Mozilla Festival 2025 Closing
Nabiha Syed
Nabiha Syed is Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation, the global nonprofit that champions trustworthy AI and advocates for a more open, equitable internet. Formerly, Nabiha was CEO of The Markup, an award-winning journalism non-profit recognized as “Most Innovative” by FastCompany in 2022. Prior to The Markup, Nabiha was a highly acclaimed media lawyer with a legal career spanning private practice and the New York Times First Amendment Fellowship. Nabiha sits on the board of the Scott Trust, the $1B+ British company that owns The Guardian newspaper, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, and the New Press. She also serves as an advisor to ex/ante, the first venture fund dedicated to agentic tech, and is a current member of The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance. In 2023, Nabiha was awarded the NAACP/Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award.
Rocio O'Rourke
With two decades of experience leading high-impact events and campaigns across human rights, nature, and climate, Rocío brings people together to spark dialogue, build alliances, and drive change. Her work spans global campaigns with Amnesty International, The Nature Conservancy, and Climate Lead—producing everything from large-scale concerts and conferences to high-level philanthropic gatherings.