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Activists
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Genesis Butler
ButtonFounder, Youth Climate Save
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Destiny DeJesus
ButtonCreator, Texas Eats Green
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Jamie Logan
ButtonHost, JSYK Podcast
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Justina Adorno
ButtonHost, JSYK Podcast
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Amy Quichiz
ButtonFounder, Veggie Mijas
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Caitlin Cimini
ButtonFounder, Rancho Relaxo
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Brenda Sanders
ButtonFounder, Afro-Vegan Society
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Amy Soranno
ButtonActivist
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Jo-Anne McArthur
ButtonActivist, We Animals Media
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Alexis Nikole
ButtonActivist, Black Forager
Athletes
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Tia Blanco
ButtonProfessional Surfer
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Robin Arzon
ButtonPresident of Fitness, Peloton
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Kaylin Whitney
ButtonOlympian
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Heather Mitts
ButtonProfessional US Soccer Player
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Hannah Teter
ButtonOlympian
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Toni Pressley
ButtonProfessional US Soccer Player
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Dotsie Bausch
ButtonOlympian
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Alex Morgan
ButtonProfessional US Soccer Player
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Leilani Munter
ButtonProfessional Racecar Driver
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Morgan Mitchell
ButtonOlympian
Chefs
Creators
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Tabitha Brown
ButtonCreator, @iamTabithaBrown
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Toni Okamoto
ButtonCreator, @PlantbasedOnaBudget
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Lauren Toyota
ButtonCreator, @hotforfood
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Mana Shamshiri
ButtonCreator, @theiranianvegan
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Afia Amoako
ButtonCreator, @eatwithafia
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Iye Bako
ButtonCreator, @IyeLovesLife
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Daniella Monet
ButtonCreator, @daniellamonet
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Joanne Molinaro
ButtonCreator, @thekoreanvegan
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Nzinga Young
ButtonCreator, @veganzinga
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Carleigh Bodrug
ButtonCreator, @plantyou
Doctors
Entertainment
Executive Leaders
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Jola Sonkin
ButtonCEO, GoMacro
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Margaret Coons
ButtonCEO, Nuts for Cheese
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Denise Woodard
ButtonCEO, Partake Foods
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Julie Piatt
ButtonCEO, SriMu Cheese
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Madeline Haydon
ButtonCEO, NutPods
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Pinky Cole
ButtonCEO, Slutty Vegan
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Heather Mills
ButtonCEO, VBites
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Lezlie Karls
ButtonCEO, Mid-Day Squares
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Ella Mills
ButtonCEO, Deliciously Ella
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Brook Harvey-Taylor
ButtonCEO, Pacifica Beauty
Fashion Innovators
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Suzy Amis Cameron
ButtonFounder, Red Carpet Green Dress
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Stephanie Downs
ButtonCEO, Uncaged Innovations
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Stella McCartney
ButtonFounder, Stella McCartney
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Samata Pattinson
ButtonCEO, Black Pearl
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Nicole Rawling
ButtonCEO, Material Innovation Initiative
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Jimena Suárez Ibarrola
ButtonCEO, SENTIENT
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Rebecca Mink
ButtonCEO, Mink Shoes
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Desirée Dupuis
ButtonCEO, Voes & Co
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Robyn Lawley
ButtonModel
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Jessica Miller
ButtonModel
Industry Builders
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Shira Zackai
ButtonChief Communications Officer, Beyond Meat
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Irina Gerry
ButtonCMO, Change Foods
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Amanda Schaible
ButtonDirector of Operations, Mozza
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Cara Scovazzo
ButtonCo-founder, Earthpass
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JJ Kass
ButtonVP, TiNDLE
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Bindu Garapaty
ButtonVP, Impossible Foods
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Elena Devis
ButtonConsultant, Plant Futures
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Indy Kaur
ButtonConsultant, Plant Futures
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Rachel Dreskin
ButtonCEO, Plant Based Foods Association
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Audrey Spence
ButtonStartup Lead, The Good Food Institute
Investors
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Lisa Feria
ButtonManaging Partner, Stray Dog Capital
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Rachel Konrad
