“The Conscious Groove” Shakti Naam Yoga & Live Music

Live Music Shakti Naam w/TCG

https://www.theconsciousgroove.com/

Mind Body Space – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Agnes Muljadi – Wellness Coach, Public Speaker, Plant-Based Advocate, Vegan Ballerina

Ballet Dancer – Athlete Panel

Plant-based lifestyle for athletes

http://www.artsyagnes.com

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Agnes Muljadi is a Los Angeles based vegan ballerina, wellness coach, plant-based advocate, public speaker and social media influencer. Known as @artsyagnes with over 500,000 Instagram fans, Agnes’ plant-based journey began in 2014 after she discovered a rapidly growing breast tumor. Within a year after her diagnosis, Agnes radically changed her diet and lifestyle to begin transforming her health from within.

Through her holistic wellness platform and coaching practice, Agnes continues to empower and educate people to take charge of their health and transform their life by adopting a plant-based diet and sustainable lifestyle.

Agnes has received extensive media coverage for her diverse talents. She has been featured in numerous publications including Dance Magazine,  Huffington Post and SheKnows. In 2018, Agnes was named one of 75 Prominent Influencers by Thrive Global.

In addition to her work as a coach, public speaker and influencer, Agnes is also a classically trained dancer at Julia Bourlina Classical Ballet in Studio City, CA.

Alarma

World Music

https://www.alarmaband.com

Main Stage – 2:35 PM to 3:20 PM

Alarma is a world music indie band blending music styles. Danceable, melodic and sending out a positive message, the group was formed in Lincoln Heights, California. Known for their unique sound and high-energy live performances, the band incorporates styles in Cumbia, Reggae, Ska, African, Middle Eastern, and Flamenco.

Alarma has been interviewed on LA’s KPFK and has been played on a number of radio stations across the country. They have played many battle of the bands finals, several festivals all over California, large city community concerts and a few colleges/universities.

With a live performance on Fox 11’s Good Day LA and their most recent self-released full-length album “World Ignition”, this LA band is taking their sound out to the world.

Alarma

World music rock and ska!

http://alarmaband.com

Main Stage – 1:15 PM to 1:50 PM

Alarma is a world music indie rock band blending music styles. Danceable, melodic and sending out a positive message, the group was formed in Lincoln Heights, California. Known for their unique sound and high-energy live performances, the band incorporates styles in Cumbia, Reggae, Ska, African, Middle Eastern, and Flamenco.
Alarma has been interviewed on LA’s KPFK, KillRadio and has been played on a number of internet radio stations across the country. They have played the Gorilla Music Battle of the Bands finals, the Lummis Day Festival in Los Angeles, large city community concerts (including Pershing Square) and colleges/universities.
With a self-titled EP, a live performance on Fox 11’s Good Day LA, and their most recent self-released full-length album “World Ignition”, this LA band is taking their sound and message out to the world!

Alessandra Taryn

PCRM Spanish Language Cooking Demo

– 12:00 PM to 12:20 PM

Alessandra Taryn is a film student from the San Fernando Valley, CA whose encounter with veganism sparked an interest in educating and spreading the vegan message through her video and photography projects online. Alessandra blogs on Instagram and makes YouTube videos promoting a cruelty-free, plant-based lifestyle.

Alexandra Paul Wellness Coaching – Health coach, actress, activist,

Actress, Health Coach, Activist

Health Panel Co-Host

http://AlexandraCoaching.com

– 2:05 PM to 2:10 PM
– 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

ALEXANDRA PAUL BIOGRAPHY

Alexandra is an actress  and certified health coach. She has starred in over 75 films and television shows and is most known for her 5 year stint on the international hit tv show Baywatch. This year, she stars in the second season of the web series Mentor, for Logo.com.

Alexandra is a Boston Marathon and Ironman triathlon finisher. In 2014, she swam 14 miles in an ocean swim race off the coast of Mexico.   Alexandra has been vegetarian since age 14 and is now a vegan.Alexandra has committed civil disobedience about a dozen times at the Nevada Test Site to protest nuclear weapons. . In 2003, Alexandra spent 5 ½ days in jail after peacefully protesting the Iraq War. In 2005, Alexandra garnered worldwide attention when she was arrested for protesting the crushing of GM’s electric vehicle, the EV1.

In 1997, the United Nations commended Alexandra for her environmental activism. In 1999, she won the International Green Cross award. Alexandra was honored by the ACLU of Southern California as their 2005 Activist of the Year for her long history of fighting for the environment, voting rights and non-violence.

She has owned electric cars for 26 years, and will not use any products tested on animals. She has traveled to Nicaragua with a medical aid group, to Sierra Leone for a family planning organization and to South Africa to register voters. She also speaks fluent French, was a certified Emergency Medical Technician for 23 years and registered voters every Wednesday evening for 15 years.  She now volunteers weekly for the vegan meal program Food Not Bombs.

Alexandra wrote, produced and hosted the award winning films JAMPACKED, about the human overpopulation crisis, and THE COST OF COOL, on happiness and materialism.

Alexandra has also personally spoken, classroom-by-classroom, to over 6,000 Los Angeles teenagers on the issue of human overpopulation. Her TEDx talk on overpopulation continues to spread the word. In 1986, she co-founded YOUNG ARTISTS UNITED, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping teenagers in need.

Alexandra’s health coaching business is busy and fulfilling.

Ali Cruddas

Chef / Founder of Bodhi Bowl (in DTLA)

It’s All About the Sauce When Making a Bodhi Bowl

https://www.bodhibowlla.com

Learning Kitchen – 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM

Ali Cruddas is a highly sought after vegan chef in the Los Angeles area. She is the owner and founder of a casual dining restaurant, Bodhi Bowl, which brings delicious, fresh, affordable, vegan faire to the residents and the weekday workforce of Downtown Los Angeles.

Ali is just as at home in her restaurant, as she is in the kitchen as a personal chef, or in a high volume 5-star restaurant.

Her menus are creative and innovative. The common emphasis, wherever Ali’s food is served, is on the people who are enjoying it. She specializes in ingenious ways of meeting special dietary requirements with her fusion of Asian, African, Latin American, Modern European and Classic American cuisine. 

Alicia Silverstone

Actress, Co-Founder of mykind Organics

Vegan Parenting

https://thekindlife.com

Vegspiration Tent – 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM

Alicia Silverstone is likely best known for her generation-defining turn in Clueless. Through film, television and theater, her performances have garnered award and critical praise including Emmy and Golden Globe nominations as well as a National Board of Review award. A dynamic and well-connected fixture in the acting, political, and scientific communities, Silverstone is also a dedicated activist in the health and wellness space. Silverstone chronicled her own journey toward a more conscious way of eating in her first book, New York Times bestseller, “The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet.” Her second book, “The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning,” was released in 2014. Silverstone co-created the mykind Organics vitamin line, which is the first ever food- based, organic, non-GMO vegan vitamin.

All Day Long – Eco-Friendly Crafts, Balloon House, and Chill Out Fort are also part of the fun!

Kids’ Kingdom Activities!

– 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Allison Levitan Face Painting

Face Painting for all ages!

http://www.allisonlevitanfacepainting.com/

– 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Allison has been doing professional face painting since 2009 – Face painting brings out the creative side of kids and adults alike, so she will honor most requests with what the kids want!

Amy Jean Davis – LA Animal Save organizer

LA Animal Save organizer

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

– 2:30 PM to 3:20 PM

Amy Jean Davis has been vegan since 2002. After appearing on American Idol in 2008 as a Top 24 Finalist she moved to Los Angeles from Indiana. She has a micro sanctuary at her home in the valley. She works as Production Manager for Nation Earth, the company that created EARTHLINGS and UNITY documentaries. She is the organizer for LA Animal Save, the Los Angeles chapter of The Save Movement that originated in Toronto, Canada.

Ana Netanel

High Vibe Self Exulted Experience

http://shaktisoundbath.com/

Mind Body Space – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Ana Netanel is a sound healer practitioner, musician, Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher. She has been involved in the healing power of sound for over 20 years. Her classes and workshops are transformational, uplifting, and fun. Ana has shared sound healing with thousands of people. She facilitates Sound Baths at multiple studios , private residences,  festivals, and in her private practice . She also works privately with individuals and small groups.

Andrea Zimmer – Author/Teacher/Mother

WILD AND FREE – VEGAN CHILDREN’S BOOK

http://www.sanctuarypublishers.com

Andrea Zimmer is an elementary school teacher in OC California. Her love for all animals led her to transition to veganism. After having her daughter, Andrea became inspired to work towards creating tools that would help parents introduce young children to the concepts of animal rights, wrong versus right, compassion, and kindness for all.

WILD AND FREE:  A catchy, repetitive rhyming picture book with beautiful illustrations, Wild and Free helps introduce young children to the concepts of wrong versus right when it comes to animal use and exploitation. It also teaches them to extend their care and empathy towards all.
Children will become captivated by the bright imagery of animals they love while examining what it means for them to have a choice in how they interact with and impact others – both nonhuman and human.

Andrew 7 Sealy

Live Light. Shine BRiGHT!

http://andrew7sealy.com

Mind Body Space – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Andrew Sealy is an embodied heart leader, a yoga artist, and a connection catalyst.  He is known for his transformational teachings of self love that remind students of their true power for transformation and embodied purposeful living. Andrew’s creative approach to teaching Yoga as a healing art has earned him the role of guiding celebrity clients, spotlight at conscious music festivals, and the opportunity to lead transformative luxury retreats worldwide.  He is known globally as a mindful life enthusiast and a wellness activist. Andrew embodies prolific knowledge while positively influencing and empowering his students. Andrew Sealy’s teachings aim to answer the question: How can we adapt to create and evolve to sustain? Follow him on Instagram and Facebook or visit his site www.Andrew7Sealy.com to witness his work first hand.

Andrew Sealy

Transform with the Power of Yoga

Vinyasa Flow

https://www.andrew7sealy.com

Mind Body Space – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Andrew Sealy is a connection catalyst, a Yoga artist, and a movement creator. His days are spent traveling to find adventure, practicing to cultivate growth, and constantly absorbing wisdom to creating new experiences that he shares with love to his friends around the world. He finds joy in interviewing Yogis from all walks of life to share their inspiring stories on the Yoga Revealed Podcast.

Angie Sadeghi, MD – Gastroenterologist – Physician – Gastroenterologist

Plant-Based Gastroenterologist

Whole Food Plant Based Diet & the Gut Microbiome

http://drangiehealth.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 4:10 PM to 4:50 PM

Dr. Angie Sadeghi is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a diplomate of the American Board of Gastroenterology, and member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.  She is a weight management specialist, animal lover, vegan, and fitness enthusiast.

Her Newport Beach clinic offers a complete range of services including treatments for digestive, stomach, esophagus, liver, and colon-related illnesses. She has extensive training from the prestigious University of Southern California (USC), and demonstrates exceptional commitment to excellence in treating diseases of digestive tract.

Combining evidence based medicine, her expertise in the digestive system and her passion for physical fitness and nutrition, Dr. Angie has developed a comprehensive approach to helping patients live a healthy life. Dr. Angie is passionate about disease prevention and educating her patients about the health benefits of following a plant based whole foods diet.

Applesandamandas

Goddess

https://youtube.com/c/applesandamandas

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Asher Brown – Commercial Producer, Founder and CEO of Pollution.tv

Locals Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

QandA Hub – 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM

Asher is a longtime vegan and CEO of Pollution.tv, a Los Angeles-based creative agency specializing in the plant-based space. Asher has filmed hundreds of commercials, web videos and social media pieces for a client list that includes most of the top vegan brands and animal rights nonprofits in the country.

Asher Brown – CEO Pollution.tv

Plant based director and producer

Get Involved L.A!

http://pollution.tv

Vegspiration Tent – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Asher Brown is the founder of Pollution.tv, a mission-driven video, social media and influencer content agency based in Los Angeles. Asher and his team have led the digital media and content initiatives for hundreds of leading tech, food and plant-based brands, helping them navigate the digital media landscape to grow their supporters, customers, and revenue. Asher frequently speaks about the power of digital media and social networking to drive social change at events like National Animal Rights Conference and others, and is also co-founder of the dairy-free athlete non-profit Switch4Good. You can find him on Instagram at @SmasherBrown

Audrey Dunham

Plant Based Sports/Nutrition Specialist

Versatile Meatballs Everyone Will Love

http://audreydunham.com

Learning Kitchen – 1:40 PM to 2:20 PM

Audrey Dunham is plant based and sports nutrition specialist, fitness trainer, and former NPC (National Physique Committee) fitness competitor, yet, a food lover and pastry chef at heart with an amazing blog!  Audrey is also the proud wife of funny man, Jeff Dunham, mama to twin boys and step-mom to three grown girls. Her goal is simplify cooking and baking plant-based foods, while emphasizing the health related benefits. We all deserve to live happy, healthy lives and enjoy delicious food along the way.

In addition to creating a food and health blog, which is a fantastic resource of beautiful recipes, Audrey recently launched a new vegan, gluten-free & non GMO Cookie Kit from Peanut’s Bake Shop. (Peanut is a character in her husband, Jeff Dunham‘s shows, who is a ventriloquist & comedian). 

Badass Vegan – Producer

Proving vegan can be Badass

Vegans are not filling up hospitals

http://www.badassvegan.com

Vegspiration Tent – 4:15 PM to 5:05 PM

BIO

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1977, John grew up in St. Louis, MO. At a young age of 13 John found himself at 315 pounds, but through hard work and dedication he lost the weight and excelled in football and basketball. He continued his streak of athletic excellence throughout his high school and college years in Mc Cluer Senior High in the heart of Ferguson, Mo. and Harris-Stowe State College respectively. Graduating with a Bachelors degree in marketing, he later went on to pursue his MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. John’s education in business coupled with his love for health and fitness gave him the ability to start his venture – Bad Ass Vegan – a health and nutrition company that strives to educate individuals on plant based nutrition. John’s love for his community brought forth the brainchild of “VeganSmart”, a plant based protein shake company with a foundation whose mission is to prevent obesity through education, physical activity and plant based nutrition. He is really excited about his upcoming documentary “Hungry For Justice” in which he is teaming up with Keegan Kuhn… maker of Cowspiracy and What The Health which focused on the negative impacts of raising animals for food on the environment and people’s health. The goal with their new documentary film is to speak about food injustice through the lens of Hip Hop.

Basic Vegan Bitch

Healthy Lifestyle Advocate

https://basicveganbitch.tumblr.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Jeanette Kozlowski is best known by her alter ego Basic Vegan Bitch on Instagram & YouTube. BVB helps inspire young women to make healthier lifestyle choices through a plant-based life. BVB hosts healthy eating challenges that provide community encouragement and support for participants.

Bearlestial

Deep House Yoga Vibes

DJ

https://soundcloud.com/bearlestial

Mind Body Space – 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM

Bianca Taylor – Fitness coach and Social media influencer

Vegan for the animals, & the booty gains

Vegan Fitness Q&A

http://www.biancataylorfitness.com

Vegspiration Tent – 4:15 PM to 5:05 PM

My name is Bianca Taylor, and I am a certified personal trainer, also certified in plant-based nutrition. I went vegan in 2014, after competing in back to back bikini bodybuilding competitions and struggling with anorexia.

Growing up I was a competitive dancer and often struggled with my body image. I’ve always had a curvy structure and would feel insecure about my body because of the constant push from the media to be thin. I wad self-conscious about my hips and thighs and lack of abdominal muscles.

When I was 19 I decided to start weightlifting and eating healthier. My first trainer put me on a basic “chicken and broccoli” style diet and showed me my way around the weight room. I still wasn’t getting the results I desired, so I decided to prep for a bikini competition. I thought the strict structure and timeline would push me to take my body to the next level. I ended up on a low-carb diet for months, all through my bikini competition prep. After weeks of low carb dieting, I would compete in my bikini competition with a super low body fat percentage. As soon as I would step off stage, I would binge on fast food, sweets, and everything that I had restricted myself from for weeks. The binge would physically make me sick and next day I would feel extremely guilty and go back to my very strict low-carb diet, that left me hungry, unhappy, and unenergized. This unhealthy cycle of starve and binge became routine for me and warped my concept of food more and more. My weight fluctuated throughout the bikini prep seasons, and I didn’t have any idea how to have a healthy and fit lifestyle that I could maintain year round.

I thought that the only way to be lean and fit was to eliminate carbs, since that is what the diet and fitness industry advertises.

After competing in my last bikini competition, I fell into a deep depression and struggled to have any type of normal relationship with food. I was down to nearly 100 lbs, where as my normal weight was around 125-130 lbs. I had lost a lot of muscle mass that I had worked so hard for. I was terrified of carbs and fats, and stuck to eating a minuscule amount of chicken and veggies.

One day while cooking chicken, I looked down at my puppy and had a realization that changed my life. I suddenly lost my appetite and began researching a plant-based diet. I was shocked by all of the information I can across about the agriculture industry. I went vegan that day and decided to dive into learning about plant-based nutrition. I learned that carbs weren’t the enemy, and that you can have a delicious and flexible lifestyle while working towards your goals.

I studied plant-based nutrition via eCornell alongside personal training from ISSA, so that I could help other people who wanted to have a healthy, vegan lifestyle and get fit. Over the past few years, I had trained with and alongside Olympians and professional bodybuilders, professional mixed martial artists, and other specialists that have also taught various train methods.

Since going vegan, I have gained much muscle and healed my relationship with food. I no longer stress over carbs but rather utilize them to fuel workouts. I spend my energy helping others and promoting something I am so passionate about. I never thought that plant-based diet would allow me to overcome anorexia, but it did. It’s made me stronger and healthier than ever, and taught me REAL nutrition.

I did have to unlearn what I thought I knew about dieting for fitness, but 4 years later, I can gladly say it has been the best decision of my life.

Billy Hulting

VegFest Festival Director

http://billyhulting.com

Bobby Sud – Cinematographer (NationEarth) Photographer (LA Animal Save)

Animal Rights Filmmaker & Activist

Get Involved

Vegspiration Tent – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Bobby Sud is a producer, director, and cinematographer currently working with “NationEarth” (Shaun Monson), and a photographer for LA Animal Save.

Bobby’s “vegan” life began 3.5 years ago, weighing around 280-290lbs and suffered from type2 diabetes, high blood-pressure, high cholesterol, etc.  His brother Adam invited him to move to LA (from Austin) to live with him and adopt his vegan lifestyle.  In only 6 weeks Bobby had completely reversed and cured his type2 diabetes, high blood-pressure and cholesterol, and has currently lost 100 lbs.  It wasn’t until he decided to try his hand at activism that he was able to find his true calling.  Bobby majored in “Environmental Filmmaking” at Savannah College of Art & Design, so a friend of his, John-Pierre (a vegan trainer and activist) introduced him to Shaun Monson and thats how his life as a vegan activist began.

