Seagriculture Asia-Pacific 2023 Conference Program
Conference Program
Conference Program
Seagriculture Asia-Pacific
2025
Conference day 1: Wednesday 8 February 2023, 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm (ICT time zone)
1.00 pm – 1.05 pm Opening of the conference
Kuno Jacobs, Managing Director, DLG Benelux, Netherlands
Chair: Dr. Pia Winberg, CEO, PhycoHealth, Venus Shell Systems, Australia
1.05 pm – 1.25 pm: Keynote presentation: Global and regional perspectives on seaweed mariculture: lessons for the Asian region
1.05 pm – 1.25 pm: Keynote presentation: Global and regional perspectives on seaweed mariculture: lessons for the Asian region
Simon Funge-Smith, Senior Fishery Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand
1.25 pm – 2.25 pm Session 1: Smart seaweed farming
Chair: Dr. Pia Winberg, CEO, PhycoHealth, Venus Shell Systems, AustraliaThis session discusses new trends in seaweed farming, mechanization, new technologies and smart farming aspects.
1.25 pm – 1.45 pm: Farmed tropical seaweed - a scalable and sustainable
future industrial feedstock
1.25 pm – 1.45 pm: Farmed tropical seaweed - a scalable and sustainable
future industrial feedstock
Shrikumar Suryanarayan, Chairman, Managing Director, Sea6 Energy, India
1.45 pm – 2.05 pm: Seaweed farming: the essentials of scaling the opportunity
1.45 pm – 2.05 pm: Seaweed farming: the essentials of scaling the opportunity
Job Schipper, Partner, Advisor, SWD Connectors, The Netherlands
2.05 pm – 2.25 pm: Vietnam seaweed culture: current status and future development plan
Tran Dinh Luan, Director General, D-Fish, Vietnam
2.25 pm – 2.35 pm Break
2.35 pm – 3.35 pm Session 2: Seaweed business/investment aspects
Chair: Dr. Pia Winberg, CEO, PhycoHealth, Venus Shell Systems, Australia
This session will inform you about the business aspects of seaweeds. What are the trends? What about obstacles and barriers? Who is investing? How is the seaweed industry evolving in Asia-Pacific? And what about the global perspective?
2.35 pm – 2.55 pm: WWF's US Office Perspective on Advancing Seaweed Farming in the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
2.35 pm – 2.55 pm: WWF's US Office Perspective on Advancing Seaweed Farming in the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
Paul Dobbins, Senior Director Impact Investing, World Wildlife Fund, USA
2.55 pm – 3.15 pm: Market driven approach for responsible seaweed production
2.55 pm – 3.15 pm: Market driven approach for responsible seaweed production
Koji Yamamoto, General Manager, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Japan
3.15 pm – 3.35 pm: Insights into existing supply chains and new markets for a productive and scalable seaweed industry
Karlotta Rieve, Project Manager, Hatch Blue, Norway
3.35 pm – 3.45 pm Break
3.45 pm – 4.45 pm Session 3: Panel discussion: seaweed state of play in Asia-Pacific
Chair: Fionnuala Quin, Founder CEO, Kelpy - Seaweed Biopackaging, AustraliaDuring this online panel discussion, 4 seaweed experts from across Asia-Pacific will discuss various topics related to seaweeds to describe the seaweed state of play in this area.
Themes: acquiring cultivation permits, post-corona situation, health aspects of seaweeds, etc.
Maya Puspita, Seaweed Specialist & Marine Biologist, Manager, SELT Alga Indonesia, Head of R&D, Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI)
Jo Kelly, CEO, Australian Seaweed Institute, Australia
Dr. CRK Reddy, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
4.45 pm – 5.00 pm Closure of the first conference day: Dr. Pia Winberg, CEO, PhycoHealth, Venus Shell Systems, Australia
Conference day 2: Thursday 9 February 2023, 1.00 pm – 4.50 pm (ICT time zone)
Chair: Job Schipper, Advisor, Director, SEAWISER, The Netherlands
1.00 pm – 1.20 pm: Keynote presentation: Resilient offshore seaweed mariculture using marine permaculture deepwater irrigation to address climate disruptions
1.00 pm – 1.20 pm: Keynote presentation: Resilient offshore seaweed mariculture using marine permaculture deepwater irrigation to address climate disruptions
Dr.Brian Von Herzen, Executive Director, Climate Foundation, Australia
1.20 pm – 2.00 pm Session 4: Seaweed breeding and disease aspects
Chair: Job Schipper, Advisor, Director, SEAWISER, The NetherlandsExperts will share their knowledge on breeding and disease aspects related to seaweed cultivation.
