The Forum will be held at The Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso Hotel, located south of Athens on the Athens Riviera. 
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Outline for the Groundfish Forum 2023 Program
Tuesday, October 17
- Forum registration from 09:00
- Afternoon Acropolis Tour with guides from 12:00 to 17:00
A guided walking tour of the Acropolis and a panoramic city bus tour of Athens, viewing, amongst others, Syntagma Square, the Presidential Palace, the Old Olympic Marble Stadium and the Neoclassical trilogy with the Academy, the University, and the Library buildings.
- Welcoming Reception at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso Hotel at 18:30
Wednesday, October 18th.
ARISTOTELIS PLENARY BALLROOM, LOBBY FLOOR
09:00-13:00, lunch served after the session
- Groundfish Forum XXX Opening Address
Klaus B. Nielsen, A. Espersen A/S, Denmark,
Chairman of the Groundfish Forum Executive Committee - Global Groundfish Supply, Utilization and Market Flow
Ali Turner and Martin Flåten, Trident Seafoods / Lerøy Seafood - An Update on Resources and Environmental Conditions for Alaska Pollock in the Eastern Bering Sea
Dr James Ianelli, NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center - Russian Pacific Resource Update
- Alexey Buglak, Russian Pollock Catchers Association
- US Alaska Pollock Resource Update
Jim Johnson, Glacier Fish Company - North Atlantic Cod, Supply and Demand
Morten Hyldborg Jensen, Nordic Group - All Hakes, Supply and Markets
Jonty Jankovich-Besan / Mariano Mansilla, Irvin & Johnson Holding Company / Seaman International - All Hoki’s, Supply and Markets
Tony Hazlett, Talleys Limited - Atlantic Salmon Supply and Demand update
Dr. Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Norwegian Seafood Council - Global Supply and Markets for Tilapia
Ron Risher, Grobest Global Services - Pangasius, Supply and Markets
Christine Ngo, H&N Group
Thursday, October 19th.
ARISTOTELIS PLENARY BALLROOM, LOBBY FLOOR
09:00-13:00, lunch served after the session
- Mediterranean Sea Bass and Sea Bream Aquaculture
Lara Barazi-Geroulanou,, Kefalonia Fisheries S.A - The Opportunity for Fish in Europe
Stuart Price, Nomad Foods - Whitefish Evolution in the African Markets
Robert Gershberg, Sogda - Global Outlook: Sticking the Landing Amidst an Increasingly Challenging Geo-Economic Backdrop
Elwin de Groot, Rabobank - China Seafood Production and Market
He Cui, China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance. - Greek Seafood Market
George Georgopoulos, Pescanova Hellas - Maximizing Raw Material Utilization
Kristrún Auður Viðarsdóttir, IS Haf Investments – Seafood Sector Investment Fund - Groundfish Market Trends: A North American Perspective
Paul Jewer, High Liner Foods. - Seafood Trade Champions:
Species and Regions Driving Global Seafood Trade
Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank