2019 Seafood Expo North America Conference Program

*Schedule is subject to change. Additional sessions will be added as information becomes available.

Pricing:

Full Conference Passport: $450 (before March 16); $550

Limited Conference Passport: $250 (before March 16); $350

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Day 1

Mar 17 2019

Day 2

Mar 18 2019

Day 3

Mar 19 2019

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Room 153 A/B

Lindsey Piegza

Stifel Fixed Income

Keynote: Economic Outlook

Chief Economist Dr. Lindsey Piegza will look at the pace of our economic recovery and what it means going forward for overall growth, interest rates and monetary policy. She will...

Lindsey Piegza

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 151B

Phil Walsh

Australis Aquaculture

Steven Hedlund

Global Aquaculture Alliance

Eric Buckner

Sysco Corporation

Richard Castle

Giant Eagle Inc

Josh Goldman

Australis Barramundi

Increasing America’s Per Capita Seafood Consumption 25% by 2023

Widespread acceptance of seafood continues to elude the industry. While consumers know many ocean-fisheries are badly depleted, with scarcities creating prices only the wealthy can afford, they’re also told that...

Phil Walsh

Steven Hedlund

Richard Castle

Josh Goldman

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 153 A/B

Thai Union

Cermaq

Stockholm University

Nutreco

Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship

The aim of the SeaBOS initiative is to stimulate industry leadership for ocean stewardship in accordance with best available science. SeaBOS is the result of a science-based identification of "keystone...

Darian McBain

Wenche Gronbrekk

Henrik Österblom

Jose Villalon

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 152

Mark DiDomenico

Datassential

Seafood Trends and Preferences In Home and Away From Home

Mark will draw from Datassential's extensive resources to examine seafood trends in the U.S. Specifically, he will identify the top and fastest growing varieties of seafood, as well as the...

Mark DiDomenico

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Room 151B

Julie Decker

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF)

Stefanie Moreland

Trident Seafoods Corporation

Riley Smith

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation

Social Responsibility on Fishing Vessels: a Template for Ensuring Market Access

In 2015, the Associated Press (AP) published a series of news stories regarding an investigation by reporters into egregious labor practices onboard foreign fishing vessels which included slavery. In response...

Julie Decker

Stefanie Moreland

Riley Smith

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Room 153 A/B

NOSH / BevNET

Biena Snacks

Fishpeople

Drink Simple

How to Build a Rock Star Consumer Brand

The seafood industry has historically been very supply driven, i.e., we've got a lot of x species coming in this year, so let's find a way to sell it to...

Carol Ortenberg

Poorvi Patodia

Ken Plasse

Kate Weiler

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Room 152

Hoyt Peckham

Ocean Outcomes

Cecilia Blasco

SmartFish Rescate De Valor, AC

Guy Dean

Albion Farms And Fisheries

Elena Finkbeiner

Conservation International

Neel Inamdar

Wilderness Markets LLC

Triple Impact FIPs: Finding and Capturing Value to Accelerate Fisheries Improvement

Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) are the sustainable seafood movement’s primary tool for incentivizing fisheries improvement, and they have yielded notable progress over the past twenty years, primarily in industrial fisheries...

Hoyt Peckham

Cecilia Blasco

Guy Dean

Elena Finkbeiner

Neel Inamdar

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 153 A/B

Laurel Bryant

NOAA Fisheries

Todd Dubois

National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Office Of Law Enforcement (NOAA OLE)

Christopher Robertson

U.S. Customs And Border Protection

Steven Wilson

U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service

Delivering on Seafood Traceability Under the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program

The SIMP - a key tool in the United States' response to combating IUU fishing and seafood fraud -has been in place for over a year. The recent addition of...

Laurel Bryant

Todd Dubois

Christopher Robertson

Steven Wilson

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 151B

Roy Høiås

Lighthouse Finance

Yoav Dagan

AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies Ltd.

