Meet the NASF 2026 speakers
The NASF speakers are internationally recognised leaders, experts, and policymakers, renowned for their knowledge in their fields. They will cover strategy, technology, finance, sustainability, supply and demand, market prices, and investment opportunities that all shape the seafood industry of tomorrow.
More speakers will be announced.
North Atlantic Seafood Forum
3-5 March, 2026 | Bergen, Norway
Aleks Engel
Partner - Novo Holdings
Anne Mette Baek
Managing Director - EFFOP- Marine Nutrients Europe
ANTONY JESU PRABHU Philip
Senior Reseaecher - NOFIMA
Aoife Martin
Executive Chair - NAPA
Are Salthaug
Research Director - Marine Ecosystems and Resources
Arild Aasmyr
CEO - Trident Aqua Services
Arne Møgster
CEO - Austevoll Seafood ASA
Audun Maråk
CEO - Fiskebåt
Bjarne Martinsen
CFO - Andfjord Salmon
Bjørn Hembre
CEO - Icelandic Salmon AS
Brett Glencross
Technical Director - IFFO
Carey Bonnell
VP Sustainability & Engagement - Ocean Choice International
Carl-Emil Johannessen
Investment Banking - Pareto Securities AS
Catarina Martins
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer - Mowi
Charles Hart
Senior Commodity Analyst - Rabobank
Chris Ninnes
CEO - Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Chris Shearlock
Ambient Sustainability Director - Thai Union
Christian Jomaas
Group CEO - Pareto Securities
Christian Riber
CEO - Norcod AS
Christine Møller-Christensen
Solution Architect - Seafood Industry - Pearl Group
Ciara Jackson
Enterprise Client Leader | Food, Agribusiness and Beverage - Aon
Cristian Swett
CEO - Multi X
Dan Aherne
Group CEO - New England Seafood International
Dominic Rihan
Chief Executive Officer - Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation
Douglas Martin
Founder and CEO - MiAlgae
Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons
Professor, Arizona State Univ. Anthropocene Institute - Chair/Judge F3 Challenge
Drew Cherry
Journalist - Independent
Eggert Kristófersson
CEO - First Water
Enrico Bachis
Market Research Director - IFFO-The Marine Ingredients Organisation
Erin Priddle
Regional Director - Marine Stewardship Council
Erwan Vilfeu
President Thai Union Ambient Branded - Thai Union Europe
Evy Vikene
Aquaculture Lead Norway and Europe - Nufarm Nutritional
Finn Wiethölter
Product Manager - BAADER Germany
Fredrik Sætre
Senior Solution Engineer - Microsoft
Gaëtan FABRITIUS
Partner - Chief Business Officer - BIOCEANOR
Geir Fuglerud
CEO Life Sciences - DNV
Gísli Gíslason
Prokazyme, Managing Director - Chair, Sustainability Summit
Gorjan Nikolik
Senior Analyst - Rabobank
Graham Ellis
CEO - Regal Springs
Guus Pastoor
president - Seafood Europe
Hallgeir Øvrebust
VP Advanced Services - Infor
Hans Marius Martinsen
Manager, Sales - JBT Marel
Heidrun Marteinsdottir
CEO - Fisheries Iceland
Helge Kalvik
CEO - Måsøval AS
Henning Beltestad
CEO - Lerøy Seafood
Henrik Knutsen
Equity Research Analyst - Pareto Securities
H William Harris
Senior Research Scientist - STIM
Høgni Dahl Jakobsen
CFO - Bakkafrost
Ian Carr
Chief Commercial Officer - Veramaris
Ivan Vindheim
Chief Executive Officer - Mowi
Jahn Helge Bjørnestad
Chief Commercial Officer - Napier
Jakob Mo
CEO - Salmax Research AS
Jan Arild Kingswick
CEO - Nofitech Holding AS
Jan Erik Kvingedal
CEO - FiiZK
Jan Erik Øksenvåg
Senior Analyst - Kontali Analyse AS
Joachim Nielsen
CEO - Proximar Seafood
John Arne Breivik
CEO - Stingray
Jónas R. Viðarsson
Director of the Research & Innovation division - Matís
Jovana Djisalov
Head of external relations SEE - Donau Soja
Jørgen Skeide
Manager Feed - Lerøy
Jørn Berg
CIO - Mowi
Karsten Heia
Senior researcher - Nofima
Katy Hladki
Senior Officer Markets International Fisheries - Pew Charitable Trusts
Kenneth Fredriksen
CCO - Aker QRILL Company
Kjell Arthur Lind-Olsen
Sales Manager - BAADER Norge AS
Knut Nesse
CEO - Akva Group
Kristian Botnen
CEO - Benchmark Genetics AS
Kristine Langaunet
Senior Sales Executive - Tidal
