Public speakers about wikis

This is a list of public speakers who are available to give presentations about wikis, including (or especially about) Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. 
Disclaimer: The people presented here do not necessarily speak on behalf or at the request of the Wikimedia Foundation. 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.
Through an Internet search, it should be simple enough to contact these speakers personally. 
== United States ==
User 	Position 	Languages 	Comments
Eloquence 	Wikimedia staff, former board member of the Wikimedia Foundation, developer, instigator of Wikinews and Wikimedia Commons 	English, German 	Author: Die heimliche Medienrevolution, accused of being a defender of pedophilia.
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, Administrator on Wikimedia Flagged Revisions project, Key designer of 2009 WMF Fundraising Survey, Outspoken critic of governance of Wikimedia projects	English 	Experienced conference speaker who outlines wikis, Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation through the lens of business ethics. His story remains publicized on over 70 mainstream news and other websites, and Kohs appeared on television on the G4 TV network. His business was covered by Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain in the best-seller, The Future of the Internet.
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 	Admin 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).
Dan Rosenthal 	Press Contact, Communications Committee Member 	English 	Based in Washington, D.C.
Frank Schulenburg 	Wikimedia Foundation's Head of Public Outreach 	English, French, German	Living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
+sj+ 	Longtime Wikipedian, contributor to Wikinews, Wikisource, Wikibooks and our translation process. 	English 	Boston and New York. [audiences : librarians, km group, blogging event, 'user-generated' archivists, university technology groups, business schools].
Jimbo Wales 	Founder of the Wikimedia Foundation 	English 	Involved in various public affairs that brought the Wikimedia Foundation into disrepute; including the Essjay scandal, the Rachel Marsden affair, and the lies about who really founded Wikipedia.
Steven Walling 	Wikimedia Volunteer, Administrator on English Wikipedia 	English 	Based in Portland, OR, I've given numerous presentations on Wikimedia as part of Portland WikiWednesday and elsewhere. Audiences include conferences, unconferences and academic settings. I can focus on specific areas, such for journalists and bloggers.
Lee Daniel Crocker	Initial developer of MediaWiki software, long-time free software advocate.
Sacramento, CA. 	English, Spanish 	
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 before on Wikipedia. Largely responsible for a couple dozen featured articles. Ranked as the number one English Wikipedia contributor in terms of "Persistent Word Views" by a 2007 study.
== Europe ==
=== Germany ===
User 	Position 	Languages 	Comments
Elian 	Former board member of Wikimedia Deutschland	German 	
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 	
Kurt Jansson	Former president of Wikimedia Deutschland 	German 	
=== 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 	 	Dutch, English 	On testing and supporting MediaWiki, supporting languages, lexical terminological and ontological support in a MediaWiki environment.
Guido den Broeder	Founder of Wikisage, Wikimedia Nederland member	Dutch, English 	Keywords: expertise, policy, project leadership, social experiment.Locations: the Netherlands.
Hay Kranen 	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, member of WM-nl and WM-de 	German, Esperanto, Dutch, English	In or near the Netherlands (might want travel expenses paid).
=== France ===
User 	Position 	Languages 	Comments
Anthere	Former Chair of the board of the Wikimedia Foundation 	French, English	
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	
~Pyb 	Former chair of Wikimedia France, regular user on the French-language Wikipedia and Wikisource 	French, English	
Yann 	Former secretary of Wikimédia France 	French 	
=== United Kingdom ===
:Also see Wikimedia UK speakers
User 	Position 	Languages	Comments
Mike Peel 	Chair of Wikimedia UK; admin on English Wikipedia; photographer on Wikimedia Commons	English 	
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
Jan Ainali 	Board member of Wikimedia Sverige 	Swedish, English 	
Guttorm Flatabø	 	Norwegian, English, (German)	In Norway
Domas Mituzas 	Site technologist, ex-member of Board of Trustees	Lithuanian, English 	In Lithuania or other Baltic states, as well as global technology conferences.
=== Southern Europe ===
User 	Position 	Languages 	Comments
Cool Cat	User of English wiki 	English, Turkish 	Curently 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.
== Australia ==
User 	Position 	Languages	Comments
Angela 	Chair of the Advisory Board of the Wikimedia Foundation 	English 	Based in Sydney
Witty Lama (Liam Wyatt)	Vice President of Wikimedia Australia, History thesis about Wikipedia	English 	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.
== 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.