Brian Turner – Vegan Physique Competitor

Thick Solid Tight

Athlete Panel

https://www.youtube.com/user/HumerusFitness

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

QandA Hub – 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM

My name is Brian Turner and I’m an 9 year natural vegan bodybuilder who’s here to relate, teach a bit and have fun with you guys through my videos!

I live in San Diego, California and was born on September 23, 1992!

I’m here to teach you from all that I’ve learned from being a bodybuilder and lifting (with leg day days) for over 9+ years, as well as being certified for 4+ years. No BS here just straight knowledge from myself to you, feel free to ask questions you’d like me to make videos to!

For business inquires/booking e-mail humerusfitness@gmail.com

Check me out on instagram @thicksolidtight

Caitlin Shoemaker

Photo & Video Creator + Recipe Developer

http://frommybowl.com/

Learning Kitchen – 12:20 PM to 1:10 PM

Caitlin Shoemaker is a recipe developer, content creator, and food stylist who is passionate about living a healthy and ethical lifestyle. Through simply delicious recipes and easy-to-follow tips, Caitlin aims to make a plant-based lifestyle accessible and attainable for everyone. Through her Instagram account, recipe blog, and YouTube channel, Caitlin has amassed an audience of over half a million users in just over two years of content creation. In her free time, you’ll most likely find her flowing on her yoga mat, doodling in her bullet journal, or eating almond butter off of a spoon.

Cam F Awesome – Panel Moderator

Words That Pack a Punch

Emcee

https://www.celebritysportsspeaker.com

Vegspiration Tent – 4:15 PM to 5:05 PM

National Champion Boxer, 2x Olympic Trials Champion, Multi-Time national champion, captain of the USA National Team, keynote speaker, standup comic,

Captain Paul Watson – Founder, President, and Executive Director

Marine wildlife Conservation Activist

N/A

http://www.seashepherd.org/

Vegspiration Tent – 2:15 PM to 3:10 PM

Captain Paul Watson is a marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist. Watson was one of the founding members and directors of Greenpeace. In 1977, he left Greenpeace and founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. A renowned speaker, accomplished author, master mariner, and lifelong environmentalist, Captain Watson has been awarded many honors for his dedication to the oceans and to the planet. Among many commendations for his work, he received the Genesis Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998, was named as one of the Top 20 Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century by Time Magazine in 2000, and was inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame in Washington D.C. in 2002. He was also awarded the Amazon Peace Prize by the president of Ecuador in 2007. In 2012, Captain Watson became only the second person after Captain Jacques Cousteau to be awarded the Jules Verne Award, dedicated to environmentalists and adventurers.

Carey Kidd – Vegan Powerlifter

Vegan Powerlifter and Advocate

Vegan Nutrition and Powerlifting

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 5:00 PM to 5:40 PM

Mind Body Space – 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM

Carey Kidd is a powerlifter and has been vegan since birth. Growing up in the South, his vegan diet was tested constantly through societal and cultural southern norms, but he held true to his values, proving that you can be a healthy, athletic vegan even in the face of adversity. Now as a father and family man, Carey is striving to spread the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle while with others, while also focusing on improving his own fitness to best represent the vegan strength-building community. Carey is the COO of Tru Supplements and an ambassador for Switch4Goood and the Vegan Strong team.

Carrie LeBlanc, M.A. – Founder and Executive Director of CompassionWorks International

Executive Director, CompassionWorks Intl

Taking down Ringling: effective animal advocacy

http://www.cwint.org

QandA Hub – 2:30 PM to 3:20 PM

As the Founder and Executive Director of CompassionWorks International, Carrie works diligently to improve and enhance the techniques and strategies in the animal advocacy movement. Her leadership has led to the demise of circuses and circus performances, and helped to change hearts and minds with regard to issues of animal captivity and trophy hunting.

Prior to founding CWI, Carrie worked alongside many notable organizations including Compassion Over Killing, FARM, and Darwin Animal Doctors, and was the first-ever Director of Operations for Mercy For Animals. As a recognized expert in the fields of nonprofit management and fundraising, Carrie has successfully raised millions of dollars for charity work, helped to restructure and stabilize numerous nonprofit organizations, and has consulted for or advised over a dozen nonprofits focused on animal protection.

An animal activist from a young age, Carrie became vegetarian shortly after graduating from high school and went vegan twenty years later after learning of the tragic plight of male chicks hatched into the egg industry. A year after becoming vegan, Carrie founded Go Vegan USA, a project focused on community-based activism, and ran the founding chapter in Santa Barbara, California. Amongst other activities, Carrie co-founded the Animal Rescue Fund of Santa Barbara, has been a board member on her local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and has published several articles related to veganism, nonprofits, and fundraising.

Carrie holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology and a master’s degree in art history both from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is a published art historian. She currently lives in Henderson, Nevada where she enjoys spending time with her husband and two rescue dogs.

Cena Vegan

Authentically Flavored Plant Based Meats

South of the Border with Ceña Vegan

http://cenavegan.com

Learning Kitchen – 12:00 PM to 12:40 PM

Mike Simms, Carmen Santillan and Gary Huerta are health-conscious foodies who founded Cena Vegan, a company with 66% Latin American ownership; thus, they know what authentic Latin American flavors should taste like! As more people aspire to live a happier existence by their lifestyle and food choices, they are committed to the idea that by choosing Cena Vegan’s vegan meat products, there is no compromise or sacrifice in flavor.

Cena Vegan has become one of the most popular food vendors at many festivals in Southern California; notorious for the longest lines!  Now that their products are available in retail stores in Central and Southern California and can be shipped to California, Arizona and Nevada, people can make their favorite South of the Border meals at home using their Pollo Asada, Carne Asada, Al Pastor & Gluten-Free Barbacoa as a base.

These vegan meat products taste like home cooking, because they are home cooking. The flavors are crafted from family recipes that helps the home chef create authentic, home-cooked meals, with meatiness minus the guiltiness that is good for you and the planet.

At Cena Vegan, their guiding principles focus on contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable environment. They are always looking for solutions that are best for the environment, even if it costs them a little more such as compostable packaging, environmentally friendly business practices and using production materials that are locally sourced. 

Cena Vegan see the big picture which exemplifies what it means to think bigger than short-term gains. 

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CHEF AJ – TELEVISION HOST

She makes healthy taste delicious!

http://chefajwebsite.com/

– 10:55 AM
– 12:00 PM to 12:40 PM
– 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which airs on Foody TV. With her comedy background, she has made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and more. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from a junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body
Based in Los Angeles, Chef AJ teaches a monthly sold-out seminar featuring cooking instruction, nutritional science and song parodies, all delivered with comedic panache. Never content to leave her audience with mere “just do it” advice, she teaches how to create meals to transform their health, how to deal with cravings and food addiction and addresses the emotional side of eating. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, which has helped hundreds of people achieve the health and the body that they deserve.
Chef AJ was the Executive Pastry Chef at Santé Restaurant in Los Angeles where she was famous for her sugar, oil, salt and gluten free desserts which use the fruit, the whole fruit and nothing but the whole fruit.
Chef AJ is also creator of Healthy Taste of LA and the YouTube cooking show The Chef and the Dietitian, and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. Chef AJ holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell University and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Chef Babette

Chef, Fitness Expert & Author

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel

http://www.chefbabette.com

– 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
– 2:20 PM to 3:10 PM

Chef Babette – Chef

Vegan Chef

https://www.chefbabette.com

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Chef Babette is a world-class healthy chef, fitness enthusiast, and motivational speaker. She runs a successful restaurant, Stuff I Eat, and has a loyal fan base via social media outlets while participating in health summit events around the country. Now at age 68, she  is a force of nature who seems to be able to do it all.

Chef Babette has appeared in several television shows including, The Chew, the HBO hit comedy series Insecure, Channel 7’ Eye On L.A., the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family and The Know It All Guide To… Nuts airing on the FYI channel.

Chef Babette’s life journey has been filled with challenges and opportunities. As a child she was a product of sexual molestation, diagnosed with severe asthma and suffered with many digestive related disorders. As an adult, the native of Los Angeles, was once addicted to crack cocaine, and lived through physical, and verbal abusive relationships. After reading the best seller “Fit for Life” by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, she initiated her journey towards self-healing and eventually turned her life around, mind, body and spirit. She made a conscious decision to eat for the sake of nutrition. Her passion lies in inspiring and exposing individuals who may not otherwise be acquainted with healthier lifestyles due to environmental and economic barriers or the simple lack of knowledge.

Becoming a self taught chemist in the kitchen, perfecting healthy food that taste out of this world allowed her to eat and enjoy the meals she loved without the guilt or associated “diseases” or ailments.

After becoming a Sunday food vendor at the City of Angels Church and Agape Spiritual Center, Chef Babette opened her own restaurant in the heart of downtown Inglewood, California. Opened in 2008, Stuff I Eat, brings much needed healthy soul food to a community that lacked such a culinary jewel.

She continues to fuel her body with the nutrients to allow her to continue the active lifestyle and body she proudly displays. It is her passion to help other embrace health and start today no matter how old you are.

Chef B’s motto “Life is not complete unless you move. Our journeys are constant and our transitions are infinite, our health is merely a vehicle to enjoy all that’s in between.”

Chef Charity Morgan – Plant-Based Plegan Chef

Le Cordon Bleu Plegan Chef: NFL Athletes

How a Plant-Based Lifestyle Contributes to the Performance of NFL Athletes

http://www.chefcharitymorgan.com

Learning Kitchen – 1:20 PM to 2:10 PM

Chef Charity is more than a chef, as many professional athletes will attest. She currently provides vegan meal preparation to several NFL players and was recently featured on ESPN, highlighting her awesome home made meals that have encouraged athletes improve their athletic performance and educate themselves about their overall health.

Chef Charity holds a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and is extremely passionate about health, nutrition and providing a more panoramic view about what it means to live a plant-based lifestyle. Chef Charity is enthusiastic about sharing her culinary expertise with the world. Her dedication to the plant-based lifestyle, healthy living and commitment to education about food and nutrition, provide her with an unwavering motivation to teach others bringing happy and healthy families to the table.

As a lover of food, and a self-proclaimed foodie, her goal is to assist people in making an easy transition from animal products to well-balanced plant-based meals. She does this by providing nutrient rich and savory, easy to follow recipes, along with education about what the benefits of an organic, non-GMO, plant-based lifestyle has on the body and overall well-being.

Although Chef Charity has well over 15 years of experience, her calling to become a plant-based chef followed from her family’s own transition, which when paired with her affinity to be creative and cook, this became the driving force propelling her calling to become a plant-based, vegan and transitional chef.

Chef Charity Morgan – Plant-Based Plegan Chef

Le Cordon Bleu Plegan Chef: NFL Athletes

How a Plant-Based Lifestyle Contributes to the Performance of NFL Athletes

http://www.chefcharitymorga.com

Vegspiration Tent – 4:15 PM to 5:05 PM

Chef Charity is more than a chef, as many professional athletes will attest. She currently provides vegan meal preparation to several NFL players and was recently featured on ESPN, highlighting her awesome home made meals that have encouraged athletes improve their athletic performance and educate themselves about their overall health.

Chef Charity holds a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and is extremely passionate about health, nutrition and providing a more panoramic view about what it means to live a plant-based lifestyle. Chef Charity is enthusiastic about sharing her culinary expertise with the world. Her dedication to the plant-based lifestyle, healthy living and commitment to education about food and nutrition, provide her with an unwavering motivation to teach others bringing happy and healthy families to the table.

As a lover of food, and a self-proclaimed foodie, her goal is to assist people in making an easy transition from animal products to well-balanced plant-based meals. She does this by providing nutrient rich and savory, easy to follow recipes, along with education about what the benefits of an organic, non-GMO, plant-based lifestyle has on the body and overall well-being.

Although Chef Charity has well over 15 years of experience, her calling to become a plant-based chef followed from her family’s own transition, which when paired with her affinity to be creative and cook, this became the driving force propelling her calling to become a plant-based, vegan and transitional chef.

Christina Sewell – PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Activist Panel

Activist Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 4:50 PM

Sr Fashion Campaigner/Blogger @PETA, Self-Proclaimed Veganista, Eternal Optimist. Christina hails from Seoul, South Korea, and is a graduate of American University and an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. She tapped into her passion for spreading the vegan light in 2013, and each day since has only gotten more rewarding. When she’s not brainstorming ways to garner attention for animal issues, you can find her roaming the streets of Los Angeles en route to a great live show, thrift store, yoga class, or vegan noms.

Conscious Chris

Inspiring others to live consciously

http://www.consciouschris.net

– 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Dedicated to spreading the conscious message of the vegan lifestyle, Chris Petrellese [26], currently resides in Los Angeles, CA blogging about veganism and positive living. After going vegetarian 8 years ago and fully vegan 3 years ago, a mental and physical transformation has been born. From the expanding of consciousness to recognize non-human animals as people, to the physical shift of being over weight, sick, and unmotivated, Chris is here to share his Journey.

Conscious Chris

Photographer, Blogger, and Foodie

http://www.instagram.com/consciouschris

Vegspiration Tent – 3:15 PM to 4:10 PM

Dahlia Marin, RD – Plant Based Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist

Plant Based RD, Nutritionist, and Chef

Healing the Gut is Key to Healing the Body

http://MarriedtoHealth.com

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 4:10 PM to 4:50 PM

Dahlia Marin is a Plant Based Registered Dietitian / Nutritionist, who has used food as medicine on a whole food plant based diet for the past 8 years to overcome pre-diabetes, PCOS, GI issues, obesity, and Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism, and have a healthy plant-based pregnancy.  She is passionate about healing the gut, as it is a key to healing the entire body. She uses her own health story and clinical experience working with clients from a multitude of backgrounds and health conditions to get to the root of what ails them, helping to find true healing and well-being.

Dani Rukin

Activist’s Q&A Panel

QandA Hub – 2:30 PM to 3:20 PM

Darbi Gwynn – Actress/Stunt Performer

Actress/Stunt Performer/Animal Activist

On panel

http://imdb.me/darbigwynn

Vegspiration Tent – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Darbi Gwynn is a vegan and animal rights activist who works as an actress and stunt performer. She has made it her mission to normalize Veganism and be a voice for the voiceless. Darbi promotes being vegan as a fun, inclusive lifestyle that can be adopted by anyone.

Darden

Sister band with four-part harmonies

http://www.dardensisters.com

Main Stage – 1:15 PM to 1:55 PM

Four sisters, four-part vocal harmonies, ten musical instruments (and growing) and four prolific songwriters all adds up to – DARDEN! Selah (20), Clarah (19), Havilah (17), and Tabithah (16). Darden is an alternative vocal group from Fullerton, California. As four of six children, the girls began singing at an early age, traveling in an RV across America with their parents.

Soon, the girls began seeking out their own opportunities to develop their talents as singers, songwriters, and musicians. Selah plays the violin and piano. Clarah plays acoustic guitar, bass, piano, and ukulele. Havilah plays guitar, mandolin, and ukulele. Tabithah, the youngest, plays the up-right bass, acoustic bass, electric bass, and ukulele.

Most recently they have honed their vocal style which reflects their influences – a hybrid of Folk, Americana, Pop, Country, and Blue Grass, creating a distinctive original sound dubbed Alternative Americana. With a vocal style reminiscent of The Eagles and the crossover potential of bands like Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, and the The Zac Brown Band, Darden is carving their own lane through the current musical landscape. Their musical statement, built on a foundation of great songs, a down to earth image, and musical talent well beyond their years, is a refreshing antidote to today’s music scene.
The Darden sisters are developing into prolific songwriters with sensitive and thought- provoking lyrics and strong melodies that float through effortless harmonies. The Darden journey is not about fortune or fame, but rather about sharing their love of music.

Dave the Fantastic Magician

Wacky comedy magic for kids!

http://DavidSkale.com

– 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

David could be the BEST magician ever… if only his tricks would work!  But he is great at covering up the mistakes… or so he thinks!  Just when things seem hopeless, the magic works fooling Dave and the kids alike!  Dave’s show is filled with lots of fun, tons of magic, audience participation, and 37 laughs!

Dean Zeller

Intro to acroyoga

Mind Body Space – 3:20 PM to 4:20 PM

DisclosureFest Healing Tent

DisclosureFest Pure Love Santuary

http://DisclosureFest.org

Mind Body Space – 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM

DisclosureFest is Saturday June 22nd at the State Historic Park DTLA and is an initiative and community based nonprofit platform that unites like-minded people in an effort to raise consciousness, education on health and wellness and to create awareness of global environmental and humanitarian initiatives with volunteer based programs. ​

Divine Munchies – YouTuber

Divine Munchies Vegan Eating Show

Divine Munchies

https://www.youtube.com/starseatingshow

Vegspiration Tent – 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM

I’m Divine Munchies.  I like vegan food, lifting weights, and doing yoga.  Check me out on YouTube or Instagram for vegan food shows and yoga/fitness inspiration.

DJ Eddie SALAVATI

The purpose of life is yourself!

Mind Body Space – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

DJ Jamesen Re

All that is Deep & Intelligent

https://soundcloud.com/jamesen-re

Mind Body Space – 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM

DJ Jason Tyler

Deep Funky Chicago House Music

Mind Body Space – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Highly respected for his musicianship, Dj, Trumpeter, and producer, Translucent began in the Midwest’s, vibrant warehouse scene. Although House, Techno, and Jazz have been his guide, his work shows an unconstrained freedom towards music. This modus operandi led him to be one of the innovators of adding live instrumentation while Djing, and being the originator of adding the trumpet to this format.

A full ride Jazz scholarship, brought Translucent to Chicago, where he soon after began Djing, and producing with two turntables, an MPC 2000, and a Martin Committee trumpet. His talent landed him in the studio with pioneering producers Derrick Carter, Glenn Underground, Paul Johnson, which intern, set him on a course spinning world wide.

Staying true to form, his floor moving DJ sets, are never planned out and often infused with improvised trumpet, creating a unique juxtaposition in an original space. Like his Dj sets, his approach to music production, playing the trumpet, and practice sessions all have the same goal he says, “I try and stay fully aware of the moment, while getting completely lost in the feeling”.

Translucent’s unique stylings can be heard on Kompakt, Nervous, and Petfood records. He’s featured on Ultra Majic and has played trumpet on Classic, Hot Creations, and Guidance recordings.

DJ Meliss FX

House Music: Move Your Body!

http://www.synthcity.net

Mind Body Space – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Meliss FX has been DJing, writing music and singing in L.A. and touring around the country for over 10 years. She has never been able to be faithful to one genre as she is passionate about house, bass, jazz, rock and so much more. She finds playing music to fit the mood to be spiritually orgasmic. FX has come full circle and evolved from raves and club days to healthy living and performing at and producing enlightened festivals and events.

DJ Q45

Bass music for the people

Mind Body Space – 3:20 PM to 4:20 PM

Dj woof

DJ music live mixing

https://djwoofevents.com

Mind Body Space – 4:20 PM to 5:15 PM

Born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles in 1990, Isaac Yoon began his interest in DJing from a young age. He surrounded himself with DJs and always had his ears to the newest mixes from his favorite Dance DJs. He got his first gig at an international Halloween party in South Korea. Since then, Isaac has gone deep into the music world and played music at a wide variety of private parties and special events in Southern California, including a residency spot at the famous Los Angeles Artwalk.

