Seafood Expo North America Conference

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Keynote: Economic Outlook
Speaker: Dr. Lindsey Piegza, Stifel Fixed Income

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Increasing America’s Per Capita Seafood Consumption 25% by 2023
Moderator: Phil Walsh, Australis Aquaculture

Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship
Moderator: Darian McBain, Thai Union

Seafood Trends and Preferences In Home and Away From Home
Presenter: Mark DiDomenico, Dataessential

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Social Responsibility on Fishing Vessels: a Template for Ensuring Market Access
Moderator: Julie Decker, Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation

How to Build a Rock Star Consumer Brand
Moderator: Carol Ortenberg, NOSH/BevNET

Triple Impact FIPs: Finding and Capturing Value to Accelerate Fisheries Improvement
Moderator: Hoyt Peckham, Ocean Outcomes

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Delivering on Seafood Traceability Under the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program
Moderator: Laurel Bryant, NOAA

Seafood Financing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Year Ahead
Moderator: Roy Hoias, Lighthouse Finance

Trade Relations and E-commerce
Moderator: Richard Barry, National Fisheries Institute (NFI)

Monday, March 18, 2019

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: A Leap Forward for Traceability: How New Voluntary Standards Will Affect the Seafood Industry
Moderator: David Schorr, Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability 
*Coffee will be provided

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: Aquaculture Sustainability: Utilizing ROVs to Ensure Best Practice
Presenter: Cody Warner, Deep Trekker
*Coffee will be provided

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Bigger is Better – Scaling up FIPs for More Sustainable Seafood
Moderator: Jim Cannon, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Changing the Narrative on Sustainable Aquaculture in the Culinary Community
Moderator: Katherine Miller, James Beard Foundation

FDA and Customs Compliance and Enforcement: Successfully Operating in an Evolving Regulatory Environment
Moderator: Benjamin England, FDAImports.com, LLC

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The U.S. Government Approach for Expanding Aquaculture as a Key Investment in the Blue Economy
Moderator: Kathryn Unger, Cargill

What is Gender Equality and Does it Matter in Seafood?
Moderator: Art Prapha, Oxfam America

What Consumers Want: The Future of Sustainable Seafood
Moderator: Christine Burns Rudalevige, Coastal Culinary Academy

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

How Do We Grow Safe and Sustainable Aquaculture for All?
Moderator: Roberta Anderson, GLOBALG.A.P. North America

U.S. Government Policies Regarding Imported Seafood
Moderator: Peter Quinter, GrayRobinson, P.A.

Sharing an Online Roadmap for Social Responsibility Guidance in the Seafood Industry
Moderator: Cora Sorenson, FishWise

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sustainability in Crisis – The Importance of Science, Industry and Government in Protecting Right Whales and Fishing Livelihoods
Moderator: Richard Stavis, Stavis Seafoods

Innovation and Diversification in Asian Aquaculture
Moderator: Cliff White, SeafoodSource.com

Social Sustainability in Fisheries Value Chains
Moderator: Herman Wisse, The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: Ocean Plastic Pollution: From the Garbage Patch to Your Dinner Plate
Moderator: Ingrid Giskes
*Light breakfast served

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: To be announced
Moderator: To be announced

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Current Updates on Seafood HACCP and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act including an Issue Spotlight on Decomposition
Moderator: Shelly Garg, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg PA

Building Equity into Sustainable Seafood Sourcing
Moderator: Adam Baske, International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF)

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Global Aquaculture Alliance Annual Shrimp Forum
Facilitator: Steve Hedlund, Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

FMI Power of Seafood 2018
Moderator: Rick Stein, Food Marketing Institute (FMI)

Utilizing 3PL Partners to Provide Transparency and Traceability in the Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain
Moderator: To be announced