Event speakers

Darina Bockman brought strategic vegan activism into the Fortune 500 companies. Extending her own corporate career, she founded LinkedIn-based Vegan Leaders in Corporate Management to mobilize vegan influencers across major companies worldwide. 

Roberto Bonelli has been a full-time animal rights activist for over ten years. He has been an organizer and outreach coordinator for Friends of Animals United.  In 2014, he created The Animals’ Battalion which has tackled issues such as veganism, fur trade, the circus industry, as well as declawing and the dog/cat meat trade. 

Anthony Bellotti is Founder and President of White Coat Waste Project, a 2-million-member taxpayer watchdog group working to stop $15 billion in government animal experiments. WCW was awarded the 2018 LUSH Prize for the world’s top public awareness campaign. 

Allison Argo has made documentaries about abused and endangered animals for nearly 30 years. Her films have won six national Emmys, five Genesis Awards and over 80 awards internationally. Among the many films she’s produced, directed and written, are: Chimpanzees: an Unnatural History, The Urban Elephant, and Parrot Confidential. 

Special Performances by

Celebrity Hosts

Ellen Degeneres

Steve Harvey