Vote For the Speakers and Panels You Want to See at The Vegan Women Summit 2023 in New York City

We’re pleased to announce our 2023 speaker and panelist finalists for The Vegan Women Summit. With hundreds of applications from speakers all over the world, we’re excited to showcase leaders from across a wide variety of industries.

From now until January 22nd, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite speakers and panels. All are eligible to vote with a voting deadline of 11:59pm PT on January 22nd.

To get started, enter the name of the speaker or panel in the search bar below, or view speakers and panels from the gallery below.

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Ahrum Pak

Veganizing a Non-Vegan Food Company
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Alba Chang

Veganism and SexTech
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Alessandra Taylor

Veganism For Planet, Animals, and Our Bodies
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Alicia Long

Product Disruption in ECommerce
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Allison Penner

Understanding the Food System and Effective Solutions
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Almira Tanner

Leadership in Uncertain Times
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Angela Flatland

The State of Plant-Based Food
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Angela Yvonne

Moderator
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Ania Lees

Eat Like a CEO
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Anita Krajnc

Why Earth Needs a Plant Based Treaty
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Anne Palermo

Vegan Seafood: What’s the Catch?
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Ashley Sacks

My Story on Veganism
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Asia Bribiesca-Hedin

Creating Confidence When You’re the Outlier at the Table
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Audrey Lawson-Sanchez

Cultivating a Compassionate, Sustainable Company Culture
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Auriane Borremans

How a Butcher's Daughter Started a Plant-Based Business
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Chef Babette Davis

Love Your Age
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Betsy Craig

How Nutrition and Food Allergies Impact the Vegan Palate
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Britty Mann

Embracing Fatness in the Vegan Movement
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Brooke Brimm

Yummy Vegan Food is What Binds Us
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Brooke Haggerty

The Makings of Mentorships
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Carissa Kranz

Why Plant-Based Consumers Need Vegan Certification
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Carly Dubery

Vegan Choices Aren't Just For Vegans
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Carolina Sampaio Machado

Dealing With Sexism in Animal Welfare and Veganism
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Carolyn Renée Morris

Let What You Put in Reflect Out
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Carrie P. Freeman

Interspecies Justice
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Charolyn "Coach Shay" Mosley

Moderator
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Chiara Chianese

Vegan Diet and Infertility
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Chloe Sweden

How Employees Accelerate Plant-Based Adoption
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Crystal Heath, DVM

The World Needs More Vegan Veterinarians
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Cyd Notter

How Food Mistakes Lead to Common Health Problems
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Darlene Hawley

Unleash Your Authentic Voice and Help Your Team Do the Same
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Deborah Blum

The Importance of Animal Sanctuaries
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Dr. Debra Shapiro, MD

How a Plant-Based Ob/Gyn Can Change Your Life
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Deniz Ficicioglu

Seaweed as a Solution to the Ocean Crisis
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Diana Licalzi

Reversing Type 2 Diabetes With A Plant-Based Diet
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Dinie van den Heuvel

Children Understand Vegan Fashion, Why Don't Parents?
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Dominique Side

How the Luxury Market is Embracing Veganism
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Elizabeth Novogratz

The Changes We Can Make to Protect Nonhuman Animals
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Elizabeth Fisher

Clean Veganism = Human Health
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Ellen Kanner

How to Craft Your Vegan Story
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Elysabeth Alfano

The Top 5 Things to Know About Impact Investing
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Emilia A. Leese

Communicating Vegan Foundations For Business
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Emily Griffith

What It Means to Be a Sustainability-Focused CPG Brand
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Farah Amber Hayat

Creating Vegan Awareness Through Social Media
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Fengru Lin

Can Animal-Free Dairy Make Vegan Food Healthier?
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Frances Micklem

How to Stay Strong on the Outside and Soft on the Inside
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Fredrika Syren

Raising Vegan Children
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Fumo Tsukamoto

EastWest Goodness: Cooking With Traditionally Fermented Foods
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Giulia Marzetti

The Key to Unlocking Gender Parity and Fighting Climate Change
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Hema Reddy

Plant-based Manufacturing: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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Hira Chowdhary, MPH

Biomedical Engineering For a Vegan World
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Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, MD

Connecting the Health and Wellbeing of People, Animals, and the Planet
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Ina Maria Toncescu

Marketing For Vegan Businesses, Non-Profits, and Individuals
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Indy Kaur

