21-23 April 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

Speaker

Rolando Ibarra

Dr. Rolando Ibarra is the aquaculture lead at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, promoting sustainability and health standards throughout the global seafood supply chain. His professional experience includes work in the Chilean salmon industry and the Indian shrimp sector. Rolando specializes in connecting industry stakeholders, government agencies, and NGOs. His efforts focus on enhancing sectoral governance to decrease disease outbreaks and reduce dependence on antibiotics. A regular speaker and researcher, he has led major biosecurity initiatives (the Pincoy initiative and the Chilean salmon antibiotic reduction program) and international APEC workshops dedicated to advancing responsible farming and ocean conservation.