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14th INFOFISH WORLD TUNA TRADE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 14th INFOFISH WORLD TUNA TRADE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

23 - 25 May 2016 | Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Sunday, 22 May 2016

17.00-21.00 Registration (Grand Ballroom)

Monday, 23 May, 2016 – Day 1

07.30-09.00 Registration (Grand Ballroom)

09.00-10.00 Opening Ceremony (Grand Ballroom)

• Welcome address by Dr. Abdul Basir Kunhimohamed, Director, INFOFISH, Malaysia

• Special address by Hon. Dr. Mohamed Shainee, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Maldives

• Opening address by Dr. Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

10.00-10.30 Coffee Break/Press Conference

10.30-11.00 Keynote Address by Conference Chairman, Adolfo Valsecchi, CEO, Generale Conserve , SpA, Italy.

Session I: Tuna Fishery Industry Status, Global Supply, Utilization, Trade and Markets Chairperson: Christopher Lischewski, CEO, Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, USA

11.10-11.20 Global Overview of the Tuna Supply, Trade, Price, Consumption and Outlook, Audun Lem, Deputy Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Italy

11.20-11.40 Tuna Fishery Status and Future Management Plans for the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, (WCPO) Feleti P Teo, Executive Director, Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), Federal States of Micronesia

11.40-12.00 Tuna Fishery Status and Future Management Plans for the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), Guillermo Compean Jimenez, Director, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), USA

12.00-12.20 Tuna Fishery Status and Future Management Plans for the Indian Ocean (IO), Yugraj Singh Yadava, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP), India

12.20-12.40 Challenges of the Thai Tuna Industry, Chanintr Chalisarapong, President, Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), Thailand

12.40-13.30 Panel Discussion

13.30-14.30 Lunch

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Efforts Toward Sustainable Tuna IndustryChairperson: Adolfo Valsecchi, CEO, Generale Conserve, SpA, Italy

14.30-14.50 PNA Efforts Towards Sustainable Tuna Industry, Transform Aqorau Chief Executive Officer, Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office, Marshall Islands

14.50-15.10 Significance of a Various Fishing Operations Towards Sustainable Tuna, Jesse Marsh, Strategic Policy Advisor, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), USA

15.10-15.30 Sustainable Tuna Fisheries and Business in South Korea Based on Transparency, Accountability and Value, Kwang Se-Lee, Executive Director, Silla Co Ltd, South Korea

15.30-16.00 Panel Discussion

16.00-16.30 Tea Break

16.30-16.50 Regional Initiatives Taken to Combat IUU Fishing in Southeast Asian Region, Somboon Siriraksophon, Policy and Programme Coordinator, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC), Thailand

16.50-17.10 State of the Art Technology to Support Transparency and Efficient Management in Long-Term Sustainable Tuna Fisheries, Faustino Velasco Maganto, Chief Executive Officer, Satlink SL, Spain

17.10-17.30 Panel Discussion

18.00-21.00 Cocktail Reception – Hosted by the Thai Tuna Industry Association

Tuesday, 24 May, 2016 – Day 2

Session II: Tuna Markets and Market Access RequirementsChairperson: John Connelly, President, National Fisheries Institute, USA

Market Updates

09.00-09.20 US Market for Fresh and Frozen Tuna and the North American Market, Dave Melbourne, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility, Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, USA

09.20-09.40 Tuna Market in Japan, Current Status, Challenges and Prospects, Taro Kawamoto, Director, Kyokuyo Suisan Co. Ltd., Japan

09.40-10.00 How the EU Tuna Consumer Market Landscape is Changing, Henk Brus, Managing Director, Sustunable BV, Netherlands

10.00-10.20 A Retailer Perspective on Tuna Sustainability. Andy Hickman, Responsible Sourcing Manager-Seafood TESCO-UK

10.20-10.50 Panel Discussion

10.50-11.20 Tea Break

11.20-11.40 Latin American Market for Canned Tuna: A Perspective from the Pacific Alliance Countries vs Mercosur, Dario Chemerinski, Senior Project Manager, IBCO Tuna Division, Brazil

