Please note that this program is not complete yet and that there will most likely still be some changes in the next weeks to the times of some presentations and some will still be added.

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P

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D

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W

= workshop

M

= movie

= meals

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Thursday, September 5th 2019

12:00-21:30		Registration & Infopoint open
12:00-21:30		Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open
12:30-13:30		Lunch
14:00-14:40 Room A		Opening Plenary
15:00-15:50 Room A	P	The ferocious power of nonviolence Martin Smedjeback
16:00-16:50 Room A	P	How to use your cellphone to create a vegan world Jane Velez-Mitchell
16:00-16:50 Room B	W	Angry vegan Els Van Campenhout
17:30-18:20 Room A	P	Why should feminists fight for animal rights? Karolina Skowron
18:30-19:20 Room A	P	Treat me like an animal Indra Lahiri
18:30-19:20 Room B	P	Why we need more anti-hunting campaigns Georg Prinz
19:30-20:20 Room A	P	The vegan and the environmentalist Lisa Kemmerer
19:30-20:20 Room B	P	Animal testing: Why is it inhumane for humans and not just animals? Jen Hochmuth
20:30-21:30		Welcome Reception with free food

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Friday, September 6th 2019

08:00-08:45		Morning Yoga note: bring your own yoga mat
08:00-09:20		Breakfast
08:30-21:00		Registration & Infopoint open
09:00-21:00		Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open
09:30-10:20 Room A		Friday Morning Plenary Cristina Nițu
10:30-11:20 Room A	P	Animal Rebellion Shivonne Engen
10:30-11:20 Room B	P	Rescuing animals other than cats and dogs and court battles with their oppressors Cezary Wyszyński
11:30-12:20 Room A	P	How we stopped the use of animals in the circuses in Romania Remus Cernea
11:30-12:20 Room B	P	This talk is about a trigger word Lisa Kemmerer
12:30-13:50		Lunch
14:00-14:50 Room A	P	Representations of other animals Geertrui Cazaux
14:00-14:50 Room B	P	Early Intervention Network Alexa Gnauck
14:00-14:50 Stalls Room 2	P	The Art Of Compassion Project Helen Barker, Philip McCulloch-Downs
15:00-15:50 Room A	P	Inspiring compassion in children through art Johnny Braz
15:00-15:50 Room B	P	Animal liberation and climate justice: Joint struggle against animal production Fredi, Luna
16:00-17:50 Cinema	M	KANGAROO Mick McIntyre, Kate McIntyre Clere
16:00-16:50 Room A	P	Animal rights, human rights and social justice Giovana Poker
16:00-16:50 Room B	P	Beyond the fence: An animal rights manifesto for film Stephen Marcus Finn
17:00-17:50 Room A	P	Sometimes you win in 2 days: Waging corporate campaigns Ellie Donohue-Miller
17:00-17:50 Room B	D	Hunting myths and truths Susan Hartland
17:30-18:50		Dinner
19:00-20:20 Cinema	M	Planet Vegan screening + capturing the essence of a vigil James Hoot
19:00-19:50 Room A	P	How not to go extinct Sailesh Rao
19:00-19:50 Room B	P	Veterinarians can be leaders in the animal rights movement Travis Strong, DVM MS DACVO
20:00-20:50 Room A	P	How to think big Markus Böhning, Inga Laube, Caroline von Schwerin
20:00-20:50 Room B	P	Outside the animal rights bubble Stijn Scholts
21:15-22:30		networking / open mic

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Saturday, September 7th 2019

08:00-08:45		Morning Yoga note: bring your own yoga mat
08:00-09:20		Breakfast
08:30-21:00		Registration & Infopoint open
09:00-21:00		Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open
09:30-10:20 Room A		Saturday Morning Plenary
10:30-11:50 Cinema	M	What about the animals?
10:30-11:20 Room A	P	Meat trends, climate change, and global food security Dawn Moncrief
10:30-11:20 Room B	P	Activist wellbeing: The connection between health and effective activism Shawna Weaver
11:30-12:20 Room A	P	The psychology of power Melanie Joy
11:30-12:20 Room B	W	An introduction to hunt sabs Susan Hartland
12:30-13:50		Lunch
14:00-15:20 Cinema	M	Countdown to Year Zero Sailesh Rao, Jane Velez-Mitchell
14:00-14:50 Room A	P	Africa: The importing of intensive animal agriculture and land leasing Anteneh Roba
14:00-14:50 Room B	P	Insects Stijn Bruers
15:00-15:50 Room A	P	10 things I changed my mind about in 20 years of vegan activism Tobias Leenaert
15:00-16:20 Room B	D	Open Discussion Slot
16:00-17:50 Cinema	M	Becoming a vet: Education and training without animal experiments Nick Jukes
16:00-16:50 Room A	P	Bettering this world Jake Conroy
17:00-18:20		Dinner
18:30-19:20 Room A	P	U.S. legal trends impacting animals Vanessa Shakib
18:30-19:50 Room B	D	Open Discussion Slot
19:30-20:50 Cinema	W	Natura Umana documentary Diana Musca, Eduard Nistru
19:30-20:20 Room A	P	Liberation`s rainbow India Kandel, Daniela Zysk
20:30-21:20 Room B	D	IARC2020 and beyond...
21:00-23:00		Karaoke

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Sunday, September 8th 2019

08:00-08:45		Morning Yoga note: bring your own yoga mat
08:00-09:20		Breakfast
08:30-16:00		Registration & Infopoint open
09:00-15:30		Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open
09:30-10:20 Room A		Sunday Morning Plenary
10:30-11:20 Room A	P	Sanctuaries: A true healing, reassuring and recharging resource for animal rights activists Doina Badea
10:30-11:20 Room B	P	How to expose the animal industries Michelle Berghäll
11:30-12:20 Room A	P	Humane education and alternatives to animal experiments Nick Jukes
11:30-12:20 Room B	P	One more stop on the final journey Paweł Artyfikiewicz
12:30-13:20 Room A	P	Transforming farms into sanctuaries Sarah Heiligtag
12:30-13:20 Room B	W	Beyond raising awareness Paula Meninato
13:30-14:20 Room A	P	What next? Where do we go from here? Michelle Berghäll, Johnny Braz, Shivonne Engen, Dawn Moncrief, Sailesh Rao
14:30-15:00		Closing Plenary
15:00-16:00		Closing Reception with free food

note: all information on this web site is subject to change as the conference planning proceeds