2023 Free Expression Awards

Celebrating Champions of Free Expression
The Freedom Forum invites you to celebrate outstanding champions of free and fearless expression.
Join us to honor these heroes for exercising their rights to express themselves, spark conversations and inspire action.
Event Chairs: Barbara and Christopher Wall
Honorees

Alexey Navalny
Russian opposition leader
Accepted by Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for Alexey Navalny
Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Goldman Sachs
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp. and Dow Jones
rand* construction corporation
Sequentur
Barbara and Christopher Wall
Registration Sponsor
News Media Alliance
Valet Sponsors
Baker Donelson
Marcum LLP
McKee Wallwork
Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP
To support the Free Expression Awards, contact Elizabeth Dickson at 330-416-8614 or [email protected].
Steering Committee
Kristina Arriaga
Wolf Blitzer
Robin L. Bronk
Julie K. Brown
Marcia Bullard
Joie Chen
Connie Chung and Maury Povich
Ann Compton
Wayne A.I. Frederick
Clark Hoyt and Linda Kauss
Alberto Ibargüen
Brent W. Jones
Manjusha P. Kulkarni
John F. Lansing
John and Cynthia Lee
DeRay Mckesson
Elisa Lees Muñoz
Susan Page and Carl Leubsdorf
Catherine Robb
April Ryan
Charles D. Tobin
Nina Totenberg
Eric Treene
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt
Event Chairs: Barbara and
Christopher Wall
Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Goldman Sachs
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp. and Dow Jones
rand* construction corporation
Sequentur
Barbara and Christopher Wall
Registration Sponsor
News Media Alliance
Valet Sponsors
Baker Donelson
Marcum LLP
McKee Wallwork
Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP
To support the Free Expression Awards, contact Elizabeth Dickson at 330/416-8614 or [email protected].
The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to fostering First Amendment freedoms for all.
Questions? Contact [email protected].