2023 Reducetarian Summit

This three-day conference will bring over 600 participants from various industries including:

• tech entrepreneurs

• investors

• philanthropists

• journalists

• environmentalists

• CEOs

• animal advocates

• nutritionists

• effective altruists

• academics

• students

• non-profit executives

• speakers

• panelists

• exhibitors

• media

The Reducetarian Summit is designed to complement, Meat Me Halfway, The Reducetarian Cookbook and The Reducetarian Solution.

We have a limited block of rooms reserved at The Westin Denver Downtown where the Summit will be hosted. We fill up each year so be sure to book a room before it is too late!

We’ve sold out every year, get your tickets today!

Title

Platinum

Bored Cow

Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary

Alt Protein Careers

Trupo Treats Vegan Milk Chocolate

Lemon Crush

Ch'il Indigenous Foods

Living With Harmony

The Vegan Artist

Onego Bio

Bibamba Artisan Chocolate

Physician to Physician

Bond Pets

DAY 2 | SATURDAY 10.28.23

7:00AM-8:00AM Yoga

7:00AM-8:45AM Registration

7:30AM-8:45AM Breakfast (Sponsored by EverGrain)

8:00AM-5:00PM Exhibit Hall

9:00AM-10:00AM Welcome

Brian Kateman, Reducetarian Foundation; Janet Wang, Reducetarian Fellow; Peri Burton, Reducetarian Fellow; Mariana Braga, Reducetarian Fellow; Brianna Lue, Reducetarian Fellow  

10:00AM-11:00AM Under the Microscope: How to Produce, Scale, and Market Meat, Eggs, and Dairy from Animal Cells

Jennifer Kingson, Axios; Doug Grant, Atlantic Fish Co; Virginia Rangos, Clever Carnivore; Roman Laus, Mewery 

10:00AM-11:00AM Cooking Demos

Morgan Hines, Freelance; Cortney Smith, Gather Food; Francesca Chaney, Sol Sips; Katie Reines, Create Cures Foundation

11:00AM-11:30AM Break/Office Hours 

11:30AM-12:30PM Beyond Borders: How to Reduce Meat Consumption Internationally

Ross Yoder, BuzzFeed; Ross Miranti, One Acre Fund; Lasse Bruun, UN Foundation; Carolina Galvani, Sinergia Animal International; Dawn Moncrief, A Well-Fed World 

11:30AM-12:30PM Grassroots: How Political Action Is Transforming Factory Farming

India Bourke, Freelance; Geoff Horsfield, Environmental Working Group; Valerie Baron, Natural Resources Defense Council; Ben Lilliston, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy 

12:30PM-2:00PM Lunch (Sponsored by Meati)

2:00PM-3:00PM Disrupting the Market: How to Invest in The Future of Food

Christine Hall, TechCrunch; Fazeela Rashid, Revolution Growth; Steven Winegar, McWin; Heather Courtney, Alwyn Capital

2:00PM-3:00PM From Schools to Hospitals to Corporations: How to Change What is on The Menu

Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company; Audrey Sanchez, Balanced; Lianna Levine Reisner, Plant Powered Metro New York; Julia Jordan, Compass; Kerstin Plehwe, Physicians Association for Nutrition

3:00PM-3:30PM Break/Office Hours

3:30PM-4:30PM The Plant Powered Revolution: How Innovative Companies are Transforming The Marketplace

Alejandro de la Garza, TIME; Brad Kintzer, TCHO; Renee Beall, Benson Hill; Greg Belt, EverGrain; Morrad Fadel, Meati

3:30PM-4:30PM Fermentation: How to Leverage The Old with the New

Pandora Dewan, Newsweek; Anne Palermo, Aqua Cultured Foods; Juliana Lebeau, Nourish Ingredients; Paavo Salminen, Onego Bio

4:30PM-5:00PM Break/Office Hours

5:00PM-6:00PM Expanding Our Outreach: How to Reach New Audiences

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit; Chris Platt, Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation; AJ Albrecht, Mercy for Animals; David Meyer, Food System Innovations; Matt Scott, Project Drawdown; David Barnett, PopSockets

