Conference Program

The European Tuna Conference 2013 will take place in Brussels, Monday, April 22nd 2013, from 09.00 to 18.00 hours, followed by an evening cocktail party at the Sheraton Hotel, in Brussels’ City Center. Just one day before the start of the European Seafood Exposition (April 23-25, 2013).

Participants’ badge and conference kit can be obtained at the reception desk of the conference venue, located on the 2nd floor. The doors to the venue will open at 08.00 h.

Morning Session:

09.00-09.10 Opening Speech Chairman Mr. Constant Mulder – CEO of Anova Seafood BV     09.10-09.30 Global Tuna Catches And Fleet Capacity - Future Outlooks Dr. Julio Moron - Managing Director, OPAGAC     09.30-9.50 The Current State Of The Various Tuna Stocks In Our Oceans Mr. Paul van Zwieten – Wageningen University, Aquaculture & Fisheries Group     09.50-10.10 The Factors That Have Been Driving Recent Global Tuna Prices Mr. Juan Corrales Garavilla - Sales & Marketing Director, Conservas Garavilla, S.A. (Isabel)     10.10-10.25 Time For Questions & Answers     10.25-10.45 Coffee & Refreshment Break     10.45-11.05 Costs Of Sustainable Tuna Fishing - Free School - Pole & Line - With FADs Ms. Susan Jackson - President, ISSF     11.05-11.25 Sustainable FAD Fishing: Illusion Or Innovation? Dr. Laurent Dagorn - Senior Scientist, IRD     11.25-11.45 European Consumers Willingness To Pay A Premium For Sustainable Tuna Mr. Nicolas Guichoux - Regional Director for Europe, MSC Mr. Paolo Bray - Director, Friend of the Sea     11.45-12.05 MSC Approved Tuna Fisheries – Latest Market Developments Dr. Hussain Hassan - Maldivian Minister of State for Fisheries & Chairman of IPNLF Mr. Maurice Brownjohn - Commercial Director, PNAO     12.05-12.25 European Retail & Consumers Tuna Market Reaction To Record Prices During An Economic Crisis Mr. Francisco Bernabe - Nielsen     12.25-12.40 Time For Questions & Answers   12.40-14.00 Lunch

Afternoon Session:

14.00-14.45 NGO Investment In Tuna Sustainability Projects Mr. Daniel Suddaby - SFI Tuna Manager, WWF Mr. Iain Pollard - Sustainable Markets Program Manager, SFP Mr. Oliver Knowles - Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace International Mr. Chris Lischewski - Chair of ISSF Ms. Amanda Nickson - Director- Global Tuna Conservation Campaign, PEW   14.45-15.05 The Development Of The Critical Cost Factors In The Canned Tuna Industry Mr. Pierre Commere - Secretary General, EUROTHON     15.05-15.25 Europe's Tuna Imports Patterns - An Analysis Of Recent Statistics Mr. Henk Brus - CEO, Atuna.com     15.25-15.45 The World's Richest Tuna Fishing Ground And Its Economic Importance Mr. Sylvester Pokajam - Managing Director, National Fisheries Authority     15.45-16.05 The Economics of Tuna/Challenges for the Mauritian Tuna Industry Mr. Daroomalingum Mauree - Director of Fisheries of Mauritius and Chairman of the IOTC     16.05-16.20 Time For Questions & Answers     16.20-16.40 Coffee Break     16.40-17.00 Brussels' Trade Policies On Tuna - More Opportunities Or Barriers? Mr. Jerome Broche - Trade in Fisheries, DG Trade – European Commission     17.00-17.20 Social Accountability – On Land & At Sea – The Next Additional Cost Factor? Mr. Peter Scott - Chartered Quality Professional     17.20-17.40 Traceability Within The Tuna Supply - New Technologies & Developments Mr. Marcelo Hidalgo - Product Integrity Manager, Pacifical     17.40-18.00 Do The Latest EU Recommendations On Mercury Pose A Threat To The Tuna Industry? Mrs. Carmen Camara Rica - Faculty of Chemical Science, University of Madrid     18.00-18.15 Time For Questions and Answers     18.15-18.35 Closing Speech     18.45-19.45 Tuna Awards 2013 - Cocktail Party

All the conference speeches will be given in the English language. There are no translations available.

Atuna BV and the venue management reserve the right to refuse admission.

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