Speakers
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Central Florida Veg Fest features several great speakers on a variety of vegan-related topics! Veg Fest speakers are sponsored by Earth Sponsor Vegetarians of Central Florida and emceed by Shannon Blair of Jungle Sponsor Solutionary Species.
If you are interested in being a speaker at Veg Fest, please fill out the Speaker Application. If you have any questions about speaking at Veg Fest, please contact Larry Rumbough at [email protected] or 321-331-1859. 10:30 a.m., Tobi Moyle of Speak Up For Wildlife
She will give a presentation on our efforts to sequester bear hunting tags for the 2025 Florida Black Bear hunt. Why did we choose this route? What did we do? How did it work? What are the additional benefits of this project? 11:00 a.m., JL Fields "Aging with Compassion and Purpose" JL Fields Aging Compassionately explores how to age with vitality and purpose on a vegan path. JL Fields ”cookbook author and culinary instructor” will share practical tips for eating well for longevity and staying rooted in vegan ethics as roles and energy shift with age. This session includes a live demo of a fast, nourishing plant-based recipe that supports both health and activism. JL Fields is a vegan chef, Functional Brain Health Practitioner, National Board Certified Health & Coach, certified nutrition coach, and RYT‘200 yoga instructor. She has authored six vegan cookbooks (and co-authored two) and has taught plant-based cooking for over a decade, including at the University of New Mexico. JL consults nationally and speaks at vegan festivals across the U.S. and Canada. 1:00 p.m. Ellen Jaffe Jones, "Plant-Based Longevity--45 Years Running Strong!"
The Veg Coach Defying genetic and environmental odds, this running badass refused to let either determine destiny. A nationally ranked sprinter, National Senior Games gold medalist, and after placing in more than 340 5K or longer races, let this spitfire inspire you to a quality of life beyond your dreams. Former Emmy-winning Miami investigative reporter turned 6X vegan book author Ellen Jaffe Jones will arm you with the ammunition to improve your destiny, enjoy the best years yet and save the planet too. Ellen Jaffe Jones, TV reporter--Miami, St. Louis, Des Moines where she won awards for gutsy stories. Stockbroker, media consultant. Mom, aunt, both sisters had breast cancer. Figuring out the truth about food & exercise became the investigative reporting job of her life. Her family was part of the BRCa1 & 2 gene studies. Popular speaker, coach/personal trainer, licensed PCRM Food for Life instructor. Author: Eat Vegan on $4 a Day, Vegan Sex, Vegan for One, Vegan Fitness for Mortals & more. 3:00 p.m. Samaniji Chaitanya Pragyaji, "Beyond Veganism--A Jain Way of Life" Jain Vishwa Bharati The main principle we live by is Ahimsa or non violence and when we incorporate it into our life it goes beyond just not harming animals and being vegan, as it is understood in the western world. We believe that everything has life, including plants, water, fire, air, and earth. We therefore live our life be taking utmost care to minimize injury to these one sensed living beings. You too can learn how to not only be vegan but eco friendly as well. Professor Samaniji Chaitanya Pragyaji is senior disciple of Acharya Shree Mahashramanji, the 11th Acharya of Jain Shwetamber Terapanthi Tradition. Her area of specialization is Jainism, Comparative Religion, Comparative Philosophy, Meditation & Spirituality, Nonviolence, Science of Living, Sanskrit and Prakrit Language. Since 1986 she has been a practicing Jain nun and working in the field of education. Recently she was working at Florida International University, Miami for promoting Jain Studies. |
Special Guest!
10:15 a.m. VeganEvan, VeganEvan's Mission "Welcome to Central Florida Veg Fest and Vegan Rap" 
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