Speakers

On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2024. 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.

Aim Pichayapohn Ritkampee
(Portugal) live in Luxembourg
Thai animal justice advocate, program and communication assistant at Animal Alliance Asia, and co-founder of Veganism Thailand

Becky Jenkins
(Ireland) live in Luxembourg
academic, activist, actor, and writer from Wexford, Ireland

Carolina Mesquita
(Portugal) live in Luxembourg
project manager at the Portuguese Vegetarian Association

David Pannell
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
founder of Vegan Business Tribe, the presenter of the Vegan Business Tribe Podcast, and author of the book "Vegan Business Revolution"

David Ramms
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
vegan activist and YouTuber promoting veganism and animal ethics

Doe Nyamadi
(Ghana) live in Luxembourg
vegan and animal rights activist

Farištamo Eller
(Estonia) live in Luxembourg
animal rights activist, conservationist, and communications manager of the Estonian animal advocacy organization Loomus

Francesco De Giorgio
(Italy) live in Luxembourg
antispeciesist ethologist, known as a source of inspiration due to the combination of being a scientist-activist and a practical facilitator in daily life for animals in need

Gemunu de Silva
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
veteran animal rights advocate and investigative photojournalist leading Tracks Investigations, dedicated to pursuing global animal justice

Gerrah Selby
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
former British SHAC activist, current animal advocate, activist, and abolitionist, campaigning against oppression in all its forms through a variety of ways

Josue Cabrera
(Guatemala) live in Luxembourg
explores the impact of white supremacy on animal rights organizing, unveiling hidden manifestations and offering transformative solutions

Kastriot Korro
(Albania) live in Luxembourg
associate professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana for Wildlife Diseases

Laura Broxson
(Ireland) live in Luxembourg
founder and spokesperson of the National Animal Rights Association in Ireland

Liz Wheeler
(Canada) online
co-founder of Secondhand Stories, a chicken sanctuary located in Canada

Luisa Hilbrand
(Germany) live in Luxembourg
organizer for the Peta Streetteam Bremen, student of epidemiology at the University of Bremen

Mark Moore
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
author of "The Dark Secrets Of An Animal Farmer", vegan, and animal rights activist

Martin Balluch
(Austria) live in Luxembourg
animal activist since 1985, founder of the Austrian Vegan Society in 1999, and president of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories VGT since 2002

Martin Enn
(Estonia) live in Luxembourg
animal rights activist and environmental activist from Estonia

Martin Smedjeback
(Sweden) live in Luxembourg
full-time animal rights and climate activist from Sweden

Martin Stanley Adansi
(Ghana) live in Luxembourg
environmentalist, animal rights and vegan activist

Melanie Joy
(United States/Germany) live in Luxembourg
psychologist, author, and longtime vegan and social justice advocate, and she is the founding president of Beyond Carnism

Mich Dressel
(Germany/Luxembourg) live in Luxembourg
full-time anti-vivisectionist, linguist, and animal rights activist from Luxembourg, living in Germany

Nathan McGovern
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
Plant-Based Universities co-founder and Animal Rising press coordinator

Nikki Botha
(South Africa) live in Luxembourg
intersectional vegan civil society activist from South Africa

Orla Coghlan
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
Orla has worked for the past three years with Animal Rising, helping to develop several major campaigns, including the Grand National disruption, dairy industry blockades, and animal rescues

Rik Jansen
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
Rik has worked for the past three years with Animal Rising, helping to develop several major campaigns, including the Grand National disruption, dairy industry blockades, and animal rescues

Sam Tucker
(Australia) live in Luxembourg
founder of Open Paws, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the future of AI benefits all sentient beings

Shawna Weaver
(Canada) live in Luxembourg
mental health expert who has spent the last decade studying the intersection of mental health and climate change

Simone Scampoli
(Italy) live in Luxembourg
running Capra Libera Tutti Sanctuary in Rome alongside the founder Massimo Manni

Sophie Wenzel
(Austria) live in Luxembourg
Plant-Based Universities DACH coordinator

Susan Hargreaves
(United States) live in Luxembourg
a 44 year veteran of the animal rights movement, educator, author, and founder of AnimalHeroKids.org

Tom Harris
(United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
animal liberation activist, who was imprisoned for being part of a campaign that the British government refused to let succeed

Victor Duran-Le Peuch
(France) live in Luxembourg
host of the French podcast *Comme un poisson dans l`eau*, which tackles various issues surrounding speciesism, animal studies and the animal rights movement

A list of all presentations/workshops/discussions can be found here.