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