Karen Knowler - The world's premier Raw Food Coach / therawfoodcoach.com

Topic: Being Successful on the Raw Food Diet
Presentation time: Karen will be presenting from 10am to 12noon

Karen's Biography
Karen Knowler has been a regular face and name in the media since her career in the world of raw foods began in 1998. An accomplished coach, author, speaker, teacher and consultant, Karen has appeared on LK Today (GMTV), Channel Health, The Wellbeing Channel, Rude Health, LBC Radio and The Food Programme (Radio 4), and is featured on a near-monthly basis in the print media, more recently including Tatler, Red, She, Natural Health & Beauty, Glamour and Woman & Home to name but a few.

As a result of her former role as Managing Director of The Fresh Network, the UK’s national raw and living foods organization, Karen has become the most commonly quoted spokesperson for raw and living foods in the UK. An engaging and inspiring writer and speaker with original spins on all aspects of food and eating, Karen is co-author of Feel-Good Food: A Guide to Intuitive Eating (Women’s Press, London, 2000) and author of the forthcoming Raw Food for Beginners (spring 2007).

Karen has lectured internationally with repeat visits to USA, Germany and Holland featuring in her speaking history including presentations at the International Raw and Living Foods Festival in Oregon and the annual Raw Food Congress in Germany. Back in the UK, Karen has spoken at the Organic Food Festival, London and presents annually at The Fresh Festival, the UK’s annual raw and living foods showcase event. Karen also teaches introductory Raw Food for Beginners classes on raw food “uncooking” on a monthly basis.

Known as The Raw Food Coach, Karen has worked with hundreds of clients over the past five years, including celebrities, city executives, therapists, housewives, coaches, authors and journalists. Karen’s talents lay in her ability to combine her impressive and refreshingly down-to-earth raw food know-how with her wide-ranging skills as an effective and inspiring life coach. Together the combination is incredibly powerful, enabling her clients and readers to gain the energy and clarity they need to get clear, get excited and live out their biggest and boldest dreams in a fit, lithe, clean and healthy body.

A much-loved teacher, presenter and coach, Karen is well known for her warm, compassionate nature and positive inspiring “can do” attitude. As a media personality and teacher she is in high demand because of her ability to communicate clearly and passionately about the benefits of eating raw foods and her skill in demonstrating just how quick and easy raw food preparation really can be.

Joel Odhner - Raw Chef

Topic: Raw Food Recipes in 15 minutes
Presentation time: Joel will be presenting a live food demo from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Joel's Biography
Joel Odhner is a private chef living his dream of coaching others to a healthier life through the foods they eat. As a raw food enthusiast he shows how easy it is to introduce healthier greener foods to your life. His simple recipes illustrate that giving our bodies the Most Powerful Food on the Planet is easy and fun.

Anthony Anderson - Raw Model / welikeitraw.com

Topic: Raw Beauty: Approaching Living Foods for external beauty and discovering inner beauty and happiness
Presentation time: Anthony will be presenting from 2:30pm to 3:15pm

Anthony's Biography
Anthony Anderson, age 26, stumbled upon the living-foods lifestyle at the end of 2004 and has never been the same since. Being constantly focused on self-improvement in all areas, he discovered that a 100% living-food diet sped up his progress exponentially. He is currently residing in New York City while working as a full-time model. He has enjoyed a large amount of success and gives all of the credit to his healthy lifestyle and positive outlook on life.

Besides being involved with the Raw Food community, his interests include wild food foraging, gardening, learning Spanish, watching documentaries, traveling abroad, and exercise. He also writes, and is the creator of Raw Model. His blog is widely read and is a melting pot of diet and exercise advice, travel writings, personal evolution concepts, and ideas for living a more simple and sustainable life.

Philip McCluskey - Bonus Talk welikeitraw.com

Topic: Raw Food + Emotions
Presentation time: This is a bonus lecture.

Philip's Biography
Philip McCluskey is a 31-year-old entrepreneur, lecturer, and author, and is passionate about raw foods! Being overweight his entire life, and after 30 failed diets attempts, he surpassed morbid obesity and skyrocketed to a max weight of 400 lbs. He thought gastric bypass surgery was the only option, and after a month of tests he was ready to have it done when he discovered raw foods. He switch to eating 100% raw vegan overnight and has never been off a day since.

To date he has lost over 180 lbs and is on the fast track to rediscovering his life in a way he never thought was imaginable. Everything is his life changed including his health, mental clarity, spirituality, job, and a newfound passion for raw food. He decided to share his message through inspirational blogs, videos, pictures, and advice through his website Loving Raw. He also has embarked upon writing his autobiography, which is scheduled to be finished this year, and has begun public speaking as well.

Dhrumil Purohit - Sherpa / welikeitraw.com

Topic: Raw Food + Spirituality, using the gift of raw foods to grow within

Dhrumil's Biography
Dhrumil Purohit is the editor and team lead of We Like It Raw.

Interview with Dhrumil Purohit and the Raw Divas