Meet the Speakers

Meet the people bringing new ideas, perspectives, and action to China Vegan Summit 2026, with voices from across advocacy, entrepreneurship, research, community building, and the wider plant-based movement.

A Little Vegan Christine 

Host, China Vegan Summit 2026

Vegan Content Creator

Documentary Producer

Brand PR Specialist

Yoga Alliance RYT 200 Certified (USA)

Vegan Bikini Athlete

Yiming 

Host, China Vegan Summit 2026

Elvis Chan 陈浩然

Plant-Based Content Creator

TV Host

Cookbook Author

Plant-Based Chef

Executive Director of NGO Hong Kong Shark Foundation

Andrea Richey

Thomas Goodman 

President of Plant Dining Partnerships

Szuching Chi 戚思晴  

Coordinator (Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition), Asia for Animals Coalition

Hong Kong X Technology Fund

Yuying Zhao 赵育颖

Animal rights advocate

Social media strategist

Johnny Oberg 

Ryuji Chua

Executive Director, Omoiyari Works

Seb Alex

Executive Director, Middle East Vegan Society 

Founder & Executive Director
Future Food Pathways

Steve Flett

Filmmaker of documentaries and creative short films exploring the relationship between humans and non-human animals

Creator of the environmental and plant-based lifestyle media account 一个袋子

Yige Su 苏一格

Wenqi Shan 单文琪

Sichuan Zhonggu Junchuang Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd.

Bangheng Zhao 赵邦亨

Longchuan County Yelong Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.

SLR Consulting

Feiran Zheng 郑斐然

Independent Board Game Designer

Founder of Vegan-Friendly Community

Peiyao Hu 胡沛烑

Leilei Ji 嵇雷雷 

Founder, Yu Sustainable Grocery

Biyi Zhang 张比亿  

Co-founder, Yu Sustainable Grocery

School of Science, China Agricultural University

Qianyi Wang 王谦一 

Former Whale Trainer Who Switched Sides Former Trainer of Beluga Whale Sophie Independent Animal Protection Advocate

ShaoRan 邵然

Yong Ma 马勇 

Member, IUCN Climate Action Commission (CAC)

Zhou Dong 周董

Founder of the Earth Guardians Naming Fund

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor

Director, Department of Clinical Nutrition

Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Xinhua Hospital

Xiuhua Shen 沈秀华

Deputy Managing Director at Hive

Angel Lau 刘颖文

Paul Chen 陈保维

PhD Candidate, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University

Emory Babb

Founder, Grassroots

Founder, Vegans of Beijing 

Founder, Fungi Future

Xin Tan 谭馨

Investment Director, Dao Foods International

Francis Zhang 章杨骏

Tom Cohen Ben-Arye

Expert Consultant & Scientist in Alternative Proteins

Dr. Zhaojun Wang
王召君 博士

Associate Professor, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University

Founder, JINNMAY

Runtong He 何润桐

Founder of the “Don’t Eat Friends” Advocacy Team

Ethical Vegan, and Independent Musician

Zheng Xie 解征

Lulu Wang 王璐璐

Host of Vegan Open Mic Podcast

Rakefet Cohen Ben-Arye 

Dr. Rakefet Cohen Ben-Arye, Social Psychologist, Plant-Based Consumer Behavior

Founder, Zhenghe Sunshine (Shenyang) Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.

Peng Huang 黄鹏

Hive

Plant-based Universities

Yulu Zhang 张渝璐

Naman Dedhia 

Regional Liaison - Asia Plant Based Treaty

Xinzhu Hu 胡新竹

BA in Philosophy, Wuhan University

MA in Aesthetics, Renmin University of China

Healing Consultant (Akashic Records / Tarot / Reiki)

Co-host of the podcast Photosynthetic Mind-Body

2026 Vegan Incubator

Showcase

Come meet the people behind this year’s Vegan Incubator projects. Hear their stories, learn from their experiences, connect with mentors and like-minded changemakers, and explore what’s next for their ideas.

Jieqiong Lai 赖洁琼

Illustrator

Picture Book Creator & Art Educator

Wei Jia 贾蔚

Founder & Director, 807 Social Service Center (Yuexiu, Guangzhou)

Craft & Contemporary Art Creator,

Cross-Media Artist (Photography, Textile & Contemporary Art)

Ziqing Yang 杨子晴

Co-founder of Stardust Studio

Samuel Ng 吴朗诚

Ning Jia 嘉宁

21st Century Animal Court Participant

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at info@chinavegans.org.