Larsen Mettler
Managing Director - S2G Investments
Lars Erik Flatøy
Head of Analysis - Kontali
Lars Konrad Johnsen
Business Development - Utror
Lars Moksness
Consumer analyst - Norwegian Seafood Council
Larus Asgeirsson
Exec. Chairman of the Board - LAXEY hf
Leif Kjetil Skjæveland
Director Sustainability and Public Affairs at Skretting - Skretting
Libby Woodhatch
Executive Chair - MarinTrust
Live Spurkland
CTO/Technical Director Food - Pelagia AS
Madoda Khumalo
Strategic Services Executive - Sea Harvest Group
Maja Bævre-Jensen
VP QRILL Sales Norway - Aker QRILL Company
Marcela Paz Delgado Uribe
CEO - Sudvet
Marco Beltrao
VP EMEA Region - Corbion
Marco Custódio
Ocean Partnerships Manager - Earthworm Foundation
Marianne Næss
CEO - Great Northern Salmon
Marie Egenberg
Business Unit Director Salmon Europe and Global Marketing - Zoetis
Mark Bowkett
Founder - Aquamonitrix
Michel van Spankeren
Business Development manager - Protix
Michiel Fransen
Director Science and Standards - Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Moritz Konz
CSR Manager Fish & Seafood - Aldi Süd
Morten Hyldborg Jensen
CEO - Nordic Group AS
Neil Ramsden
EMEA editor - Undercurrent News
Nicola Hunter
Seafood Purchasing Director - Hilton Foods Seachill
Nils Rabe
Global Sales Director - Fish - Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
Nina Grieg
Chief Executive Officer - Grieg Seafood ASA
Novel Sharma
Seafood Analyst - RaboResearch
Oda Kristin Igland
Head of Innovation & Business Development - Havland
Ola Brattvold
COO Sales and Marketing - Mowi
Olafur Sigurdarson
CEO - KAPP
Ola Kvalheim
CEO - Ode AS
Ole Falk Hansen
CEO - Nekkar ASA
Oli Samro
Founder - Fishfacts
Olve Christophersen Byre
Commercial Director - Scale Aquaculture AS
Patricia Sugui
Head ESG & Corporate Communications - CJ Selecta
Paul Jewer
President & CEO - High Liner Foods
Petter Eilertsen
Partner/Consultant - Egon Zehnder AS
Petter Martin Johannessen
Lecturer - IFFO – The Marine Ingredients Organisation
Pål Einar Skogrand
Chief Policy Officer - Aker QRILL Company
Ragnar Joensen
CEO - Nordic Aqua Partners AS
Ragnar Nystøyl
Chief Analyst - Kontali
René Alvestad
Researcher - Nofima
Ricardo Garcia
CEO - Camanchaca
Robert Næss
CIO - Nordea Investment Management
Runar Sivertsen
Chief Strategy Officer - SalMar ASA
Rune Johansen
CFO - Gigante Salmon
Rupert Howes
Chief Executive Officer - Marine Stewardship Council
Sanna Laksá
Economic Analyst - Sjókovin
Sebastien Rider
Principal Scientist - dsm-firmenich
Sergio Schuler
ANH Vice President EMEA - dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health
Simon Smith
Vice Chairman - Sofina Foods (Europe)
Siri Vike
Fish Health & Welfare Director - Ovum
Stephanie Arnott
Technical Business Development Manager - Veramaris
Steven Rafferty
CEO - Cermaq Group
Steve Tucker
CEO - Aquabyte
Sveinn Sigurdur Johannesson
CEO - GreenFish
Svenn Hanssen
CEO - Oceanbox AS
Sverre Martinsen
Managing Director & Partner - Boston Consulting Group
Tara McGregor-Woodhams
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer - aceaquatec
Tarjei Eide
MD - Cargill Salmon North Sea & Canada
Terje Ljones
Director Aquaculture - Framo
Thomas Larsson
Researcher - Nofima
Tim Brouwer
CEO - Norwegian Seafood Group
Tonje Foss
CEO - Frøy
Torben Foss
Vice President - African Aquaculture Company
Trine Ytrestoyl
Senior researcher - Nofima AS
Trond Bjørnøy
Senior Sales Manager Onboard - Optimar
Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen
CEO - Salmon Evolution ASA
Trude Heggstad
Head of Digital and Innovation - DNV
Úlfar Karl Arnórsson
Senior Director, Product - JBT Marel
Ulrik Steinvik
CFO - SalMar ASA
Victor Jensen
CEO - Abyss Group AS
Vincent Erenst
CFO - The Kingfish Company
Øivind Amundsen
CEO Oslo - Euronext
Ørjan Jensen
Founder - KIME Akva AS
Øystein Hage
Chief Editor - IntraFish / Fiskeibladet
Øyvind Ihle
Executive Advisor, Claritas Consulting - Co-chair, Sustainability Summit