Per Grieg

Grieg Seafood ASA

Amie Osborn

First Farmers Bank & Trust

Howard Tang

Lighthouse Finance

Seafood Financing: Challenges and Opportunities for the Year Ahead

Financing the seafood industry is complex - companies that operate in multiple jurisdictions must comply with varying regulatory and accounting standards. Entrepreneurs and established players rely on significant upfront capital...

Roy Høiås

Yoav Dagan

Per Grieg

Amie Osborn

Howard Tang

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 152

Richard Barry

National Fisheries Institute

Helen Gao

Gfresh

Annie Tselikis

Maine Lobster Dealers' Association

Trade Relations and E-commerce

E-commerce is moving seafood sales online. All-encompassing platforms in Asia provide consumers with unprecedented access to globally sourced products as well as pioneer new selling venues for foreign suppliers. However,...

Richard Barry

Helen Gao

Annie Tselikis

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Room 153 A/B

David Schorr

Global Dialogue On Seafood Traceability

Guy Dean

Albion Farms And Fisheries

Ignatius Dharma

Chicken Of The Sea International

Mike Kraft

Bumble Bee Foods

Helen Packer

Anova Food USA

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: A Leap Forward for Traceability: How New Voluntary Standards Will Affect the Seafood Industry

More than sixty leading companies—representing over USD $35 billion in annual seafood production—have joined or endorsed the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) to draft the first-ever industry standards for...

David Schorr

Guy Dean

Ignatius Dharma

Mike Kraft

Helen Packer

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Room 151B

Cody Warner

Deep Trekker

FREE SPONSORED PRESENTATION: Aquaculture Sustainability: Utilizing ROVs to Ensure Best Practice

Most Americans would be surprised to discover that their last seafood meal may have been raised on a farm rather than caught in the wild. Farmed fish supply one-third of...

Cody Warner

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Room 152

Jim Cannon

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Mario Alfonso Miranda

CALAMASUR

Jack Scott

Nestle

Hamish Walker

Seattle Fish Company

Bigger is Better – Scaling up FIPs for more Sustainable Seafood

In the early days of fishery improvement projects (FIPs), just getting small projects with individual fisheries established was a cause for celebration. Today, FIPs are far more commonplace, making existing...

Jim Cannon

Mario Alfonso Miranda

Jack Scott

Hamish Walker

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Room 151B

Katherine Miller

James Beard Foundation

Jill Kauffman Johnson

Corbion

Fiona Lewis

The District Fishwife

Stacy Schultz

Fortune Fish & Gourmet

Helene York

ISS/ Guckenheimer

Changing the Narrative on Sustainable Aquaculture in the Culinary Community

The James Beard Foundation is working to expand the Smart Catch program which seeks to assess and improve the sustainability of seafood served in restaurants through education. The program has...

Katherine Miller

Jill Kauffman Johnson

Fiona Lewis

Stacy Schultz

Helene York

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Room 153 A/B

Benjamin England

FDAImports.com, LLC

Steve Bloodgood

US Food And Drug Administration

Troy Petrillo

US Food And Drug Administration

Jessica Rifkin

Benjamin L. England & Associates, LLC And FDAImports.com, LLC

FDA and Customs Compliance and Enforcement: Successfully Operating in an Evolving Regulatory Environment

The session will explore FDA's and Customs' Inspection/Audit processes for seafood processors and importers and seafood import shipments. Hear from FDA and Customs officials on what to expect in 2019,...

Benjamin England

Steve Bloodgood

Troy Petrillo

Jessica Rifkin

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 151B

Kathryn Unger

Cargill

Deerin Babb-Brott

White House Office Of Science And Technology Policy

Daniel Benetti

University Of Miami

Bill DiMento

High Liner

Fern Gibbons

Senate Commerce Committee

Michael Rubino

NOAA Fisheries

The U.S. Government Approach for Expanding Aquaculture as a Key Investment in the Blue Economy

As part of a long-term strategy for a sustainable supply of seafood, the U.S. government has long recognized the need to support development of a domestic aquaculture industry-reducing our reliance...

