March 16-18, 2025 | Boston, USA

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Sunday, March 12

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Regulatory Update on FDA and U.S. Customs Requirements for Seafood Companies

Moderator: Peter Quinter, Gunster Panelists: Dean Leaman, Certified Group
Sergio Lozano Jr., Alpha Brokers Corp. / L&L Trade Law John Verbeten, FDA

Moderator: Eva van Heukelom, GSSI Panelists:Erin Bush, The Consumer Goods Forum
Stefanie Moreland, Trident Seafoods
Steve Philips, Wegmans

Kelley Fechner, Datassential

2:15pm - 3:15pm

Case Study: Our Blue Future: Toward a Carbon Neutral Seafood Supply Chain

Moderator: Sam Belknap, Island Institute
Panelists: Ben Conniff, Luke’s Lobster
Boe Marsh,Community Shellfish
Mathew Tarpey, Maine Electric Boat Company
Emma Wendt, Island Institute

Supply and Demand Trends in Shipping and Logistics

Moderator: Morten Wurlger, Blue Water Shipping Panelists: Alf-Gøran Knutsen, Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett AS
Predrag Mladenovic, Air France KLM Cargo
Robert Rawson, Ocean Network Express

Harmonizing Traceability and Transparency in a Dynamic Regulatory Landscape

Moderator: Sally Yozell, Stimson Center
Panelists: Max Schmid, Environmental Justice Foundation
Alexa Cole, NOAA Fisheries, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce
Wakao Hanaoka, Seafood Legacy
Greg Brown, GDST
Rob Rosenberg, NTELX, Inc

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Power of Seafood 2023

Moderator: Rick Stein, FMI Panelists: Guy Pizutti, Publix
Steve Markenson- FMI-Food Industry Association
Christine Ngo, H&N
Jason Pride, Hy-Vee

NOAA Leadership Update: Supporting the U.S. Seafood Industry Through Science and Strategy

Moderator: Kate Naughten, NOAA Fisheries
Panelists: Michael Pentony, NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
Rick Spinrad, Depart of Commerce, NOAA
Janet Coit, NOAA
Jon Hare, NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Enabling Certification for Small Scale Producers: A Cost-Cutting Approach in Fully Traceable Seafood Supply Chains

Moderator: Megan Westmeyer, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Panelists: Michelle Bellinger, ICV Africa (PTY) LTD
Mark Kaplan, Envisible
James Leduc, Topco Associates
Brian Perkins, The Global Seafood Alliance

Monday, March 13

10:30am - 11:30am

Plenary: A Call to Action: Good Work in Fishing is Smart Business

Thea Lee, The Department of Labor

11:45am - 12:45pm

Customs Compliance and Enforcement: Forced Labor and the UFLPA

Moderator: Jessica Rifkin, Ben England and Associates & FDAImportants.com Panelists: Benjamin L. England, Founder/CEO, Benjamin L. England & Associates
Therese Randazzo, CBP
Shireen Yousef, CBP

Keeping Seafood Sustainability Front and Center Amid Shifting Eating Habits

Moderator: Jackie Marks, Marine Stewardship Council
Panelists: Jack Delano, Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co
Andrew-Thorne Lyman, Johns Hopkins University
Kristen Stevens, Marine Stewardship Council
Donna Egner, Meijer

Increasing the Seafood Industry’s Voice in Global Climate Policy

Moderator: Leo Pradela, Walton Foundation
Ned Daly, Seafood2030 & SeafoodSource.com
Citlali Gomez- Lepe, COMEPESCA
Tom Pickerell, Global Tuna Alliance
Kristin Kleisner, EDF

1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability Reinvented

Moderator: Greg Brown, GDST
Panelists: Francisco Aldon, MarinTrust
Jayson Berryhill, Wholechain
Marcelo Hidalgo, Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea
Angel Matamoro, Nueva Pescanova

Retail Seafood—Where is the Tide Going?

Claire Morgan, L.E.K. Consulting

The Evolution and Future of Seafood Processing

Moderator: Chris Chase, SeafoodSource.com Panelists: Diego Lages, Marel
Peter Handy, Bristol Seafood
Nils Rabe, BAADER

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Claiming a Place at the Table for Sustainable Seafood as Food Production Takes Center Stage in the Climate Crisis

Moderator: Karly Kelso, EDF
Panelists: Katherine Bryar, BioMar Group
Zach Koehn, Stanford University
Tim Fitzgerald - American Seafoods
Rebecca Wintering, US Govt

Defining the Ideal Seafood Supplier and the Ideal Seafood Customer

Moderator: Phil Walsh, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Panelists: Chuck Anderson, Certified Quality Foods
Shawn Oliver, Giant Eagle
Tony Downs, Sysco
Kerry Umamoto Hilo Fish Company, INC.
Jesse Baines, Atlantic Sea Farms

Evolving the Seafood Sector: Why Gender Equality is an “Everybody” Issue

Moderator: Julie Kuchepatov, SAGE Panelists: Rob Snyder, Acme Smoked Fish Corp and ASF Foundation
Jen Levin, True Fin
Stacy Schultz, Fortune Fish & Gourmet

4:00pm - 5:00pm

How Technology Is Reshaping the Customer Experience

Moderator: Bowie Cheung, Pepper Panelists: Chris Cumming, Kvaroy Arctic Salmon
Derek Figueroa, Seattle Fish Company
Arlin Wasserman, Changing Tastes

Food for Thought and Wellbeing: Can the Seafood Industry Work with Plant-based Analog Developers to Feed a Growing Planet?

Moderator: Maddie Kearns, SeafoodSource.com Panelists: Mickie French, The Center for Food Integrity
Steven Markenson, FMI

Bringing Seafood Growth and Production Back to the US - Examples from RAS Leaders

Moderator: Richard Stavis, Stavis Consulting
Panelists: Damien Claire, Atlantic Sapphire
Martin Gardner, Blue Ridge Aquaculture
Robin Pearl, American Mariculture, Inc.
Robert Walker, Gold River Aquafarms Ltd.

Tuesday, March 14

10:00am - 11:00am

How U.S. Seafood Consumers are Adapting to Inflation…and Impacting Retail Sales

Speakers: Adam Brohimer, Category Partners
Cara Ammon, Category Partners

Artificial Intelligence for Smarter Fisheries Management: The What, How, Who, and When

Moderator: Raiana McKinney, Pew Charitable Trust
Panelists: Eric Enno Tamm, ThisFish Inc.
Ben Gilmer, The Nature Conservancy
Justin Kay, Ai.Fish
Leah Buckley, Global Fishing Watch

Unpacking DEI: Why it Matters in the Workplace

Facilitators: Kimberly Davis, Blue Level
Terence Mayo, Blue Level

11:15am - 12:15pm

The State of Shrimp Farming in the US

Moderator: Cliff White, SeafoodSource.com Panelists: Daniel Russek, Atarraya
Adam Thomas,Trans American Aquaculture

Driving Alignment and Building Capacity to Implement Human Rights Due Diligence

Moderator: Garrett Okrasinski, FishWise Panelists: Sam Grimley, Sea Pact
Helen Packer, World Benchmarking Alliance
Tom Pickerell, Global Tuna Alliance
Aiko Yamauchi, Seafood Legacy
Andy Hickman, SEA Alliance

Turbulent Times: Seafood Company Financing and Investing

Moderator: Ignacio Kleiman, Antarctica Advisors Panelists: Jason Brantley, Bank of America John Doucette, M&T Bank

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