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Conference programme 2026
Full lineup and programme may be subject to change.
Monday 8 June
20:00 - 22:00 Welcome reception and conference registration
Reception area
Tuesday 9 June: Navigating the global political landscape: Impacts and opportunities for aquaculture
08:00 - 09:00 Conference registration
Reception area
09:00 - 09:30 Conference opening
Cultural inspiration from the region
Official opening of AquaVision 2026
Bastiaan van Tilburg, CEO, Nutreco
Moderator introduction
Sophie Ryan, Moderator
09:30 - 09:55 The world in flux: Geopolitics 2026–2030 - Implications for aquaculture
Rem Korteweg, Program lead, Geopolitics of Trade
09:55 - 10:20 China’s demand, self-sufficiency drive, and the Asia trade web
Prof. Keyu Jin, London School of Economics
10:20 - 10:45 Americas rewired: Salmon & shrimp adapting to a shifting trade landscape
Ignacio Briones, Former Minister of Finance, Chile
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
Coffee and networking
11:15 - 11:40 Europe at a crossroads: Navigating a new world order
Anu Bradford, Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia University
11:40 - 12:20 Panel discussion
Dr. Keyu Jin, Ignacio Briones, Anu Bradford
12:20 - 12:45 Pricing risk when rules move: How capital will view aquaculture 2026–2030
Hiroaki Ishimoto, DGM Aquaculture & Nutrition Pj Dept Ⅱ, A&N Div, Food Business Unit, Mitsui
12:45 - 13:50 Lunch
2nd floor and reception area
13:50 - 14:45 Keynote
14:45 - 15:10 Feed raw materials in a volatile world: Supply chain risks, resilience, and the role of innovation
May Helen Holme, Innovation Director Salmon, Skretting
15:10 - 15:35 Competing on cost when policy isn’t neutral
Sandro Coglitore, CEO Omarsa
15:35 - 16:00 Financing growth under regulatory & biological risk
Steven Rafferty, CEO Cermaq
16:00 - 16:45 Business entertainer
19:00 - 23:00 Conference dinner
Zetliz
Wednesday 10 June - Beyond tomorrow: Pioneering innovations shaping the future of the industry
09:05 - 09:45 Opening keynote
Anders Milde Gjendemsjø, Partner at McKinsey
09:45 - 10:10 Reducing variability: How predictable and consistent performance will unlock aquaculture's next era of growth
Ole Kristian Sivertsen, CDO AKVA group
10:10 - 10:35 From sensors to decisions: How we use AI to run a predictive shrimp farm
Brian Nguyen, CEO Rynan Technologies
10:35 - 11:00 Scaling fish for food security: Africa's aquaculture inflection point
Suzanne Njeri, President of the Association of Women in Fisheries Blue Economy Kenya (AFWBEK)
11:00 - 11:35 Coffee break and networking
Reception area
11:35 - 12:00 The battle for raw materials in the new world order
Matts Johansen, CEO Aker BioMarine & Kenneth Fredriksen, CCO Aker Qrill Company
12:00 - 12:30 Innovations from animal production
Sven Kolstø, CEO Optoscale
Andi Xu CEO, Longyang Fresh Network Technology Co., Ltd
12:30 - 12:45 Closing remarks: From pilots to playbook: scaling innovation across species and regions
Maarten Bijl, CEO Skretting
12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
2nd floor and reception area
13:30 End of AquaVision
Thank you for participating!