Kathryn Unger

Daniel Benetti

Bill DiMento

Fern Gibbons

Michael Rubino

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 152

Art Prapha

Oxfam America

Darian McBain

Thai Union

Lydia Long

Verite

Marie Christine Monfort

International Association For Women In The Seafood Industry (WSI)

What is Gender Equality and Does It Matter in Seafood?

The case for gender equality is strong - companies need to respect human and women rights in their supply chains, and yet progress has been slow. In 2018, Oxfam estimates...

Art Prapha

Darian McBain

Lydia Long

Marie Christine Monfort

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Room 153 A/B

Christine Burns Rudalevige

Coastal Culinary Academy

Abbie Curtis O’Reilly

GlobeScan

Brandon Hill

Sustainable Restaurant Group

Jennifer Lambert

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Jan Tharp

Bumble Bee Seafoods

Shelley Zang

Kroger

What Consumers Want: The Future of Sustainable Seafood

A recent consumer survey (globescan.com/seafood-consumers-less-pollution-more-fish) found that 79% of American seafood consumers agree that fish must be protected for future generations. However, only 15% of American seafood consumers feel that...

Abbie Curtis O’Reilly

Brandon Hill

Jennifer Lambert

Jan Tharp

Shelley Zang

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Room 151B

Roberta Anderson

GLOBALG.A.P. North America

Herman Wisse

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)

Melanie Siggs

Global Aquaculture Alliance

Roy van Daatselaar

ASC

How do We Grow Safe and Sustainable Aquaculture for All?

Aquaculture is an important source of protein for human consumption and now contributes more than half the total weight of seafood available per capita. Certification programs can help to ensure...

Roberta Anderson

Herman Wisse

Melanie Siggs

Roy van Daatselaar

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Room 153 A/B

Peter Quinter

GrayRobinson, P.A.

Robert DeHaan

National Fisheries Institute

Yvonne Mesegue

Aquanita Foods

Thaddeus (Ted) Poplawski

Food And Drug Administration

U.S. Government Policies Regarding Imported Seafood

The panel will address 3 topics: 1) Section 301 25% Extra Tariffs Against Chinese Seafood, 2) FDA Import Alerts - how non-U.S.seafood suppliers get on the automatic detention list and...

Peter Quinter

Robert DeHaan

Yvonne Mesegue

Thaddeus (Ted) Poplawski

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Room 152

Cora Sorenson

FishWise

Allison Arbib

Verite

Alexander Knecht

Bali Seafood International (North Atlantic)

Mark Taylor

Issara Institute

Sharing an Online Roadmap for Social Responsibility Guidance in the Seafood Industry

Seafood businesses are increasingly worried about labor conditions throughout their supply chains, but may not know how to assess their risks and make improvements. FishWise is launching a new online...

Cora Sorenson

Allison Arbib

Alexander Knecht

Mark Taylor

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 152

Richard Stavis

Stavis Seafoods LLC

Michael Lane

South Shore Lobster Fishermen's Association

Seth Moulton

United States House Of Representatives

Martin Noel

Association Des Pecheurs Professionnels Crabiers Acadiens

Timothy Werner

Anderson Cabot Center For Ocean Life, New England Aquarium

Sustainability in Crisis – The Importance of Science, Industry & Government in Protecting Right Whales and Fishing Livelihoods

In recent years, ropes used with fixed fishing gear entangled an unprecedented number of endangered North Atlantic right whales. In response, the MSC suspended its eco-certification for a snow crab...

Richard Stavis

Michael Lane

Seth Moulton

Martin Noel

Timothy Werner

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 151B

Cliff White

SeafoodSource

Dan Chen

Guangdong Evergreen Group Co., Ltd

Josh Goldman

Australis Barramundi

Charles Siebenberg

Aqquua (Thailand) Ltd./ Aqquua LLC

Khanh Truong

Vinh Hoan Corporation

Innovation and Diversification in Asian Aquaculture

The top seven countries ranked by total aquaculture production are all located on the same continent – Asia. And while the continent continues to distance itself from the rest of...

