Amy Odene

15:15–16:15 Sunday, International Suite (3rd floor)

Fireside Chat: '10 Years Since Veganuary: Reflecting on the Past, Envisioning the Future'

Live podcast, hosted by Amy Odene ('How I Learned to Love Shrimp: Animal Advocacy Podcast')

Featuring: Matthew Glover (Veganuary, Veg Capital, Vegan Fried Chick*n (VFC), VARC keynote speaker) and Jane Land (Veganuary)

Amy has worked both professionally and voluntarily for social good causes for over 15 years. Amy is the Managing Director of marketing and campaign agency User-Friendly, and also co-hosts the animal advocacy podcast, How I Learned to Love Shrimp.

She previously worked in the animal advocacy space as both Campaigns Manager for ProVeg UK contributing to a UN Momentum for Change award and as Global Corporate Relations at The Humane League collaborating with the Open Wing Alliance to coordinate major global commitments across the food sector to free hens from cages.

In 2020, Amy co-founded Animal Ask, a charity supporting the animal protection space with dedicated research. She has spoken at major conferences across the world on animal welfare research and the overarching global landscape of factory-farmed animals.