Agenda

Agenda is subject to change

Monday May 13, 2024

Arrivals and Registration

Tuesday May 14, 2024

Welcome

  • University of Arizona, Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons, F3 Judge, Professor & World Aquaculture Society, Past President

Problems with Wildcatch and Opportunities with Alternatives 

  • Xiamen University, Dr. Ling Cao, F3 Judge, Professor
  • Pew Charitable Trusts, Nikki Bransome, Senior Officer Pew Bertarelli Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
  • BioMar, Vidar Gundersen, Global Sustainability Director

Why Strategics are Investing

MODERATOR: iAccelerate, Ron Shigeta, Principal

  • Hatch.blue, Carsten Krome, Managing Partner
  • Aqua-Spark, Tom Prins, Head of Dealflow
  • Woodside Energy, Jitendra Joshi, Head, Carbon to Products and Alternate Fuels
  • Stridy, Marcel Smits, Founder; Cargill Corporation, former CFO and Chairman and CEO of Asia-Pacific; Angel Investor; Waste -Litter – Recycling enthusiast

The Krill Problem & F3 Challenge

  • Aquatic Feed Technologies, Dr. Rick Barrows, F3 CSO, Founder

F3 Krill Replacement Participants

  • APC Protein, Dr. Joe Crenshaw, Vice President of Technical Service
  • BRF Ingredients, Jose Uebi Maluf, Head of BRF Ingredients
  • Calysseo; Adisseo, David Bal, Head of Research Aquaculture Nutrition & Health; Calysta, Allan LeBlanc, VP, Head of Animal Feed
  • eniferBio, Heikki Keskitalo, Business Development Manager
  • Entobel, Gil De Clercq, International Sales Manager
  • NovoNutrients, David Tze, CEO
  • Orffa Additives, Ruud Van den Berg, New Business Development Manager
  • Phileo by Lesaffre, Dr. Jean-Benoît Darodes de Tailly, Global Program Manager – Aquaculture
  • Shaivaa Algaetech LLP, Yashraj Jariwala, CEO
  • Symrise, Vincent Percier, Marketing & Strategic Development Director, Aqua Feed

Scale Up Success Stories

  • Nuseed Nutritional USA, Pablo Roberto Berner, Aquaculture Business Lead
  • BASF, Brian Siddons, License and IP Strategy Manager, Biotechnology Innovation Center
  • Deep Branch John Hays, VP of Commercial
  • Menon, Suresh Menon, President

Innovator Fair

5:00 PM Departure for Networking Dinner at Domenico Winery

Remarks on TwoXSea & McFarland Springs, Bill Foss, Co-owner

KEYNOTE: Lanzatech, Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO

Wednesday May 15, 2024

Panel: Shrimp Feed/Farms Progress

MODERATOR: Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons

  • CP Group (TBD)
  • SyAqua, Craig Browdy, CTO 
  • ShrimpVet Lab, Minh Phu AquaMekong, Dr. Loc Tran, Founder-CEO;  Nong Lam University at Ho Chih Minh City, Department of Aquaculture Pathology, College of Fisheries, ProfessorEcoSeafood Group (EGS), Founder-CEO

Panel: Carnivorous Fish Feed/Farm Progress

MODERATOR: Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons

  • The Fishery, Inc, Ken Beer, President
  • Dainichi Corporation, Boyd Way, Director, Foreign Trade Manager
  • Aller Aqua, Anders Bylling, Group CEO & Vice President
  • BioMar, Vidar Gundersen, Global Sustainability Director

Panel: Chinese Feed/Farm Perspectives

MODERATOR: FishFirst (China’s largest aquaculture media platform), Dan LUO; Editor 

Ingredients

  • Bosar, Jipeng XUE, Technical Director
  • National Renderers Association (TBD)
  • Jiangsu Fuhai Biotech Co., Zhijun HU, CEO

Feed

  • Shenzhen Alpha Feed Co., Chaolin XIANG, Technical Director of Crustacean Feed Department
  • Yuehai Feed Group, Xuezhi ZHU, Vice Technical Manager
  • Guangdong Evergreen Feed Industry Co. (TBD)

Analyses

  • China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association, Dr. Cui HE, President
  • Zhejiang University, Dr. Yan WANG, Professor

Panel: Engaging the Value Chain from Ingredients to Retailers

MODERATOR: Veramaris, Victoria Parr, Business Development Director, North America

  • FultonFishMarket.com, Mike Tonetti, CEO
  • Bon Appetit Management Company, Maisie Ganzler, Strategic Advisor, Leadership Team & Author
  • Seatopia, Clark Kissiah, COO
  • CT Bright Holdings (CP Group), Sean Glodek, Vice Chairman

Brainstorming Roundtables

Innovator Fair

4:00 PM Departure for Farewell Dinner at Mersea Restaurant (Treasure Island venue with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay Area)

KEYNOTE: Big Idea Ventures, Andrew Ive, Founder & GP

Thursday May 16, 2024

Sustainability: How do we measure it?

  • University of Massachusetts Boston, Dr. Michael Tlusty, F3 Judge, Associate Professor of Sustainability and Food Solutions
  • Dalhousie University School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dr. Peter Tyedmers, Acting Director and Professor

Sustainability: How do we implement it and create roads to greater adoption?

MODERATOR: Dr. Michael Tlusty

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium, Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, VP of Global Ocean Conservation

Brainstorming Workshop: Future Directions (and Challenges?)