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Conference programme 2026
Monday 8 June
20:00 - 22:00 Welcome reception and conference registration
Reception area
Tuesday 9 June: Navigating the global political landscape: Impacts and opportunities for aquaculture
08:00 - 09:00 Conference registration
Reception area
09:00 - 09:35 Conference opening
Cultural inspiration from the region
Official opening of AquaVision 2026
Bastiaan van Tilburg, CEO, Nutreco
Moderator introduction
Sophie Ryan, Moderator
09:35 - 10:00 Global trade in flux: Geopolitics and the implications for aquaculture
Rem Korteweg, Program lead, Geopolitics of Trade
10:00 - 10:25 China’s new playbook
Prof. Keyu Jin, London School of Economics
10:25 - 10:50 When trade and investment become security: Latin America, challenged and in demand
Ignacio Briones, Former Minister of Finance, Chile
10:50 - 11:20 Coffee break
Coffee and networking
11:20 - 11:45 Europe at a crossroads: Navigating a new world order
Anu Bradford, Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia University
11:45 - 12:25 Debate
Dr. Keyu Jin, Ignacio Briones, Anu Bradford
12:25 - 12:50 Protein in "premiumisation of food needs"
Hiroaki Ishimoto, DGM Aquaculture & Nutrition Pj Dept Ⅱ, A&N Div, Food Business Unit, Mitsui
12:50 - 13:55 Lunch
2nd floor and reception area
13:55 - 14:50 Keynote
14:50 - 15:15 When volatility becomes the new normal
May Helen Holme, Innovation Director Salmon, Skretting
15:15 - 15:40 Politics, tariffs, and the future of world shrimp trade
Sandro Coglitore, CEO Omarsa
15:40 - 16:05 Coffee break
Coffee and networking
16:05 - 16:30 Financing growth under regulatory & biological risk
Steven Rafferty, CEO Cermaq
16:30 - 17:15 The virtuoso code: Mastering a mindset for extraordinary performance
19:00 - 23:00 Conference dinner
Zetlitz
Wednesday 10 June - Beyond tomorrow: Pioneering innovations shaping the future of the industry
09:05 - 09:45 From saving minutes to solving the unsolved: AI and the future of intelligent aquaculture
Anders Milde Gjendemsjø, Partner at McKinsey
09:45 - 10:10 Reducing variability: How predictable and consistent performance will unlock aquaculture's next era of growth
Ole Kristian Sivertsen, CDO AKVA group
10:10 - 10:35 How we use AI to run predictive farming?
Brian Nguyen, CEO Rynan Technologies
10:35 - 11:00 Feeding the future: Africa's aquaculture opportunity in a changing world
Suzanne Njeri, President of the Association of Women in Fisheries Blue Economy Kenya (AFWBEK)
11:00 - 11:35 Coffee break and networking
Reception area
11:35 - 12:00 The battle for raw materials in the new world order
Matts Johansen, CEO Aker BioMarine & Kenneth Fredriksen, CCO Aker Qrill Company
12:00 - 12:30 Global aqua entrepreneurs
How digital tools and AI are reshaping premium seafood in China: A case study from Longyang Fresh Company
Andi Xu CEO, Longyang Fresh Network Technology Co., Ltd
From reactive to predictive farming: The AI shift
Sven Kolstø, CEO Optoscale
12:30 - 12:45 Closing remarks: From pilots to playbook: scaling innovation across species and regions
Maarten Bijl, CEO Skretting
12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
2nd floor and reception area
13:30 End of AquaVision
Thank you for participating!