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Annual Conference 2023 23–25 October - Cape Town, South Africa

Agenda

Please note that all times are approximate as includes an opportunity for questions.

 

OPENING SESSION     

Monday 23 October 2023,  15:00 - 17:45
 

Open to all delegates

15:00 - 15:10

President’s Welcome
Gonzalo de Romaña, IFFO President, Peru

15:10 - 15:20

Opening Remarks
Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K.

15:20 - 15:50 Latest trends in global geopolitics
David Pilling, Africa Editor, Financial Times, U.K.   
15:50 - 16:05

BLUE TRANSFORMATION: Building a world without hunger and poverty with aquatic foods
Manuel Barange (PhD), FAO Assistant Director General and Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Italy

16:05 - 16:30

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16:30 - 17:30

Panel Discussion: What is the role of marine ingredients in future global food systems?

Moderated by:  Melanie Siggs

Panellists include:      

     David Pilling, Africa Editor, Financial Times, U.K.   
     Manuel Barange (PhD), FAO Assistant Director General and Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Italy
     Katherine Bryar, Global Marketing Director, Biomar Group, Co-Founder of Fed by Blue, Denmark
     Elizabeth Beall, Managing Director, Finance Earth, United Kingdom
     Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO, Pelagia AS, Norway

17:30 - 17:45 Questions to the Panel
with an opportunity for delegates to provide their own questions to the panel anonymously through Slido

 

 

MARKET FORUM - SUPPLY

Tuesday 24 October 2023,  09:30 - 12:30
 

RESTRICTED TO DELEGATES WHO ARE IFFO PRODUCER MEMBERS OR PREMIUM MEMBERS

09:30 - 09:35

Chairman's Welcome
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

09:35 - 10:10

Global Agricultural Commodity Outlook
Carlos Mera, Rabobank

10:10 - 10:35 Fishmeal and fish oil supply: an overview of the global trends
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
10:35 - 11:00

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11:00 - 11:20 How AI is going to disrupt the seafood industry
Eric Enno Tamm, CEO, ThisFish Inc, Canada
11:20 - 11:40

Update on the Peruvian anchovy fishery
Mariano Gutierrez, Scientific Director, Humboldt Institute of Marine and Aquaculture Research (IHMA), Peru

11:40 - 11:50

Update on the Chilean supply of  marine ingredients
Eduardo Goycoolea, IFFO Board Member, Chile

11:50 - 12:00

Update on the Indian supply of  marine ingredients
Paul Joseph, Head of Sales & Marketing, Arbee Aquatic Proteins PVT LTD, India

12:00 - 12:10

Update on the Southern African supply of  marine ingredients
Troye Pontus, Manager:Sales and Operations, Lucky Star Ltd, South Africa

12:10 - 12:20 Update on the European supply of marine ingredients
Anne Mette Bæk, Director, Marine Ingredients, Denmark and European Fishmeal and Fish oil Producers, Denmark
12:20 - 12:30

Summary and Conclusions from the Chairman
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

  

 

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesday 24 October 2023,  15:00 - 18:00
 

OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES

15:00 - 15:15

Update on Technical and Regulatory work and recap on what we learnt from Madrid
Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K. 

15:15 - 15:30

Precision nutrition - Formulating diets in the 21st Century
Jorge Dias, CEO, Sparos Lda, Portugal

15:30 - 15:45 Addressing the need of more primary data for marine ingredients
Jorge Diaz Salinas, Global Sustainability Manager, Skretting, Norway
15:45 - 16:00 Traceability: Why where something comes from matters
Dr Wesley Malcorps, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, U.K.
16:00 - 16:30

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16:30 - 16:45 What Omega-3's do in Humans
Philip Calder, University of Southampton, U.K.
16:45 - 17:00 Omega-3 Requirements in Fish: Critical vs Desirable
Douglas Tocher, Advisory Professor, University of Shantou, China
17:00 - 17:15

LC-MUFA and VLC-PUFA: What are they and what do they do?
Tone-Kari Ostbye, Senior Scientist, Nofima AS, Norway

17:15 - 18:00

Panel Introductions and Discussion:  Fish oil - Just an Omega-3 source?

Moderated by Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K. 

Panellists include:
      Douglas Tocher, Advisory Professor, University of Shantou, China
      Tone-Kari Ostbye, Senior Scientist, Nofima AS, Norway

Questions to the Panel
with an opportunity for delegates to provide their own questions to the panel anonymously through Slido

  

 

MARKET FORUM - DEMAND     

Wednesday 25 October 2023,  09:30 - 12:30
 

OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES

09:30 - 09:35 Chairman's Welcome
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
09:35 - 10:00

Fishmeal and fish oil demand: an overview of the global trends
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

10:00 - 10:30

China Market Update
Maggie Xu, China Director, IFFO, China

10:30 - 10:50 Overview on Asian shrimp farming
Olivier Decamp, R&D Director & Business Development Health Director, INVE Aquaculture, Thailand
10:50 - 11:20

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11:20 - 11:40 Update on the Omega-3 Market
Aldo Bernasconi, Vice President of Data Science, GOED, U.S.A.
11:40 - 12:00 Update on fish oil trade
Christian Meinich, Managing Director, Chr. Holtermann AS, Norway
12:00 - 12:20 Future proofing fish supply chains – Perspectives and goals from a pet food perspective
Andrew Russell, Global Lead Fish Sustainability, Mars, U.K.
12:20 - 12:30

Summary and Conclusions from the Chairman
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

 

 

CLOSING SESSION     

Wednesday 25 October 2023,  15:00 - 17:20
 

Open to all delegates

15:00 - 15:20

Reflecting on the business risks and opportunities associated with ESG and sustainability
Jonathon Hanks, Director, Incite, South Africa

15:20 - 15:40

A Banker’s Perspective on ESG and the Marine Ingredients Value Chain
Anne Hvistendahl, Global Head Seafood, DNB Bank, Norway

15:40 - 16:10

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16:10 - 17:10

Panel Discussion:  How sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues can protect and create value in the marine ingredients value chain

Moderated by Jonathon Hanks, Director, Incite, South Africa

Panellists include:
      Anne Hvistendahl, Global Head Seafood, DNB Bank, Norway 
      Lahsen Ababouch, Senior Advisor, FAO, Italy
      Nicola Clark, Impacts Manager, MarinTrust, U.K.
      Gert le Roux, Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist, Woolworths Foods, South Africa
      Karen-Dawn Koen, Executive: Sustainability & Compliance, Oceana Group Limited, South Africa

17:10 - 17:20 Concluding remarks
Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K.

 

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