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With just 19 days now remaining until Trust Conference 2025 begins, this is your final chance to apply for a place at this year's event.

From newsrooms on the frontlines of the fight for truth, to the tech visionaries charting a path to AI that serves public good; this year's Trust Conference promises conversations you can't afford to miss.

600+ delegates

70+ speakers

20+ sessions

New for 2025, we've redesigned our networking experiences to facilitate connections before, during, and after the event. Don't miss your chance to join more than 600 industry leaders, experts and changemakers across the media, legal, responsible business and technology sectors.

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While the conference remains free of charge, spaces are limited, and we cannot guarantee availability. We will get in touch as soon as possible to confirm if your application has been successful.

Latest announcements

Cloudflare Co-founder and CEO joins Trust Conference line up

Matthew Prince

Co-founder and CEO, Cloudflare

We are delighted to welcome Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare, to speak at this year's Trust Conference!

His session will explore the critical issue of protecting content creators from unauthorised AI scraping, which has led to lost revenue and devalued creative work. He will also highlight Cloudflare's efforts to develop new compensation models that will empower publishers and creators to regain control of their intellectual property.

Trust Conference speaker, Can Yeginsu, joins our UK Board of Trustees

Can Yeginsu

High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is proud to welcome leading barrister and Trust Conference speaker, Professor Can Yeginsu, to our UK Board of Trustees.

Can brings a wealth of industry-leading experience and expertise in the legal sphere to the Board.

At this year's Trust Conference, he will be speaking at the "Truth Under Threat: Journalism vs. Foreign Agent Laws" panel on Tuesday 21 October.

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Hear from our 2025 speakers

How could we reimagine democracy?

David Runciman

Host, Past Present Future Podcast

As authoritarianism continues to spread across the globe, experts remain divided as to the continued viability of democracy.

In this interview, David Runciman, Host of the Past Present Future podcast, explores the key threats to traditional democratic societies, and stresses that democracy can survive, as long as innovation is embraced.

How are laws being weaponised against civil society?

Kathryn Beck

Acting Director of TrustLaw

From countries in Eastern Europe to Central Asia and South America, a concerning pattern has emerged: the manipulation of legal frameworks to silence and restrict independent media and civil society organisations.

What impact does this have on democracy? And how can the legal sector support civil society's fight for survival? Read speaker Kathryn Beck's interview to find out.

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