Driving Systematic Change Across the Food Sector
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Inja Radman

How to Design Food Products for the Next Generation of Eaters
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Ivette Obregon

Enlightening Yourself Through Vegan Nutrition, Mindset, and Spirituality
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Dr. Jacqueline M. Guerrero, MD

How Birth Control Might Save the Planet
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Dr. Janel Gordon, MD

Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being For Today's Vegan Woman
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Jane Velez-Mitchell

Stream Your Way to a Vegan World
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Janine Smalls & Lanise Herman-Thomas

Bridging the Gap Between Veganism and Urban Communities
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Dr. Jeanette Fielding

Advocating for Policy and Regulatory Change to Enable Innovations
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Jen Du Plessis

Leveraging Leadership
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Jen Huether & Priya Rao

Wine-ing and Dining Our Way to a More Compassionate World
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Jennifer Barckley

Branding to Build Compassion and Power for Animals
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Jennifer Estevez

How Can Plant-Based Products Get Their “GOT MILK” Moment?
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Jennifer Horvath

Why Sustainability Matter for Vegan Businesses Success
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Jenny Goldfarb

Making It Unreal: From Home Kitchen to Shark Tank to Global Brand
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Jessica Karwat

Women's Health and Plant-based Diets
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Jo-Anne McArthur

The Rise of Animal Photojournalism
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Joanna Benadrete

Founding and Launching a Vegan Company Out of the Pandemic
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Joanna Bromley

Nuts and Bolts of Alt Protein Startups
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Joyce Tischler

How Animal Lawyers Can Help Your Business
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Julia Gaydina

Inspiring a Plant-Based Lifestyle Through Kids Fashion
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Julia Stamberger

Nontraditional Ways to Launch and Scale Plant-Based Businesses
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Dr. Justyna Sanders, MD

Your Food, Your Fate: Conscious Consumerism
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Karuna Rawal

When to Be a Follower and When To Break All the Rules
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Kasia Makowska

From Burger King to Sustainability
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Kate Dugan

Innovation and New Products in the Plant Based Meat Industry
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Katherine Ellison

Plant-Powered Dogs: The Vegan Pet Food Revolution
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Katie Eshuys

Scaling Your CPG Brand for Sustainable Growth
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Kimberly Carroll

How Not to Be Hated as a Vegan
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Kira Hug

How Starting Tiny Can Achieve Massive Results
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Kirsten Maitland

Creating Skeptic-Proof Vegan Products
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Korenn Rachelle

Heart and Breast Health On a Raw Vegan Diet
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Kristel de Groot

How to Live Your Super Life
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Kristin Lajeunesse

Lessons in Growing a Business From a Former Broke Vegan Influencer
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Kristy Lewis

Keeping it Real: How to Prevent Burnout
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Lana Weidgenant

How to Advocate Effectively in International Processes
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Laura Jackisch

Cultivated Meat: A Kinder Future for Protein
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Lauren Mee

How to Use Your Skills to Help Animals
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Lauren Picasso

Building a Business with Impact
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LaVonna Shannon

5 Steps to Transition to a Vegan Lifestyle
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Leah Bessa

Biotechnology's Role in Closing the Nutritional Gap for Women
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Leigh Dorough & Charlotte Wienckoski

Luxury Doesn't Have to Be Cruel
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Leslie Bridger

Reclaim Your Divine Power Before You Die
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Liat Solomon

A Woman in Business
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Lindsay Rider

Building Your Communication and Resilience Strategy Toolbox
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Lisa A. Smith, MBA

Increasing Client Compliance as a Plant Based Health Coach
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Luiza Villela

Diffusion in Food: How Certain Foods Become Popular
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Madeline Salamon

Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship
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Maija Itkonen

Rethinking the Future of Food
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Maite "May" Grisard

Transforming an optimistic vision of the future into edutainment
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Mamta Reid

Vegan for Carnivores
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Mandy Ross

How to Bend Your Body And Brain for Limitless Living
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Marcia Condoy Truyenque

Rights of Animals through Rights of Nature in Latin America
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Margaret Coons

From farmer's market to national retail without compromising integrity
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Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca

Motherhood and building a company
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Maria Cebrian

The impacts of the supplement industry on animals and the environment
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Marie Gibbons

(Wo)man-made meat: thriving in the male-dominated cultivated meat space
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Maya Madsen