Cliff White

Dan Chen

Josh Goldman

Charles Siebenberg

Khanh Truong

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Room 153 A/B

Herman Wisse

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)

Darian McBain

Thai Union

Hugo Byrnes

Ahold Delhaize

Sonja Schmid

The Consumer Goods Forum

Joe Zelasney

Food And Agriculture Organization

Social Sustainability In Fisheries Value Chains

Globally, great efforts have been made to ensure seafood is produced and traded in an environmentally sustainable manner, while the promotion of social sustainability in seafood value chains has been...

Herman Wisse

Darian McBain

Hugo Byrnes

Sonja Schmid

Joe Zelasney

8:45 am - 9:30 am

Room 153 A/B

Darian McBain

Thai Union

Ingrid Giskes

World Animal Protection & Chair Of The Global Ghost Gear Initiative

Nola Martin

Ocean Brands

Shaun McLennan

MSC

Matthew Owen

TriMarine Group

Free Sponsored Presentation: Ocean Plastic Pollution: From the Garbage Patch to Your Dinner Plate

The partnership between Thai Union/COS and GGGI was announced at Seafood Expo North America one year ago. The commitment to work with the GGGI, in large part to tackle ocean...

Darian McBain

Ingrid Giskes

Nola Martin

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Room 153 A/B

Shelly Garg

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg PA

Sergio Lozano

Alpha Brokers Corp

Thaddeus (Ted) Poplawski

Food And Drug Administration

Domenic Veneziano

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg

Current Updates on Seafood HACCP and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act including an Issue Spotlight on Decomposition

Seafood is a category that has been strictly regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection. But how does FDA’s new Food Safety Modernization Act...

Shelly Garg

Sergio Lozano

Thaddeus (Ted) Poplawski

Domenic Veneziano

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Room 151B

Adam Baske

International Pole & Line Foundation

Poull Brien

Wild Fish Direct, LLC

Ratana Chuenpagdee

Too Big To Ignore Partnership

Nola Martin

Ocean Brands

Joe Zelasney

Food And Agriculture Organization

Building Equity into Sustainable Seafood Sourcing

This session will pose three important questions to seafood businesses: have you fully evaluated both the environmental and social impacts of your procurement policies; can you increase your support for...

Adam Baske

Poull Brien

Ratana Chuenpagdee

Nola Martin

Joe Zelasney

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Room 152

Steven Hedlund

Global Aquaculture Alliance

George Chamberlain

Global Aquaculture Alliance

William Dresser

Sea Port Products Corp.

Travis Larkin

The Seafood Exchange

Willem van der Pijl

ShrimpTails Magazine, A STIP Publication

Global Aquaculture Alliance Annual Shrimp Forum

The Annual Shrimp Forum is back! A fixture of Seafood Expo North America Conference for years, the Annual Shrimp Forum returns to address the challenges and opportunities facing the global...

Steven Hedlund

George Chamberlain

William Dresser

Travis Larkin

Willem van der Pijl

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Room 153 A/B

Rick Stein

Food Marketing Institute (FMI)

Guy Pizzuti

Publix

Megan Rider

ASMI

David Wier

Meijer Inc

FMI Power of Seafood 2018

The Power of Seafood 2018 documents the biggest trends in consumer purchasing and consumption of Seafood items at retail, its opportunity, image, store destination and above all, the ways in...

Rick Stein

Guy Pizzuti

Megan Rider

David Wier

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Room 151B

Rob Adams

Tippmann Innovation

Jeff Cook

Emerson Cargo Solutions

John Gaudet

RLS Logistics

Kenna Lewis

Global Cold Chain Alliance

Utilizing 3PL Partners to Provide Transparency and Traceability in the Temperature-Controlled Supply Chain

Third-party logistics (3PL) companies play a key role in ensuring the transparency, accuracy and traceability in the temperature-controlled supply chain. 3PLs have the ability to streamline the flow of inventory...

Rob Adams

Jeff Cook

John Gaudet

2019 Conference Program

2019 Seafood Expo North America Conference Program