IFFO – The Marine Ingredients Organisation, announces its Annual Conference, to be held from the 21st to 23rd to October in Lisbon, Portugal. Open to IFFO Members and non-IFFO Members interested in the marine ingredients value chain, the conference will discuss feed ingredient strategies for the future, supply and demand for marine ingredients and will explore the role which marine ingredients play in human health. Registrations will end on the 4th October.

Close to thirty speakers providing an unparalleled global outlook

The programme features presentations and panel discussions involving Gideon Rachman (Financial Times), Einar Wathne (Industry expert), Jim Cannon (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership) and Luisa Valente (University of Porto).

There will be discussions on specialist topics looking at salmon farming with Carl-Emil Kjølås Johannessen (Pareto Securities) and Antony Prabhu Philip (Nofima) and human health requirements with Philip Calder (University of Southampton) and Aldo Bernasconi (GOED).

The Conference’s Market Forum will provide a deep dive into Europe, West Africa, India, Chile and Peru’s supply while looking at feed ingredients industry beyond fishmeal and fish oil (soy, algae, krill). 

A large offer of side-events

“Optional side events complement the programme, focusing on market access through certification, emerging EU regulations, and fisheries management’s role in improving food security. We are grateful to all the conference’s sponsors and our side event partners, MarinTrust, GOED and the Global Roundtable on Marine Ingredients”, Petter Martin Johannessen, IFFO’s Director General notes.

The list of speakers is available on the IFFO website as well as the detailed agenda.