Preliminary Program

The European Tuna Conference Brussels will take place on Monday, April 21st 2008 (the day before the European Seafood Exhibition), from 09.00 to 18.00 hours at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel & Towers.

The Conference Center, located on the 2nd floor of the Sheraton, will be open as of 08.00 hours on the conference day.

The full one-day event includes a network lunch held in the Sheraton’s Conference Center Foyer and a cocktail party on the hotel’s top floor Horizon room.

The conference speeches will all be given in the English language.

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Morning  TODAY'S STATE & OUTLOOK OF THE WORLD TUNA STOCKS   
8:00 9:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee at the Conference Center's Foyer, 2nd Floor
9:00 9:10 Opening of the Conference Chairman Juan Corrales
9:10 9:40 Current State of World Tuna Stocks Dr. Alain Fonteneau  
Scientist at IRD - France  
9:40 10:10 Tuna Farming - Latest Developments Mr. Roberto Mielgo  
Director Advanced Ranching Technologies SL 
10:10 10:30 Tuna Hatching - Science Mr. Antonio Garcia
Scientist at Spanish Institute of Oceanography
10:30 10:50 Refreshment / Coffee Break at the Conference Center's Foyer, 2nd Floor
Late Morning  SUSTAINABLE STOCK MANAGEMENT & GREEN MARKETING OF TUNA  
  
10:50 11:20 Future of World Tuna Stocks - WWF Mrs. Katherine Short  
Fisheries Officier of World WildLife Fund
11:20 11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION on Future of Tuna Speakers' Panel 
Stocks
11:50 12:10 Eco-Labeling - in the European Union Mrs. Marie Cristine Monfort
Consultant of International Seafood 
Marketing
12:10 13:30 Network Lunch at the Conference Center's Foyer, 2nd Floor  
Afternoon RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE'S TUNA MARKET SEGMENTS
0:00 Start Afternoon Session Chairman Henk Brus
13:30 13:50 ULT Tuna an Alternative for Smoked Tuna? Mr. Stavros Tripis 
Founder Tuna Temple Inc. - Canada
13:50 14:10 EU Fresh and Frozen Tuna Markets  Mr. Henk Brus
Founder & Managing Director of Atuna B.V.
14:10 14:30 EU Heat Preserved Tuna Markets Mr. Juan Corrales
CEO of Conservas Isabel de Galicia
14:30 14:50 Election Best Tuna Video Commercial Mr. Henk Brus  
Founder & Managing Director of Atuna B.V.
14:50 15:05 PANEL DISCUSSION Speakers' Panel 
Mid Afternoon EU DUTIES AND QUOTAS ON TUNA - STATUS & FUTURE PROSPECTS
 
15:05 15:25 Refreshment / Coffee Break at the Conference Center's Foyer, 2nd Floor
15:25 15:45 EU Tuna Duties & Quota's Mr. Juan Ronco
Administrator of EU Fisheries Directorate
15:45 16:05 A New Regulatory Enviroment for Dr. Dan Horovitz
EU - Asean Canned Tuna Trade
16:05 16:20 PANEL DISCUSSION Speakers' Panel 
Late Afternoon  FUTURE TUNA PROCESSING INNOVATIONS & TRENDS
16:20 16:40 Innovations in Fresh & Frozen Mr. Bernard Leveau
General Director of Multivac France
16:40 17:00 Innovations in Heat Preserved Tuna  Mr. Adrian Carill
Packaging Commercial Manager of Hermasa Canning   
Technology
17:00 17:20 The Future Price Trends for Tuna Mrs. Helga Jospeit
Industry Officer of FAO Fishery Industries
Division
17:20 17:35 PANEL DISCUSSION & CLOSING Speakers' Panel 
17:45 18:45 Cocktail Party at the Horizon Room, Sheraton's 30th Floor  

For more information please contact: europeantunaconference@atuna.com

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