Having worked some of Southern California’s most esteemed event planners, Isaac is highly experienced in knowing how to navigate the ever-changing mood of a party, for every age group and any type of party.

DJ Woof

Get ready to move your feet!

Mind Body Space – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles in 1990, Isaac Yoon began his interest in DJing from a young age. He surrounded himself with DJs and always had his ears to the newest mixes from his favorite Dance DJs. He got his first gig at an international Halloween party in South Korea. Since then, Isaac has gone deep into the music world and played music at a wide variety of private parties and special events in Southern California, including a residency spot at the famous Los Angeles Artwalk.

Having worked some of Southern California’s most esteemed event planners, Isaac is highly experienced in knowing how to navigate the ever-changing mood of a party, for every age group and any type of party. Whether it’s rocking the dance floor, or keeping the perfect background music for dinner or cocktail hour, Isaac has done it all. Additionally, Isaac is an accomplished art teacher, and is amazing with kids. Besides doing a large number of weddings and special events, he also is an incredible children’s entertainer.

Isaac also runs a popular YouTube channel under the moniker DJ Woof, which spotlights music from fresh new popular artists that have not hit the mainstream. His motto is to always go above and beyond. Isaac’s music collection contains everything from classics to 80s, 90s, rock, old school, current top 40, hip hop/ R&B and EDM. The study and appreciation of all music is something he has been cultivating for a long time, and it has yet to end.

Dotsie Bausch – Olympic Medalist, Activist, Switch4Good.org founder

Olympic Medalist and Podcast Co-Host

Co Host: Health and Athlete Panels

http://www.Compassion-Champs.org

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 5:00 PM to 5:40 PM

Having made history on the Olympic stage as a badass cyclist, silver medal-winner Dotsie Bausch has taken the next step to confirm that she’s also a badass off the bike. Furthering the message of her powerful and persuasive TedEx Talk, “Olympic Level Compassion,” that led to her selection as one of “The 20 Badass Veg Women Who Are Making History” by ChooseVeg, Bausch launched her non-profit animal protection organization, Compassion Champs, in March of 2017. Never one to shy away from facing staggering odds – just like she did in the 2012 London Games while riding for Team USA, whose unlikely and triumphant story is chronicled in the Netflix documentary “Personal Gold” – her outfit’s latest initiative is the disruption of the dairy milk industry through an Olympic athlete-driven social campaign called Switch 4 Good. The inaugural Switch 4 Good commercial aired on NBC during the 2018 Olympic Winter Games closing ceremonies and also on ABC during the Academy Award’s broadcast. View the commercial at www.Switch4Good.org.

A former world record holder, eight-time U.S. National Champion on the road and track, and a cycling color commentator on television, Bausch was compelled to adopt a compassionate plant-based lifestyle after seeing an exposé about the routine cruelty of factory farming. She trained for and competed in the Olympics on a plant-based diet. Now retired from professional cycling and armed with a degree in Plant Based Nutrition from eCornell University, she speaks passionately around the world as the voice of farm animals, spreading her message about the numerous benefits – humane, nutritional and environmental – of plant-based eating as a lifestyle choice for athletes and non-athletes alike.

DOWN NORTH

Soul Punk band from Seattle

http://DOWNNORTHBAND.COM

Main Stage – 3:50 PM to 4:50 PM

Introducing Live Nation artist Down North, the Seattle based band known for there high energy show, is “the perfect band for your event”!!!

This top act band blends Pop music with hard-edged Soul that sounds like RHCP covering Prince and works the crowd into a frenzy.

Frontman Anthony Briscoe combines his vocal expressions and proudly steals the spotlight with his ballet-trained dancing while psychedelic-jazz guitarist Nick Quiller dominates the fretboard with a limitless imagination. Bassist Brandon Storms blends slap/pop bass lines with deep synth and Drummer Conrad Real glues together a foundation through impeccable groove and powerful chops.

They’re a popular act for colleges and festivals and know how to rock a crowd harder than anyone else.  Perfectly suited for any age group of fans, Down North has 4 national tours and over 1000 shows under their belt and coming off a number of critically acclaimed performances aboard the Rock of Legends Cruise alongside legendary artists such as: Buddy Guy, Roger Daltry, Kansas,  Artimus Pyle, Eric Gales, 38 Special and Foghat. They have opened for critically acclaimed artists such as Snarky Puppy, Emily King, Robert Randolph, E40 and Gym Class Heroes and were a star feature at this years NAMM showcase.

 Below we’ve included video of there latest “JAM IN THE VAN” episode

https://youtu.be/4ypcb7ynzjI

https://youtu.be/q8Ds6i7oWpM

https://youtu.be/YVGQUeKdzNg

If interested please hit us back with a budget that works best for you and lets make some history!!!!

Dr Christian Gonzalez – doctor of naturopathic & functional medicine

Supporting the healing power of the body

Health Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Dr. Christian Gonzalez earned his Bachelor of Science at Rutgers University, where he studied Environmental Business Economics. Although he had planned to pursue dentistry, he was drawn to Naturopathic Medicine and a holistic approach to patient care.

He then completed his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine.He followed that up with a two-year residency position at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, earning a lot of experience in Integrative Oncology.

Dr. Gonzalez believes the body has an innate ability to heal itself when given favorable conditions to thrive. He now works at a holistic and integrative medicine center in West Los Angeles and has just started his own podcast, Heal Thy Self.

Dr. Jennifer Conrad – Paw Project – Veterinarian

Protecting Animals from the status quo

Protecting Animals from the Status Quo

http://pawproject.org

– 3:05 PM
– 11:30 AM to 11:50 AM

Dr. Linda Alvarez – Professor

Vegan People of Color Conference

Animal Rights and Veganism

http://www.veganai.org

Vegspiration Tent – 12:30 PM to 1:20 PM

Linda Alvarez received her Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.A. in International Relations from Claremont Graduate University. She also holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies from California State University, Los Angles. Her scholarly interests revolve around exploring the ways in which underrepresented and marginalized groups interact, challenge and resist dominant structures of power. As a political scientist, she works within the frameworks of comparative political behavior, political psychology, transnational migration, social movements, race and ethnic politics, food politics and the study violence and trauma among underrepresented and marginalized populations.

Her current research includes projects on the political knowledge of Central American migrants in transnational contexts; structural and symbolic violence among Central American farmworkers and slaughterhouse workers in the United States; the role of political threat on the political knowledge and learning of immigrant and African American groups in the United States; inclusivity and intragroup commonality among Afro-Latinos and African Americans in the U.S., and the examination of the role food has played in the imposition and maintenance of systems of power, as well as the resistance to such systems.

Dr. Alvarez is also co-founder of Vegan Advocacy Initiative and the People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy, and Food Justice Conference.

Dr. Neal Barnard – Founder and President of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine

PCRM

Keynote Speaker VegFest L.A. 2017

https://secure2.convio.net/pcrm/site/SPageNavigator/Kickstart/Kickstart%20Forms/21day_vegan_kickstart_la.html

Main Stage – 12:55 PM to 1:05 PM

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM

QandA Hub – 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM

Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of Barnard Medical Center.

Dr. Barnard is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the 2016 recipient of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Trailblazer Award, and has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 18 books, including the New York Times best-sellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today best-seller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.

As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. He hosts four PBS television programs on nutrition and health and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition and research.

Originally from Fargo, N.D., Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee.

Earthling Ed – Animal Rights Activist

Grassroots Animal Rights Activist

How to Create a Vegan World Together

https://www.earthlinged.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM

Ed’s online activism involves creating educational content including street conversations, where he focuses on talking to the public about the morality of eating animals in order to encourage positive discussion and debate. He also produces educational resources in order to help transitioning vegans as well as activists.

He is the co-founder and co-director of Surge, a creative grassroots animal rights organisation that creates and organises demonstrations, outreach events, films and campaigns with a focus on positive community building. In 2016 Surge started the annual Official Animal Rights March and in 2017 they released the documentary Land of Hope and Glory and launched The Big Vegan Activism Van. Ed is also a Save Movement organiser and does public speaking all over the UK.

Ellafacepaint and henna

Vegan children are the future

http://www.facebook.com/ellafacepaint

Ellen Dent – President

Activist, Vegan, Lover of all beings

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel

http://animalalliancenetwork.org

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

1. Co-founder of the 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Animal Alliance Network activist group as part of the Save Movement. She helps organize weekly pig vigils outside of a slaughterhouse near Downtown Los Angeles. She hopes to help raise awareness in her community and around the world about the victims of animal agriculture.

Elysabeth Alfano – Host

Author, Chef, Radio and Podcast Host

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel Host

http://elysabethalfano.com

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 2:30 PM to 3:10 PM

Elysabeth Alfano is a Chicago/Los Angeles media personality. She is a plant-based radio host on WGN Radio, and has a podcast called Awesome Vegans on WGN Radio and and JaneUnChained in which she interviews vegan athletes, celebrities, influencers, musicians, politicians, entrepreneurs and more. She is also the Silver-Chic Chef, creating plant-based recipes and demos on TV (WCIU, WGN), on-line and at VegFests.  Elysabeth is featured on and is an Associate Producer of the upcoming movie, Gray Is the New Blonde which features Elysabeth (and other women) as a pioneer who has gone gray and never looked back.  Elysabeth created and hosted the Chicago TV shows, The Celebrity Dinner Party and Fear No Art and was a contributing author on the book, Slow Food Guide to Chicago: Restaurants, Markets, Bars. She occasionally contributes to VegNews. 

Eye on L.A.’s – Tina Malave – Panel Moderator

ABC7 Eye on L.A. Host

http://www.abc7.com/eyeonla

Vegspiration Tent – 12:30 PM to 1:20 PM

Tina Malave Bio

Emmy Award winning Host and Producer, Tina Malave began her television career in her early 20s when she suddenly became the nation’s “go-to girl” for everything hot happening in Miami. She was in high demand, reporting for WFOR-CBS and WSVN-FOX, as an award-winning morning radio show host and producer for top rated Clear Channel station Y-100, and Miami correspondent for several national entertainment outlets, including multiple shows on E! Entertainment Television. Her wit and intellect also earned her respect as a much sought after writer and producer.

Today Tina brings her many talents to ABC7’s iconic, Eye on L.A. as Host and Senior Producer. Thriving on adventure, Tina loves to uncover new and unique things to see, do and eat throughout Los Angeles, and now she can take viewers along for the ride! In Tina’s words, “L.A. is a city that’s so vast you really have to shrink your focus to be able to see all of its hidden gems. But the gems are endless!”

In November of 2017, Tina changed to a plant-based diet and has made it a point to alter the format of Eye on L.A. to include an equal representation of plant based restaurants.

Gene Baur – Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder

vegan activist best selling author

Living the Farm Sanctuary Life

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/living

– 3:30 PM to 3:45 PM

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Gene Baur has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. Since the mid-1980s, he has traveled extensively, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming and our system of cheap food production.

A pioneer in the field of undercover investigations, Gene has visited hundreds of farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses, documenting the deplorable conditions that exist. His pictures and videos exposing factory farming cruelties have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farm animals.

Gene has also testified in courts and before local, state, and federal legislative bodies, advocating for better conditions for farm animals. His most important achievements include winning the first-ever cruelty conviction at a U.S. stockyard and introducing the first U.S. laws to prohibit cruel farming confinement methods in Florida, Arizona, and California. His efforts have been covered by top news organizations, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, andThe Wall Street Journal. Gene has published two bestsellers, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food (Scribner, 2008) and Living the Farm Sanctuary Life (Rodale, 2015), which he co-authored with Forks Over Knives author Gene Stone. Through his writing and his international speaking engagements, Gene provides simple actionable solutions coupled with a compassion-first approach to help us be the change we wish to see in treatment toward animals and in our food system.

Gene began his activist career selling veggie hotdogs out of a VW van at Grateful Dead concerts to fund farm animal rescues. Today, he serves as president of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, with shelters in New York and California. Providing rescue, refuge, and adoption for hundreds of farm animals each year, Farm Sanctuary shelters enable visitors to connect with farm animals as emotional, intelligent individuals. Gene believes these animals stand as ambassadors for the billions of factory farm animals who have no voice, and he has dedicated his career to advocating on their behalf.

Gene holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge, and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University. In 2015, Gene was granted an Associate appointment in Health, Behavior, and Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this prestigious position, Gene is focused on implementing courses related to evidence-based work on diet and farming as it aligns to Farm Sanctuary’s goals of shedding light on factory farming’s threat to public health, the environment and animal welfare.

Gene Baur – Farm Sanctuary Co-Founder and President

“Conscience of the food movement”

https://www.farmsanctuary.org/

Gene has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. Since the mid-1980s, he has traveled extensively, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming and our system of cheap food production.

A pioneer in the field of undercover investigations and farm animal rescue, Gene has visited hundreds of farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses, documenting the deplorable conditions. His pictures and videos exposing factory farming cruelties have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farm animals, and his rescue work inspired an international farm sanctuary movement.

Gene has also testified in courts and before local, state, and federal legislative bodies, advocating for better conditions for farm animals. His most important achievements include winning the first-ever cruelty conviction at a U.S. stockyard and introducing the first U.S. laws to prohibit cruel farming confinement methods in Florida, Arizona, and California. His efforts have been covered by top news organizations, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. Gene has published two bestsellers, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food (Scribner, 2008) and Living the Farm Sanctuary Life (Rodale, 2015), which he co-authored with Forks Over Knives author Gene Stone. Through his writing and his international speaking engagements, Gene provides simple, actionable solutions coupled with a compassion-first approach to help us be the change we wish to see in the treatment of animals and our food system.

Gene began his activist career selling veggie hot dogs out of a VW van at Grateful Dead concerts to fund farm animal rescues. Today, he serves as president of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, with shelters in New York and California. Providing rescue, refuge, and adoption for hundreds of farm animals each year, Farm Sanctuary shelters enable visitors to connect with farm animals as emotional, intelligent individuals. Gene believes these animals stand as ambassadors for the billions of factory farm animals who have no voice, and he has dedicated his career to advocating on their behalf. Gene holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge, and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University. In 2015, Gene was granted a faculty appointment in Health, Behavior, and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was recently named one of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100 Givers.

Genesis Butler

My Vegan Journey

Learning Kitchen – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Gianna Klein

My Vegan Journey

Learning Kitchen – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Gianna Klein is a 13 year old girl who cares about animals and contributes time standing up for their welfare. She became a vegetarian when she was 6 years old all by herself and has not stopped caring about animals  since.

GIDON

Reggae Soul Groove

http://gidonmusic.com

Main Stage – 3:55 PM to 4:45 PM

Gidon is fast emerging as one of the brightest new stars on the international reggae circuit. With roots in Israel and the Netherlands, and raised on the sun-kissed coast of Southern California, Gidon’s high-vibe music reflects the diverse, cross-cultural influences that defined his early years. Fusing elements of rock, jazz, soul and old-school Roots Rock Reggae, Gidon creates a sunny, groove-filled sound that is every bit as soulful as the Jamaican legends who inspired him.

After a decade spent playing the clubs of Los Angeles, London and Miami, Gidon’s lush, golden vocals and talent for writing future hits caught the attention of legendary reggae singer Beres Hammond. Gidon spent a week jamming with Hammond in his Miami hotel room, before the ‘King of Lover’s Rock Reggae’ sent him to the island of Jamaica to record his first full-length album with an all-star line-up of the most legendary names in the business.

This gifted musician and singer is equally at home playing sax as he is on guitar, percussion, drums or bass. Gidon recently spent time in Jamaica recording with the high priests of reggae themselves in their legendary Kingston studios. Beres Hammond at Harmony House; legendary rhythm duo Sly & Robbie at Anchor Studio; Clive Hunt at House of Hits. Gidon cut his first single, “Call Me,” which got daily air play on MELLOW FM and IRIE FM, Jamaica’s and the World’s number one radio station. His latest EP release “Rise” (Sept. 2016) has been played on David Rodigan’s BBC 1 radio Xtra and Dennis Bovell’s “Dub on Air” program on SOHO Radio, as well as local L.A. legend Chuck Foster’s “Reggae Central” radio show.

Gidon – Hebrew for Gideon – played the Ostroda Reggae Festival alongside Stephen Marley, Sly & Robbie and Katchafire in 2011; won the Carbondale, Colorado 2012 Mountain Fair Songwriters Competition; and opened the 2013 “Reggae to Reggae” show in Portland, Jamaica.

Gloria Huerta

PCRM Spanish Language Demo

http://huertasalud.com

– 12:00 PM to 12:20 PM

GloriaHuerta transitioned to a 100% vegetarian lifestyle 3 years ago … for me, it was one step at a time.  Now that I look back, I should have sprinted!  It has been an amazing journey. I cannot tell you how much fun eating is now that I have omitted the use of any animals or animal products.  The world is now full of vibrant colors — grocery shopping has taken on a whole new meaning.  I’d like to share my journey with you, tips and recipes, and recommendations.  Stay tuned.

Hace tres años cambie mi estilo de vida a una dieta 100% vegetariana.  Fue la mejor decisión que pude haber hecho.  Ese cambio fue un paso a la vez. Ahora viendo hacía atrás, debí haber saltado!  Mi mundo ha cambiado para bien, ahora lleno de diversos colores y sabores. Me encantaría compartir mi jornada contigo, algunas recetas, recomendaciones y otras cosas.  Así que, bienvenido!

I am now a Food For Life Food Demonstrator with The Cancer Project-Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC.  I serve in the Greater Los Angeles area of California. I teach classes in English and in Spanish. If you are interested, you may contact me via this blog.

Ahora soy una demostradora de preparación de alimentos vegetarianos para el Proyecto del Cancer bajo el Comité Medicos para Medicina Responsable. Doy clases en Inglés y en Español.  Pueden contactarme a través de este blog.

Gloria can be reached at: huertasalud.com and https://mexivegan.wordpress.com

Gregory ‘G-Force’ Scott

Elementally Empower you inner Superhero

Mind Body Space – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Gwenna Hunter – Community Events Coordinator

Celebrating Urban Vegan Pop Culture

Increasing Our Awareness of Animal Consciousness

https://veganoutreach.org

Vegspiration Tent – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

– 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

In 2016, Gwenna went from vegetarian to vegan after watching the video Dairy is Scary. As founder of Vegans of LA, and the Community Engagement & Events Coordinator for Vegan Outreach, Gwenna enjoys bringing people together for social functions designed to create networking, mingling, dating, and a safe, fun space for non-vegans to experience new and delicious foods, while also learning that it’s unnecessary to eat animals

Hannah Grasso

Amba Embodied Movement

Mind Body Space – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Embodied Movement

Happy Healthy Vegan – YouTube Creators & Cookbook Author

Vegan YouTube and Instagram Creators

Thrive Market’s Social Media Panel

http://www.happyhealthyvegan.org

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

– 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Ryan and Anji have been creating vegan focused content as Happy Healthy Vegan since 2013, with a current viewership of over 135 thousand on YouTube, 58 thousand on Instagram, and 24 thousand on Facebook. This over 40 Long Beach based duo have created 700+ videos covering a wide range of topic including plant based news, health and fitness tips, product and restaurant reviews, recipes and vlogs. Anji released her debut vegan cookbook, ‘Keep It Carbed, Baby!,’ in 2016. In addition to vegan outreach, this creative duo also make music under the name of Lovespirals, which is how they began their social media career. They are currently completing their 5th full-length album for release later this year.

