Presenting companies: Zoetis | Cargill | BioMar | Nuseed | Skretting | Innovafeed | Aker QRILL | Benchmark | DSM | Rabobank | IFFO | Mialgae
How can the salmon farming sector benefit from fishery improvement projects and traceability work
Responsible sourcing, traceability and production of all feed ingredients used in farmed salmon’s diets is key to mitigating and monitoring the impacts of the value chain. In this one-hour long session, representatives from the marine ingredient value chain will address sourcing policies, projects to drive changes in fisheries, traceability and lifecycle assessment works.
Chair:
Brett Glencross
Technical Director - IFFO
Dr. Brett Glencross is the Technical Director of IFFO (The Marine Ingredients Organisation) having commenced this role in June 2021. Prior to this role he was the Professor of Nutrition at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Over the past 25 years he has worked in various academic, industrial, and institutional roles across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. His career has been characterized by a close working relationship with many aquaculture production (farming) and feed companies throughout each of these regions.
Speakers
Benchmark Genetics moving into a new era of innovation and growth under Novo Holdings
The CEO of Benchmark Genetics will outline the strategic direction of the company under the ownership of Novo Holdings, currently the largest company in Europe. The presentation will highlight how the transition positions the company to solidify its leadership in aquaculture genetics and genetics services, maintain operational excellence, and unlock new opportunities in key markets and species. In line with Benchmark Genetics' and Novo Holdings' emphasis on sustainable innovation and value creation, the speak will also explore how the new ownership enhances the company's capacity to deliver measurable growth and continue to develop and strengthen customer relationships. The delegates can expect to gain a comprehensive perspective on Benchmark Genetics' path forward and its implications for the global aquaculture industry.
Geir Olav Melingen
CEO - Benchmark
Dr. Scient Fish Health with a broad background from different positions in the attraction industry, aquaculture, veterinary services, pharmaceutical industry, breeding industry, research, teaching and journalism. Experienced leader with excellent people skills and a strong focus on creating a healthy and positive work environment where employees thrive and always perform their best.
PHARMAQ's role in promoting sustainable aquaculture through the provision of innovative preventive fish health management solutions
Promoting sustainable aquaculture through innovative preventive fish health management solutions involves several key strategies and technologies aimed at ensuring the health and well-being of farmed fish while minimizing environmental impact. Here are some important aspects: - Disease Prevention and Management- Innovative solutions focus on preventing diseases through vaccination - Monitoring and Early Detection- Advanced technologies are used to monitor fish health and detect issues early - Research and Collaboration- Ongoing research and collaboration are crucial: Partnerships between scientists, industry stakeholders, and policymakers to develop and implement innovative solutions By integrating these innovative preventive health management solutions, the aquaculture industry can enhance fish welfare, improve productivity, and contribute to global food security in a sustainable manner.”
Marie Egenberg
Business Unit Director Salmon Europe and Global Marketing - Zoetis
Marie Egenberg, Business Unit Director Salmon Europe and Global Marketing.
Working at Pharmaq, part of Zoetis, a global leader in vaccine development and innovation for aquaculture. With 17 years of industry experience, I am dedicated to ensuring the health and well-being of aquatic species through advanced vaccine solutions and providing exceptional service to our clients.
Delivering new precision in salmon nutrition
With new groundbreaking models Cargill is bridging digital and nutritional knowledge to deliver precision nutrition to the salmon at the specific geographical location, life stage, time of year, temperature, and length of day. We will give an early insight into how our new tools will help farmers in the decision-making process to improve performance, financial output, and sustainability.
Synne Marte Andersen
Technology Application Lead - Cargill
Synne is the technology Application Lead, leading the product development team for Cargill’s salmon business in Norway, UK and Canada. During her 10 years with Cargill she has led the development and implementation of a range of new products and solutions to our market. Synne has a PhD in fish nutrition from the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, and her core focus in Cargill has been on nutrition and grower diets to deliver improved and tailored solutions to the market.
Title TBA
Oda Skognes Høyland
Biomar
Oda Høyland is young executive working as Commercial Director in BioMar Norway. She has held various positions in BioMar since 2016, including head of customer service and landbased specialist. In her current role as CCO she leads the feed company’s commercial strategies and customer partnerships in the Norwegian market.
