Past Conferences

2025

The 2025 edition of the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference took place July 2-5, 2025, at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

It was organized by Steve Loughnan and Matti Wilks (as Conference Chairs) and Kristof Dhont, Sam Vellana, Ali Ladak, Annalyse Ellis, and Maria Ioannidou.

Program: Schedule PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025

Keynote Speakers: Peter Singer, Christopher Hopwood, and Brooke Haggerty

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2023

The second edition of the Animal Advocacy Conference took place June 22–24, 2023, at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. It was the first in-person edition and marked the conference’s transition into the official meeting of the PHAIR Society.

It was organized by Kristof Dhont (Conference Chair), Maria Ioannidou, Stefan Leach, Jared Piazza, and Chris Hopwood.

Program: Schedule PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2023

Keynote Speakers: Steve Loughnan, Ryuji Chua, and Seb Alex

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2021

The first edition of the Animal Advocacy Conference took place virtually from June 30 to July 2, 2021. It was organized by Kristof Dhont, Victoria Krings, Alina Salmen, and Maria Ioannidou, with support from members of SHARK Lab at the University of Kent.

Program: Schedule Animal Advocacy Conference 2021.

Keynote Speakers: Catherine Amiot, Tobias Leenaert, and Gordon Hodson