Happy Healthy Vegan

Author of ‘Keep It Carbed, Baby!’

http://www.happyhealthyvegan.org

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Los Angeles born Anji Bee is a vocalist, lyricist, podcaster and vidcaster. She and her partner, Ryan, launched the Happy Healthy Vegan channel on YouTube in 2013. The duo also creates music, and has independently released 5 albums and over a dozen singles & EPs since 2001. Anji also hosts one of the longest running music podcasts, The Chillcast, begun in 2005. Anji’s DIY ethic has served her well in today’s digital culture. She conceives, films, edits, and uploads her own unique content to YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, as well the Happy Healthy Vegan website and merchandise shop. She self-released her debut cookbook, ‘Keep It Carbed, Baby!,’ in both digital and print format in 2016. A second vegan cookbook is currently in the works.

Heather Shenkman MD – Cardiologist

Plant-based cardiologist and triathlete

Shenkman

http://www.veganheartdoc.com

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 1:55 PM

QandA Hub – 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM

Heather Shenkman MD FACC is an interventional cardiologist in practice in the Los Angeles area.  Originally from Detroit, she attended medical school at Albany Medical College and completed her internal medicine residency training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her cardiology fellowship training at University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, and her interventional cardiology fellowship training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

While she performs complex angioplasties to open up clogged coronary arteries, she prefers to help her patients reduce their risk of heart disease through a healthy lifestyle, including a plant-based diet and regular exercise, in addition to medication when appropriate.

Dr. Shenkman has followed a plant-based diet for nearly eleven years.  She is an avid athlete, having completed over a hundred events of various distances, from sprint triathlons to Ironman distance triathlons, marathons and ultramarathons, and several hundred-mile century cycling events.

Dr. Shenkman is a strong believer in a plant-based diet for heart health, as numerous studies have demonstrated prevention and even reversal of coronary artery disease. A plant-based diet has fueled her athletic success, and she encourages her patients toward this diet for their own health as well.

She blogs at veganheartdoc.com and can be followed on Twitter at @veganheartdoc.

Helane Marie Anderson/Sacral Sounds

Sound Healer

http://www.sacralsounds.com

Mind Body Space – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Helane Marie Anderson, author and creator of You Are Meant to Sing! 6 Steps to Unlock Your Inner Voice transformational program and book, began singing as soon as she came out of the womb according to her parents. A songwriter trained as both a classical pianist and singer, Helane has extensive experience in the classical music industry as an administrator and eventually became a Sound Healer, reconnecting with her original love of singing and healing work. In recent years, Helane has focused on creating workshops that combine her healing journey and the modalities she has studied into a space that facilitates deep healing and letting go through the voice. She has also produced two sound healing recordings, ELEMENTAL ALCHEMY and PAINTED SOUND: A Journey Through the 7 Chakras, that help to balance the elements and chakras within the body, mind and spirit.

Helane is certified as an Integrative CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner and Massage and Polarity Therapist through the Life Energy Institute/ I.P.S.B, the Institute for Psycho-Structural Balancing in Culver City, CA, with further studies at the Milne Institute in CranioSacral work. Helane holds a certificate in Sound Healing and Therapy from the Globe Institute in San Francisco, CA, has received additional training in sound healing with John Beaulieu and Jamie Bechtold, and is a certified vinyasa yoga instructor.

Helane’s deepest passion is to share her music and help aspiring singers, speakers and seekers get in touch with their voices and transform!

High Carb Hannah – Vegan Social Media

Vegspiration Tent

(TBD)

http://www.rawtillwhenever.com

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Learning Kitchen – 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

Hannah has lost over 70 pounds following a whole foods plant based diet and has shared that entire journey here on her YouTube channel. Her main focus is helping people achieve their best health through both mind and body. She has a focus on eating whole foods, mainly potatoes, rice, beans, and other starches in their least processed state. Hannah makes recipe videos, what she eats videos, and talks about the many other aspects of living a healthy life including positive thoughts, self love, the law of attraction, healthy relationships, motivating yourself, living minimally and doing the best for not only our selves but the environment, animals and people on this planet as well.

iam.vegan.ironman

Vegan Superhero- Iron Man

Ricardo Franco is Latin Dance Performer, Fitness Enthusiast- aka gym freak- and Is the Vegan Iron Man… as in the Superhero from The Avengers… BUT Vegan!! For VegFest, Ricardo will inspire through imagination as he suits up to become Iron Man. It will bring smiles to kids and adults alike and create a picture worthy moment.

Ingrid Newkirk – PETA president and co-founder

We are all animals

We are all animals!

https://www.peta.org/

Vegspiration Tent – 2:15 PM to 3:10 PM

PETA president and cofounder Ingrid Newkirk has led the world’s largest animal rights organization for more than 35 years. Her passion and dedication to making this world a better place for all living beings has inspired countless others to do what they can to help animals.

As PETA’s president, Ingrid has spoken internationally on animal rights issues—from the steps of the Canadian Parliament to the streets of New Delhi, India, and from the drowning tanks of Taiwan to the halls of the U.S. Congress.

Ingrid was born in Surrey, England, and lived in Europe until she was 7 years old, when she and her parents moved to New Delhi, where her father worked as a navigational engineer and her mother volunteered for Mother Teresa and various charities. Ingrid’s early volunteer experiences—packing pills and rolling bandages for people who were suffering from leprosy, stuffing toys for orphans, and feeding stray animals—informed her view that anyone in need, including animals, is worthy of concern.

Until she was 21, Ingrid had given no thought to animal rights or even vegetarianism. In 1970, however, when she and her husband were living in Maryland and she was studying to become a stockbroker, a neighbor abandoned some kittens and Ingrid decided to take them to an animal shelter. This was a life changing-experience for Ingrid and led to her first job working in behalf of animals—cleaning kennels and investigating cruelty cases. Peter Singer’s book Animal Liberation and Ingrid’s experiences in that job and later on—including finding a fox and a squirrel caught in steel traps, finding a pig left to starve on a farm, and inspecting laboratories and circus acts for the government—made her realize that there needed to be an organization like PETA.

Ingrid has also served as a deputy sheriff, a Maryland state law enforcement officer with the highest success rate in convicting animal abusers, the director of cruelty investigations for the second-oldest humane society in the U.S., and the chief of animal disease control for the Commission on Public Health in Washington, D.C.

Under Ingrid’s leadership, legislation was passed to create the first-ever spay-and-neuter clinic in Washington, D.C. She coordinated the first arrest in U.S. history of a laboratory animal experimenter on cruelty charges and helped achieve the first anti-cruelty law in Taiwan. She spearheaded the closure of a Department of Defense underground “wound laboratory,” and she has initiated many other campaigns against animal abuse, including ending General Motors’ car-crash tests on animals.

Since it was founded, PETA has exposed horrific animal abuse in laboratories, leading to many firsts, including canceled funding, closed facilities, seizure of animals, and charges filed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. PETA has also closed the largest horse-slaughter operation in North America, convinced dozens of major designers and hundreds of companies to stop using fur, ended all car-crash tests on animals, cleaned up wretched animal pounds, helped schools switch to alternatives to dissection, and provided millions of people with information on vegetarianism, companion animal care, and countless other issues.

Ingrid Newkirk’s biography shows that she is an abolitionist who remains committed to the idea that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.

It’s Mandarin – Vegan Social Media

Beauty Panel + Q&A Vegan Women

Beauty Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

QandA Hub – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

Amanda has a passion for food and makeup and although a full-time student, she still finds time to share videos and pics of her favorite vegan recipes and makeup products.

J Brave – DJ

Internationally touring artist

http://jbrave.net

Mind Body Space – 2:00 PM to 3:20 PM

J Brave is an artist in action who uses music as a vehicle of service. This former counselor for Homeless and At-Risk youth turned MC & DJ is a on mission to brake walls, and build bridges to bring people together! He is the founder of the internationally renown Hip Hop collective the Luminaries, visionary of Benevolence Festival, and has toured the world spreading messages of peace, love, and unity throughout his travels. His debut solo album “Amethyst” has peeked the ears of global listeners, and the single “Sacred” has gone viral approaching a million video views on Facebook. This multi-talented artist fuses conscious rap and singing lyrics with hard hitting beats to inspire and empower audiences! His live shows can also expand to feature instrumentalists, singers, and dancers to accompany him on stage during his riveting heart-felt performances. He is currently on the production team and a resident DJ for Ecstatic Dance LA, and as a selector seamlessly blends genres while captivating dancers with his diverse soundscape of movement medicine. He strives to use music as a means to express his personal transformation while sharing his stories of resiliency through adversity. He is an avid speaker, and leads workshops & coaching sessions under the theme “Discover Your Sacred Offering.” J Brave is passionate about uplifting the masses, speaking against injustices, and rekindling our connection to nature so we may live in a more loving world.

J Brave feat. Shylah Ray

Plant Based MC & DJ

http://www.JBrave.net

Main Stage – 12:10 PM to 12:50 PM

Beats, rhymes, and life. J Brave’s greatest gift is his ability to bring people together for the common good, and remind everyone of their divine nature. This MC / DJ fuses conscious lyrics with Bass driven tracks to create a unique cacophony of sounds intended to inspire hearts and get people moving! His live shows can also expand to feature instrumentalists, singers, and dancers to accompany him on stage. A former counselor for Homeless and At-Risk youth, he is the founder of the internationally renown conscious Hip Hip collective the Luminaries and has toured the world spreading messages of peace, love, and unity throughout his travels. His debut solo album “Amethyst” has peeked the ears of music lovers, and his single “Sacred” is approaching viral video status. He strives to use music as a tool for transformation while sharing his personal stories of resilience through adversity. J Brave is a shinning example of a person driven to make a difference. Motivated by his own awakening, he is passionate about uplifting the masses, speaking against injustices, and rekindling our connection to nature so we may live in a more loving world.

James Marin – Holistic Registered Dietitian

R.D., E.N.

Health Panel

http://marriedtohealth.com

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

James is a Holistic Registered Dietitian who specializes in using whole plant-foods as a form of medical nutrition therapy. James has used his knowledge of food and the environment to help hundreds of his patients prevent and reverse diseases like Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease, and a variety of gastrointestinal issues. His approach takes into account family, stress, nutrition habits, environment, and work life to come up with a tailored approach for each of his patients.”

Jane Velez-Mitchell – Founder/Editor JaneUnChained.com

Become the Media for Voiceless Animals!

http://JaneUnChained.com

– 3:25 PM

Vegspiration Tent – 2:15 PM to 3:10 PM

Jane Velez-Mitchell – JaneUnChained.com founder/Journalist/Author

Organization Leaders Panel Host

moderator of Animal Rights panel

http://janeunchained.com

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Jane Velez-Mitchell is the founder and editor of JaneUnChained.com, a digital news network focusing on animals rights and the vegan/compassionate lifestyle. #JaneUnChained’s video news feed airs LIVE reports from around the country on facebook.com/JaneVelezMitchell numerous times a day. 

Jane has won four Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting on animal issues. VegNews named her Media Maven of the Year in 2010. In 2013, Mercy for Animals awarded her their Compassionate Leadership Award. In 2014, Jane was honored for fighting animal abuse by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. In 2015, she received the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA‘s 35th anniversary. In 2017, she received Last Chance for Animals’ Sam Simon Award and Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary’s Woodstock Warrior award.

For six years Jane Velez-Mitchell hosted her own show on CNN Headline News, where she ran a weekly segment on animal issues. Previously, Jane reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show Celebrity Justice, where she did numerous stories on animal issues championed by celebrities. 

Previously, Velez-Mitchell was a news anchor/reporter at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York. She is the recipient of a Los Angeles Emmy and a New York Emmy for her reporting. Velez-Mitchell is a graduate of New York University and began her career with reporting stints in Ft. Myers, Florida, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. 

Velez-Mitchell is the author of four books. Her 2014 non-fiction New York Times bestseller, Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias offers a detailed psychological analysis of a salacious trial that gripped the American public. Her other New York Times bestseller is her memoir, iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life. That work received the 2018 Experience, Strength and Hope award from Writers In Treatment. Secrets Can Be Murder delves into the secrecy and deceit embedded in tragic scenarios. Addict Nation: An Intervention for America with co-author Sandra Mohr focuses on our culture’s addictive nature and our obsession with overconsumption. 

Velez-Mitchell directed and produced the documentary Anita Velez: Dancing Through Life which won a Gracie award in 2001. She lives with her partner, Donna Dennison, and their 4 companion animals in Los Angeles. 

Jayde Nicole – Vegan Educator, Environmentalist

vegan, environmentalist, animal activist

egan Recruitment Strategies

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Jayde Nicole is a vegan, environmentalist and animal activist.

Jayde seeks to educate people on the seriousness of protecting our environment, our oceans and the animals we share this planet with. She participates in and organizes beach & ocean clean ups, volunteers at the marine mammal care center, and educates people on how to reduce their impact on our environment through social media.

Jayde created her dog rescue, EDL Foundation in 2013 but her love of all animals has been with her for her entire life. At the age of five she informed her mother in a way only a five year old can do, that she would no longer be eating meat, and so began her path to help as many animals as she could. Her move from small-town Port Perry, Ontario to Los Angeles, California, which is overwhelmed with dog shelters, helped to focus her efforts towards helping dogs. EDL seeks to educate people on pet population control, animal adoption, and proper care. They rescue dogs abandoned and neglected at kill shelters as well as homeless and displaced  pets. EDL rehabilitates these dogs and then helps find them their forever homes.

Jenny Cho – Yoga Teacher

Vocal Yoga

Connecting to Sound Within – Discover Your Voice

http://www.johena.com

Mind Body Space – 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Join me on this journey within–through consciousness of breath, sound and movement–to heal our bodies, minds, souls, spirits.

Joanna Burke (Jojo)

Jojo’s Dance Divas & Dudes

http://jojodd.com

Joanna Burke (Jojo) started dancing at age 3. With the knowledge that ballet is the basis of all dance, she studied at Arizona’s professional ballet company. Jojo very much enjoys tap and hip hop, and has a great passion for jazz and lyrical, including contemporary. She had the opportunity to travel and compete before she began training and working in Hollywood. She is fortunate to have trained and worked with some of the top choreographers from hit television shows. Through apprenticing at a young age, she developed a love for teaching and choreographing for children of all ages. By the age of 17 she was teaching and choreographing professionally, has won several choreography awards and in 2011 started Jojo’s Dance Divas & Dudes. Whether your child participates in dance for fun, exercise, as a creative outlet, to build self confidence, or aspires to a career in dance, Jojo’s years of study, dedication, enthusiasm and love of this art has given her the tools to help all her students achieve their goals.

Joe Marson

Electric Rock Soul Magic

http://www.joemarson.com

Main Stage – 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM

How to make a Joe Marson

step 1: blend key ingredients on high: the art of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the grace of Jeff Buckley, the soul of Ben Harper and craft of Jimi Hendrix.

step 2: notice how mixture takes the form of a unique, soulful singer/songwriter

step 3: serve at high volume

John Oberg – Director of New Media

Running THL’s social media

http://TheHumaneLeague.org

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

John Pierre

Nutrition, Fitness Consultant, Author

The Pillars of Health

http://www.johnpierre.com

Learning Kitchen – 4:20 PM to 5:10 PM

John PIerre – Living with Harmony – Nutrition and Fitness Consultant, Personal Trainer, Author

Nutrition and Fitness Consultant, Author

How to Thrive on a Vegan Diet

http://livingwithharmony.org

Learning Kitchen – 5:50 PM to 6:15 PM

John Salley

Wellness and Health Coach

Health and Wellness in 2016

http://johnsalley.com

– 5:00 PM to 5:15 PM

Most can achieve a goal and be pleasantly satisfied with their results but to continually create new tasks to accomplish and to reinvent your self is the mark of a versatile and motivated individual. It is the definition of father, athlete, actor, entrepreneur, talk show host, philanthropist, wellness advocate, vegan and champion: John Salley.

A proud native of Brooklyn, New York, John found a love for basketball at an early age. He accepted a Basketball Scholarship to Georgia Tech to play for legendary head coach Bobby Cremins. From there Salley went on to become a 15-year NBA veteran and was the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams. During the 80’s, Salley was a member of the Detroit Piston “Bad Boys” squad. Salley went on to Chicago playing with Michael Jordan as part of the Bulls 1996 championship team. In 1999, Phil Jackson invited Salley to come to Los Angeles to provide experience and leadership to the 1999-2000 Lakers’ championship team.

After his retirement from the NBA in 2000, Salley explored several opportunities in both television and film. John’s film credits include Bad Boys 1 & 2, Eddie and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Confession of a Shopaholic. John has served as host for numerous award shows and was also the host of The John Salley Block Party on 100.3 The Beat Morning Show in Los Angeles. John recently hosted the Reunion Shows of VH-1’s #1 rated show, Basketball Wives.

John spent 7 years serving as the co-host of the Emmy nominated, critically acclaimed “The Best Damn Sports Show Period” on Fox Sports Net. He was also the host of the sports talk show “Ballers” on BET. John is the head of his own production company, John Salley Presents, Inc., where he uses his uncanny ability to find unique and interesting people and projects for television, film and Internet. In April 2011 until recently, John hosted his own talk show Game On! airing on The Reelz Channel. In addition, John was also a co-host on The Car Show, airing on Speed Channel. John has also been the MC for numerous Corporate and Charity events.

John is actively involved with Operation Smile, PETA and the fight against Diabetes. In addition, John is involved with PCRM and visited Washington speaking to Congress about the Child Nutrition Act, asking Members to support legislation that would increase vegetarian options in meals served in public schools.

John has adopted a plant based (raw vegan) lifestyle, and is a frequent speaker at VegFest’s across the USA. As a Wellness and Health Coach, one of John’s main missions in life is to continue to educate people on the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle thru better eating habits. With a passion for real food, wine and spirits, John is a partner in the label “Vegan Vine” in partnership with Clos LaChance Winery. John has contributed articles to Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado and LA Confidential. You can follow John on Facebook John Salley, Twitter @thejohnsalley.com and his website, www.johnsalley.com. John currently lives in Los Angeles with his family.

