Laura Silverman is an alcohol-free trailblazer, digital cartographer, writer, and founder of Zero Proof Nation (ZPN), a platform and resource hub (est. 2019) devoted to highlighting non-alcoholic beverage culture worldwide. She’s been booze-free since 2007 (long before it was trendy), kicking off her sobriety at just 24. Laura has served in advisory roles to for- and non-profits, bringing her expertise and lived experience to the table. She is a two-time judge at the World Alcohol Free Awards in London, two-time judge of The Daily Pour’s Zero Proof Choice Awards in New York City, a non-alc beverage workshop leader and collegiate guest lecturer, and recipient of Sans Bar Academy’s Leader and Innovator of the Year (2023) and NA Hall of Fame (2025) awards. Laura writes about the NA industry from her unique lens in her weekly Substack, Zero Proof Nation by Laura.

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