2024 Program

2:50 pm – Registration
3:30 pm – Institutional welcome

SESSION I: Seafood sustainability

4:00 pm – FAO/SOFIA 2024. Beyond a global vision. Nada Bougouss, Fishery Officer at the Value Chain Development Team, FAO´s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division.

SESSION II: Seafood sustainability: North-South asymmetry

4:30 pm – Southern vision. Silvia Makgone, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia.
4:50 pm – Northern vision. Árni M. Mathiesen, Senior Advisor at Iceland Ocean Cluster.
5.10 pm – Moderating the round table Øyvind Ihle, CEO Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).

5:35 pm – Coffee break and networking

SESSION III: Seafood sustainability: Regulatory and voluntary compliance

6:05 pm – The regulatory vision. Antonio Basanta, General Director of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Tecnological innovation. Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia.
6.25 pm – The voluntary vision. Emily Howgate, Ocean Spotlight – Engagement Lead WBA
6.45 pm – Moderating the round table Susan Steele, Executive Director European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA).

SESSION IV: Seafood sustainability: The asymmetry between large and small actors

9.00 am – The vision of large companies. Dave Robb, Group Sustainability Lead for Cargillʼs Aqua Nutrition/SeaBOS member.
9.30 am – The vision of the little ones. José Basilio Otero, Chairman National Federation of Fishermenʼs Guilds.
9.50 am – Moderating the round table Nuno Cosme, Chief Sustainability and CSR Officer Nueva Pescanova Group.

10:15 pm – Coffee break and networking

SESSION V: Blue financing as a catalyst for a more sustainable seafood sector or vice versa?

11:00 am – Blue financing as a lever for the improvement of the sector. Julián Romero, President of the Spanish Observatory of Sustainable Finance.
11.20 am – Blue financing: practical experience. Friðrik Friðriksson, General Counsel BRIM.
11.40 am – Moderating the round table Javier Fraga, Director Abanca Mar.

SESIÓN VI: An inspiring message

12:00 pm – The future of the ocean. Mª Carmen García, Director Spanish Oceanographic Institute.

CLOSING SESSION

12:30 pm – Conclusions. Ángel Matamoro, Director GSSG Forum.

12:50 pm – Institutional closure

1:20 pm – Refreshment