ButtonChief Brand Officer, The Production Board
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Noramay Cadena
ButtonGeneral Partner, Supply Change Capital
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Amy Trakinski
ButtonManaging Director, VegInvest
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Rosie Wardle
ButtonCo-Founder, Synthesis Capital
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Mariliis Holm
ButtonManaging Director, Sustainable Food Ventures
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Ba Minuzzi
ButtonFounder, Umana Ventures
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Stephanie Dorsey
ButtonGeneral Partner, E²JDJ
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Beatriz Franco
ButtonGeneral Partner, Vita Ventures
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Caroline Cormier
ButtonHead of M&A, Upfield
Media & Event Leaders
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Sonalie Figueiras
ButtonFounder, Green Queen Media
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Jill Ettinger
ButtonFounder, the ethos
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Colleen Holland
ButtonFounder, VegNews
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
ButtonFounder, Unchained TV
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Jessica Cruz
ButtonFounder, Vegan Street Fair
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Ariel Levin
ButtonFounder, Vegan Block Party
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Jasmin Singer
ButtonFounder, Our Hen House
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Sharon Carpenter
ButtonMedia Correspondent, BBC
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Jacque Reid
ButtonMedia Correspondent, NBC
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Talita Trygsland
ButtonFounder, SPIRE
Nonprofit Leaders
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Gwenna Hunter
ButtonFounder, Vegans of LA Food Bank
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Kitty Block
ButtonCEO, Humane Society International
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Leah Garces
ButtonPresident, Mercy for Animals
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Jasmijn de Boo
ButtonCEO, ProVeg
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Juliet Gellatley
ButtonCEO, Viva!
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Sharon Núñez
ButtonCEO, Animal Equality
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Allison Kingsley
ButtonExecutive Director, Support + Feed
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Ingrid Newkirk
ButtonCEO, PETA
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Mirte Gosker
ButtonExecutive Director, GFI APAC
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lauren Ornelas
ButtonFounder, Food Empowerment Project
Political Leaders
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Sylwia Spurek
ButtonMember of European Parliament
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Emma Hurst
ButtonMember of Parliament,
New South Wales
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Georgie Purcell
ButtonMember of Parliament, Victoria
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Lisa Baker
ButtonState Member of Parliament, Western Australia
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Veronica Escobar
ButtonU.S. Representative, 16th Congressional District in El Paso
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Kerry McCarthy
ButtonMember of Parliament, Bristol East
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Christina Rees
ButtonMember of Parliament, Neath
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Thangam Debbonaire
ButtonShadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, UK Parliament
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Marianne Thieme
ButtonFormer Member of the House of Representatives, Netherlands
Cathy Jamieson
Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party of Scotland, UK Parliament
Restauranteurs
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Chef Tara Punzone
ButtonOwner, Pura Vita
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Jayde Nicole
ButtonCo-Owner, Sugar Taco
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Janine Smalls
ButtonCo-Owner, Veganhood
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Nicole Nicholas
ButtonCo-Owner, Aunts et Uncles
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Camilla Fayed
ButtonOwner, Farmacy
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Chef Yesenia Ramdass
ButtonOwner, Healthy as a Motha
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Tamearra Dyson
ButtonOwner, Souley Vegan
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Alison Bagby
ButtonCo-Owner, Millennium Restaurant
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Lauren Roberts
ButtonCo-Owner, Watercourse Foods
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Verity Bowditch
ButtonCo-Owner, Clean Kitchen
Scientists
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Dr. Abril Estrada
ButtonCo-Founder, Wild Earth
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Dr. Lisa Dyson
ButtonFounder, Air Protein
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Dr. Courtney Blagrove
ButtonFounder, Whipped Urban Dessert Lab
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Dr. Maya Benami
ButtonCo-founder, Taste Like
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Dr. Tarika Vijayaraghavan
ButtonFounder, Trove Biosciences
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Dr. Shannon Falconer
ButtonCEO, Biocraft
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Dr. Jess Krieger
ButtonFounder, Ohayo Valley
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Dr. Jasmin Hume
ButtonCEO, Shiru
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Dr. Nieves Martinez-Marshall
ButtonCEO, Novel Farms
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Dr. Liz Specht
ButtonVP, GFI
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