the Foundation then please contact them directly. However, in the spirit of open and transparent communication, various voices are represented in this self-generated and community-maintained list. Not all of the voices share the same perspectives or experiences about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
These speakers may be contacted on their user page or through the "E-mail this user" feature in the toolbox typically found in the left sidebar. You may also contact the appropriate Wikimedia chapters to see if they would recommend any additional speakers who may not be listed here.
North America
Canada
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Headbomb |
WikiProject Physics, WikiProject Wikipedia-Books, and Article Alerts coordinator.
Heavily involved in WikiProject Academic Journals (especially the Journal Citations database), and to a lesser extent WikiProject Elements and WikiProject Chemistry.
I have a couple of featured contributions in particle physics.
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French, English |
Interested in given talks (at either the laymen or specialist level) on Science & Wikipedia, Physics & Wikipedia, Academic Journals & Wikipedia, Expert Contributions & Wikipedia, Article Monitoring & Wikipedia, My Experience as a Wikipedia Editor, Wikipedia Books, Wikipedia in general, and other similar topics. Could be interesting in giving Editing Workshops/Tutorials too.
Based in Moncton, New-Brunswick.
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| Unforgettableid |
Long-time English Wikipedia contributor |
English |
May be available to speak about a variety of topics. Based in Toronto, Canada, but able to travel. For public speaking-related questions, do not contact me on my talk page; email unforgettableid gmail.com instead. |
United States
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Dan Rosenthal |
Press Contact, Communications Committee Member |
English |
Based in Washington, D.C. |
| Daniel Mayer, mav |
Wikipedian since first year of the project, Wikimedia Steward, former CFO, former English Wikipedia ArbCom member |
English |
Lives and works in the Atlanta area. Has given several presentations on Wikipedia. Largely responsible for a couple dozen featured articles. Ranked as the #1 English Wikipedia contributor in "Persistent Word Views" by a 2007 study. |
| Durova, Lise Broer |
Has made over 400 featured content contributions to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Sysopped on multiple WMF projects. |
English |
Winner of the 2009 WikiCup. Personal blog about Wikipedia selected for "Blogs of Note" by the staff of Blogger. Has given presentations about Wikipedia. Based in San Diego, California. |
| Eloquence |
Wikimedia staff, former board member of the Wikimedia Foundation, developer, instigator of Wikinews and Wikimedia Commons |
English, German |
Author: Die heimliche Medienrevolution |
| Frank Schulenburg |
Wikimedia Foundation's Head of Public Outreach |
English, French, German |
Living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| GChriss |
Once-active on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, now working on OpenMeetings.org |
English |
University technology (both social and technical); Pennsylvania, USA. |
| Gregory Kohs |
Wikimedia volunteer and critic |
English |
Conference speaker who outlines wikis, Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation through the lens of business ethics. Appeared on television on the G4 TV network. His business was covered in The Future of the Internet. |
| Jonathan Hochman |
Wikipedia Administrator |
English |
Example presentation: Defending Wikipedia, given at the Web 2.0 Summit in 2008. |
| Jimbo Wales |
Founder of the Wikimedia Foundation |
English |
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| Lee Daniel Crocker |
Initial developer of MediaWiki software, long-time free software advocate.
Sacramento, CA.
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English, Spanish |
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| Llywrch |
Longtime user of EN.Wikipedia, have contributed to commons. |
English |
I live in Oregon, so arrangements more than a days' drive need to be discussed. |
| Piotrus |
Longtime user of English wiki |
English, Polish |
Currently residing in Pittsburgh, PA, US, but visiting Poland from time to time). I specialize in the university settings (Wikipedia and other wikis as a research and teaching tools). |
| +sj+ |
Longtime Wikipedian, contributor to Wikinews, Wikisource, Wikibooks and our translation process. |
English |
Regularly in Boston, NYC, SF. Audiences: librarians, web archivists, university tech groups, law and business schools. |
| Steven Walling |
Wikimedia volunteer since 2006, Wikimedia Foundation Community Dept. staff |
English |
Based in San Francisco, CA. Past audiences include conferences, unconferences and academic settings. I can focus on specific areas, such for journalists and bloggers. |
| Stu West |
Wikimedia Foundation board member |
English |
Based in the San Francisco area, but travel frequently. Have given talks on Wikipedia in developing world, data and statistics about Wikipedia and its community, and interactions with business world. stuwikimedia.org. |
Mexico
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| ProtoplasmaKid |
General coordinator of Wikimedia México, long-term user. |
Spanish, english. |
Based in Mexico City. Interested on free knowledge, education and historic research. |
Europe
Belgium
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Dereckson |
Admin on French Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons |
French, English |
Have mainly done presentations about Wikimedia Commons |
Czech Republic
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Pavel Hrdlička |
Founder and former board member of Wikimedia Czech Republic |
Czech |
15 lectures during 2009 – 2011 |
France
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Anthere |
Former Chair of the board of the Wikimedia Foundation |
French, English |
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| guillom |
Author of a French handbook of Wikipedia, former secretary of Wikimedia France, regular editor on the French-language Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, steward |
French, English |
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| ~Pyb |
Former chair of Wikimedia France, regular user on the French-language Wikipedia and Wikisource |
