Speakers
On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2014. This list is preliminary and will continuously be updated - so check back every now and then. If you are interested in presenting a topic, please see the contribution infos.
- Kadri Aavik (Estonia)
PhD student in sociology, feminist, board member of Estonian Vegan Society, vegan food blogger - Aivars Andersons (Latvia)
project coordinator of the Latvian animal rights organization Dzivnieku briviba - Yves Bonnardel (France)
egalitarian activist for 25 years, committed in the fight for animal equality and the abolition of meat, against speciesism and against vegephobia - essayist, publisher, and activist against French policy in Africa, against the penal system, the international apartheid, male domination, adult domination and naturalistic ideology - 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 - 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 - Ivora Cusack (France)
filmmaker and activist fighting against all forms of domination, with specific focus on issues regarding species, race, class, gender, and sexualities - Alain De Coessemaeker (Belgium)
biocentric & ethical vegetarian since 1984, involved in the first Animal Rights Movement ADB in Belgium in 1990 - Colin Goldner (Germany)
clinical psychologist and animal rights activist - Laura Gough (United Kingdom)
campaign manager for Animal Equality UK - international animal rights organization - George Guimaraes (Brazil: Acre Time)
vegan dietitian, founder and president of VEDDAS, animal rights organizer in Brazil - 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 - Dobrusia Karbowiak ()
president and cofounder of Otwarte Klatki - Lisa Kemmerer (United States: Eastern Timezone)
associate professor of philosophy and religions at Montana State University Billings, is author and editor of seven books and nearly thirty scholarly articles - Daniel Kirjner (Brazil: Acre Time)
vegan-feminist activist and doctoral sociology student at University of Brasilia - 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 - Stas Lifshitz (Israel)
medical doctor and a vegan activist for the last 8 years - Friedrich Mülln (Germany)
campaigner, investigator, and founder of SOKO Tierschutz - Kristina Mering (Estonia)
project manager and co-founder of the Estonian animal advocacy organization Loomus, student of sociology at Tallinn University - Alfie Moon (United Kingdom)
information officer for the Hunt Saboteurs Association in Great Britain - Sharon Nuñez (Spain)
activist involved in the animal rights movement since 2002, co-founder and international director of Animal Equality, executive director of Last Chance for Animals - Siobhan O`Sullivan (Australia: Western (WA))
research fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne - David Olivier (France)
French, English-born activist for animal liberation and for equality generally, on the basis of a progressist, utilitarian and physicalist approach - Claudio Pomo (Italy)
co-founder of the campaign to close Green Hill beagle breeders and founding member of the abolitionist organization Essere Animali - Craig Redmond (United Kingdom)
animal rights researcher and consultant - management committee member of the Lush Prize, funding initiatives to end animal testing - Bettina Rehberg (Germany)
mathematician, member of the board of the German animal rights
organization Animal Rights Watch (ARIWA) - John Roberts (---)
activist and researcher for the global Gateway To Hell campaign - Ahmad Safi (Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt))
animal rights and veganism activist - Anoushavan Sarukhanyan (Switzerland)
animal rights activist in antispeciesist associations since 2004, has studied sociology of social movements and is finishing his Master in law - Friederike Schmitz (Germany)
assistant professor of philosophy and animal liberation activist - Kim Stallwood (United Kingdom)
independent scholar and author on animal rights with more than 35 years of personal commitment and professional experience - Guray Tezcan (Turkey)
anti-authoritarian activist from Istanbul, fighting against bits of oppression - Agnes Trzak (United Kingdom)
feminist animal rights activist, research student and teacher, interested in intersectionality - Jens Tuider (Germany)
doctoral candidate and assistant to German animal rights philosopher Ursula Wolf, translator and editor for carnism.org - 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 - Christine Vardaros (United States: Eastern Timezone/Belgium)
international professional vegan cyclist - both vegan and pro for 14 years now - Tino Verducci (United Kingdom)
animal rights activist European networks - Heiko Weber (Germany)
active in various animal rights groups over the last 20 years and part of the orga team of the IARC - Peter Young (United States: Eastern Timezone)
voice for creative and often controversial tactics to achieve animal liberation
note: all information on this web site is subject to change as the conference planning proceeds
