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Annual Conference 2025 20-22 October - Tokyo, Japan

Agenda

Please note that all times are approximate as includes an opportunity for questions.

	OPENING SESSION Monday 20 October 2025, 15:00 - 18:00 Open to all delegates Location: Kiku Ballroom
15:00 - 15:10	President’s welcome Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO, Pelagia, Norway
15:10 - 15:20	Official opening by the Director General, Fisheries Agency, Government of Japan Mr. Hitoshi Fujita
15:20 - 15:30	Opening remarks Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K.
	Navigating complexity Hosted by Petter Martin Johannessen, DIrector General, IFFO, U.K.
15:30 - 16:00	Between the superpowers: Doing business in Asia at a time of geopolitical tension Robin Harding, Asia Editor, Financial Times, Hong Kong
16:00 - 16:20	Update on the global state of aquaculture and fisheries Manuel Barange, FAO Assistant Director General and Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI), FAO UN, Italy
16:20 - 16:50	COFFEE BREAK Kindly sponsored by SGS
16:50-17:10	The rise of responsible aquaculture production and who is demanding responsibility Dr Darian McBain, CEO, Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia, Singapore
17:10 - 17:45	Panel Discussion: Navigating complexity Robin Harding, Asia Editor, Financial Times, Hong Kong Manuel Barange, FAO Assistant Director General and Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI), FAO UN, Italy Dr Darian McBain, CEO, Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia, Singapore
17:45 - 17:55	Panel questions with an opportunity for delegates to provide their own questions to the panel anonymously through Slido
17:55 - 18:00	Summary and conclusions Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K.

	MARKET FORUM SUPPLY - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Tuesday 21 October 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 OPEN TO PRODUCERS AND PREMIUM MEMBERS ONLY (REGISTERED) Location: Kiku Ballroom
09:00 - 09:05	Chairman's welcome Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
	Understanding the world's marine ingredients supply Hosted by Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
09:05 - 09:30	Fishmeal and fish oil supply: an overview of the global trends Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
09:30 - 09:50	Japanese fishmeal and fish oil supply: an overview Yohei Saratani, Manager of fishmeal and oil section, Nissui
09:50 - 10:05	European fishmeal and fish oil: production insights and regulatory developments Anne Mette Bæk, Executive Director, EFFOP – Marine Nutrients Europe & Executive Director, Marine Ingredients Denmark
10:05 - 10:20	Update on the Chilean supply of marine ingredients Eduardo Goycoolea, IFFO Board Member, Chile
10:20 - 10:40	Update on the Peruvian supply of marine ingredients Hector Soldi, President of the Board, The Humboldt Institute for Marine and Aquaculture Research (IHMA), Peru
10:40 - 11:10	COFFEE BREAK Kindly sponsored by SGS
	Exploring the feed ingredients ecosystem Hosted by Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.
11:10 - 11:40	Agri-commodities markets Oscar Tjakra, Executive Director, RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness, Rabobank, Singapore
11:40 - 12:00	Speaker to be confirmed soon
12:00 - 12:20	Status for single-cell protein production Allan LeBlanc, Vice President of Business Development, Calysta, U.S.A.
12:20 - 12:40	Impacts of climate change on global forage fish fisheries Christopher Free, Assistant Researcher, University of California - Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
12:40-12:55	Interactive survey
12:55-13:00	Summary and conclusions from the Chairman Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.

15:00 - 17:00

SIDE EVENT: Japanese marine ingredients

Tuesday 21 October 2025

Hosted by Kanematsu

Further information available soon

	MARKET FORUM DEMAND - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Wednesday 22 October 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES Location: Kiku Ballroom
09:00 - 09:05	Chairman's welcome Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
	Exploring global demands for marine ingredients Hosted by Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
09:05 - 09:25	Fishmeal and fish oil demand: an overview of the global trends Dr Enrico Bachis, Market Research Director, IFFO, U.K.
09:25 - 09:45	Fishmeal and fish oil consumption trends in Japan Hikaru Kondo, Trader, Protein Meal and NGFI Section, Grain and Feedstuff Department, Kanematsu Corporation, Japan
09:45 - 10:05	Asian aquaculture (shrimp) overview Dr Olivier Decamp, R&D Director and Business Development Director for Health, INVE Aquaculture, Thailand
10:05 - 10:25	China Market Update Maggie Xu, China Director, IFFO, China
10:25 - 10:55	COFFEE BREAK Kindly sponsored by SGS
	Port to Partner Hosted by Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.
10:55 - 11:15	Analysis of the global shipping in 2025 Thue Barfod, Global Director of the Fish and Seafood Vertical, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Singapore
11:15 - 11:35	IFFO communications and technical update Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K. and Véronique Jamin, Communications Director, IFFO, U.K.
11:35 - 11:40	Interactive survey
	Marine ingredients and human health Hosted by Dr Brett Glencross, Technical Director, IFFO, U.K.
11:40 - 12:00	Major trends in fish oil production, consumption and trade Christian Meinich, Senior Partner, Chr.Holtermann AS, Norway
12:00 - 12:20	An Update on the Omega-3 ingredient market Aldo Bernasconi, Vice President of Data Science, GOED, U.S.A.
12:20 - 12:40	New Methods and Findings give us insights into Omega-3 requirements Richard P. Bazinet, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
12:40 - 13:00	Summary and conclusions Petter Martin Johannessen, Director General, IFFO, U.K. and Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO, Pelagia, Norway

15:00 - 16:30

SIDE EVENT: By-product – perception vs reality

Wednesday 22 October 2025

Hosted by MarinTrust

Further information available soon

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