Johnny Luv

Reggae, Cumbia, Oldies, Vegetarian, Love

https://www.facebook.com/johnnyluv13

Main Stage – 2:35 PM to 3:20 PM

Johnny Luv

Roots Reggae Cumbia

http://facebook.com/johnnyluv

Main Stage – 2:25 PM to 3:15 PM

Johnny Luv original songwriter from the streets of Southern California. With bi-lingual  rhythms that will stimulate every bit of your pours from head to your feet! Johnny Luvs live energy alone is a must feel! If you seen him live you know what I’m talking about. A MUST SEE artist . Blending Latino Spanish sounds of culture w his island reggae music trust me when I say , your in for a treat! -David Cruz- Austin Tx SXSW promoter

Judie Mancuso – Founder/CEO/President of Social Compassion in Legislation

Political Animal Rights Leader

Leaders in Animal Rights Panel

https://www.socialcompassioninlegislation.org

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Judie Mancuso is the Founder & President of Social Compassion in Legislation which is a 501(c)(4) political advocacy organization that sponsors and supports legislation that promotes the care, rights and protection of animals. She also founded the Pet Lover’s License Plate, a California specialty license plate available through the Department of Motor Vehicles, which was created to raise awareness regarding pet overpopulation and fund free and low-cost spay and neuter programs throughout the state.

Ms. Mancuso was appointed as a public member to the California Veterinary Medical Board in July of 2010; she is now serving her second and final four year term. Following a successful 20-year career in the Information Technology industry, she now dedicates her life, skills and expertise through legislation, humane education, advocacy and program development.

Judie has been featured multiple times in the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register, and also has been interviewed on: CNN, HLN, Fox News, BBC, NPR, NY Times, NY Post, SF Gate, Sacramento Bee, and many other periodicals, radio shows, on-line news, and all local major network stations.

Currently, Judie is a candidate for Laguna Beach City Council for the November 6th 2018 election. Find Judie at: www.judiemancuso.com and @judiemancuso

Julieanna Hever with The Chef and The Dietitian – Dietitian, Speaker, Author

Making healthy taste delicious.

http://plantbaseddietitian.com

– 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. , also known as The Plant-Based Dietitian, is a passionate advocate of the miracles associated with following a whole food, plant-based diet-the established effects of which provide positive healthful benefits.

Julieanna is the host of Z Living Network’s What Would Julieanna Do?, author of The Vegiterranean Diet, the best-selling book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine. She is the co-author of the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking, which she wrote with Chef Beverly Lynn Bennett. Julieanna was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Marie Osmond Show, Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, TEDxCONEJO 2012, Fox 13 Seattle Morning News, and Reluctantly Healthy, co-stars on The Chef and The Dietitian, on numerous radio shows, and lectures extensively throughout the United States and internationaly. Julieanna counsels a variety of clients throughout the world from her Los Angeles, California-based private practice including elite athletes, adults, and children with various nutritional and/or medical concerns. She is published in prominent journals, magazines, blogs, and newsletters. As co-producer and star of the “infotainment” documentary To Your Health, Julieanna interviewed a host of the plant-based world’s most respected doctors and researchers to bring this important information to film and television audiences. Julieanna is also a Special Consultant for the best-selling documentary, Forks Over Knives, and she has contributed recipes to both Forks Over Knives‘ books. Her recent work as the Executive Director of EarthSave, International, provided an opportunity for Julieanna to bring whole food, plant-based nutrition to the forefront of efforts to improve the current global health crisis.

Julieanna received her Bachelors degree from UCLA and Masters of Science in Nutrition at California State University, Northridge, where she also completed her Dietetic Internship. She has taught as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program, worked as a clinical dietitian at Century City Doctors Hospital, and has consulted for numerous businesses.

– See more at: http://plantbaseddietitian.com/about/#sthash.b0IdyU5V.dpuf

Kamini

Music for World Peace

http://www.kaminimusic.com

Mind Body Space – 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Kamini is an Indian Classical Hindustani Vocalist based in Los Angeles area. She likes to incorporate various ethnic sounds from different parts of the world into her music. She truly believe that music unites the entire world and brings us closer.

Karen Seva’s Mystical Sound Journey

Breathwork & Shamanic Sound Journey

http://www.singtheworldawake.org

Mind Body Space – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Induce higher states of consciousness with sound, breath and movement to transform your relationship with yourself and your world. Be carried on a journey of sound and energy deep into your intentions and heart’s desires in this live music and a vocal sound experience.
– Be led through guided visualization, sound meditation & breath work
– Connect with Source, the Earth, and your Inner World
– Learn to alchemize energy
– Relax and release
– Align with purpose.
– Enter your heart.

Karen Seva MDiv. MSW CPC is a best-selling author, singer, healer, teacher, life coach, musician, activist and mom. Karen holds 2 Master’s degrees – a Master of Social Work, as well as a Master of Divinity, in addition to studying multi-cultural philosophy and music at Binghamton University, and then indigenous culture, music and esoteric spirituality in West Africa, Ireland, and across North America.

Karen began singing before she could speak and became deeply connected with devotional practices and a profound love of the Divine from a young age – which lead her to meditation, psychology, mantra, shamanism, yoga, energy healing, sound healing, ancient wisdom practices and deep love of the earth & of the Divine Mother. Karen’s music is a synthesis of hauntingly beautiful melody & activating trance inducing lyrics.

Across the country, Karen has performed music concerts, taught yoga, classes & workshops, in addition to coaching & consulting with individuals, couples, families and groups. She has pioneered several children’s music & coping skills programs in conjunction with churches, schools, and grant-funded early childhood intervention programs. Karen is the founder of “Sing the World Awake!” – a motivational music, movement & yoga program for children of all ages. She has conducted children’s concerts for the Dalai Lama, for the Agape Spiritual Center, for native elders as well as spiritual leaders from around the world. Karen is also the Founder of the International Children’s Day event – “Children Sing for the Future” – which unites the children of the world in song for the healing of the Earth and for world peace.

​Karen’s new book, “The Awakening World: The Return of the Divine Feminine” was released in January of 2017.

Katie Cleary

Beauty Panel

http://www.worldanimalnews.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

Katie’s main passion is advocating animal welfare issues while rescuing and rehabilitating animals and finding them forever homes. Katie founded the animal welfare organization “Peace 4 Animals (www.peace4animals.com) in 2012 and is a leader in the animal welfare community in Los Angeles. She has raised tens of thousands of dollars for many animal organizations around the world in support of the most crucial animal issues. Katie’s vision is to see a world that lives in peace with all animals and works to protect them against harmful human interference.

Katrina Zara

Vegan Teen Performer

https://www.instagram.com/plantifullylivin/?hl=en

As a vegan for almost two years now, Katrina is an avid singer, nature lover, plant foodie, and aspiring expert in nutrition and wellness. With her ukulele, she loves uplifting others through the immense power of music and the individuality of her own songs. She is the founder of the Vegan Peace Club at her high school, author of her vegan recipe e-book, Kat’s Plantiful Eats: How you can Live Plantifully with Nourishment, and a passionate songwriter of positivity.

Because of her immense interest in self-love and health, she plans on pursuing nutrition science at UC Davis this year to inspire the younger generations towards a healthier and more compassionate lifestyle. Although still young, she hopes to spread her message of consciousness, love, and sustainability and to impact the world for the better. Kindness for every kind! 🙂

Kawani Brown

Vegan Mother, Author and Speaker

http://craftyearthmama.com

– 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM

Kawani AJ Brown is a vegan mother, author, speaker and founder of The Natural and Holistic Baby Expo and Healthy Halloween Fest. She lives in Long Beach, California with her husband and 2 children.
“Where Does Dinner Come From?” is the first in a series of plant based children’s books. The second book, “My Mama’s Milk” will be released in early 2016.
For more information, visit craftyearthmama.com and nahbe.com

Kawani Brown – author

Where Does DInner Come From?

“Where Does Dinner Come From?” and/or “My Mamas Milk” book reading

http://craftyearthmama.com

“Kawani A.J Brown is a vegan mother, author and speaker. She lives in California with her two children, who have been vegan since birth. Kawani is committed to raising awareness about natural living and veganism through her writing and holding community events. Her recently published children’s book, “Where Does Dinner Come From?” is the first in a series of books that highlight living a plant based lifestyle and encourages vegan and non-vegan families alike. The second title, “My Mama’s Milk”, explores how each mammal makes milk specifically for their babies.”

Keep it Real and Vegan – Bad Ass Vegan

Keep it Real and Vegan

Athlete Panel

https://badassvegan.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

A panel of vegan brothas ; Joining together to talk about their athletic endeavors, spread the word about veganism,hot button social issues and give you their honest real talk take on everything.you don’t want to miss this.

milan ross : author,tv personality ,speaker

Will Tucker : co-author,4x nautral body building champion,speaker and trainer

Ndem Nkem : powerlifter,speaker,trainer & entrepreneur

John Lewis : speaker ,trainer,entrepreneur,documentary filmmaker  & app developer.

Ken Spector – Marketing

HappyCow

Locals Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

QandA Hub – 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM

Ken is a fountain of knowledge who is interested in everything life has to offer, from the psychology of business marketing to organic gardening to website/graphic design. He has consulted for or worked in upper management for numerous companies including Microsoft, Hollywood.com, Eco Vision Packaging, and LivingECO.com. He is dedicated to living a vegan, holistic, sustainable lifestyle. You may have seen him zooming through the streets of Los Angeles on his bicycle.

Keynote Speaker – Joel Kahn, MD – Preventive / Interventional Cardiologist

Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity

Vegan Medicine: Restoring Lifelong Health as the Norm

http://drjoelkahn.com

Vegspiration Tent – 1:25 PM to 2:10 PM

Learning Kitchen – 3:20 PM to 4:10 PM

Kidding Around Yoga with Annadelis

Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness for Kids

https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/yogi/annadelis/

When Annadelis first read the powerful statement made by the Dalai Lama; “If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation” she immediately felt the necessity to contribute to empower those words.

Annadelis is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a Certified Kids Yoga Teacher, a Kidding Around Yoga Trainer and a Mindfulness Educator based in Ventura County, CA.

Her kids yoga class offers a complete, age-appropriate Yoga practice including breathing instruction, relaxation techniques, stretching and strengthening poses, all using fun-filled music, games, and imagination.

This is not your typical Yoga class. A KAY class gets children singing, dancing, skipping, marching, jogging, shaking, laughing, hopping, limbo-ing, and storytelling ALL while practicing Yoga to original KAY music.

Koi Fresco – YouTube Educator

Psych, Philosophy, Spirituality, Science

Panel – Effective Social Media Activism in 2016

– 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Koya Webb – International Certified Holistic Health Coach and Speaker

International Holistic Health Coach

Athlete Panel

http://www.koyawebb.com

Koya Webb is an internationally recognized holistic health and wellness expert, author, motivational speaker, professional fitness model who is helping revolutionize raw/vegan cuisine, yoga and the holistic living landscape.

Koya is know as a “transformational specialist” when it comes to helping people reach their goals. Her life changing 3-10 day mind and body detox retreats, inspiring fitness and nutrition plans, and book “Koya’s Kuisine: Foods You Love That Love You Back!” help people make positive lifestyle changes that maximize their ability to cultivate self love, lose weight, increase energy, reverse life-threating conditions and experience optimal health through a holistic and active lifestyle.

Koya is a highly regarded expert source and editorial contributor with the national media online and with appearances on NBC, CBS, and the Steve Harvey Show. Her holistic health, detox and lifestyle tips have been featured in Essence, Oxygen, Vegan Health and Fitness, Max Sport and Fitness, and Muscle and Performance among others.

Koya’s mission is to spread love conscienousness mentally, spiritual, and physically worldwide.

KSK Martial Arts Academy

Self Empowerment for a Better World.

http://www.kenshokan.com

– 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM

Gregory is a life long martial artist, starting in jujitsu in 1973 in Granada Hills Ca. He began teaching Jr students in 1985. He is a national jujitsu champion several times over and several of his youth and adult  students have champions under his guidance. Sensei Poretz has studied; karate, hwa rang do, kung fu, and jojutsu. Gregory and his life partner Tamara operate their business with the goal of creating strong confident children for a better world.

Kyle Fraser

Vegan Lifestyle & Fitness YouTuber

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Kyle Fraser has devoted his life and career to producing videos about the vegan/plant-based lifestyle with his partner Maddie Lymburner. Together they reach thousands of individuals daily through social media helping to spread awareness on topics like veganism, fitness, travel, minimalism, & more!

Kyna Rose – Acro Yoga Teacher

combine yoga and acrobatics

Intro to Acro Yoga – Come and Play

Mind Body Space – 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM

Lauren Ornelas – Food Empowerment Project – Founder/Executive Director

..Your food choices can change the world

http://foodispower.org

Vegspiration Tent – 2:15 PM to 3:10 PM

lauren Ornelas is the founder/director of Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice nonprofit seeking to create a more just world by helping consumers recognize the power of their food choices. F.E.P. works in solidarity with farm workers, advocates for chocolate not sourced from the worst forms of child labor, and focuses on access to healthy foods in communities of color and low-income communities. lauren has been active in the animal rights movement for more than 30 years. She is the former executive director of Viva!USA, a national nonprofit vegan advocacy organization that Viva!UK asked her to start in 1999 and for which she investigated factory farms and ran consumer campaigns. In cooperation with activists across the country, she persuaded Trader Joe’s to stop selling all duck meat and achieved corporate changes within Whole Foods Market, Pier 1 Imports, and others, and she helped halt the construction of an industrial dairy operation in California. She was also the spark that got the founder of Whole Foods Market to become a vegan. In addition, lauren served as campaign director with the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition for six years. Watch her TEDx talk on “The Power of Our Food Choices.” Learn more about F.E.P.’s work at foodispower.org and veganmexicanfood.com.

Leah Garcés – President, Mercy For Animals

President, Mercy For Animals

Organization Leaders Panel

https://mercyforanimals.org/

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Leah Garcés is the president of Mercy For Animals. She has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the animal protection movement. Leah oversaw international campaigns in 14 countries at the World Society for the Protection of Animals and launched Compassion in World Farming in the United States. Leah is also on the advisory boards of Encompass and Seattle Food Tech.

Leah lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, three kids, and two cats.

Lean and Green Kids

Jack and the Bean Stew book-reading

http://www.leanandgreenkids.org

LoCo CoCo

Juggles, Face paints, balloon animals

Hi I’m LoCo CoCo the Clown, I juggle, face paint, make balloons animals, perform magic and play games. I’m 100% Trained and Professional from SLP MEXICO. I have 8 years experience making kids and adults laugh. Creating a magical and joyful special day and thats will be memorable for ages to come. Clowning is what I love to do and What I can contribute to the World by making that frown upside down.

Lose Your Veganity – YouTuber

Vegan Health and Lifestyle Channel

Vegan Women

QandA Hub – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

Maddie Lymburner

Vegan Lifestyle & Fitness YouTuber

http://www.maddielymburner.com

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Maddie is a vegan/fitness YouTube star who has a deep passion for inspiring and motivating others to move toward a plant-based & healthy lifestyle. On her popular YouTube channels, she shares a wide range of videos including recipe videos, lifestyle videos, and workout videos!

Maddie Lymburner

Vegan Lifestyle & Fitness YouTuber

http://www.maddielymburner.com

Vegspiration Tent – 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM

Maddie is a vegan/fitness YouTube star who has a deep passion for inspiring and motivating others to move toward a plant-based & healthy lifestyle. On her popular YouTube channels, she shares a wide range of videos including recipe videos, lifestyle videos, and workout videos!

Maddie Lymburner / Madfit

20 Minute Core Class!

http://www.maddielymburner.com

Mind Body Space – 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM

Maddie Lymburner is a vegan lifestyle/fitness YouTuber. Now known for her popular at home workouts on her “MadFit” YouTube channel. Her goal is to get busy people moving, sweating, and enjoying it in only a few minutes per day!

Madifastpants

Madifastpants

http://www.madiserpicowhalen.com

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Maggie Ortlieb – Founder, VegOut Los Angeles

Digital Marketer and Change Advocate

Get Involved L.A. Panel

https://vegoutla.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Maggie Ortlieb is founder of VegOut Media, a vegan media company based in Los Angeles. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in advertising from Michigan State University and is dedicated to creating a kinder planet through the platforms of social media and marketing. Maggie has extensive experience in both the corporate and nonprofit world as well as a foundation of volunteer hours helping impoverished communities eat healthier. You can find her on Instagram at @maggieeortlieb.

Marc Ching – Founder CEO of Animal Hope and Wellness

Activist Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 4:50 PM

One man. One movement. Thousands of rescued dogs being given a second chance at life.

Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

Two-Time Grammy Award Winning

http://www.mariachidivas.com

Main Stage – 12:05 PM to 12:50 PM

Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

P.O. Box €¢ Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

Phone: (818) 554-5080 Email: mariachidivas@aol.com

Directed and founded in 1999 by trumpet player Cindy Shea, Mariachi Divas is an all-female ensemble that continues expand the scope of mariachi music.  A two-time GRAMMY Award winner, with ten GRAMMY

nominations in total.  Mariachi Divas is a multicultural ensemble imbued with the unique musical flavor of Los Angeles. Celebrating twenty years, their discography includes 14 albums released through Shea Records and East Side Records.

Awards and Recognitions

Rigoberto Alfaro (SACM) €œNo Me PlatiquesMás€ (Instrumental) €“ Divas Cantan Al Principe album, nominated for Best Arrangement, Latin GRAMMY Awards.

Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Album of the Year (including Tejano), GRAMMY Awards.

€œDivaila€ in Tributo AJoan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro, official nomination for Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Latin (Traditional).

15 Aniversario, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Album of the Year (including Tejano), GRAMMY Awards.

“MirandoHacia Arriba” in the 15 Aniversarioalbum, nominated for Best Regional Song of the Year, Latin GRAMMY Awards.

Premios Fox Music USA 2013 Awards for Best Mariachi, Mariachi Divas.

A Mi Manera, GRAMMY Award for Best Regional Mexican Album (including Tejano).

Oye, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Album of the Year (including Tejano), GRAMMY Awards.

2012 – “Ay Mi Mexico” in the Oyealbum, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Song of the Year, Latin GRAMMYAwards.

2012 – Orale, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Album of the Year, GRAMMY Awards.

2010 – 10th Aniversario, nominated for Best Regional Mexican Album of the Year, GRAMMY Awards.

2009 – Canciones de Amor,GRAMMY Award for Best Regional Mexican Album; marked the first time in the history of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that an all-female mariachi group had been a nominee and a winner.

