Annual Conference 2024 21–23 October - Lisbon, Portugal

Agenda

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

 

OPENING SESSION  

Monday 21 October 2024,  15:00 - 18:00

Open to all delegates

Location: Floriana Ballroom

15:00 - 15:10

President’s Welcome
Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO, Pelagia, Norway

15:10 - 15:20

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

15:20 - 15:50

A geopolitical overview

Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

15:50 - 16:05

TBA

16:05 - 16:20

Future feed ingredient strategies, who are the influencers? 

Dr. Einar Wathne, Industry expert / Assistant professor, Norsk Bioakva AS/NMBU, Norway

16:20 - 16:40

Future-proofing feed to protect nature and promote climate change resilience

Jim Cannon, CEO, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, U.S.A.

16:40 - 17:00

COFFEE BREAK

17:00 - 17:45

Panel Discussion: The Role of Marine Ingredients in Feeding the World

Jim Cannon, CEO, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, U.S.A

Robin Paxton, Editor-in-Chief, IntraFish, U.K. (Moderator)

Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

Dr. Einar Wathne, Industry expert / Assistant professor, Norsk Bioakva AS/NMBU, Norway

17:45 - 17:55 Panel questions
with an opportunity for delegates to provide their own questions to the panel anonymously through Slido
17:55 - 18:00

Summary and Conclusions from the Chairman

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

 

 

MARKET FORUM - SUPPLY 

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesday 22 October 2024,  09:00 - 13:00

OPEN TO PRODUCERS AND PREMIUM MEMBERS ONLY (REGISTERED)

Location: Floriana Ballroom

09:00 - 09:05

Chairmen's Welcome
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director & Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.

  Understanding world´s marine ingredients supply
09:05 - 09:30

Fishmeal and fish oil supply: an overview of the global trends

Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

09:30 - 09:45

Update on West African Fisheries small pelagic Fisheries

Cheikh-Baye Braham, Mauritanian Institute for Oceanographic Research and Fisheries, Mauritania

09:45 - 10:00

European fishmeal and fish oil: production insights and regulatory developments

Anne Mette Bæk, Managing Director, European Fishmeal and Fish oil Producers and Marine Ingredients, Denmark

10:00 - 10:10

Indian fish meal and oil: supply, demand and market insights 

Paul Joseph, Head of Sales & Marketing, Arbee, India

10:10 - 10:20

Chile: ‘Update on new fishing law process and supply of marine ingredients’

Eduardo Goycoolea, IFFO Board Member, Chile

10:20 - 10:40

Update on the Peruvian supply of marine ingredients

Walter Martinez Moreno, Chairman of the board, Hayduk Corporation, Peru

10:40 - 11:10

COFFEE BREAK

 

The feed ingredients industry beyond fishmeal and fish oil

11:10 - 11:40

Major trends in the agri-commodities markets

Carlos Mera, Head of Agri Commodities Market Research, Rabobank, Netherlands

11:40 - 12:00

Algal oil: friend or foe? 

Gertjan de Koning, CEO, Veramaris, Netherlands

12:00 - 12:20

A sustainable krill fishery – innovations and prioritizations

Ragnhild Dragøy, VP Product and Sustainability and Kjetil Ribe, Vice President Sales Aquaculture, Aker BioMarine AS, Norway

12:20 - 12:40

SWOT analysis on different ingredients

Luisa Valente, Professor, CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal

12:40 - 12:55 Interactive SURVEY
12:55 - 13:00

Summary and Conclusions from the Chairmen

Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director & Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.

    

15:00 - 17:00

SIDE EVENT - Hosted by: MarinTrust 

Certification – more than market access 

Tuesday 22 October 2024

Further information available via the Side Events page

 

 

MARKET FORUM - DEMAND

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES     

Wednesday 23 October 2024,  09:00 - 13:00

OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES

Location: Floriana Ballroom

09:00 - 09:05 Chairmen's Welcome
Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director & Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.
  Exploring animals´ farming demand for marine ingredients part I
09:05 - 09:25

Fishmeal and fish oil demand: an overview of the global trends

Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.

09:25 - 09:45

Overview on latest trends in global aquaculture

Stefania Vannuccini, Senior Fishery Officer, UN FAO, Italy

09:45 - 10:05

Financing growth for the salmon farming industry

Carl-Emil Kjølås Johannessen, Investment Banking, Pareto Securities AS, Norway

10:05 - 10:25

Overview on Mediterranean aqua farming

Nikos Papaioannou, Chairman, IRIDA, Greece

10:25 - 10:55

COFFEE BREAK

  Exploring animals´ farming demand for marine ingredients part II
10:55 - 11:15

China Market Update

Maggie Xu, China Director, IFFO, China

11:15 - 11:35

Exploring how nutrition and physiology underly fish health in salmon                                 

Dr Antony J Prabhu Philip, Senior Scientist, NOFIMA, Norway

11:35 - 11:50 SURVEY
  Marine ingredients and human health
11:50 - 12:10

Major trends in fish oil production, consumption and trade 

Christian Meinich, Senior Partner, Chr.Holtermann AS, Norway

12:10 - 12:30

Omega-3 Ingredient Market: a post-El Niño update

Aldo Bernasconi, PhD, VP of Data Science, GOED, USA. 

12:30 - 12:50

Why omega-3s are so important in regulating inflammation 

Philip Calder, Professor of Nutritional Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, U.K.

12:50 - 13:00

Summary and Conclusions 

Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K. and Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO, Pelagia, Norway

 

15:00 - 16:15

SIDE EVENT - Hosted by Global Roundtable on Marine Ingredients

HOW CAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND VIABLE VALUE CHAINS CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY? 

Wednesday 23 October 2024 

Further information available via the Side Events page

15:00 - 17:00

SIDE EVENT - Hosted by GOED

ANALYZING THE CHALLENGES: EMERGING EU REGULATIONS ON MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS IN EPA AND DHA OMEGA-3 OILS

Wednesday 23 October 2024 

Further information available via the Side Events page