Speakers
On this page we present an overview of the speakers that have so far been confirmed to present at the conference in 2019. This list is preliminary and will continuously be updated - so check back every now and then.
- Doina Badea (Romania)
co-founder and director of "Nima Sanctuary", Romania`s first farm animals sanctuary - Markus Böhning (Germany)
animal rights activist in Germany, co-founder of the Tierrechtsaktivistenbündnis (Animal Rights Activists Alliance), organizing large animal rights events with a fresh new and strategic approach - Johnny Braz (United States)
farm animal artist, documentary filmmaker, an athlete, and a yogi, as well as visionary and Creative Director for Indraloka Animal Sanctuary - Geertrui Cazaux (Belgium)
PhD, writing about veganism, animal rights and ableism on Graswortels, Brugesvegan and CripHumanimal - Remus Cernea (Romania)
Green Vegan entrepreneur, human rights and animal rights activist, humanist and former Green MP - Ellie Donohue-Miller (Canada)
leads the Open Wing Alliance`s global campaigns and trains activists around the world on running corporate pressure campaigns - Shivonne Engen (Netherlands)
full time animal rights activist - Susan Hartland (Netherlands)
director of the Netherlands-based organization Animal Rights, previously the executive director of Wildlife Waystation and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Jen Hochmuth (Belgium)
toxicologist and "Replace Animal Testing" campaign coordinator for the organization Animal Rights in Belgium - Peter Hübner (Germany)
animal rights activist, ANIMALS UNITED e.V., #IchBinDabei - Melanie Joy (United States/Germany)
professor, psychologist, activist, and author of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows" - Nick Jukes (United Kingdom)
co-ordinator of InterNICHE, working internationally to
replace animal experiments with alternatives in education - India Kandel (Germany)
vegan eco-feminist, animal liberation and LGBTQIA* activist advocating consistent anti-oppression at The Vegan Rainbow Project - Monique Kwakman (Netherlands)
freelance trainer/coach, specialized in applied positive psychology, happiness and personal development - Indra Lahiri (United States)
"a storyteller, dreamer, and friend of the animals" who founded Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in 2005 - Inga Laube (Germany)
animal rights activist in Germany, co-founder of the Tierrechtsaktivistenbündnis (Animal Rights Activists Alliance), organizing large animal rights events with a fresh new and strategic approach - Audrey Lawson-Sanchez (United States)
founder and executive director of Balanced, a public health and nutrition advocacy organization helping institutions and companies balance their menus with less meat and more plants - Tobias Leenaert (Belgium)
co-founder of the Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy (CEVA) and ProVeg International - Marion Löcker (Austria)
CEO and founder of Tierschutzverein Robin Hood, Austria, national and international campaigns and projects - Giovana Poker (Brazil)
lawyer, with an academic background in philosophy of law and specialist in animal rights with an emphasis on the principle of dignity - Georg Prinz (Austria)
animal rights campaigner and grassroots organizer for VGT (Verein Gegen Tierfabriken) - Stijn Scholts (Belgium)
founder of the Belgium based startup Yatke - Consumer Insights for the PlantBased Food Industry - Andreas Setzer (Germany)
animal rights activist in Germany, co-founder of the Tierrechtsaktivistenbündnis (Animal Rights Activists Alliance), organizing large animal rights events with a fresh new and strategic approach - Martin Smedjeback (Sweden)
full-time animal rights activist, speaker and project leader of "A year for the Animals" - Oleksandr Todorchuk (Ukraine)
founder of the Ukrainian animal rights organization UAnimals - Agra Utari (Indonesia)
education program manager of Yayasan Seva Bhuana, a non-profit organization based in Bali, Indonesia which aims to increase animal welfare awareness of the locals through education - Caroline von Schwerin (Germany)
animal rights activist in Germany, co-founder of the Tierrechtsaktivistenbündnis (Animal Rights Activists Alliance), organizing large animal rights events with a fresh new and strategic approach - Shawna Weaver (United States)
training specialist for The Humane League, PhD in sustainability education - Daniela Zysk (Germany)
vegan lesbian activist who has worked with various major queer organizations and is now focusing her activism on animal liberation
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
