Talks Rooms

The Talks Rooms have proved more and more popular over the years as people seek the latest and best information available from our team of eloquent passionate and informed talkers. For 2009 the Talks Rooms have been expanded in size to accommodate more people and will seat 50 people for each talk. Talks will last approx 45 minutes each, with 5 minutes for questions and a 10 minute turnaround before the next talk starts. Talks start on the hour and are on a first come first seated basis.

 

A very big thankyou going out to everybody down the years who have contributed to talks and demos at the BVF – but in particular three firms especially for their continued support each year. For years now they have between them provided the bulk of the speakers and expert vegan advice, experience, guidance and knowledge that has been a cornerstone of this event for 7 years now. So a big thanks and a large dollop of credit and lashings of applause and gratitude especially to – The Vegan Society (www.vegansociety.com), Viva! (www.viva.org.uk ) and The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation (VVF) (www.vegetarian.org.uk )

 

Nutrition & Lifestyle Talks Room

Saturday 30th May

 

12am     Graham Cole – Vegan Organic Growing

 

1pm       James Southwood – How to argue The Vegan Lifestyle

 

2pm       Dr Justine Butler from the VVF – Fish and Omega 3’s

 

3pm       Stephen Walsh (Vegan Society) – Eco Nutrition

 

4pm       Kyle Vialli – The Truth about Nutrition

 

5pm       Nicky Gibney – Homeopathy – How it can Help You

 

Sunday 31st May

 

12am     Anthony Aurelius – Fit Guy

 

1pm       Pete Ryan – Bodybuiding on a Vegan Diet

 

2pm       Vanessa Clarke (Vegan Soc) – The International Vegan Community

 

3pm       Nandita Shah – Plant based Diets and Mental Health

 

4pm      James Southwood – Training on a Vegan Diet

 

5pm      Gordon Fraser – Discover the Arbonne Difference

 

Campaigns Talks Room

Saturday 30th May

 

12am   Helen Rossiter from Viva – Going Vegan

 

1pm    Jasmijn de Boo from Animals Count

 

2pm    Mark Gold from Animal Aid - Cranks and Revolutions

 

3pm    Justin Kerswell from Viva! – Campaigning for a Vegan Planet

 

4pm    Amanda Baker from The Vegan Society – Taking Vegan Mainstream

 

5pm    Darren from Sea Shepherd – Protecting The Oceans

 

Sunday 31st May

 

12am  Aaron Scheibner - A Delicate Balance

 

1pm    Rob Jackson from The Vegan Society – Teaching Vegan

 

2pm    Andrew Butler from Lush – Animal Testing and REACH

 

3pm    Ian Pendler – Save our Stags

 

4pm    Juliet Gellatley from Viva! – Eco - Veganism

 

5pm    Andrew Knight – Ending Animal Experiments

 

 

 

James Southwood

How to argue the Vegan Lifestyle - Making the case in the great vegan debate'.

James is a philosopher by education and has had the vegan argument/conversation with many people over nearly 30 years. James covers the moral argument and where to place it, proof by example, tact, practicalities, when, where and how to make the case for the vegan lifestyle. James is also a champion Kickboxer and on Sunday talks about diet and training. 

 

Pete Ryan – Vegan Bodybuilders

‘Bodybuilding on a Vegan Diet’

Pete is an experienced and dedicated bodybuilder who has been training successfully on a vegan diet for some years now. Here he shares the secrets to some of his success in a must visit talks for all serious sportspeople interested in improving their performances 

 

Vanessa Clarke – The Vegan Society‘

The International Vegan Community’

Vanessa Clarke has been a trustee for The Vegan Society and is currently their International Co-ordinator. Vanessa looks at the vegan lifestyle worldwide and how we help individuals and groups in other countries to set up their own societies and how we work together for animals, people and the environment worldwide.

 

Dr Justine Butler – The Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation

Fish & Omega 3’s

Dr Justine Butler is a senior health campaigner at the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF) specialising in the links between diet, health and disease. Justine’s compelling talk on fish oils and omega-3’s will leave you in no doubt that fish is not a health food and that omega-3 fats from plant foods are better – for you and the planet.  