Black in Business - From Bootstrapping to the Boardroom
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Mehek Khera

Vegan Indian cooking
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Melissa Sundermann, DO, DipABLM

Optimizing Well-Being Through the Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
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Micha Goebig

Leading With Confidence in a Male-Dominated Industry
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Michal Lissauer

How to Help Your Body When You Are 40 and Above
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Michelle Wolf

Creating Plant-Based Seafood That Appeals to Restaurants and Consumers
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Dr. MOE

Food as a Pillar
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Monica Stevens

Farm Sanctuaries: What About the Animals?
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Morgan Lerner & Annie Slabotsky

Building a Brand to Last
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Nadia Ellis

From Academia to Vegan Italian Chef: Who Would Have Thought?
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Neeru Ravi

Elevating Alternative Proteins: Strategies for Mainstream Success
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Nicholle Daniels

A Heavy Mind Leads to a Heavy Body
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Nicola Kagoro

African Veganism
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Nicole Centeno

Plant-Based, Not Pills: Education, Innovation, and Solutions for Women's Wellbeing
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Nicole Rawling

Next-Gen Materials for the Fashion, Automotive, and Home Goods Industries
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Nika Moeini

Breaking Down Silos: Lessons From Connecting the Food and Climate Worlds
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Nina Jackel

How to Become A Nonprofit Entrepreneur
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Nisha Melvani

Cooking Vegan for a Family
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Noa Weiss

AI-Powered Veganism
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Nora LaTorre

The School System: The Power of the Largest Restaurant Chain in America to Transform Food
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Palak Patel

Diversity, Culture, and Taste
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Patrícia Andrade Varela Favano

Veganism, Animal Rescues, and life Lessons
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Paula González Carracedo

Communication Matters: PR Strategies for Vegan Companies
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Phoenix Rising

Healing Generational Trauma Through Veganism
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Poornima Luthra

From Plant to Planet: Nudging us Towards a Plant-Based Lifestyle
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Rachael Brown

Strategies for Transitioning to a WFPBNO Diet
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Rafaella Fontes

How to Get an Initial Call With a Foodtech VC: Behind the Scenes of a Deal Flow Process
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Rasheena Kyler

How to Serve Your Community Through Life Changing Partnerships
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Rebecca Mink

Fashion Facts and Future
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Renee Dunn

Starting an International, Transparent Supply Chain
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Rhyan Geiger

Integrating Veganism into Mainstream Media Outlets
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Rini Greenfield

Redesigning the Food System with Intelligence
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Ryan Gill

Being Successful in Business
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Sadrah Schadel

Cleaning Up: How Simple Ingredients are the Key to Category Revival
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Sally Malanga

Transitioning to Vegan Beauty and Supplements
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Samantha Derrick

Paving Plant-Based Pathways: Empowering the Next Generation of Food System Leaders
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Samantha Edwards

How a Healthy Lifestyle Provides Freedom and Impacts Outcomes
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Sara Polon

Adding True Value to the Supply Chain
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Sarah Anyieth

Vegan and Inclusive Desserts
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Sarah Bowen

How to Be Successful by Being Strange
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Sarah-Marie Cole

Don't fear the fungi! A crash course in "mushroom meat."
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Sarah Syed

A Gen Z Perspective on the Future of Food, Technology, and Climate Change
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Sarah Wright

Reconnecting to Our Food
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Sascha Camilli

Catwalk Rebel: Fashion as a Tool for Activism
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Savannah Pagnozzi

What "No" Really Means
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Shabnam Islam

Health and Fitness: Plant-Based Solutions for Peak Performance at Any Age
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Shannon Cosentino-Roush

Women and the Future of Sustainable Food Systems
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Shannon Dickerson

Grassroots Activism: Education, Policy and Community Action
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Shraddha Bhansali

Building a Truly Global Vegan Startup
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Stephanie Lind

Making Your Mission into Money: How to Change the World
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Susan Hargreaves

Compassionate Education for All
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Susan Payne

The Impact of Women in The African Business Revolution
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Dr. Tamara Beckford, MD

Self Care: The Tool Your Need to Reduce Burnout
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Tamara Marie

Regulate Hormones, Increase Energy, and Thrive on a Vegan Diet
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Tawana Chérie Miller

My Son & Autism: How I Gave up Dairy and Changed the Trajectory of My Life
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Taylor Sparks

