On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2023. 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.
![]() | Agra Utari (Indonesia) online co-founder of Yayasan Seva Bhuana, a grassroots organization in Bali, Indonesia focusing on two programs: sterilization and education |
![]() | Annika Axmann (Germany) live in Luxembourg lives together with her two rescued cows and horses, telling their story on Social Media and in her podcast |
![]() | Bjørn Ralf Kristensen (United States) live in Luxembourg environmental philosopher working at the intersection of animal ethics, environmental justice, and public health |
![]() | Cansu Özge Özmen (Turkey) live in Luxembourg animal rights activist, Animal Rights Watch Turkey, professor of English literature |
![]() | Colin Goldner (Germany) live in Luxembourg Ph.D., psychologist, and CEO of the Great Ape Project in Germany |
![]() | Cynthia von Schlichten (United States) live in Luxembourg general counsel for the U.S.-based animal rights nonprofit Farm Sanctuary, Inc. |
![]() | Dilyana Filipova (Germany) live in Luxembourg scientific officer at Doctors Against Animal Experiments (DAAE), aims to bring an end to animal testing and accelerate the uptake of modern, animal-free scientific methods |
![]() | Dr. Faraz Harsini (United States) live in Luxembourg founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection, and an alternative protein bioprocessing senior scientist whose work focuses on changing individuals and the system |
![]() | Ezgi Karakaya (Germany/Turkey) live in Luxembourg animal rights activist, Animal Rights Watch Turkey, MA student in law |
![]() | Fernanda García-Naranjo Ortega (Mexico) live in Luxembourg Mexican anti-speciesist activist, co-founder and ED of the Granjita TyH sanctuary |
![]() | Fernando Cuenca (United States/Colombia) live in Luxembourg Social justice and animal rights activist from Colombia, currently living in the US |
![]() | Hilal Sezgin (Germany) Pre-Conference writer of fiction and non-fiction, philosopher (M.A.) and caregiver to elderly sheep on a sanctuary in Northern Germany |
![]() | India Kandel (Germany) live in Luxembourg queer animal liberation activist based in Germany |
![]() | Indra Lahiri (United States) live in Luxembourg PhD, founder of Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, storyteller, dreamer, and friend of the animals who has rescued thousands of animals around the world, tells their stories in her writing/speaking, and lives amongst them between her travels |
![]() | John Oberg (United States) live in Luxembourg animal rights activist dedicated to making the world a kinder place for animals by utilizing the power of social media |
![]() | Josue Cabrera (Guatemala) live in Luxembourg conflict capacity builder, community accountability facilitator, anti-speciesist activist |
![]() | Justine Rist (France) live in Luxembourg vegan chef with ambitions to inspire chefs to move towards a more plant-based rich cuisine and help revolutionize cuisine for a plant-based one |
![]() | Lea Goodett (Netherlands) live in Luxembourg European Regional Liaison for Animal Save Movement |
![]() | Magdalena Gschnitzer (Italy) live in Luxembourg activist, author, and filmmaker with focus on the personal growth growing from conservation |
![]() | Marcia Condoy Truyenque (United States/Peru) live in Luxembourg attorney with experience in constitutional law, human rights law, animal law advocacy, and research |
![]() | Martin Smedjeback (Sweden) live in Luxembourg full-time animal rights activist and speaker, project leader of "A year for the Animals" |
![]() | Melanie Challenger (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg writer and independent scholar, deputy chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and vice president of the RSPCA |
![]() | Nabaasa Innocent Kashobera (Uganda) live in Luxembourg founder of the Uganda Vegan Society and Africa Regional Coordinator, Thrive Philanthropy, advocate for veganism, compassion towards animals, and environmental conservation in Africa |
![]() | Nick Jukes (United Kingdom) Pre-Conference co-ordinator of InterNICHE, working to replace animal experiments in higher education with humane, innovative alternatives |
![]() | Ruth (Ireland) live in Luxembourg community builder and advocacy manager for International Suffering Abolitionism since 2020 |
![]() | Sara Alli Majid Abad (Germany) live in Luxembourg vegan and queer-feminist activist from Hamburg, Germany |
![]() | Sarah Heiligtag (Switzerland) live in Luxembourg running Hof Narr farm and sanctuary for ten years and has started Transfarmation in 2018, since then she and her team have helped 125 farms to leave animal exploitation and start a peaceful agriculture, herby saving thousands of animal lives and investing into a hopeful future |
![]() | Sonja (Austria) live in Luxembourg animal rights activist, student of psychology based in Vienna, Austria |
![]() | Stefanie Schindler (Germany) online professionally dedicated to animal welfare since the year 2000 |
![]() | Tobias Leenaert (Belgium) live in Luxembourg author, speaker, co-founder of Proveg International |
![]() | Tobias Sennhauser (Switzerland) live in Luxembourg president for the Swiss animal rights organization Tier im Fokus |
![]() | Toni Brockhoven (South Africa) live in Luxembourg chairperson of Beauty Without Cruelty since 2009 |
![]() | Zoe Rosenberg (United States) live in Luxembourg founder of Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary, an experienced factory farm investigator, and the social media coordinator with Direct Action Everywhere |
A list of all presentations/workshops/discussions can be found here.