Oda is a marine biologist with a MSc in Aquaculture from NTNU. Before joining BioMar she worked for CFEED and MOWI, and frequent flyers may have met her mid air as flight attendant for SAS 15 years ago
«How do we move from «thumbs up» to implementation of GM-derived raw materials»?
To ensure sustainable growth of global aquaculture, implementation of a broader, cost competitive specter of raw materials is needed. Biotechnology-derived raw materials are recognized as significant contributors to a more sustainable future, and in Europe, these are already in use in feed for pork, chicken, dairy and beef. In Norwegian Salmon feed, they are still not used. What does it take to start using these renewable and scalable raw materials also for Salmon farmed in Norway?
Evy Vikene
Aquaculture Lead Norway & Europe - Nuseed
Evy Vikene recently joined Nuseed to lead the implementation of their groundbreaking plant-based omega-3 oil in Norway and Europe. Evy is an industry veteran and has up until she joined Nuseed had her whole career in the feed giant Skretting, last as Commercial Director.
Title TBA
Jorge Diaz Salinas
Sustainability Manager - Skretting
Jorge studied communications at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, international marketing at King’s College London, and corporate sustainability at New York University. From 2009 to 2014, he worked at ProChile, an agency of Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He joined Skretting in 2015. Since 2018, he has worked at Skretting’s headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, and he was appointed to his current position in September 2021.
Optimized Insect Meal: Unlocking New Performance Potential in Salmonids
Innovafeed is an insect-based ingredients producer. In 2024, new performance trials were launched to assess the insect meal performance with a product that benefited from production process optimization and thus a more qualitative product. The presentation aims at sharing those results.
Elin Kvamme
Global Aqua Director - Innovafeed
Elin Kvamme is serving as the Global Aqua Director at Innovafeed, a pioneering company in sustainable insect production.
Elin’s academic journey began at the prestigious Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where she earned her degree in veterinary medicine. Her passion for aquatic health and sustainable practices led her to pursue a master’s degree in aquatic medicine from the Veterinary School in Oslo.
Throughout her career, Elin has worked with various companies and suppliers in the aquaculture industry, consistently focusing on nutrition, feed, and additives.
At Innovafeed, Elin works to bring insects to the aquaculture industry, maintaining close contact with customers and farmers. Additionally, she actively participates in research and development (R&D) to demonstrate product performance and the value of Innovafeed’s products.
Working with Nature: Sustainable Nutrition and Healthier Aquaculture with QRILL Aqua
Sigve Nordrum
CCO - Aker QRILL Company
Sigve Nordrum has been with Aker BioMarine, now Aker QRILL Company since 2007. He is responsible for the sales & marketing for krill products for the animal and aquaculture markets globally.
Prior to joining the company, Sigve worked at BioMar and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries. Sigve has a Master’s degree from the Norwegian School of Life Sciences and a PhD from the Norwegian Veterinary College.
Speaker TBA
DSM
Agri Commodity Glut
Carlos Mera
Managing Director - Rabobank
Evolving trends in marine ingredient utilisation: insights and implications
Over the past twenty years, feed production by the global aquaculture sector has grown to something in the order of 50+ million tonnes. Despite the dominance of grain use in aquaculture feeds, marine ingredients remain a strategic ingredient. However, due to limited growth capacity, its use has been dominated by the highest value market sector at any time. This is a trend that looks to continue with changing patterns in fishmeal and fish oil use emerging across the world in the 2020’s. These changes have led to a broader assessment of the strategic values of various feed ingredient options, and importantly how we assess their utility. This is also driving a focus on broader sustainability issues, which includes mechanisms to make such assessments more quantitative and transparent, and therefore more valuable.
Dr Brett Glencross
Technical Director - IFFO
Dr Brett Glencross is the Technical Director of IFFO (the Marine Ingredients Organisation), where he manages that organisation’s technical and regulatory portfolios. Prior to this he was the Professor of Nutrition at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling in Scotland for five years. Over the past 25 years he has worked in various academic, institutional, and industrial roles across Australasia, the Middle East and Europe.
A sustainable shift to a low carbon circular economy for Omega-3 fatty acids in aquaculture
Douglas Martin
Founder - Mialgae
Douglas Martin is the founder and Managing Director of MiAlgae, a biotechnology company that recycles by-products from the whisky industry to produce a fermented, sustainable source of marine Omega-3s.’