French, English |
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| Yann |
Former secretary of Wikimédia France |
French |
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Germany
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Elian |
Former board member of Wikimedia Deutschland |
German |
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| Ian Holton |
Administrator en.Wikipedia, long-time user |
German (native), English (native), Chinese (conversational) |
South Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen,.... |
| Jakob Voß |
Former board member of Wikimedia Deutschland |
German, English |
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| Kurt Jansson |
Former president of Wikimedia Deutschland |
German |
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| Purodha |
Co-founder and admin of the Wikipedia of Ripuarian languages, bot owner, coder, translator |
English, German, Kölsch |
North-West-Germany and Benelux perferred - extra focus on language and multilingual issues, technical matters, etc. - may ask expenses paid |
Macedonia
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Kiril Simeonovski |
Board member of Wikimedia Macedonia |
Macedonian |
Located in Skopje |
Netherlands
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Andre Engels |
Long time user of Wikipedia |
Dutch, English, German |
In or near the Netherlands (might want travel expenses paid) |
| GerardM |
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Dutch, English |
On testing and supporting MediaWiki, supporting languages, lexical terminological and ontological support in a MediaWiki environment. |
| Hay Kranen |
Former board member (secretary) of Wikimedia Nederland |
Dutch, English |
Given some talks earlier. Fees (except for travel expenses) will go to Wikimedia Nederland as a donation. |
| Ziko |
User, president of Wikimedia Nederland |
German, Esperanto, Dutch, English |
In or near the Netherlands (want travel expenses paid). |
Ukraine
- Also see Wikimedia UA speakers
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Yuri Perohanych |
UkWiki patroller, WM UA founder, executive director, board member, experienced conference speaker. |
Ukrainian, Russian, English |
Ukraine, Russia, other ex'USSR states (might want travel expenses paid) |
United Kingdom
- Also see Wikimedia UK speakers
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Guy Chapman |
EnWiki admin, WMF email volunteer, experienced conference speaker. |
English |
London |
| Mike Peel |
Company Secretary of Wikimedia UK; admin on English Wikipedia; photographer on Wikimedia Commons |
English |
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| Sean Whitton |
EnWiki admin, involved in WMF communications-type stuff. Good at speech-making. |
English |
Based in Sheffield and Oxford in term time. |
Northern Europe & Baltic countries
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Domas Mituzas |
Site technologist, ex-member of Board of Trustees |
Lithuanian, English |
In Lithuania or other Baltic states, as well as global technology conferences. |
| Guttorm Flatabø |
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Norwegian, English, (German) |
In Norway |
| Jan Ainali |
Board member of Wikimedia Sverige |
Swedish, English |
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Southern Europe
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Cool Cat |
User of English wiki |
English, Turkish |
Currently located in Turkey |
| Elitre |
Admin and user on it.wiki, OTRS' volunteer, former member of WMI |
Italian, English, French |
Living in the south of Italy. Previous experiences. |
| Kippelboy |
User of Catalan Wiki, Glam-wiki project related |
Spanish, Catalan, English, French |
Located in Barcelona. |
| Lucien leGrey |
Sysop, oversight and bureaucrat on Spanish Wikipedia, current president of WM-ES |
Spanish, Galician and English |
Located in Galicia, Spain. |
| Millars |
User of Catalan Wikipedia and Commons, sysop on Spanish Wikipedia, member of WM-ES |
Catalan and Spanish (and English, French and Italian) |
Living in Vila-real, Spain. |
| Spiritia |
User of Bulgarian Wiki, admin on Wikimedia Commons, Bulgarian Wikiquote and Freedom Defined |
Bulgarian, English |
Living in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
Australia
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Angela |
Chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation |
English |
Based in Sydney |
| Daniel |
Email response team leader |
English |
Based in Adelaide; volunteer English Wikipedia Administrator; mainly present on e-learning and collaboration at a secondary and tertiary education level. |
| Witty Lama (Liam Wyatt) |
Vice President of Wikimedia Australia, History thesis about Wikipedia |
English |
Sydney. |
Asia
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Dror Kamir |
Member of the board at Wikimedia Israel |
Hebrew, Arabic, English |
Based in Holon, Israel; |
| Mardetanha |
Long-term user and meta steward |
Persian, Azery, English |
Based in Zanjan, Iran. |
| Jeromy-Yu Chan, Yuyu |
Long-term user, Chinese Wikipedia Admin, President of Wikimedia Hong Kong |
Mandarin, Cantonese, English |
Based in Hong Kong |
| Morgan Chan |
Press Contact and Administrative Assistant of Outreach Commission of Wikimedia Hong Kong, Member of Communications committee of Wikimedia Foundation |
English, Cantonese |
Based in Hong Kong |
| Tango Chan |
Administrative Assistant of Treasury of Wikimedia Hong Kong |
Mandarin, Cantonese, English |
Based in Hong Kong |
| Rover T.F. Wong |
Commissioner of Outreach of Wikimedia Hong Kong |
Mandarin, Cantonese, English |
Based in Hong Kong |
| Joseph F. Ballesteros |
President of Wikimedia Philippines |
Tagalog, English |
Based in the Philippines |
South America
| User |
Position |
Languages |
Comments |
| Alhen |
Member of the promoting group Wikimedia Bolivia, long-term user, |
Spanish, English |
Based in La Paz, Bolivia |
| B1mbo |
President of Wikimedia Chile. Long-time Spanish Wikipedia contributor. |
Spanish, English |
Based in Santiago, Chile |
| CasteloBrancomsg |
Member of the promoting group Wikimedia Brasil, long-term user, |
Portuguese, English, Esperanto |
Based in Brasília, Brasil |
| Ozymandias |
Member of Wikimedia Brasil. Long- term Portuguese Wikipedia contributor. |
Portuguese, English |
Based in São Paulo, Brazil |
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