Speakers
On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2021. 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.
- Aàrou (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
PhD researcher at the University of Exeter, focusing on the intersection of anarchist and antispeciesist praxis with a total liberation / radical anti-oppression approach - Andrzej Pazgan (Poland/Germany) online
program manager at Anima International, originally from Poland but based in Germany - Dora Hargitai (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
co-founder of Animal Rebellion - Geertrui Cazaux (Belgium) live in Luxembourg
total liberation activist from Belgium (Graswortels, Bruges Vegan, Crip Humanimal) - Géraldine Franck (France) live in Luxembourg
feminist and antispeciesist activist living in France - Hanna (Germany) live in Luxembourg
animal rights activist from Germany - active for SOKO Tierschutz and worked in the research field for cultured meat - Harley Mcdonald-Eckersall (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
strategy and messaging coordinator at Animal Rebellion - Indra Lahiri (United States) live in Luxembourg
"a storyteller, dreamer, and friend of the animals" who founded Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in 2005 - James Ozden (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
member of the strategy and actions team at Animal Rebellion - Jen Hochmuth (Belgium) live in Luxembourg
holds a PhD in environmental toxicology and coordinates the campaigns "Replace Animal Testing" and "Animal Free Science" for Animal Rights Belgium - Jendrik Nuske (Germany) live in Luxembourg
doctoral candidate of political science at the University of Bremen, Germany, reseaching the motivation of collective action from a theoretical politological prespective - Jerry Vlasak (United States) live in Luxembourg
physician and former vivisector, now a press officer with the Animal Liberation Press Office, who has spent the last several decades advocating for the rights of animals to be free from human exploitation and abuse - Jessica Smit (Netherlands) live in Luxembourg
campaign leader Ban Hunting, Animal Rights Netherlands - John Oberg (United States) online
utilizes the power of social media to advocate for animal rights and works to empower the movement to exponentially increase the impact of our collective efforts using these platforms by teaching activists how to get their posts on social media to be seen by millions of people - Jonathan Balcombe (Canada) Pre-Conference
biologist, author of What a Fish Knows (a New York Times bestseller) - Katya Burns (Canada) online
animal rights activist, political scientist, public health expert and the recipient of a grant from the Culture and Animals Foundation - Kerri Waters (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
research and farmer engagement at Viva! and Animal Rebellion - Maria Martelli (Romania) online
writes and researches towards a feminist, antispeciesist, queer and post-capitalist world - Mariel (Germany) live in Luxembourg
animal rights activist and organizer from Germany (several local groups and organizations including SOKO Tierschutz) - Martin Smedjeback (Sweden) live in Luxembourg
full-time animal rights activist and speaker, project leader of "A year for the Animals" - Mich Dressel-MacFadden (Germany/Luxembourg) live in Luxembourg
linguist and animal rights activist from Luxembourg, living in Germany - Michelle Berghäll (Sweden) live in Luxembourg
the farm girl who became an animal rights activist - Rich Hardy (United Kingdom) live in Luxembourg
award-winning campaigner and author who spent 20 years working undercover across the globe for animal rights organizations - Robert Porzel (Germany) live in Luxembourg
representative for the German organization "Physicians against Animal Testing" and founder of the animal rights group T-Zelle that aims to establish intersectional collaboration between social movements - Rowena Vanroy (Belgium) live in Luxembourg
campaign leader Ban Hunting, Animal Rights Belgium - Sandra Göransson (Sweden) live in Luxembourg
sharing via social media the challenges and joys of being a vegan family who are active for the animals in Sweden - Simon Anhut (Germany) online
coordinator for street campaigns at Animal Rights Watch (ARIWA) - Sophia Fahrland (Germany) live in Luxembourg
coordinator for volunteer groups at Animal Rights Watch (ARIWA) - Stanislav Akopyan (Luxembourg) live in Luxembourg
graduate student at the University of Luxembourg researching a variety of topics revolving around the notion of subjective experience - Vanessa Moll (Denmark/Germany) live in Luxembourg
social science scholar and animal rights activist from Denmark/Germany
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
