Tomi Makanjuola is an award-winning food blogger and chef. She runs The Vegan Nigerian, a platform dedicated to making Nigerian cuisine and the vegan lifestyle accessible to members of her community and beyond. Tomi is passionate about sharing her knowledge through workshops, cookbooks, and online content. She is the author of Vegan Nigerian Kitchen.

Laura Carney is a writer and magazine and book copy editor in New York. She's been published by the Washington Post, the Associated Press, The Hill, Runner's World, Good Housekeeping, Upworthy, The Fix, and other places, and has written a book about finishing the bucket list of her late father, who was killed by a distracted driver.

Jason Bolalek is the founder of Destination Liberation, a Vermont-based animal rescue organization, dedicated to rescuing male calves from dairy farms (who are seen as mere waste products in the dairy industry) and finding them forever homes

Kerstin Brueller is a vegan animal rights and liberation activist focusing on online activism. She is also a writer, content creator, illustrator, and graphic designer from Vienna, Austria.

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Chris Fuller-Wigg is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Austin Farm Sanctuary. He is also the VP of Services for Motiv, a SaaS implementation company. Over the last 5 years, in addition to working at Motiv and building a life with his wife Angela, Chris has worked to build Austin Farm Sanctuary from a 1/2 acre micro-sanctuary to the blossoming non-profit it is today.

Olivia DiNardo is the founder of Sowa Goat Sanctuary, a nonprofit located in Harvard, MA that provides lifelong holistic care to abused, neglected, orphaned, and slaughter-bound goats in need of a safe haven.

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Rachael Brown earned a plant-based nutrition certification and food and sustainability certification from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell. After being diagnosed with high cholesterol in her late 20s, she discovered The China Study and transitioned her family to the whole-food, plant-based, no-oil (WFPBNO) lifestyle, and her cholesterol immediately dropped 50 points. She has been an adjunct professor in nutrition and wellness, a certified yoga and Pilates instructor, and a licensed massage practitioner. Learn more at www.forforkssakebook.com

Cyd Notter is a graduate of the Center for Nutrition Studies, a certified instructor for The Starch Solution and other dietary courses, a past newspaper columnist, and the author of the award-winning book The Plan A Diet: Combining Whole Food, Plant-Based Nutrition with the Timeless Wisdom of Scripture. Cyd offers personal nutrition coaching and speaks at various Veg Fests and local groups. Connect with her at cydnotter.com.

Damien Clarkson is the Co-Founder of THE PACK, a food technology startup making healthy and nutritious plant-based dog food. He previously Co-Founded Vevolution a leading technology platform for the plant-based business community where he is still a board member.