1.20 pm – 1.40 pm: Establishing climate change resilient eucheumatoid cultivars: novel haplotypes, strain selection, breeding, and disease incidence and mitigation
1.20 pm – 1.40 pm: Establishing climate change resilient eucheumatoid cultivars: novel haplotypes, strain selection, breeding, and disease incidence and mitigation
Michael Y. Roleda, Professor, University of the Philippines, Philippines
1.40 pm – 2.00 pm: The Bioeconomic Seaweed Model (Besem) for Modeling Glacillaria Cultivation
1.40 pm – 2.00 pm: The Bioeconomic Seaweed Model (Besem) for Modeling Glacillaria Cultivation
Dr. Nita Rukminasari, Associate Professor, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia
2.00 pm – 2.10 pm Break
2.10 pm – 3.10 pm Session 5: Seaweed applications
Chair: Job Schipper, Advisor, Director, SEAWISER, The NetherlandsDuring this session, various seaweed applications, ranging from nutraceuticals to feed and food, will be presented and discussed
2.10 pm – 2.30 pm: Seaweeds of the genus Asparagopsis for effective reduction of methane emissions from red meat and dairy production
2.10 pm – 2.30 pm: Seaweeds of the genus Asparagopsis for effective reduction of methane emissions from red meat and dairy production
Dr. Rob Kinley, Chief Scientist, FutureFeed, Australia
2.30 pm – 2.50 pm: Potential applications of seaweeds: aquaculture to ecosystem services to biomass applications
2.30 pm – 2.50 pm: Potential applications of seaweeds: aquaculture to ecosystem services to biomass applications
Dr. Jang K. Kim, Professor, Incheon National University, South Korea
2.50 pm – 3.10 pm: Molecular level profiling of seaweeds and market gaps as a driver of product development
Dr. Pia Winberg, CEO, PhycoHealth, Venus Shell Systems, Australia
3.10 pm – 3.20 pm Break
3.20 pm – 4.10 pm Session 6: Virtual seaweed tour around the world
Chair: Bert Groenendaal, Program Director, DLG Benelux, the Netherlands
During this virtual seaweed tour around the world, we will visit 5 locations and meet local seaweed stakeholders. Don’t miss this exciting trip!
3.20 pm – 3.30 pm
3.20 pm – 3.30 pm
Mitchell Lench, CEO, Founder, Ocean’s Balance, USA
3.30 pm – 3.40 pm
3.30 pm – 3.40 pm
Stephanie Debels, SEACROPS, Belgium and Product and Marketing Manager, BGC, Belgium
3.40 pm – 3.50 pm
3.40 pm – 3.50 pm
Prof. Alejandro Buschmann, Centro i-mar, CeBiB & Mash, Universidad de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt, Chile
3.50 pm – 4.00 pm
3.50 pm – 4.00 pm
Josh Castle, Aboitiz Reimagine, Philippines
4.00 pm – 4.10 pm
4.00 pm – 4.10 pm
Jorunn Skjermo, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF, Norway
Guest Speaker
4.10 pm - 4.30 pm: Four years of selectively breeding for high-yield and sporeless sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)
4.10 pm - 4.30 pm: Four years of selectively breeding for high-yield and sporeless sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)
Scott Lindell, Research Specialist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Gold Winner of Seagriculture USA 2022 Innovation Award
4.30 pm - 4.40 pm: Invitation to Seagriculture USA 2023: Dana Eidsness, Director, Maine North Atlantic Development Office (MENADO), USA
4.40 pm – 4.50 pm: Wrap up Prof. Catriona L. Hurd, University of Tasmania, Australia
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