(2018)Divas CantanAl Principe; (2017)Recordandoa Juan Gabriel; (2016)Tributoa Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro€“ GRAMMY Nominated 2017; (2015)La CimaDel Cielo; (2014)15 Aniversario€“ GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated 2015; (2013)A Mi Manera€“ GRAMMY Winner 2014; (2012)Oye€“ GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated 2013; (2011)Órale€“ GRAMMY Nominated 2012; (2010)Viva La Diva; (2009)10 Aniversario€“ GRAMMY Nominated 2010; (2008)Cancionesde Amor€“ Grammy Award Winner 2009; (2005)My Grown Up Christmas List; (2005)Así Somos; (2005)Dulce Daño

For more information about the Mariachi Divas visit: <a href=”http://www.mariachidivas.com/”>www.mariachidivas.com

Facebook:<a href=”https://www.facebook.com/Mariachidivas/”>Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea</a>; Twitter:<a href=”https://twitter.com/mariachidivas_?lang=en”>@MariachiDivas</a>; Instagram:<a href=”https://www.instagram.com/mariachidivas/?hl=en”>@mariachidivas

Mariana Tosca

Vegan Actor, Producer & Social Activist

Main Stage – 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Mark Devries – Documentary Filmmaker

Director, “Speciesism” and other films

Speciesism: Today’s Greatest Discrimination

http://www.SpeciesismTheMovie.com/Mark-Devries

Vegspiration Tent – 2:15 PM to 3:10 PM

Mark Devries produced and directed the award-winning documentary Speciesism: The Movie, which screened at theaters worldwide and has been featured in Scientific American (“brilliant and compelling”), The Huffington Post (“tremendously entertaining”), CNN Headline News, Psychology Today, and The Sydney Morning Herald, among many others.

Mark Devries also filmed the world’s first aerial drone footage of factory farms, released as part of his Factory Farm Drone Project, which has been viewed by tens of millions worldwide and received global press coverage.

Mark Devries has given talks at Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, Dartmouth College, Brown University, and many other venues worldwide.

Mark Devries is also an attorney, licensed to practice law in Washington, DC.

Mark Devries continues to speak at special screenings of Speciesism and related events, while working on several new projects.

Mark Thompson

Broadcaster, Speaker for Compassion

http://edge-show.com

– 3:10 PM

Mark Thompson is heard every night in Los Angeles from 6p-10p on the most listened to talk radio station in the country, KFIAM 640 (available on the iheartradio app and at KFIAM640.com)

Before that , Mark Thompson spent 30 years in the TV news business.

Thompson started as a science and environmental reporter and did investigative series and a full range of reporting through the years.

Quickly, Mark became one of the most popular television personalities as a nightly weather forecaster in both San Francisco and Los Angeles . His work gave him a national profile.

When Mark Thompson moved to L.A. he built out his resume as a producer and writer (winning an Emmy for a comedy Christmas show he co-wrote).

Then as a show host Thompson regularly hosted television shows of high drama and even life and death.

He hosted high profile “event” shows like Celebrity Daredevils Live (FOX), all the Robbie Knievel jumps since 1990 (building to building in Las Vegas, over a portion of the Grand Canyon, and over an oncoming train.

New Year’s Eve viewers may remember Mark as a regular New Year’s Eve host for FOX Television as well. In those shows he has presided over everything from building implosions to musical acts.

Then with a different kind of drama and a bit of glamor, Mark Thompson hosted the “red carpet” arrival show for the most recent Emmy Awards on Fox Television (Sept. 2011). It was his second time hosting an Emmy red carpet show.

Mark also hosted Hole in the Wall along with Brooke Burns for Fremantle Television. The show aired on Fox.

For three successful seasons Mark hosted Guinness World Records Primetime on the Fox network and those familiar with the genre will remember him as the host of When Good Pets Go Bad and the voice of many of the edgier primetime reality shows at the time.

Thompson was the host of the weekly entertainment program That’s So Hollywood and was one of the primary fill-in hosts on Good Day L.A., Fox’s highest rated Los Angeles morning show.

Mark Thompson was formerly a creative partner in NEXT entertainment with Mike Fleiss. Together they were responsible for a number of successful specials for Fox and Mark was the first person to pitch The Bachelor to ABC, though he credits Fleiss with the idea itself.

He was the on-air nightly weather anchor and reporter for KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles. Since he started appearing on Channel 13 (the Fox owned sister station of Channel 11 in L.A.) . Known for dancing onThompson was known for dancing during the weather reports on the 11 PM newscasts. Thompson said he did it on a whim but when email reaction was so enormously positive he kept it going. It quickly gained not only a local following but nationwide attention as well. He was featured Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 5, 2006 and on Brit Hume‘s program on Fox News Channel among others. He left both stations as of June 3, 2011 when his contract was not renewed. He made no on-air announcements of his future plans as a weather anchor.

Prior to working in Los Angeles, Thompson worked as a weather anchor for KRON-TV, then an NBC affiliate in San Francisco. He previously served as an on-air weather anchor and science/environmental reporter at KMGH-TV, the ABC affiliate in Denver, Colorado, and worked at WKBW-TV, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Thompson ended his roughly twenty years on FOX 11 in KTTV Los Angeles on June 3rd, 2011.

Thompson has been seen as a reporter, an anchorman and even a moderator of presidential debates in feature films like Set It Off, The Day After Tomorrow and The American President to television shows like 24 and Ghost Whisperer.

Thompson has been one of the leading voices in reality television as his voice-overs were heard in the earliest days of reality TV and are still heard on shows like American Idol, Paradise Hotel and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? to The Simple Life, and Don’t Forget the Lyrics. He was also the announcer on former Fox game shows Greed and It’s Your Chance of a Lifetime.

Thompson is also heard on So You Think You Can Dance .. he is also the announcer for the US version of the show.

Mark was the narrator of Conspiracy Theory on TruTV as well as Top 20 and Most Daring on TruTV as well.

He is a native of Washington, D.C., graduated from Colgate University. He also studied at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.

Thompson is a regular on the charity and fundraising circuit. He is an active supporter of many philanthropic enterprises with a concentration in the areas of advocacy for animals, education and environmental charities.

Mary Haberski

Vegfest Vinyasa Flow with Mary Haberski

http://www.maryhaberski.com/private-yoga-instruction-bodywork-

Mind Body Space – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

With 15 years of dedicated practice, Mary has embodied the true meaning of yoga; the unification of mind, body, and spirit. When she realized that the physical asana practice was a mere scratching of the surface of what the practice has to offer, her life began to change in ways she could have never imagined. As she dove passionately into herself, she began to flourish and expand. The teaching brought her to Los Angeles, where she tapped into what she considers to be an extension of her practice, surfing. Her deep love for the ocean and the sport lead her to create a ocean conservation, non-profit organisation, Daana Blue. Through this organisation she is living yoga, being of service to the Earth, community, and our underprivileged youth.

It has been Mary’s honor to teach children, the elderly, women’s groups, surfers, at festivals, retreats, on the beach (her second home), events, online, for corporations, in numerous studios, as well as privately. She has also been featured on Girl Central Television, twice on Yoga Audacious, Exceed Evolution, is a speaker on the Skillify panel, and has partnered with LA Unified School District, the Educare Foundation, and Beyond the Bell.

Her students are of all body types, levels of fitness and practice, demographic, and age ranging from 4-81. Styles of yoga Mary specializes in are Vinyasa, Hatha, and Restorative, all primarily focused on hands-on and verbal alignment cues as well as meditation. She has chosen to dedicate her life to teaching yoga because it has liberated her and brought her to self-realization. It is the fulfillment of her heart to inspire other to do the same through a life of mindfulness, love, inner-peace and generosity.

With numerous trainings done in India in the Raja Yoga tradition, studying under Usha Devi direct disciple of BKS Iyangar, Mary has an insatiable appetite for continuing her education. She continues self study of the 8 limbs of yoga and anatomy/physiology and welcomes her student to join her on her journey of personal growth and soul expansion. With all the the years of study, she believes that she has lifetimes of information learn and share, and is appreciative to be on part of a practice with no end.

Mary Zaint – Vegans From Mars

Vegans From Mars

Locals Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

QandA Hub – 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM

Maya Moves

Hula Hoop Games & Tricks

MC Shamanatrix Missy Galore

Music + art galactivating hearts

http://MissyGalore.com

Mind Body Space – 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

MC: Lisa Karlan (Learning Kitchen Coordinator) – Nutrition Educator/Health Consultant, JaneUnChained News Contributor, PCRM FFL Instructor,

Nutrition Educator/Health Consultant

Lisa Karlan – MC in the Learning Kitchen

Learning Kitchen – 10:30 AM to 6:15 PM

Lisa Karlan is a Heath Educator and Nutrition Consultant and has been the the Learning Kitchen Coordinator and MC for VegFest LA since 2016, an annual labor of love spreading the vegan message through food demonstrations w/notable vegan chefs. She is a contributor/reporter for the JaneUnChained News Network (JNN), which focuses on animal rights news, health and the environment. JNN also hosts a daily live vegan cooking show where Lisa is either the behind the camera filming and sometimes in front of the camera sharing her culinary experience and nutrition knowledge as a plant-based educator/chef. Lisa is a certified Food for Life Instructor, with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine where she holds classes and teaches about plant-based nutrition.

Melissa Breslow

Harness the Light to Heal

http://www.Mind-Body-Space.com

Mind Body Space – 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

Mic the Vegan – Vegan Social Media

Q&A Tent

https://www.patreon.com/micthevegan

Q and A Tent – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Mic the Vegan is a vegan science writer that covers a variety of topics from the health effects of a vegan diet and the environmental impact of eating animal products to the sociological phenomenon of casual animal exploitation. Based in the U.S., he regularly tackles debunking the myths that perpetuate harmful dietary and lifestyle behaviors – all with a drop of humor that only he thinks is funny.

Mic the Vegan – YouTuber

Vegan Science YouTuber

Thrive Market Social Media Stars Panel Host

https://micthevegan.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Mic the Vegan is a vegan science YouTuber that covers a variety of topics from the health benefits of a vegan diet and the environmental impact of eating animal products to the sociological phenomenon of casual animal exploitation. Based in the U.S., he regularly tackles debunking the myths that perpetuate harmful dietary and lifestyle behaviors – all with a drop of humor that only he thinks is funny. He is currently studying a Master’s in Public Health and his YouTube Channel has over 300,000 subscribers and 25,000,000 total views.

Mic the Vegan – Host – YouTuber

Vegan Research YouTuber

Crazy Vegan Jeopardy

https://micthevegan.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 5:10 PM to 6:00 PM

Mic the Vegan is a vegan science writer that covers a variety of topics from the health effects of a vegan diet and the environmental impact of eating animal products to the sociological phenomenon of casual animal exploitation. Based in the U.S., he regularly tackles debunking the myths that perpetuate harmful dietary and lifestyle behaviors – all with a drop of humor that only he thinks is funny.

Mic the Vegan – Host – YouTuber

Vegan Research YouTuber

Crazy Vegan Jeopardy

https://micthevegan.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 3:15 PM to 4:10 PM

Mic the Vegan is a vegan science writer that covers a variety of topics from the health effects of a vegan diet and the environmental impact of eating animal products to the sociological phenomenon of casual animal exploitation. Based in the U.S., he regularly tackles debunking the myths that perpetuate harmful dietary and lifestyle behaviors – all with a drop of humor that only he thinks is funny.

Michael Rockstar

Interactive Music Comidian

I enjoy interacting and laughing with children. Playing music is my passion and it is to be experienced.That is what I do. We will use some instruments and play together.

Michael Rockstar

Musical Comedy For Kid

Michael Rockstar is a novelty/children’s musician based in Silver Lake, California. Michael’s music is a delightful combination of folk, pop, comedy, and dialogue.” Amid all the silliness, beneath layers of vaudevillian comedy, lies music that is fun for anyone between the age of 9 months and 90.

Mommy Tang – Vegan Mukbang

Vegan Mukbang

Live Vegan Mukbang

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Learning Kitchen – 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM

Mommy Tang is the vegan Mukbang queen of Youtube!  A “mukbang” is a show where the host eats food & interacts with their audience.  This year at VegFest Mommy Tang will be doing a live Mukbang in our Learning Kitchen.

Mr & Mrs Vegan

Healthy Vegan Life

http://mrmrsvegan.com

– 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Hi, we are Mr & Mrs Vegan!  Alex & Kristin!  We are long time vegans who adopted the name Mr & Mrs Vegan for our Vegan Wedding & it stuck.  Now we give all of our free time back to the community to live up to the name!  We share recipes, lifestyle, health, animal advocacy, environmental information & more on our Youtube Channel Mr & Mrs Vegan.

Naam Yoga – Executive Coach, Yoga Instructor, Wellness Advocate, & Therapist Trainnee

Yoga, Meditation, Shakti Naam

http://www.marcellelittle.com

Mind Body Space – 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM

Marcelle is committed to empowering people by promoting well-being from the inside out. She is influenced by depth psychology and psychodynamic psychology, encouraging self-reflection and candid communication with a humanistic approach towards relationships. She holds space for self-discovery and supports emotional integration and authenticity in every step of development.
Uniting mind, body, and spirit, Marcelle has connected people around the world to the potential they hold within themselves.

Nancy Van Iderstine

Actress/Comedienne

http://nancyvaniderstine.virb.com/

– 3:00 PM to 3:05 PM

Actress/writer/comedienne Nancy Van Iderstine is frequently found onstage in L.A., currently as part of Neo Ensemble Theatre. Comedy appearances include The Improv, The Ice House, and the former HBO Workspace, where she performed her one-woman show, 7 Years I Could Have Spent In Vermont. Nancy can be seen in the upcoming romantic comedy feature, Holiday Breakup. She has done hundreds of voice-over jobs and is an author and columnist. Her ebook, “Vegan & Gluten-free Recipes to LIVE For: Comfort Food That comforts,” is under consideration for hard-cover publication (for people scared of “the Kindles.”) An avid fan of animals, Nancy spends her free time hugging wolves, practicing Reiki on wayward bees, and negotiating with cat union representatives about the proper distribution of treats.

Nathan Runkle – President, Mercy For Animals

The Future is Vegan

Animal Power Hour – Eating with Kindness

http://www.mercyforanimals.org

– 12:10 PM
– 12:40 PM to 1:40 PM

Nathan Runkle is the founder and president of Mercy For Animals. Raised on a farm in rural Ohio, Nathan has long had a deep connection with farmed animals. After a local farmed animal abuse case involving a piglet slammed headfirst into a concrete floor during an agricultural project at a nearby high school, Nathan founded MFA to give “food” animals a much-needed advocate in his local community.

Since founding MFA over a decade ago, Nathan has overseen the organization’s growth into a leading national force in the prevention of cruelty to farmed animals and promotion of compassionate food choices and policies.

A nationally recognized speaker on animal advocacy, factory farming, and veganism, Nathan has presented at colleges, conferences, and many other forums from coast to coast.

Through his work with MFA, Nathan has been an outspoken advocate for animal rights, featured in hundreds of television, radio, and newspaper interviews, including on ABC’s World News Tonight, Nightline, and 20/20, CNN, and National Public Radio, and inUSA Today, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.

Nathan works closely with MFA’s diverse group of members, supporters, and employees to develop and fulfill objectives within the organization’s four areas of focus: education, legal advocacy, corporate outreach, and undercover investigations.

Nathan has worked alongside elected officials, corporate executives, heads of international organizations, academics, farmers, celebrities, and film producers to pass landmark farmed animal protection legislation, raise public awareness about vegetarianism, and implement animal welfare policy changes.

VegNews magazine has recognized both MFA and Nathan for making substantial contributions to the vegetarian movement, naming Nathan one of the “25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians” and one of the country’s “Top 20 Activists Under 30 Years Old,” and twice naming MFA “Non-Profit of the Year.” In 2009, at the age of twenty-five, Nathan became the youngest person ever inducted into the US Animal Rights Hall of Fame.

Nickie Mingarelli

Vegan Chef, Animal Sanctuary Director

How to Thrive on a Vegan Diet

https://lovealwayssanctuary.org

Learning Kitchen – 5:50 PM to 6:15 PM

Nickie Mingarelli is the director of Love Always Sanctuary, a small sanctuary in the City of San Fernando, CA that specializes in hospice care. We believe all beings are different but equal and deserve equal love & rights. We have lots of different fur, feather, and scale babies here at the sanctuary. Many of them come from animal shelters, cases of neglect, saved from slaughterhouses, and even animal testing laboratories. We are so grateful for our supporters, volunteers, and donors. Together we are showing the world what it means to respect all life.

Our goal is to expand the sanctuary so we can  help both humans and animals by providing psychotherapy at the sanctuary, by licensed therapist, where not only would the guidance of a therapist help heal humans but also adding some pig belly rubs and turkey cuddles.

Nickie is also Private Vegan Chef who specializes in weekly food prep and delivery of wholesome plant based comfort food.

NikkiVegan – YouTuber

Vegan recipe + lifestyle blogger

Thive Market Social Media Stars

https://www.youtube.com/nikkivegan

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

– 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

My YouTube channel, NikkiVegan, is where I share easy vegan recipes, vegan lifestyle tips, and What I Ate Today videos. My hope is that these videos will give viewers healthy eating inspiration and also spread the word that being vegan can mean eating tasty, easy to prepare, affordable food without harming animals or harming the environment! Easy, empowering, and extremely delicious. That's what it's all about :)

Nimai Delgado

Pro Vegan Bodybuilder & health coach

http://www.veganfitness.com

Vegspiration Tent – 4:15 PM to 5:05 PM

Nimai Delgado is a natural, vegan IFBB professional bodybuilder and creator of veganfitness.com.  He was raised with a vegetarian diet since birth and has never consumed any meat in his lifetime.  In his early twenties Nimai decided to transition to a fully plant based diet after he recognized the unethical exploitation of animals for human convenience.  Nimai uses his social media and professional platforms to enlighten hundreds of thousands about the benefits of plant-based lifestyles.  He has quickly risen through the ranks of the bodybuilding world while disproving common misconceptions about veganism.  What started as a personal mission has transformed into an endless effort of educating and helping the masses realize you can have big muscles and a bigger heart.

Paige Parsons Roache & Sierra Madre – Go Green Riding Hood and The Big Bad Trashy Wolf

Interactive Dance Performance

Paige Parsons Roache: Creator of VeganRamaMama; all things plant-based, conscious and planet kind for your mind+body+soul.
AND
Sierra Madre:  Plant Eating Artist and Sustainable Activist, will be performing a piece together titled, Go Green Riding Hood & The Big Bad Trashy Wolf.

PCRM Food for Life Instructors

Kids in the Kitchen, PCRM Food for Life

http://www.pcrm.org

– 12:20 PM to 12:45 PM

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Food for Life Instructors have been trained and certified to teach evidence based nutrition classes addressing weight management, cancer, diabetes and children’s nutrition.

Sign up for our free online program: 21daykickstart.org/LA by May 5, 2016 for a chance to win a Vitamix blender!

Lisa Karlan is a Heath Educator and Food for Life Instructor, certified by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).  With a background in public health, nutrition and nursing, Lisa volunteered with Operation Crossroads Africa providing primary heath care in the Ivory Coast.  Subsequently, Lisa spent 20 years coordinating the recovery of organs and tissue for transplantation and founded, Karlan Memorial Tissue Bank, the first non profit multiple tissue bank in California, and a tribute to her parents, who passed away during Lisa’s 20’s.