 

Stephen Walsh – The Vegan Society‘

Eco – Nutrition - how to be a healthy vegan while doing the least damage to the planet and your wallet.’

Stephen has many years experience as a public speaker and is a frequent and cherished guest at the BVF talks rooms over the years. Here he takes a fresh slant on the environmental impact of the vegan diet.

 

Nandita Shah

Plant Based Diets and Mental Health

Nandita Shah is a medical doctor from India, and work at promoting the vegan lifestyle as a health tool. In this talk, Nandita looks at the impact a vegan diet can have on mental health.

 

Aaron Scheibner

A Delicate Balance

We are very pleased to welcome Aaron to the BVF – he has just completed a feature length documentary. The film is called 'A Delicate Balance - The Truth'. The film's main subjects are human health or lack thereof and how people can restore their health through the foods they eat and how our food choices impact upon our environment. The film links animal agriculture to climate change. Aaron introduces the film and talks about why and how he came to make it. www.adelicatebalance.tv   

 

Helen Rossiter – Viva!

Going Vegan and How to Do It!

Helen Rossiter is Viva!’s and the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation’s assistant editor and press officer. Working to raise the profile of both groups in the media, she works with publications across the UK to gain maximum coverage of campaigns and ensures our issues remain at the top of the news agenda. Here she looks at some easy and practical steps on how to go vegan 

 

Justin Kerswell – Viva!

Campaigning for a Vegan Planet

Justin is Viva!’s deputy director and works on major campaigns from exposing the conditions of factory farmed pigs and ducks to ending the sale of foie gras and ‘exotic’ meats. In his talk Justin presents practical ideas to promote change, looking at why we desperately need to help people move away from a meat and dairy based diet, the effect it has on us, the planet and billions of unwitting animals. With handy ideas on how to campaign locally to help people switch to a more compassionate and healthier diet.   

 

Amanda Baker – The Vegan Society

Taking Vegan Mainstream

Amanda Baker works for the Vegan Society and represents a new breed of campaigners determined to make the vegan lifestyle more attractive to the rest of the population. Amanda’s talk looks at how to take the vegan lifestyle mainstream with some excellent tips for campaigners 

 

Andrew Butler – Lush

Animal Testing and REACH

Andrew is a campaigner for animal rights, human rights and environmental issues. Having spent over 10 years working for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Andrew now heads up campaigns at Lush, the animal-friendly, earth-friendly handmade cosmetics company. Here Andrew looks at Animal Testing and specifically the EU's REACH legislation, which will have a profound impact on all cruelty-free products i.e. there won't be any once REACH is in full swing. It also relates to other European legislation about animal experiments and basically means that we all have to pull together and campaign against vivisection more than ever before. 

 

Rob Jackson – The Vegan Society

Teaching Vegan

Rob's been at the Vegan Society for two years, managing the Vegan Visitor programme for schools and young people.  Primarily vegan for ethical reasons, he worked on a Stockfree-Organic farm for two seasons, putting his beliefs into practice.  He really enjoys the prospect of opening minds to new ideas, so working with young people is right up his street. Reaching young people is one of the most rewarding ways of raising vegan awareness.  Find out what the Vegan Society are doing and how you can play your part. 

 

Ian Pendler

Save Our Stags

Ian is the founder of the Save Our Stags Campaign and author of ‘Save Our Stags’ - detailing as it does the ‘back-room’ stories behind many of the best-known blood sport incidents of the last hundred years, this book should prove as controversial as the subject it covers.Stag hunting has always been the most hated blood sport on the anti ‘hit list’, sustaining constant attack for over one hundred years. The book takes the story from the start of Henry Salt’s 1891 campaign against the Royal Buckhounds through to the post-Hunting Act 2004 machinations of the Countryside Alliance.   

 

Zephie Begolo – Viva!

Eat Green!

Zephie is Viva!’s campaigner. She is currently working on a major campaign Eat Green! which highlights the damaging effect the meat industry is having on the environment. Her talk Eat Green and eco-veganism will cover the causes of damage to the environment by the meat industry - biodiversity, deforestation, greenhouse gases, pollution and the seas and water – as well as tips on how to Eat Green and have a positive impact through diet, and how much less of an impact vegans have.