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Jessika Ava, MS, MPA
Food Systems &  Animal Philanthropy

Select Speaking Engagements

  • Funding Landscape in Asia's Plant-Based Food Systems Ecosystem. (2025). AVA Summit. India.
  • Funding a Movement without Colonizing. (2025). AVA Summit. Kenya.
  • Navigating Western Funding Space. (2025). Pakistan International Animal and Environmental Rights Conference. Pakistan.
  • High Impact Meat Reduction Strategies. (2024). China Vegan Summit. China.
  • Funding Ecosystem in Global Food Systems Movement. (2024). Reducetarian Summit. USA.
  • Funding Ecosystem in Global Food Systems Movement. (2024). AVA Summit. USA.
  • Funding Ecosystem in Global Food Systems Movement. (2024). AVA Summit. Vietnam.
  • Significance of Animal Movements in Nepal. (2023). Kathmandu VFest. Nepal.
  • Navigating Race and Gender Equity in White Supremacy Funding Spaces. (2022). Animal Advocacy Conference Asia.
  • Key Tactics to Reduce Meat Consumption. (2019). Asia for Animals International Conference. China.
  • Key Tactics to Reduce Meat Consumption. (2019). International Vegetarian Union. Kenya.
  • Evaluating Impact of Animal Advocacy Tactics. (2018). India for Animals Conference. India.

Podcasts & Interviews

Publications

  • Grant, C. et al. (2024). The Capacity and Funding Landscape of the Asian Farmed Animal Protection Movement. Asia for Animals Coalition.
  • Ava. J. (2017). Spatiotemporal Analysis of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Human Incidence. Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
  • Ava. J. (2014). Emergence of Industrial Dairy into Southeast Asia. Brighter Green.
  • Ava. J. (2011). IFFCO Kisan Special Economic Zone Industrial Dairy Farm Proposal to Intensify Dairy Milk Production in India. Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations.
  • Das, J.P., et al (2011). Securing the Future of Asian Elephants in Manas National Park, India. Aaranyak Conservation Society and Conservation Leadership Programme.
  • Ava. J. (2012-2105). 21 articles examining environmental, animal welfare, and humanitarian implications of industrialized animal agriculture in Global South countries. Brighter Green.