FEATURING THE EXPERTISE OF

Dr. Richard Oppenlander

Author of the groundbreaking book Food Choice and Sustainability, Dr. Oppenlander is a consultant and researcher whose award-winning book Comfortably Unaware, has been endorsed as a “must read” by Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Jane Goodall, and Dr. Neal Barnard, among many others. Dr. Oppenlander is a much sought-after lecturer, has been a keynote speaker for several conferences and events, and has presented lectures and workshops at numerous universities and corporations. Dr. Oppenlander also serves as an advisor to municipalities in the U.S. and to world hunger projects that are designing programs from his model of multidimensional sustainability.

Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is the author of four New York Times bestsellers (Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, and The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World). The Omnivore’s Dilemma was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by both the New York Times and the Washington Post. Pollan was named to the 2010 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. In 2009 Newsweek named him one of the top 10 “New Thought Leaders.”

Dr. Will Tuttle

Dr. Will Tuttle is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, musician, and author of The World Peace Diet, called one of the most important books of the 21st century. Dr. Tuttle presents about 150 events yearly at conferences, retreats, and progressive churches and centers throughout North America. In his lectures, workshops, and trainings based on The World Peace Diet, he addresses veganism, spirituality, effective activism, and personal development. A former Zen monk, Dr. Tuttle has a master’s in humanities and a PhD in philosophy of education.

Howard Lyman

A former Montana cattle rancher, Howard Lyman is a world-renowned public speaker, author, and animal advocate. Best known for being sued by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for speaking about “mad cow” disease on the Oprah Winfrey Show, he is the founder of Voice for a Viable Future and the subject of two documentary films, Mad Cowboyand Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home.

Will Potter

Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist and TED Fellow based in Washington, D.C. who focuses on the animal rights and environmental movements, and civil liberties post-9/11. His reporting and commentary have been featured in the world’s top media outlets, including the Washington Post, NPR, Rolling Stone, El Pais, and Le Monde. He has testified before the U.S. Congress about his reporting, as the only witness opposing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. He is the author of Green Is the New Red, an exposé of the FBI’s use of fear and intimidation to silence dissent in the animal and environmental movements.

Will Anderson

In 1978, Will Anderson founded Greenpeace Alaska in Anchorage, and shortly thereafter, was appointed to the national board of directors of Greenpeace USA. Since then, he has had a long career in campaign management in both the environmental and animal welfare sectors for a number of organizations including Earth Island Institute and the Progressive Animal Welfare Society. He has worked with state and federal agencies, scientists, political representatives and NGOs, and continues to consult for numerous national organizations to protect marine animals and wildlife, and defend the land and oceans against industrial destruction.

WITH APPEARANCES BY

Michael Besancon

A 41-year veteran of the natural foods industry, Michael Besancon is the former senior global vice president of purchasing, distribution and communications for Whole Foods Market.

Michael Klaper, MD

Dr. Michael Klaper has more than 40 years of clinical experience, and practices preventative and nutrition-based medicine. He is the director of the non-profit Institute of Nutrition Education and Research and a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Student Association.

David Robinson Simon

David Robinson Simon is an attorney, advocate for sustainable consumption, and author of the book Meatonomics about the economics of animal agriculture.

Dr. Kirk R. Smith

Dr. Kirk R. Smith is a professor in the School of Public Health at University of California, Berkeley, where he is the director of the university’s Global Health and Environment Program.