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
Anders Hagestande
CFO - Måsøval
Anne Mette Baek
CEO - EFFOP - Marine Nutrients Europe
Antony Jesu Prabhu Philip
Senior Reseaecher - NOFIMA
Aoife Martin
Executive Chair - North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group
Are Salthaug
Research Director - Marine Ecosystems and Resources
Arild Aasmyr
CEO - Trident Aqua Services
Arne Møgster
CEO - Austevoll Seafood
Audun Maråk
CEO - Fiskebåt
Audun Sivertsen Fjeldvær
CEO ScaleAQ Group - ScaleAQ Group
Benedikt Frenzl
Aqua Manager - Stingray
Bernt Martinsen
Senior Vice President - PHARMAQ part of Zoetis
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
Catarina Martins
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer - Mowi
Charles Hart
Senior Commodity Analyst - Rabobank
Chris Haacke
Commercial Director - MiAlgae Ltd.
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 L. Larsen
Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer - Salmon Group 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
Dag Roar Arntsen
Team Lead Service & Aftermarket - Optimar AS
Dan Aherne
Group CEO - New England Seafood International
Dominic Rihan
Chief Executive Officer - Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation
Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons
Professor & Director - University of Arizona - Chair/Judge F3 Challenge
Drew Cherry
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Eggert Kristófersson
CEO - First Water
Enrico Bachis
Market Research Director - IFFO-The Marine Ingredients Organisation
Eric Öste
CEO - Cirkulär AB
Erik-Jan Lock
Research Director - Nofima
Erin Priddle
Regional Director - Marine Stewardship Council
Erwan Vilfeu
President Thai Union Ambient Branded - Thai Union
Finn Wiethölter
Product Manager - BAADER Germany
Fredrik Sætre
Senior Solution Engineer - Microsoft
Frode Vatne
CIO - Pelagia AS
Gaëtan Fabritius
CBO - BiOceanOr
Geir Fuglerud
CEO Life Sciences - DNV
Geir Nordahl-Pedersen
CEO - Losna Seafood AS
Gísli Gíslason
Prokazyme, Managing Director - Chair, Sustainability Summit
Gorjan Nikolik
Senior Analyst - Rabobank
Graham Ellis
CEO - Regal Springs Tilapia
Gudjon Gudjonsson
Sales Manager - Optimar AS
Guus Pastoor
president - Seafood Europe
Hallgeir Øvrebust
VP Advanced Services - Infor
Hans Marius Martinsen
Sales Manager, Norway - JBT Marel
Heidi Nilsen
Research Director - NOFIMA AS
Heidrun Marteinsdottir
CEO - Fisheries Iceland
Henning Beltestad
CEO - Lerøy Seafood
Henrik Knutsen
Equity Research Analyst - Pareto Securities
H William Harris
Senior Research Scientist - STIM
Håkon Husby
Head of IR - SalMar
Høgni Dahl Jakobsen
CFO - Bakkafrost
Ian Carr
Chief Commercial Officer - Veramaris
Ingebjørg O. Sævareid
Discipline Lead Fish Health - DNV
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 AS
John Arne Breivik
CEO - Stingray
John Harald Pettersen
Senior Advisor Aquaculture Production - Stingray
Jónas Viðarsson
Director of research & innovation department - Matís
Jovana Djisalov
Head of external relations SEE - Donau Soja
Jørgen Skeide
Manager Feed - Lerøy
Jørn Berg
Group IT Director - Jørn I. Berg
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 asa
Kristian Botnen
CEO - Benchmark Genetics
Kristian Henriksen
Partner/Cluster manager - INAQ AS/NCE Aquatech Cluster
Larsen Mettler
Managing Director - S2G Investments
Lars Erik Flatøy
Head of Analysis - Kontali
Lars Konrad Johnsen
Business Development - Utror AS
Lars Moksness
Consumer analyst - Norwegian Seafood Council
Larus Asgeirsson
Exec. Chairman of the Board - LAXEY hf
Leif Kjetil Skjæveland
Direktør bærekraft og samfunn - Skretting AS
Libby Woodhatch
Executive Chair - MarinTrust
Live Spurkland
