TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Registration
Forum registration opens at 8.30 am in the reception area, ground floor on Tuesday only. Wednesday and Thursday the registration will be on the upper level by the Grand Ballroom where the Forum will take place.
Welcoming Reception Foyer & Galerie, Grand Hyatt
Groundfish Forum networking reception is from 5.30 pm – 7.00 pm. The event will be held on the upper level at the Foyer & Galerie in the Grand Hyatt and is open to Forum´s participants and their registered guests. The welcome address will be given by Mr Klaus Nielsen, Chairman of the Groundfish Forum Executive Committee.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, GRAND BALLROOM 9 AM – 1 PM
- Groundfish Forum XXVIII Opening
Address
Mr Klaus B. Nielsen, President & CEO, A. Espersen A/S, Denmark,
Chairman of the Groundfish Forum Executive Committee - Global groundfish supply, utilization
and market flow
Mr Simon Rilatt, Procurement Director, A. Espersen A/S, Denmark and
Mr Michael Kocsis, High Liner Foods, United States. - Russian Alaska pollock resource
overview
Mr Kristjan Hjaltason, VP Marketing and Sales, Norebo, Germany - US Alaska pollock (and Pacific cod) resource update
Mr Craig Morris, CEO, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers, Canada - Resource panel – trends and developments for supply and markets
- North Atlantic resources, supply and
markets
Mr Bjarni Armannsson, CEO, Iceland Seafood International, Iceland
- All Hakes, supply and markets
Mr Mariano E. Mansilla, Director, Seaman International, Argentina and
Mr Felix Ratheb, CEO, Sea Harvest Group Limited, South Africa
- All Hoki’s, supply and markets
Mr Volker Kuntzsch, CEO, Sanford Ltd., New Zealand
- All farm Salmon
Mr John-Paul McGinley, Managing Director Sales & Marketing, MOWI, Poland
- Farmed tilapia, supply and markets
Mr Kristin Veriga, Executive Vice President Marketing and New Markets, Regal Spring, Singapore
- Vietnam Pangasius, supply and
markets
Ms Hoa Phan (Chau), Sales Manager, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Vietnam
- German market, market demand
Ms Antje Schubert, Managing Director of Western Europe, Nomad Foods, Germany
- North Atlantic resources, supply and
markets
- General Discussion
Session chairmen: Ms Torunn Halhjem, Senior Director, Global Alaska Pollock & Pacific Hake Management, Trident Seafoods, United States and Mr Knut Hallvard Lerøy, Head of operations Lerøy Seafood, Norway.
The session includes one coffee break in the Foyer for 25 min.
A
complimentary buffet lunch will be served in the Foyer at the closing of the
session.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, GRAND BALLROOM, 9 AM – 1 PM
- German market, supply
Dr Mathias Keller, Director, Bundesverband der deutschen Fischindustrie und des Fischgrosshandels e. V., Germany - Climate change
Dr Manuel Barange, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division,
FAO, Italy - Alternative Protein – Poultry
Mr Marcelo Siegman, Director for Europe, JBS, The Netherlands - Chinese domestic market Consumer market Trends
Mr Jeff Welbourn, Sr. Director, Trident Seafood, China - US Food Services
Mr Nelson Griffin, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Red Lobster, United States - Whitefish into Eastern Europe market
Mr Robert Gershberg, Director of Purchasing, Sogda, United States - Sustainability challenges and outlook
Mr Rupert Howes, CEO, Marine Stewardship Council, United Kingdom - Trade wars and impact on the global seafood industry
Mr Gorjan Nikolik, Senior Analyst Seafood Industry, Rabobank, The Netherlands - US trade and market issues
Mr John Connelly, President, National Fisheries Institute, United States - General Discussion
- Closing remarks for Groundfish Forum 2019 and introduction to GF 2020
Mr Klaus B. Nielsen, President & CEO, A. Espersen A/S, Denmark,
Chairman of the Groundfish Forum Executive Committee
Session
chairmen: Ms Lisa
Webb, VP of Operation, Gorton’s, United States and
Mr Mikael Thinghuus, CEO, Royal Greenland, Greenland.
End of Groundfish Forum XXVIII
The session includes one coffee break in the Foyer for 25 min.
A complimentary buffet lunch will be served in the Foyer at the closing of the session.