In 2009, Lisa adopted a plant-based dietary lifestyle and experienced such dramatic health improvements which compelled her to learn more about plant-based nutrition from the leaders in this field leaders across the country.  Lisa believes that if she knew then, what she now knows, her parents may still be alive. Contrary to popular belief, the research shows that most chronic diseases: obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, most autoimmune diseases and Alzheimer’s disease are food borne illnesses which can be prevented, reversed or stabilized by dietary choices.  Lisa teaches others how to traverse the path to improved health knowing that these lifestyle choices contribute to fewer animals destined for food while reducing the environmental impact from factory farms and resulting water consumption.

Lisa serves on the Board of directors at the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, a spiritual center intertwining learning and leadership around the intersecting issues of preventive health, kosher veganism, animal welfare activism, preservation of the environment, and Jewish spirituality for those anywhere on their journey towards compassionate eating and living within Judaism.  The Institute serves as an educational resource helping people make informed food choices for disease prevention and compassionate Jewish moral choices about our ethical consumption and impact on the Earth.  Lisa can be reached at: ljkarlan@gmail.com

Vicki Woolman’s lifelong passion for health, nutrition, and delicious food has opened the door for her to help others discover their own vitality. As a Physicians Committee Food for Life instructor, she teaches her students how to navigate the grocery store aisles, work with almost any restaurant menu, and create amazing, wholesome, and nutritious meals. Vicki is a longtime cancer survivor and yoga enthusiast. She believes there is a direct connection between how you treat your body and, in return, how it treats you. Vicki can be reached at: vwoolman@yahoo.com

Aydin Bengisu, L.Ac. earned a master’s degree from The Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine and is licensed to practice all forms of Oriental medicine, including acupuncture and herbal medicine, by both national and state boards since 2005. His personal transformation toward plant-based nutrition began several years ago, when he noticed how much better he felt when he cooked without animal products. And in his practice, he sees direct evidence of the link between nutrition and health every day. He has completed an intensive training on Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and has a keen interest in oncology support. Furthermore, his experience and specialties include dermatology, gastrointestinal health, food, lifestyle counseling, addiction, and pain management.

He became a FFL instructor when he realized that much of his time treating patients was spent on conversations about food. He wants to help people find their way to resolving their health challenges while demonstrating the ease and beauty of plant-based nutrition.” Aydin can be reached at: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, www.abpropoints.com or www.mmvbs.com or at Aydin Bengisu@gmail.com

Katja Wargin is a Food for Life Instructor for the Physicians Committee, and a Board Certified Health Coach with a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is a public speaker and cooking instructor for chronic disease prevention and longevity. She leads workshops in the United States and Germany. Her goal is to educate and motivate people to live longer, healthier, and more compassionate lives. By providing easy alternatives to harmful habits, she hopes to reduce cruelty to animals, to preserve our planet for future generations, and to improve the quality of life for all. Find out more about Katja at www.fresherfuture.com, or follow fresherfuture on Instagram for daily school lunch ideas.

PCRM Food for Life Instructors

Kids in the Kitchen, PCRM Food for Life

http://www.pcrm.org

– 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Food for Life Instructors have been trained and certified to teach evidence based nutrition classes addressing weight management, cancer, diabetes and children’s nutrition.

Sign up for our free online program: 21daykickstart.org/LA by May 5, 2016 for a chance to win a Vitamix blender!

Lisa Karlan is a Heath Educator and Food for Life Instructor, certified by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).  With a background in public health, nutrition and nursing, Lisa volunteered with Operation Crossroads Africa providing primary heath care in the Ivory Coast.  Subsequently, Lisa spent 20 years coordinating the recovery of organs and tissue for transplantation and founded, Karlan Memorial Tissue Bank, the first non profit multiple tissue bank in California, and a tribute to her parents, who passed away during Lisa’s 20’s.

In 2009, Lisa adopted a plant-based dietary lifestyle and experienced such dramatic health improvements which compelled her to learn more about plant-based nutrition from the leaders in this field leaders across the country.  Lisa believes that if she knew then, what she now knows, her parents may still be alive. Contrary to popular belief, the research shows that most chronic diseases: obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, most autoimmune diseases and Alzheimer’s disease are food borne illnesses which can be prevented, reversed or stabilized by dietary choices.  Lisa teaches others how to traverse the path to improved health knowing that these lifestyle choices contribute to fewer animals destined for food while reducing the environmental impact from factory farms and resulting water consumption.

Lisa serves on the Board of directors at the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, a spiritual center intertwining learning and leadership around the intersecting issues of preventive health, kosher veganism, animal welfare activism, preservation of the environment, and Jewish spirituality for those anywhere on their journey towards compassionate eating and living within Judaism.  The Institute serves as an educational resource helping people make informed food choices for disease prevention and compassionate Jewish moral choices about our ethical consumption and impact on the Earth.  Lisa can be reached at: ljkarlan@gmail.com

Vicki Woolman’s lifelong passion for health, nutrition, and delicious food has opened the door for her to help others discover their own vitality. As a Physicians Committee Food for Life instructor, she teaches her students how to navigate the grocery store aisles, work with almost any restaurant menu, and create amazing, wholesome, and nutritious meals. Vicki is a longtime cancer survivor and yoga enthusiast. She believes there is a direct connection between how you treat your body and, in return, how it treats you. Vicki can be reached at: vwoolman@yahoo.com

Aydin Bengisu, L.Ac. earned a master’s degree from The Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine and is licensed to practice all forms of Oriental medicine, including acupuncture and herbal medicine, by both national and state boards since 2005. His personal transformation toward plant-based nutrition began several years ago, when he noticed how much better he felt when he cooked without animal products. And in his practice, he sees direct evidence of the link between nutrition and health every day. He has completed an intensive training on Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and has a keen interest in oncology support. Furthermore, his experience and specialties include dermatology, gastrointestinal health, food, lifestyle counseling, addiction, and pain management.

He became a FFL instructor when he realized that much of his time treating patients was spent on conversations about food. He wants to help people find their way to resolving their health challenges while demonstrating the ease and beauty of plant-based nutrition.” Aydin can be reached at: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, www.abpropoints.com or www.mmvbs.com or at Aydin Bengisu@gmail.com

Katja Wargin is a Food for Life Instructor for the Physicians Committee, and a Board Certified Health Coach with a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She is a public speaker and cooking instructor for chronic disease prevention and longevity. She leads workshops in the United States and Germany. Her goal is to educate and motivate people to live longer, healthier, and more compassionate lives. By providing easy alternatives to harmful habits, she hopes to reduce cruelty to animals, to preserve our planet for future generations, and to improve the quality of life for all. Find out more about Katja at www.fresherfuture.com, or follow fresherfuture on Instagram for daily school lunch ideas.

Peace Guardians

Inner, Outer and World Peace

https://peaceguardians.org

Peace Guardians: KinFlow and Guardians Quest.

KinFlow is an exciting new flow sport utilizing Aerobie flying disks; a hybrid of Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Flow Arts and Quidditch from Harry Potter.

Guardians Quest is an interactive inner journey into further exploring our deepest passions, curiosities and purpose. Inspired by Josheph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, the Quest leads participants through a series of 8 Values designed with the intention of unearthing our unique treasures and talents.

Priya Sawhney – Organizer

Empowering Women, Fighting for animals

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel

http://www.directactioneverywhere.com

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Priya Sawhney is a co-founder of the global animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). Her investigatory work has been featured in The New York Times and Washington Post, and has reached tens of millions via social media. She is currently one of six investigators facing 7 felony charges in California related to mass open rescues, and hopes to use the case to establish the legal right to rescue animals in need while effectively banning factory farming statewide. She’s a proud mom of Oliver, a dog DxE rescued from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China. She’s passionate about using her experiences to empower women leaders across the globe to take action for animals.

Q&A Hub

Vegan Men “Myth and Facts”

QandA Hub – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Q45

let loose and free yourself

Mind Body Space – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Breaks, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Jungle/D&B and Reggae riddims

Rachel Davidson – Yoga Teacher

Inhale life through Yoga

DANCE Yoga

http://breathinyoga.com/

Mind Body Space – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

For the past year I’ve been practicing manifesting consciousness through my breath and of my breath.  And I use the term “practicing” because I view this as a journey, something to participate in rather than just perfect. The good news is is that the journey is really quite simple:

Breathe in with intention.

Breathe out with intention.

Allow the inhalation to initiate the upward movement.

Allow the exhalation to initiate the downward movement.

Rachel Demita – Basketball Player

Athlete Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

QandA Hub – 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM

Rachel Annamarie DeMita is an online personality, social media addict and model based in Los Angeles, California. Rachel played 8 years of competitive basketball in her hometown of Akron, Ohio, then went on to host and produce the first-ever TV show broadcast through a video-game, Nba 2K TV.

Rawvana – Vegan Bi-lingual Social Media

Inspiring Mind, Body and Spirit

(TBD)

http://rawvana.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 3:15 PM to 4:10 PM
– 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Yovana Mendoza, better known across the internet as Rawvana, is one of the leading voices (in both English and Spanish) championing the low-fat raw vegan diet known as 80/10/10. Rawvana inspires others to improve their lifestyle in mind, body and spirit to feel and look amazing.

Renee King-Sonnen – Executive Director & Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary

Texas Ranchers Wife Gone Vegan

Organization Leaders Panel

http://www.rowdygirlsanctuary.org

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Rick Scott – Publicist/Vegan Athlete

#veganhockeyplayer

Athlete Panel

http://www.greatscottpr.com

Vegspiration Tent – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Plant based for 29 years, Rick Scott is a hockey player and former bike racer based in Los Angeles who trains and competes daily – on and off the ice. He is a 54-year-old vegan athlete (#veganhockeyplayer) who trains and competes with elite players more than 30 years younger, an average of six inches taller and 60-100 pounds heavier than him. Fitness is his super power. The athletes he trains with and competes against struggle to keep up with the vegan powerhouse. Whether on the ice, bike or in the gym, his training partners have always been elites, pros and Olympians because his energy, enthusiasm, heart and hustle enable him to push them to the limit. His passionate pursuit of greatness is plant powered and age does not define him.

“Rarely can I be the most-skilled player on the ice, but I can be the fittest. I outlast, outwork and out hustle my competition,” said Scott, who relies on his plant-based diet to keep him flying and recovering fast as well as to try to avoid the heart disease and cancers that run in his family.   

Professionally, Scott is a creative music, sports and entertainment public relations executive who began representing vegan/animal nonprofit organizations a couple years ago. “I live and work my passions 24/7 thus it’s important that my public relations practice be in alignment with my core values.” A captivating storyteller as a writer, he pens an informative monthly column for the Switch4Good website debunking myths and confronting issues common to vegan athletes.   

Roxette Arisa – Vegan Social Media

Vegspiration Tent

Beauty Panel

https://roxettearisa.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

Roxette has been a competitive skater for over 19 years.  Now, she’s turned her energy toward educating women everywhere how to look incredible without cruelty.

Sam Rea – Creator of Earthess Herbs & Amba Movement Instructor

Fluid Movement, Breath & Yoga

Feminine Embodied Movement: FEEL ALIVE IN YOUR BODY!

http://www.earthess.love

Mind Body Space – 4:20 PM to 5:15 PM

Sam Rea is a Breath &  Movement Instructor, Herbalist, and the creator of Earthess Herbs & Healing, an herbal brand dedicated to natural healing through plant spirit medicine. Sam specializes in helping others feel empowered in their body through herbs and a yoga movement practice called Amba Movement. She facilitates the Women’s Community Yoga circles at Yoga Desa in Topanga Canyon, empowering women through breath, movement, sound, and touch. A student of The Gaia School of Earth & Healing and Amba Women’s School of Embodiment, Sam Rea shares her passion through her healing work helping  women explore and connect with the luscious enjoyment of being alive!

Sammy Grimm

Beauty Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

Sandra Sellani – Co-author, The 40-Year-Old Vegan Cookbook

Get leaner, cleaner & greener!

3 Game Changing Vegan Blender Recipes

http://www.40YOV.com/book

Learning Kitchen to 2:00 PM

Sandra Sellani, co-author of The 40-Year-Old Vegan Cookbook, graduated from Matthew Kenney Culinary Academy in Los Angeles.  She is especially passionate about helping people over age 40 to transition to a vegan lifestyle using the comfort foods of her Italian childhood and quick,  easy recipes using familiar foods.  Sandra has an MBA from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California and lives in Newport Beach, California.

Sara Dee

Best Live Band Nomination LA Weekly

http://www.saradeemusic.com

Main Stage – 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM

“Dee is a singer/songwriter with an acoustic guitar and voice strong enough to clean the rust off nails… songs of life, trial, and hope. With a vocal range that runs from beautiful and soft, to severe and raw. A hybrid of Patsy Cline and Madeleine Peyroux- sultry, rich, and sweet. This musical force can belt with power and grit.” (Dirty Hippie Radio, Easy Reader Magazine)

Dee has independently released two full-length albums, “IN JOY” and “BORN CURIOUS.” She has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, receiving national publication, radio play, and a nomination as one of Los Angeles Weekly’s Best Live Bands. Dee lives and performs in Downtown Los Angeles, using music to support veganism, animal rights, and sustainable living.

Seba Johnson – Olympian/Activist

Olympic Athlete/Animal Advocate

Life of a Vegan Since Birth and History-making Olympian

http://www.sebajohnson.com

– 1:30 PM to 1:40 PM

Seba Johnson, a vegan since birth, was only 14 when she competed in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, making her an Olympic legend as both the Youngest Alpine Skier in History as well as the First Black Female Alpine Ski Racer in history.  Four years later, Seba participated in the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France.

As an animal rights activist, and a vegan since birth, Seba declined to compete in the following Winter Olympic Games.  She qualified for the 1994 Games to be held in Lillehammer, Norway but decided to boycott because Norway had resumed the practice of commercial hunting for minke whale. Always an advocate for animals, she was once disqualified from a World Cup event for her ethical objection to wearing a ski suit that had a leather patch sewn into it.

28 years after making history, Seba educates youth about health and animal/human welfare and gives presentations nationally and internationally at VegFests, animal rights conferences, universities, social justice seminars, and public schools about her activism during and since making history.  Seba is a graduate of Howard University, a member of Delta Sigma Theta, a Screen Actors Guild member, is in the process of writing her book of memoirs – for which she is looking for a publisher, and this year’s VegFest LA happens to be on May 1st – her Birthday!

“We must connect to a moral and ethical regard for each human and nonhuman animal until oppression is completely eradicated.”

Follow Seba on Twitter for exciting news!

Serina Wolfe

Sound Healer – All Day

Mind Body Space – 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Certified Sound Practitioner

Alternative & Holistic Health

Ethereal Sound by Serina Wolfe offers sound therapy services that provide deep levels of relaxation and meditation to relieve the mind and body of stress from daily life.

Sound activates the body’s natural healing and detoxification pathways.

Shanila

Sound Bath Meditation

http://www.alwaysplay.org

Mind Body Space – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Shanila is a sound alchemist based in Los Angeles using the vibrational powers of sounds for deep healing.

Shannon Keith – Animal Rights Attorney, President & Founder ARME and Beagle Freedom Project

President ARME Beagle Freedom Project

Animal Power Hour -How You Can Help End Animal Testing

http://www.BFP.org

– 12:10 PM
– 12:40 PM to 1:40 PM

Shannon Keith is an activist attorney, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and the founder and president of the non-profit organization, ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education) and it’s mission, Beagle Freedom Project. Shannon formed ARME in 2004, a non-profit rescue and advocacy group, in order to create positive change for animals, rescue animals in need, and assist in laws for the betterment of their welfare.

Shaun Monson – Filmmaker

Writer/Director of EARTHLINGS and UNITY

EARTHLINGS and UNITY films

http://www.nationearth.com

Vegspiration Tent – 12:30 PM to 1:20 PM

QandA Hub – 2:30 PM to 3:20 PM

Shaun Monson is the writer/director of the documentaries EARTHLINGS (2005), and UNITY (2015). Narrated by Academy Award Nominee Joaquin Phoenix, and featuring music by Moby, EARTHLINGS is available in over 40 languages, and is considered a milestone in documentary films for animal rights organizations around the world. His follow-up film, UNITY, features an astounding cast of 100 celebrity narrators, and was released in the fall of 2015.  It’s now available On-Demand in more than 100 countries and a dozen languages. Produced under his production company, Nation Earth, his films illustrate how we are “not the same but equal,” and are also a sobering reminder that we all share this planet and have the responsibility to act with conscience.

Simone Reyes – Animal Rights Activist

The Gloria Steinem of the AR Movement

Wonder Women of Animal Rights Panel

http://www.socialcompasssioninlegislation.org

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Simone Reyes was the breakout star of Oxygen’s reality tv show “Running Russell Simmons” and became an overnight hero in the animal rights community. Vegan Lifestyle Magazine put Simone of their cover, calling her The Gloria Steinem of the Animal Rights Movement. She is a sought after public speaker at events such as TedX, The Seed in NYC, Michigan Veg Fest, WorldFest and uses her many media opportunities to promote a fully vegan lifestyle. Simone is a 25+ year vegan and has been a grassroots animal rights activist for most of her adult life. Simone traveled to Taiji, Japan as a Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian to report on and document the atrocities of the dolphin drives.  She shared her experiences there in various media outlets. She, along with Russell Simmons penned an open letter to Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and President Obama urging them to consider attaching the plight of the dolphins who migrate through Japan to the passing of the Trans Pacific Partnership- this letter was signed by dozens of celebrities including Cher, Oliver Stone, Charlize Theron, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Cameron Diaz, Reverend Jesse Jackson and countless others. She has also been honored by Mercy For Animals for the work she has done to put the plight of farm animals in the public’s consciousness. Simone serves as Vice President of Communications at Social Compassion In Legislation where she uses her influence to change laws to protect animals, most recently stopping bobcat trapping in California, banning the sale of mill bred cats, dogs and rabbits in California, banning the sale of cosmetics and personal hygiene products tested on animals in CA, mandating Humane Education in the California school system and requiring vegan options at CA prisons and hospitals and many other life saving laws. PETA ‘s Animal Rahat Sanctuary in India was officially given a new name “Simone’s Place” in honor of Simone’s tireless dedication to the animal rights cause.  She resides in Laurel Canyon, with Bardot, her black rescue cat and the spirits of all the animals she has loved.

Sing the World Awake!

Vibrations for Global Transformation

http://www.singtheworldawake.org

“Sing the World Awake!”is a motivational music, movement, yoga and conversational experience to bring about inspired action for the transformation of our relationship with ourselves, with each other and with our planet!

SING THE WORLD AWAKE! combines group singing, sacred sound, indigenous songs, mudras, yoga, dance and dialogue. Together, we create an “intention-based” group concert experience, in which YOU sing – and the energy generated by the collective shifts global consciousness in the direction of peace and sustainability — tailored specifically for groups of any age!

