Key Speakers

The European Tuna Conference 2013 will bring together notable industry experts to address important and dynamic topics around this year’s conference theme: “The Economics of Tuna.”

	Carmen Camara Rica Faculty of Chemical Science, University of Madrid Carmen Cámara is a full professor of Analytical Chemistry since 1993 at Complutense University of Madrid. Her main areas of interest are: Development of new methodologies for trace metal speciation (i.e. As, Se, Pb, Hg) and nanoparticles... more
	Daroomalingum Mauree Director of Fisheries of Mauritius and Chairman of the IOTC Mr. Daroomalingum Mauree holds an Msc. (Distinction) in Fisheries Policy and Planning from the Hull International Fisheries Institute of the University of Hull, United Kingdom. He is the Director of Fisheries of Mauritius. He advises, formulates... more
	Francisco Bernabé Analytic Consulting Director – SP & PT, Nielsen Francisco has been within the Nielsen organization since 2000. In this time, he has played different roles within the organization in UK and Spain. In 2012 he was promoted to lead the Analytic Consulting business for Spain and Portugal... more
	Henk Brus CEO, Atuna.com Henk Brus was born in the Netherlands in 1957 as son of canned foods importer. After he finished his study on Psychology, he worked from 1987 in the food trade sector, from 1992 to 1998 as vice-president of a leading multinational canned fish... more
	Hussain Hassan Maldivian Minister of State for Fisheries & Chairman of IPNLF Dr. Hussain Hassan is the Minister of State for Fisheries and Agriculture in the Maldives. He oversees the development and management of the fisheries sector. Dr. Hussain previously served as a Ministry director responsible for economic research and... more
	Jerome Broche Team Leader - Trade in Fisheries, DG Trade – European Commission Within the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission, Jerome Broche is in charge of all trade issues in the fisheries sector. Jerome and his team are involved in hands-on negotiations of free trade agreements currently on-going between... more
	Juan Corrales Garavilla Sales & Marketing Director, Conservas Garavilla, S.A. (Isabel) Born: 9/11/1967 Bilbao (Spain). 1990 Degree in business administration in the University of Deusto. Started as Export-Import responsible for BH Cycles in Spain. Since April 1994 has worked in the GARAVILLA GROUP (www.isabel.net). From 1994 to 2002, in the... more
	Julio Moron Managing Director, OPAGAC Julio Moron Ayala was born in Madrid on June 5th 1962. He graduated as PH.D. in Biological Sciences in the Complutense University of Madrid in 2004. Since 2007, he is the Managing Director of OPAGACC. However, het commenced his involvement wth... more
	Laurent Dagorn Senior Scientist, IRD A French senior scientist working for the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, France), Laurent Dagorn, PhD, has published more than 90 scientific papers, of which half were in peer-reviewed international journals. His main research interest concerns... more
	Marcelo Hidalgo Product Integrity Manager, Pacifical Marcelo Hidalgo is the Product Integrity Manager at Pacifical c.v . He has over 14 years experience in the tuna industry worldwide. He started his carrier in the tuna industry in 1998 as a Quality Manager of a long line and fresh & frozen tuna facility in Ecuador... more
	Maurice Brownjohn Commercial Director, PNAO Maurice James Brownjohn (OBE) was born in England on September 4th, 1959. After a hands on upbringing in the UK fishing industry, and an Honours degree in fishery science, he moved to PNG at the age of 21 to work in the area of community fisheries... more
	Nicolas Guichoux Regional Director for Europe, MSC Nicolas has been with the MSC since 2002 and during this time has had a key role in the development of the organisation and where the programme is today. Graduated from the Paris based Business School EDC, Nicolas started his career in international... more
	Paolo Bray Director, Friend of the Sea Paolo Bray, economist, with over 20 years international experience in the field of seafood certification. European director of the Earth Island Institute Dolphin-Safe project, which managed to lower dolphin mortality by 95% caused by the tuna fishing industry... more
	Paul van Zwieten Wageningen University, Aquaculture & Fisheries Group Paul van Zwieten is assistant professor in fisheries management working with the Aquaculture and Fisheries Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He is interested in information needs to manage changes in natural fish communities caused by... more
	Peter Scott Chartered Quality Professional Peter Scott is one of the world’s leading conformity assessment experts. He is a Chartered Quality Professional and established his own auditing, consulting and training business in November 2002 to provide interim management, conformity... more
	Pierre Commere Secretary General, EUROTHON Pierre Commere (49) is Agronomy Engineer graduated from the Montpellier Sup Agro, as well as in International Management from the ESC Lyon (High School Of Commerce). Mr. Commere started his career in seed business (plant material for planting) in a... more
	Susan Jackson President, ISSF Susan Jackson is President of ISSF, a global partnership among scientists, tuna processors and environmental non-profits to undertake science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting... more
	Sylvester Pokajam Managing Director, National Fisheries Authority Mr. Sylvester Bartholomew Pokajam is currently the Managing Director for the National Fisheries Authority in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is a non-commercial statutory authority owned by the government of Papua New Guinea... more
NGO Investment In Tuna Sustainability Projects:
	Amanda Nickson Director Global Tuna Conservation Campaign, PEW Amanda Nickson is the Director of Global Tuna Conservation for The Pew Charitable Trusts. Amanda joined Pew in 2010, leading on advocacy efforts with regional fisheries management organizations to address the conservation and management of... more
	Chris Lischewski CEO Bumble Bee, Chair of ISSF Mr. Lischewski is currently the President and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods LLP, the largest, branded seafood company in North America. He has held this position since 1999. During a career that has encompassed management consulting with A.T. Kearney and... more
	Daniel Suddaby SFI Tuna Manager, WWF Daniel Suddaby has over ten years of marine conservation experience both in the UK and internationally, with a specific focus on of the impacts of fisheries. He has begun working at WWF in February 2011 were he now leads, manages, and... more
	Iain Pollard Sustainable Markets Program Manager, SFP Iain Pollard is Sustainable Markets Program Manager at SFP. He has over 10 years experience with the global fisheries and aquaculture industry, plus a masters degree in Fisheries Economics. Previous projects include policy advice and economic impact... more
	Oliver Knowles Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace International Oliver Knowles is a senior campaigner for Greenpeace International with over 15 years of professional campaigning experience, over 8 of them on ocean conservation and protection issues. Working for Greenpeace UK he lead the development of the first... more
	Steven Adolf Moderator of the NGO Session Steven Adolf (The Hague, 1959) is a journalist, economic researcher on tuna and writer. He works as Spain, Morocco and Portugal correspondent for the Dutch daily De Volkskrant, the magazine Elsevier, the Belgium newspaper De Morgen and Belgium public radio... more
The European Tuna Conference 2013 will be chaired by:
	Constant Mulder CEO of Anova Seafood BV Almost 25 years Constant Mulder (56) is in the seafood industry and co founder of Anova seafood. Anova is a leading EU importer with a strong focus on the tropics. Constant is also the chairman of the Dutch Fish Import Association.

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