Speakers
On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2016. This list is preliminary and will continuously be updated - so check back every now and then.
- Kadri Aavik (Estonia)
sociologist, feminist, vegan and animal rights activist - Simon Anhut (Germany)
animal rights activist with the German groups Venga, which he co-founded, and Animal Rights Watch (ARIWA) - Martin Balluch (Austria)
longstanding animal rights activist and philosopher - Johnny Braz (United States: Eastern Timezone)
together with Indra Lahiri runs Pennsylvania`s only nonprofit farm and all species animal sanctuary, while sharing the animals` stories through writing, film, and photographs - Stijn Bruers (Belgium)
PhD in physics and philosophy & moral science, activist of Bite Back, author of books about environmental ethics and animal rights - Beata Ciupinska (United Kingdom)
animal rights advocate, an organizer of Awakening Compassion demos in London - Chen Cohen (Israel)
Israeli Animal Rights activist with focus on pragmatic actions, effective advocacy and strategic thinking - Jake Conroy (United States: Eastern Timezone)
long-time activist, designer, and writer currently residing in San Francisco - he helped build the foundation of SHAC USA and was sentenced to 48 months in prison as part of the SHAC 7 - Lente de Rooy (Netherlands)
Plant Power coordinator for the Belgian/Dutch organization Animal Rights - Jo Dirix (Belgium)
Bite Back activist, Ph.D. in philosophy and moral sciences, college teacher in ethics - Dave Du Toit (South Africa)
co-founder of the Vervet Monkey Foundation - Josie Du Toit (South Africa)
co-director and rehabilitator at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, South Africa (a vegan sanctuary) - Simon Gerlach (Denmark)
psychologist and animal rights activist, co-founder of the Danish organization Go Vegan - George Guimaraes (Brazil: Acre Time)
vegan dietitian, founder and president of VEDDAS, animal rights organizer in Brazil - Malin Gustafsson (Sweden)
campaign coordinator and spokesperson for the animal rights organization DjurrÃ?¤ttsalliansen - Karl Häggroth (Sweden)
long-term animal rights activist who has been active in, and leading many campaigns, especially against the fur industry and animal testing - Ruth Hawe (United Kingdom)
passionate animal activist all her life, harnessing the power of fiction to reach those immune to overt outreach, because the arts have always been the greatest changemakers throughout history - Jaqueline Herth-Sanders (Germany)
technical product manager and animal rights activist - Melanie Joy (United States: Eastern Timezone/Germany)
professor, psychologist, activist, and author of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows" - Justin Kay (United States: Eastern Timezone)
grassroots animal activist, co-organizer of the No New Animal Lab campaign, co-founder and organizer of the Resistance Ecology Conference, and organizer for Palestinian Animal League Solidarity - Lisa Kemmerer (United States: Eastern Timezone)
works on behalf of nonhuman animals, the environment, and disempowered human beings as a philosopher-activist, professor, and author of nine books - Richard Klinsmeister (Sweden)
long-term animal rights activist who has been active in, and leading many campaigns, especially against the fur industry and animal testing - Martyna Kozlowska ()
anti-fur campaign coordinator, co-author of a documentary about the fur industry in Poland, Viva! activist - Indra Lahiri (United States: Eastern Timezone)
together with Johnny Braz runs Pennsylvania`s only nonprofit farm and all species animal sanctuary, while sharing the animals` stories through writing, film, and photographs - Tobias Leenaert (Belgium)
founder of the Belgian non-profit group Ethical Vegetarian Alternative (EVA) - Kristina Mering (Estonia)
long-term animal rights activist, co-founder of Animal Advocacy Organization Loomus, studies sociology and does critical animal studies research - Alfie Moon (United Kingdom)
information officer for the Hunt Saboteurs Association in Great Britain - David Pedersen (Denmark)
experienced campaigner in helping companies, politicians, restaurants and NGOs formulate and implement strategies for meat reduction - Jacy Reese (United States: Eastern Timezone)
researcher, activist, and writer working to find and promote the most effective ways to help animals - Bettina Rehberg (Germany)
mathematician, member of the board of the German animal rights
organization Animal Rights Watch (ARIWA) - Susan Roberts (United Kingdom)
hunt saboteur for several years - Bradley Russel (United Kingdom)
co-founder of Manchester Pig Save, the UK`s first Save Movement - Anne Marleen Schade (Germany)
member of the Sozialistische Alternative - Amanda Schemkes (United States: Eastern Timezone)
grassroots organizer and attorney who is co-organizer of the No New Animal Lab campaign - Toby Schionning (Denmark)
head of communication at Danish animal protection group Anima, holds a master`s degree in communication studies - Friederike Schmitz (Germany)
philosopher and animal liberation activist - Toni Shephard (United Kingdom)
UK director of Animal Equality, animal activist for more than 25 years and holds a PhD in animal behavior - Martin Smedjeback (Sweden)
fulltime animal rights activist and speaker, project leader of "A year for the Animals" - Stefan Torges (Germany)
executive director of Sentience Politics, a project of the Effective Altruism Foundation - Jens Tuider (Germany)
doctoral candidate, translation coordinator of Beyond Carnism - Liz Tyson (United Kingdom)
director of UK charity, Captive Animals` Protection Society, which works to see an end to the use of animals in entertainment - Jose Valle (United States: Eastern Timezone/Spain)
co-founder and director of investigations of Animal Equality - Wietse van der Werf (Netherlands)
activist during the last two decades developing new methods to investigate and prosecute wildlife crime, in particularly illegal fishing
A list of all presentations/workshops/discussions can be found here.
note: all information on this web site is subject to change as the conference planning proceeds