Veronica Yow
Bringing over 15 years of sustainability and business consultancy experience in the private and non-profit sectors in the Americas, Africa, and Asia Pacific, Veronica is currently the Manager of ESG and Impact at Deliberate Capital which manages the Meloy Fund, one of the first impact investment funds focused on oceans and SDG 14, and has recently been appointed to be the sub-advisor to Pegasus Capital on the Global Fund for Coral Reefs.
Elizabeth Beall
Elizabeth is a specialist in food and agriculture supply chain sustainability, and has worked in an advisory capacity on project design, feasibility, and investment models across a range of sectors for 15+ years. Elizabeth has held senior roles with the Committee on World Food Security and FAO, and oversees Finance Earth’s work with NGOs, private and public organisations to develop innovative models to channel investment into nature conservation.
Ho-Tu Chiang
Ho-Tu supports and leads the development and implementation of Ocean Outcomes’ fishery improvement projects in Taiwan, including the research as well as technical support for those projects. This includes engaging with the region’s commercial distant water fisheries and NGOs, and coordinating project work plans and stakeholder convenings. Ho-Tu has over six years of experience in international affairs and monitoring, control, and surveillance.
Dr. Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit
As the Director of South-East Asia at the Norwegian Seafood Council, Asbjørn is in charge of all regional activities in the South-East Asia included Taiwan, starting from August 2019. His primary role and responsibility are to work closely with the Norwegian seafood exporters with marketing of Norwegian seafood and to oversee market reputation and risk management with the objective to increase the value and demand of Norwegian Seafood among consumers throughout South-East Asia. With an educational background in Marketing, Asbjørn completed a doctoral degree (PhD.) in Marketing specializing in Consumer Behaviour from The Arctic University of Norway. He has an extensive background in Marketing and Market insights from 13 years […]
Joey Goh
Based in Singapore, Joey Goh is the Marine Stewardship Council’s key representative covering commercial development as well as marketing and communications for Southeast Asia. Her role is to strategically and collaborate with various sectors along the supply chain that trade, procure & sell seafood, comprising seafood brands, the hospitality sector, food service, retailers and supply chain companies. This includes supporting these organizations to fulfil their sustainable seafood sourcing policies and building campaigns to raise awareness and communicate their sustainable seafood commitments in Southeast Asia. She brings more than 20 years of experience having worked across a broad spectrum of fields in both local and multi-national corporations. Her key expertise includes branding, consumer insights, […]
Koji Yamamoto
Koji has been General Manager of ASC Japan since September 2017 and works to promote environmental and socially responsible aquaculture in Japan.Koji has a degree in Marine Biology from Bangor University in Wales and an Aquaculture Master’s degree from James Cook University in Australia.Prior to joining the ASC, Koji worked in over 20 countries as a FAO aquaculture specialist and with The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) staff to implement sustainable aquaculture development projects.He was also involved in developing FAO’s “Technical guidelines on aquaculture certification”, which was published in 2011.
Eric Enno Tamm
Eric Enno Tamm is the Co-Founder and CEO of ThisFish Inc., a Vancouver-based company providing software and artificial intelligence to the seafood industry. Eric is considered a leader in global seafood traceability, having pioneered a consumer tracing app for seafood in 2011 and now pioneering the adoption of machine learning and computer vision technologies in seafood processing. He has more than 30 years experience in the seafood industry.