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9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Plastics in Seafood Production and Consumption
Moderator: Michelle Cho, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life NEA
Seafood Trends in a Changing Environment
Speaker: Mark DiDomenico, Datassential
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Keynote: To be announced
Speaker: Coming soon
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Riding the Wave: Global Seafood Financing Finally Gets its Due
Moderator: Roy Hoias, Lighthouse Finance
Worker Voice in the US and Beyond: Strategies for Change in the Seafood Industry
Moderator: Rui Bing Zheng, Fair Trade USA
Today’s Frozen Seafood and How to Sell it in North America
Moderator: Phil Walsh, Australis Aquaculture
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Public-Private Partnerships Towards More Sustainable Seafood for Everyone
Moderator: Herman Wisse, The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Winning the War for Your Changing International Supply Chain
Moderator: Peter Quinter, GrayRobinson P.A.
How do we Increase Consumption in the U.S.– Is it Time to Revisit the Idea of a National Seafood Council?
Moderator: To be announced
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Plenary: To be announced
Presenter: Coming soon
Room 153A/B
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: To be announced
Moderator: Coming soon
Room 153A/B
FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION:To be announced
Presenter: Coming soon
Room 151B
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Addressing Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear in the Aquaculture Sector
Moderator: Joel Baziuk, Global Ghost Gear Initiative
FDA and CBP Seafood Compliance and Enforcement
Moderator: Benjamin England, FDAImports.com
Building Lifelong Seafood Consumers
Moderator: Linda Cornish, Seafood Nutrition Partnership
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Global Sustainability Megatrends: Does Seafood Measure Up?
Moderator: Jackie Marks, MSC
“Chem-Free” Seafood and Other Labeling Myths: A Discussion for Processors, Exporters, Importers and Buyers
Moderator: Mark Bowen, National Fisheries Institute
No Going Back: The New Standard in Seafood Traceability
Moderator: David Schorr, The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
RAS Project Development in the United States
Moderator: Cliff White, Seafoodsource.com
The Global Tuna Alliance: Supporting the Delivery of the World Economic Forum Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration
Moderator: Tom Pickerell, Global Tuna Alliance
Power of Seafood 2020
Moderator: Rick Stein, Food Marketing Institute
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Bringing Fisheries Out of the Shadow: EJF’s Charter for Transparency
Moderator: Steve Trent, Environmental Justice Foundation
Importing Seafood Under New U.S. Marine Mammal Bycatch Requirements
Moderator: Kerry Turner, NOAA
Swipe Right – What it Means to Know Your Fishermen in 2020
Moderator: Mary Smith, Inland Seafood
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Stories of Women in Seafood
Moderator: Sarah Drew, James Beard Foundation
Supply Chain Collaboration Catalyzing Change in Aquaculture – Alternative Feed Ingredients Drive Innovation in Seafood Sustainability
Moderator: Jill Kauffman Johnson, Corbion
Finding the Next Generation of Seafood Talent
Moderator: Peter Handy, Bristol Seafood
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
What’s in Store for Retail Seafood
Speaker: Steve Lutz, Category Partners
How Government Can Tackle Illegal Fishing. Safety and Labor Issues in the Supply Chain
Speaker: Kristine Beran, The Pew Charitable Trusts
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Wild and Farmed… The New Conventional Wisdom
Moderator: Ned Daly, SeafoodSource.com
Leading Seafood Traceability Platforms Just Got Interoperable: Find Out How and Why!
Moderators: Elizabeth Sertl, GS1 and Andy Kennedy, Global Food Traceability Center
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Annual Shrimp Forum
Facilitator: George Chamberlin, Global Aquaculture Alliance
Room 152
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Scaling Corporate Social Responsibility Goals to your Company’s Size, Culture and Ambitions
Moderator: Richard Stavis, Stavis Seafoods
From Scales to Sales – Turning Fish Waste into Profit
Moderator: Mary Smith, Inland Seafood