Karen Seva, CPC, MSW, MDiv. is the founder of “Sing the World Awake!” Karen is a life coach, healer, singer and motivational speaker. She teaches classes & workshops aimed at personal empowerment and global transformation; in addition to coaching & consulting with individuals, families and groups. She has pioneered several children’s music & coping skills programs in conjunction with churches, schools, and grant-funded early childhood intervention programs. She has conducted children’s concerts for the Dalai Lama, for the Agape Spiritual Center, for native elders as well as spiritual leaders from around the world.

Sonia Elsie

Beauty Panel

Beauty Panel & Body Positivity

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

QandA Hub – 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

Sooraj

Alternative pop-rock singer-songwriter

http://www.soorajmusic.com

Main Stage – 11:00 AM to 11:40 AM

Sooraj is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, composer, and arranger from Mumbai, India.

Playing the keyboards since the age of one and a half, and the guitar and piano since age 9, Sooraj’s musical journeys range from traditional Indian classical raags, to Mozart, to the likes of The Beatles and John Mayer.

Sooraj is also an arranger and composer of music and has composed/arranged for college a cappella choirs, college theater productions and recorded his own songs. His album “Here We Go,” releasing in February 2019 is a culmination of five years worth of musical learnings and explorations. His two music videos of singles from the album – “Nemesis” and “City Beat” – collectively gathered over 200,000 views on YouTube.

Sooraj currently studies at Musician’s Institute, Los Angeles, and continues to work tirelessly at making great music.

Soundbath Haven

Vibrational healing of mind body soul

http://soundbathhaven.com

Mind Body Space – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

About Gina:

Gina is a sound healing alchemists based in Los Angeles, giving soundbaths, sound healing, and vibrational sound therapy to revitalize the mind, body, and spirit. She sets the stage for deep mediation, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Her instruments are ancient modalities – Crystal singing bowls, gongs, Tibetan bowls, sounds of natures, and planetary attunements. She encourages those who attend to be comfortable with blankets and pillows, and create a cozy environment to relax and let go. Soundbath Haven takes you through a truly immersive journey.

SriMati

spiritual guide, yogi, healer

http://www.srimati.com

Mind Body Space – 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM

A true spiritual wellness warrior, Julie Piatt aka “SriMati” is an author, podcast host, plant based chef, motivational speaker, meditation guide, yoga teacher, and singer. At the core of all of Julie’s offerings is an opportunity for an expansion of our perspectives; a gain of cosmic view so that we all may realize our divine blueprint or life purpose.

Stella Rae – Awesomeness

love, community, compassion, growth.

Beauty Panel & Q&A Vegan Community

https://www.youtube.com/user/vlogmakeupbeauty

Vegspiration Tent – 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM

QandA Hub – 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

love, community, compassion, growth.

Steve-O

Activist Panel

Activist Panel

Main Stage – 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 4:50 PM

Steve-O, is a Canadian-British-American^[ stunt performer, comedian, animal-rights activist, and television personality. His entertainment career is mostly centered on his performance stunts on the American TV series Jackass, its related movies, and its spin-off series Wildboyz. Steve-O narrated a short video titled “What Came Before, featuring Steve-O: The Truth About Meat and Modern Farms” about some of the individual animals rescued by Farm Sanctuary and he also reveals the life of the less fortunate animals that are born into modern farming in the US. He is currently a vegan due to his concern about animal rights. He does not eat any meat or dairy and does not wear fur or leather

Steven Todd Smith

Reiki Practitioner / FOK Comm. Manager

http://www.reikiforcreativeminds.com

– 11:55 AM to 5:45 PM

Steven Todd Smith is a Reiki Master Teacher & practitioner, based out of Los Angeles, with his energy healing practice, Reiki For Creative Minds. Also a Vegan Transition & Life Nutrition Coach, Arbonne Independent Consultant, and Community Manager for the groundbreaking film, Forks Over Knives.

Steven has been vegan for over 6 years, extending his activism through vegan transition coaching, sanctuary volunteering, and organizing fundraising events. He is the co-creator of A Night of Creative Compassion and Veggie Prom West, benefits for Farm Sanctuary, The Gentle Barn, and the Animal Advocacy Museum.

When he’s not working, you can find him out on the beach volleyball courts, diving into a board game or poker tournament, sweating it out on his yoga mat, or cooking some delicious plant-based eats like his homemade bean burgers! With a heavy dose of “incurable optimism,” Steven wears a smile more often than not and strives to make each and every moment of life lovely.

Superhooper

Hooping for the body, mind, and soul

http://www.superhooper.org

Founded in 2002 Superhooper was a main component to the evolution of the hooping community, from body-rockers and hip-shakers to an ever-evolving flow art in it’s own right. We encourage positivity and fun because we believe that life doesn’t have to be boring. Other things we believe in?

We believe you have the natural-born talent to rock those hips and dance. Trust us. We’ll show you how.

We believe you have an inkling or a desire you’ve kept hidden in the back of your mind for far too long. We’re here to help you bring it to life. And not just to life, but make it bigger than big. The kind of “big” where you look forward to end of work day and weekends, knowing you get to play with your passion every day. Sound good?

We believe you deserve happiness, respect, and love. And we’re determined to give you the tools to create those feelings in every crevice and cranny of your existence.

Ready to “HOOP” to it? 😉

Supreme Banana – Social Media

Vegan Metalhead Youtuber

Social Media Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Vegan metalhead youtuber who’s a s$%^ chef & laughs much too loud!

Supreme Banana – YouTube

Youtuber/self-proclaimed “shit chef”

Thive Market Social Media Stars

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
– 12:20 PM to 1:10 PM

Sweet Simple Vegan

Photographer & Blogger

https://sweetsimplevegan.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 3:15 PM to 4:10 PM

Switch4Good podcast – plant based podcast!

Stronger. Faster. Healthier.

The Health Panel

http://switch4good.org/podcast

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

That Vegan Couple – Social Media Influencers

Vegan Educators and Activists

https://thatvegancouple.com

Vegspiration Tent – 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM

Natasha and Luca from Australia are social media influencers “That Vegan Couple”. They inspire and educate others to make more compassionate, healthier lifestyle choices for themselves, animals, and the planet via their YouTube channel, other social media, podcast, website, and eBooks.

They’re currently on a U.S Vegan Activism Tour. Not only are they reaching non-vegans with the vegan message, but through their Meet-ups and Activism Workshops, they intend to boost the participation of vegans in grassroots activism, as well as the profiles of local vegan activist groups in the cities they visit on this tour.

That Vegan Mom – That Vegan Mom

That Vegan Mom

Thrive market Social Media Stars

– 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Learning Kitchen – 12:20 PM to 1:10 PM

Natasha, also known as “That Vegan Mom,” is a relatable social media personality that shares practical vegan meals that anyone can prepare and enjoy. Being a newly twin mother of two beautiful girls, Natasha is showing the world that a vegan diet is both safe and healthy for all stages of life. She personally shares her twin pregnancy journey, her weight loss/fitness journey, and how she adequately feeds her 5 year old son. Although Natasha literally has her hands full satisfying numerous roles,  she makes time to create resourceful, educational, and relatable content for people interested in the vegan lifestyle.

The 300# Vegan

Athlete Panel

Main Stage – 4:55 PM to 5:00 PM

Vegspiration Tent – 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

QandA Hub – 3:30 PM to 4:20 PM

The Conscious Groove – Teacher, Musician, Therapist, Doula, Lover of Life

The Conscious Groove YogAroma Party

Shakti Naam Yoga & Medicinal Aromatherapy with The Conscious Groove

http://www.theconsciousgroove.com

Mind Body Space – 12:45 PM to 2:00 PM

The Conscious Groove is a band of harmonious gypsies that travel around spreading Loving vibrations through sound, breath, and ancient pranic techniques and prayers to raise the vibrational frequency for individual and global healing.  Vibrating positive lyrics and mantra from many different traditions and belief systems, The Conscious Groove serves to spread the frequency of love and devotion, helping listeners connect to the Creative Life Force that lives within the heart.  Move and groove to fun and uplifting rhythms, expand the body, mind, and soul in the cosmic practice of Shakti Naam Yoga, be anointed with sacred Wisdom of the Earth plant and tree medicine, and chant as One with commUNITY and The Conscious Groove at this year’s Vegfest.

The Gay Vegans

The Gay Vegans blog

http://thegayvegans.com

– 1:45 PM

Dan Hanley is the creator of The Gay Vegans, a blog dedicated to being a voice for the voiceless, building bridges among communities, promoting veganism and animal rights and engaging readers to become more politically active. He lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles with his husband Mike, the “s” in The Gay Vegans, and their four rescues Miguel, Suga, Monti and Rose.

The Gay Vegans

The Gay Vegans

Locals Panel

http://www.thegayvegans.com/

Vegspiration Tent – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

– 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM

The Las Vegan Show with Sean Lee – Panel Host

Weekly Vegan Variety Show

Host of Social Media Activism Panel

http://lasveganproductions.com

Vegspiration Tent – 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM

The Las Vegan Show is a weekly vegan variety show filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada with guests and musical acts from all across the country and around the world. Airs Wednesdays at Noon Pacific Standard Time (currently available on YouTube).

The Messy Heads – Editor

Connecting & awakening the youth

The Messy Effect

http://themessyheads.com

– 1:50 PM to 2:00 PM

Editor of popular blog The Messy Heads, a site that goes beyond aesthetics and offers the youth a place to read about inner beauty, living authentically, veganism, and social movements.

Thrive Market – Vegan Mac & Cheese Cooking Contest!

Who Can Make The Best Vegan Mac & Cheese

Learning Kitchen – 12:20 PM to 1:10 PM

Thrive Market Presents – The great Vegan Mac & Cheese Cook Off!  Featuring Supreme Banana, From My Bowl, and That Vegan Mom!

Tribal Markers

Tribal Adornment for Art of Connection

http://TribalMarkers.com

Mind Body Space – 10:45 AM to 6:00 PM

Tribal Markers

Uniting the Tribes, One Mark at a Time

http://www.tribalmarkers.com

Mind Body Space – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The art of tribal body marking is an ancient practice of person-to-person adornment and ceremony. We at Tribal Markers hope to harness that innate sense of Tribe, that ancient intelligence, and integrate it into our modern day lives.  A bridge to healing our relationships with connection, touch, creativity and expression.  As stewards of this practice, we stand to embody safe space and artistic remembrance, drawing influence for our origin cultures. This is a powerful and tangible reminder that we all came from tribe, and can all return to the feeling of belonging. Welcome home.

Trying Vegan with Mario

TV Show Host: Trying Vegan with Mario

What I Learned from the Top Vegan Chefs and Nutritionists in the World.

http://www.tryingveganwithmario.com

Learning Kitchen – 12:50 PM to 1:30 PM

Vajra – Visionary Artist

Art to Change the World

http://altaroftheheart.com

Mind Body Space – 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Vajra is a self-taught visionary artist from Southern California. Vegan since the age of 16, he credits this decision as the greatest choice he ever made. Drawing inspiration from across cultures, space and time, Vajra’s art is a synthesis of timeless knowledge, contemporary aesthetics and his own unique vision. Since he was a child, Vajra was mesmerized by the dazzling beauty and complexity of life in all its forms and equally distraught by its destruction. It is this fierce love that motivates him as an artist – his brush is moved by the joy and sorrow of our planet. He creates art for the betterment of all beings, that we may better understand ourselves, each other, and how we can work together to create the world we’ve always known was possible. He invites you to his website Altaroftheheart.com where he shares the stories behind his paintings. May his art find a home at the altar of your heart.

Valley Soul

New-Vintage California Indie rock

http://www.valleysoul.com

Main Stage – 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM

Valley Soul is a 4-piece indie-rock group from Monterey, California. Their entrancing  harmonies and intrepid instrumentals are reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac, and also call forth modern likeness to Arcade Fire and Head and the Heart. After five years of cultivation and soul-searching, Valley Soul has created their niche. Nestled boldly amidst new age indie rock, old school folk, blues, and classic rock, the quartet reinvents and combines expansive avenues of sound. Four songwriters fuel the groups extensive library of eclectic material. They debuted their freshman album June 2017.

VeegMama

NOT A NUGGET Book reading

http://veegmama.com

Stephanie Dreyer is an author and the founder of VeegMama, where she helps families cook and eat healthier.  Her children’s book, Not A Nugget, and eBook, VeegMama’s Guide To Going Vegan, are both available on Amazon.  Stephanie has been featured on KCAL 9 in Los Angeles, and in VegNews and Chickpea Magazine.  She is a proud partner of Raddish Kids, providing dietary substitutions for their monthly subscription boxes.

Stephanie is also a contributor on the popular websites, World of Vegan, VegNews, and Girlie Girl Army.  She has been featured on several websites, including PETAKids, The San Francisco Vegetarian Examiner, SheKnows, The Active Times, and Care.com.  

Stephanie holds a M.S. in Integrated Marketing from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Communications from The University of California, San Diego.  She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.  When she’s not writing at her laptop or chasing after her kids, you can find her cooking something delicious or reading something wonderful.  Visit her at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Vegan Black Metal Chef – Vegan Black Metal Chef

Bringing consciousness to your life

http://veganblackmetalchef.com

Vegspiration Tent – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

Learning Kitchen – 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM

QandA Hub – 1:00 PM to 1:25 PM

Brian Manowitz, aka “The Vegan Black Metal Chef” hosts a cooking show that explores a variety of easy Asian, Indian, North American, South American, Italian, Middle Eastern, kosher and other global vegan meals. Packed with humor, music, and visual effects… This is the most fun way to learn vegan vegetarian cooking ever.

Wayne Hsiung – Organizer at Direct Action Everywhere

Activist Panel

Vegspiration Tent – 4:00 PM to 4:50 PM

Wayne is a lawyer, writer, and founding organizer for the grassroots animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE). Wayne leads the DxE Open Rescue Network, which has rescued dozens of animals from abusive situations and has garnered media attention in ABC’s Nightline, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Wayne, who studied behavioral science at the University of Chicago and MIT, previously served on the faculty at Northwestern School of Law, where he published research on animals with the Harvard scholar Cass Sunstein. Wayne has organized for social justice campaigns since 1999, including campaigns against capital punishment and for low-income youth. In his free time, he enjoys playing with his three dogs (Natalie, Lisa, and Oliver) and one cat (Joan).

World’s Largest Vegan Meetup

Group Photo!

Everybody come to the Main Stage for a massice Group Photo!

– 2:00 PM

Worthy Beyond Purpose

Yoga and Mindfulness by WBP

http://www.worthybeyondpurpose.com

“If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence in one generation” ~Dalai Lama 

Worthy Beyond Purpose’s mission is to transform the world one mindful kid at a time through meditation and mindfulness practices.

Yoga Groove

Yoga Groove Your Soul

https://www.yoganoho.com/

Mind Body Space – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Karen Russell started her movement career at the age of six in Erie, Pennsylvania. By the time she was in her early twenties she performed professionally on stage, in feature films and on television. She has worked with legends such as; Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bette Midler, Kenny Chesney and Alice Cooper. Karen started her passion for yoga in 1997 while studying Iyengar in NYC, but it was a dance injury in 2000 that guided her to a professional yoga career. She enhanced her knowledge of yoga while studying with top yoga professionals. Since 2005, Karen has been an active teacher, producer, community outreach representative, ambassador for Lululemon, CEO and owner of the Yoga Groove Studio. She contributed her business, management and creative skills for several successful companies (Corepower Yoga, Naam Yoga La, Tantris Yoga and Retail Center, Mandala Center, and Industry Venice) and is excited to be co-owner of the Yoga NoHo Center with Michelle Mirkovich (long time professional dance friend). Enjoy Karen’s 200 hour Teacher Training course, Restorative Immersions course, Yoga Groove DVD, Yoga Groove Meditation CD, Yoga Groove Conscious Yoga and Dance, and the launch of the Nirvana Wellbeing Channel (healthy online lifestyle show) soon to start shooting from the Yoga NoHo Center.  Karen looks forward to many adventures with Michelle and the Yoga NoHo Center, as they continue to collaborate with like- minded individuals as to enhance the lives of others to live to their fullest potential. Live, Love and Inspire Others.

YogaBuddies – Yoga for KIDS!

Yoga and breathing for calm kids.

https://www.yogabuddies.com/

YogaBuddies is committed to helping kids improve their health and well-being through the practice of kids yoga. YogaBuddies creates yoga classes and products that make it fun and easy for kids to be healthy. We are proud to say we have taught in more than 50 schools and organizations since 2004. Our products and classes have reached more than 4,500 kids. We hope to have the honor to share yoga with your child too.

Zachariah Moyes – business owner

Adventurer, life coach, author, & actor

Mind-Body-Space Host

Mind Body Space – 11:55 AM to 6:15 PM

I am Zachariah,  I am an Adventurer, life coach, author, actor, & public speaker. A couple of my goals in life are to recieve and offer all energy through the filter of Love & Light Consciousness, to Empower every person I experience, and to Love and accept all.
Blessings of Love, Acceptance,  & Empowerment to each & every one of you.
If you feel called, I look forward to meeting you.

Zoe Rosenberg – Founder at Happy Hen Chicken Rescue

Together We Can Change The World.

Holding on to Justice

http://www.happyhen.org

Learning Kitchen – 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Zoe Rosenberg is a 15 year old animal rights activist and founder of the Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary, a non profit 501c3 organization I started when I was 11 years old. In 2017, I gave a TEDx talk at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo about my experience on the mound at Dodger Stadium. I have spoken on many panels at various animal rights events, as well as at protests and marches, including the San Francisco March To Close All Slaughterhouses. I take pride in empowering people of all ages to take action, so that together we can build a movement to ultimately achieve animal liberation.

Zoe Rosenberg & Emily DesJardins

Animal Rights Activists

Animal Rights Activism for Kids

https://www.happyhen.org

Learning Kitchen – 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

Zoe Rosenberg is a 16 year old animal rights activist. She founded Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary at age 11, which has now saved over 800 lives. Zoe is the social media coordinator for Direct Action Everywhere and she travels the country speaking about the importance of taking action to help and save animals.

Emily DesJardins for the Animals is a blossoming animal rights activist and certified integrative health coach from San Luis Obispo, California. Her goal is to inspire individuals to not only embark on a voyage of life-style change, but begin demanding systematic change as well. Emily is the organizer of the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Save chapter, a co-organizer of the SLO Anonymous for the Voiceless chapter, and an active member of Direct Action Everywhere.

Turn it out, Turn it up

Main Stage – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

They’re BACK!  The Turners have been playing at WorldFest and VegFest L.A. for the past few years and are gonna burn up the stage again this year.  The band consists of some of L.A.’s finest musicians (several are Grammy Winners!) and have been such a favorite we have to have them back every chance we get!

Swamp Rock Music Blue Grass

https://www.facebook.com/SwampRockSongs/

Main Stage – 3:55 PM to 4:45 PM

Swamp Rock Music members: Christopher Ameruoso (Cigar Box Guitars & Lead vocals) Sonia Sanchez (Upright Bass, vocals) Dustin Jack (Drums) Rob Stone (harmonica) Ameka Jane (backing vocals)