CTO/Technical Director Food - Pelagia AS
Madoda Khumalo
Strategic Services Executive - Sea Harvest Group
Mads Martinsen
General Manager Skretting Norway - Skretting AS
Maja Bævre-Jensen
VP QRILL Sales Norway - Aker QRILL Company
Marcela Paz Delgado
CEO - Sudvet Corp
Marco Beltrao
VP EMEA Region - Corbion
Marco Custódio
Ocean Partnerships Manager - Earthworm Foundation
Marianne Næss
CEO - Great Northern Salmon
Mark Bowkett
Founder - Aquamonitirx Ltd
Mark Van Nieuwland
CEO - Veramaris
Michel Van Spankeren
Business Development Manager - Protix
Michiel Fransen
Director Standards and Science - Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Moritz Konz
Manager Corporate Responsibility Seafood - ALDI SOUTH GROUP
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 - BAADER Germany
Nina Grieg
Chief Executive Officer - Grieg Seafood ASA
Novel Sharma
Analyst - Rabobank
Oda Kristin Igland
Head of Innovation and Business Development - Havland
Ola Brattvoll
COO Sales & Marketing - Mowi Asa
Ola Kvalheim
CEO - Ode
Ole Falk Hansen
CEO - Nekkar ASA
Oli Samro
Founder - FISHFACTS
Olve Christophersen Byre
Commercial Director - Scale Aquaculture AS
Patricia Sugui
Head of ESG & Corp Communications - CJ Selecta
Paul Jewer
President & CEO - High Liner Foods
Petter Eilertsen
Partner/Consultant - Egon Zehnder AS
Petter Martin Johannessen
CEO - IFFO
Petter Omsted
Senior Partner DCM - Pareto Securities
Pål Einar Skogrand
Chief Policy Officer - Aker QRILL Company
Ragnar Joensen
CEO - Nordic Aqua Partners AS
Ragnar Nystøyl
Chief Analyst - Kontali
Ricardo Garcia
CEO - Camanchaca
Robert Næss
CIO - Nordea Investment Management
Rochak Sharma
Chief Product Officer - TidalX
Roy Glomset
VP Sales - MMC First Process
Runar Sivertsen
Chief Strategy Officer - SalMar
Rune Johansen
CFO - Gigante Salmon
Rupert Howes
Chief Executive Officer - Marine Stewardship Council
Sanna Laksá
Economic Analyst - Sjókovin
Sebastiaan Lemmens
Senior Advisor Cleaner Fish - Stingray
Sebastian Shaefer
Venture Client Solutions Lead - 27pilots
Sebastien Rider
Principal Scientist - dsm-firmenich
Sergio Schuler
ANH Vice President EMEA - dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health
Simen Kristoffersen
Director VRMD Aquatic Health - PHARMAQ part of Zoetis
Simon Smith
Vice Chairman - Sofina Foods
Siri Vike
Head of Fish Welfare and Health - Ovum
Stefan Paulsen
Lecturer - KIME
Steinþór Pálsson
CEO - Thor Salmon
Stephanie Arnott
Technical Business Development Manager - Veramaris
Steven Rafferty
CEO - Cermaq
Steve Tucker
CEO - Aquabyte
Stine Skalmerud
Head Biologist - LiceDefence AS
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 - Ace Aquatec
Tarjei Eide
Managing Director - Cargill
Terje Ljones
Director Aquaculture - Framo AS
Thomas Larsson
Researcher - Nofima
Tim Brouwer
CEO - Norwegian Seafood Group
Tommy Torvanger
CEO - Nergård
Tonje Foss
CEO - Frøy
Torben Foss
Vice President - African Aquaculture Company
Tor Bjørklund Larsen
Senior adviser - NFA
Torill Fladvad
COO - Nordic Halibut AS
Trine Ytrestoyl
Senior researcher - Nofima AS
Trond Bjørnøy
Senior Sales Manager - Optimar AS
Trond Haldorsen
CEO - Aquafarm Equipment AS
Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen
CEO - Salmon Evolution ASA
Úlfar Karl Arnórsson
Senior Director, Product - JBT Marel
Veronique Jamin
Communications director - IFFO
Victor Jensen
CEO - Abyss Group AS
Viggo Brevik
Sales Director - KAPP
Will Davies
Group CSR Manager - Sofina Europe / Youngs Seafoods
Øivind Amundsen
Børsdirektør - Euronext Oslo Børs
Øystein Hage
Editor in cheif - IntraFish /DN media group
Øyvind Ihle
Executive Advisor, Claritas Consulting - Co-chair, Sustainability Summit
Øyvind Vangsnes
Equity Analyst - Pareto Securities