5:00PM-6:00PM The End of Business As Usual: How to Drive Institutional Change and Win Corporate Campaigns

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, National Observer; Annette Manusevich, World Animal Protection; Glenn Hurowitz, Mighty Earth; Danielle Melgar, U.S. PIRG

6:00PM-8:00PM Happy Hour (Sponsored by Meati)

8:00PM-10:00PM The Smell of Money Documentary Screening with Q+A

Jamie Berger, The Smell of Money; Għanja O'Flaherty, Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative; René Miller, Advocate

DAY 3 | SUNDAY 10.29.23

7:00AM-8:00AM Meditation

7:30AM-4:30PM Registration

8:00AM-9:15AM Breakfast (Sponsored by A Well Fed World)

8:00AM-5:00PM Exhibit Hall

9:30AM-10:30AM Less is More: Why Some Livestock Farmers and Ranchers Are Advocating for Reduction

Daisy Freund, ASPCA; Sandra Vijn, Kipster; Keri Brandt Off, Fort Lewis University; Charles Thieriot, Llano Seco; Kendra Kimbirauskas, State Innovation

9:30AM-10:30AM Show Me the Money: How Funders Are Approaching Their Philanthropy

Emily Haynes, Chronicle of Philanthropy; Carrie Varoquiers, Cool Planet Food; Lauren Kohler, Stray Dog Institute; Hilary Pickles, LUSH; Teresa Kennedy, ClimateWorks Foundation

10:30AM-11:00AM Break/Office Hours

11:00AM-12:00PM I Object: How to Leverage Legal Savviness

Rebecca Leber, Vox; Tyler Lobdell, Food and Water Watch; Cristina Kladis, Animal Legal Defense Fund; Alexandra Schluntz, Earthjustice; Jessica Culpepper, FarmSTAND; Amy van Saun, Center for Food Safety; Chris Green, ALDF

11:00AM-12:00PM Author Lightning Talks

Elizabeth Crawford, Food Navigator; Priya Lakshminarayan, Cookilicious; Matt Bennett, My Raw Intuition; Rhyan Geiger, Phoenix Vegan Dietitian; Alan Roettinger, Author; Monika Celly, Polka Dots and Curry; Ciarra Siller, Peanut Butter Plus Chocolate; Mark Reinfeld, Vegan Fusion Institute; Stuart Waldner, Escape The Meatrix

12:00PM-1:30PM Lunch (Sponsored by Meati)

1:30PM-2:30PM From Fine Dining to Fast Food to Delivery: How to Bring Plant-Based Meals to the Masses

Kenny Torrella, Vox; Matt de Gruyter, Next Level Burger; Matthew Coates, Meta Burger; Tricia Maher, Somebody People; Jason Crain, Slutty Vegan; Ira Chikva, Meati

1:30PM-2:30PM Turning Back The Clock: How Farmers Can Help Restore The Soil and End Factory Farming

Elizabeth Whitlow, Regenerative Organic Alliance; Helen Atthowe, Woodleaf Farm; Benina Montes, Burroughs Family Farms; Phil Graves, Wild Idea Buffalo; Michael Detweiler, Ancient Nutrition

2:30PM-3:00PM Break/Office Hours

3:00PM-4:00PM Data Over Drama: How to Design Research and Monitor, Measure, and Evaluate Our Work

Matt Simon, Wired; Coni Arevalo, Faunalytics; Galina Hale, Food System Innovations; Sarah Lake, madre brava; Brian Richter, Sustainable Waters

3:00PM-4:00PM Practitioner Lighting Talks

Elizabeth Crawford, Food Navigator; Samantha Derrick, Plant Futures Initiative; Miheer Khona, Cactus Kitchen; Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl, Dansk Vegetarisk Forening; Nora Stewart, Friends of The Earth; Harry Rhodes, Food Animal Concerns Trust; Ignacia Uribe, Vegetarianos Hoy; Robert Yaman, Innovate Animal Ag; Manny Rutinel, Climate Refarm; Lisa Lubin, Crate Free USA; Taylor Quinn, Tailored Food

4:00PM-5:00PM Open Networking