Amanda Nguyen

Amanda Nguyen is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, civil rights activist, and the author of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights, which passed Congress unanimously in 2016. She speaks on advocacy, justice, and creating systemic change, sharing how she turned personal trauma into federal legislation in record time. Amanda’s powerful story of ordinary people achieving extraordinary change inspires audiences to take action in their organizations and communities.

Activism & Legislative Impact
After experiencing sexual assault and discovering how the system failed survivors, Amanda wrote and championed legislation that became law faster than almost any bill in modern history. She went on to ignite the Stop Asian Hate movement and has passed additional legislation addressing the intersection of race and gender in the justice system. Her advocacy work has earned recognition from TIME, Forbes 30 Under 30, and numerous humanitarian organizations.

Space & Beyond
Amanda will become the first Vietnamese woman to go to space, flying on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. A Harvard graduate and former NASA intern, she founded the civil rights organization Rise, which has expanded its mission to protect the rights of marginalized communities worldwide. Her keynotes deliver urgent lessons on effective advocacy, building coalitions for justice, and how individuals can create lasting institutional and cultural change.

• Rise: The most successful social justice movement in US history
• AAPI Heritage Month