The Care And Feeding Of Your Yoni
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Theresa Lieb

Retail and Foodservice Strategies That Can Change Mainstream Eating Habits
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Tiara Burtin

Reclaiming the Body After Sexual Trauma
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Tracey Kleber

Letting Your Passion Inspire A New Chapter in Your Life
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Vanessa Shakib

Winning the Case for Animals
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Venus Sublime

The Unhealthy Vegan Trap
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Victoria Moran

Compassionate Dining: A Cultural History
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Wendy Ekua "W.E." Da'Cruz

Women Beyond Borders
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One (Wo)man's Trash is Another Woman's Treasure: The Future of Food is Upcycled
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The Future of Fermentation is Female
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Health & Fitness: Plant-Based Solutions for Peak Performance at Any Age
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Feminism in Business
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Why We are Considered a Moralized Minority and How We Can Shift Public Perception
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I Want to Be Vegan But I Really Love Meat: Can Cultivated Meat Be the Solution?
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The Future of Cultivated Foods
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Advocacy Matters: Using Our Voices to Influence Food Options
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How to Approach Vegan First-Timers and Get Them to the Plate
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LEAP: Inspiring the Next Generation of Vegan Changemakers
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The Future of Travel is Vegan
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Is the Future of Food Upcycled?
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Is Alt Meat Dead?
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Building a Healthy Relationship With Food
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Food as Medicine for Disease Prevention and Healing: A Clinical & Patient Perspective
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Women in Canadian Food Innovation
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Building a More Diverse and Equitable Vegan Movement
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Vegan Media
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"Artivism" for a Vegan World
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Raising Capital for Startups
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Mobilizing Your Brand Followers as Investors
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Commercializing Luxury Vegan Fashion
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Sprouting Life: How a Passion for Plants Can Heal the Healer
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Vegan Dining is Growing. Now, What Do We Do?
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Plant-Based Innovation Investing in 2023 and Beyond
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Building a Collaborative Culture in Your Organization
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A Scientific Recipe for Creating Vegan Food That Can Change the World
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Health & Fitness: Plant-Based Solutions for Peak Performance at Any Age
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Going Green While Being Black
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The Future Leaders of Food-Tech and Alternative Protein
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Transcending Vegan Fashion: Taking Things Mainstream
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Vote For the Speakers and Panels You Want to See at The Vegan Women Summit 2023 in New York City

Speakers:

Ahrum Pak

Alba Chang

Alessandra Taylor

Alicia Long

Allison Penner

Almira Tanner

Angela Flatland

Angela Yvonne

Ania Lees

Anita Krajnc

Anne Palermo

Ashley Sacks

Asia Bribiesca-Hedin

Audrey Lawson-Sanchez

Auriane Borremans

Chef Babette Davis

Betsy Craig

Britty Mann

Brooke Brimm

Brooke Haggerty

Carissa Kranz

Carly Dubery

Carolina Sampaio Machado

Carolyn Renée Morris

Carrie P. Freeman

Charolyn "Coach Shay" Mosley

Chiara Chianese

Chloe Sweden

Crystal Heath, DVM

Cyd Notter

Darlene Hawley

Deborah Blum

Dr. Debra Shapiro, MD

Deniz Ficicioglu

Diana Licalzi

Dinie van den Heuvel

Dominique Side

Elizabeth Novogratz

Elizabeth Fisher

Ellen Kanner

Elysabeth Alfano

Emilia A. Leese

Emily Griffith

Farah Amber Hayat

Fengru Lin

Frances Micklem

Fredrika Syren

Fumo Tsukamoto

Giulia Marzetti

Hema Reddy

Hira Chowdhary, MPH

Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, MD

Ina Maria Toncescu

Indy Kaur

Inja Radman

Ivette Obregon

Dr. Jacqueline M. Guerrero, MD

Dr. Janel Gordon, MD

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Janine Smalls & Lanise Herman-Thomas

Dr. Jeanette Fielding

Jen Du Plessis

Jen Huether & Priya Rao

Jennifer Barckley

Jennifer Estevez

Jennifer Horvath

Jenny Goldfarb

Jessica Karwat

Jo-Anne McArthur

Joanna Benadrete

Joanna Bromley

Joyce Tischler

Julia Gaydina

Julia Stamberger

Dr. Justyna Sanders, MD

Karuna Rawal

Kasia Makowska

Kate Dugan