11.40-12.00 The Middle East Market for Tuna, Adel Fahmy, General Manager; Arnab Sengupta, Trading Director, Gulf Food Industries, UAE

12.00-12.20 Asian Tuna Market and Trade: Winds of Change, Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy, Senior Trade Promotion Officer, INFOFISH, Malaysia

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14th INFOFISH WORLD TUNA TRADE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

12.20-12.40 Is Chinese Developing an Appetite for Tuna? Peter Redmayne, President, The Seafare Group,USA

12.40-13.00 The Market for Pole-and-Line Tuna: A Review of Demand Trends and Challenges, Martin Purves, Fisheries Development Director, The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), United Kingdom

13.00-13.30 Panel Discussion

13.30-1430 Lunch

Market Access Issues / RequirementsChairperson: Transform Aqorau, Chief Executive Officer, Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office,

Marshall Islands

14.30-14.50 Impact of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing in Market Access: An Industry Perspective, Prabhash Subasinghe, Managing Director, Global Seafoods (PVT) Ltd, Sri Lanka

14.50-15.10 Anticipating Possible Impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for Pacific Coast Markets and Processing Nations, Dario Chemerinski, Senior Project Manager, IBCO Tuna Division, Brazil

15.10-15.30 How Can the Electronic Catch Certification System and Regional Competent Authorities Support Units Facilitate the EU Market Access, Francisco Blaha, International Fisheries Advisor, New Zealand

15.30-16.00 Panel Discussion

16.00-16.30 Tea Break

Session III: Recent Trends in Technology and Innovation Chairperson: Chanintr Chalisarapong, President Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), Thailand

16.30-16.50 Challenges and Opportunities in Tuna Farming, Luigi Giannini,Vice President, FEDERPESCA, Italy

16.50-17.10 Recent Developments in Shipping and Logistics Towards Sustainable Tuna Industry, Thue Barfod, Global Head, Fish and Seafood Cargo Segment, Centre for Reefer Management, Maersk Line, Hong Kong

17.10-17.30 Innovations in the Use of the X-Ray Inspections for Value Added Tuna Products and the Process, Allan Anderson, Peco Controls/Insp X Inc., USA

17.30-18.00 Panel Discussion

Wednesday, 25 May, 2016 – Day 3

Session IV: Eco-Labeling and Sustainability in the Tuna IndustryChairperson: Audun Lem, Deputy Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

of the United Nations, Italy

09.00-09.20 Role of Friend of the Sea (FOS) Towards Sustainable Tuna Industry, Paolo Bray, Director, Friend of the Sea, Italy

09.20-09.40 Impacts of Certification Towards Sustainable Tuna and Challenges, Bill Holden, Senior Fisheries Manager, Oceania & Southeast Asia, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Australia

09.40-10.00 Greenpeace View on the Sustainability of Tuna Industry, Oliver Knowles, Project Leader – Sustainable Tuna, Greenpeace, New Zealand

10.00-10.20 Netting Billions: A Global Valuation of Tuna, Michael Crispino, Manager, Communications, The Pew Charitable Trust, USA

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10.20-10.30 Confidence in Certified Seafood: An Introduction to the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) Global Benchmark Tool, Herman Wisse, Programme Director, Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), The Netherlands

10.30-11.00 Panel Discussion

11.00-11.30 Tea Break

11.30-11.50 Dolphin Safe Tuna Certification Programme and its Impacts Towards the Sustainable Tuna Industry, Mark Berman, Associate Director, Earth Island Institute (EII), USA

11.50-12.10 Labour Issues and Social Accountability in the Global Tuna Industry, Simrin C Singh, Senior Specialist on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Decent Work Technical Support Team for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organisation (ILO)Thailand

12.10-12.30 Do-Eco Labels have Significant Impact Towards the Sustainability of the Tuna Industry, Eugene Lapointe, President, IMWC World Conservation Trust, Switzerland

12.30-12.50 Perspective of Tuna Trade in Mexico, Mark J Robertson, President, Potomac Global Advisors, LLC, USA

12.50-13.20 Panel Discussion

13.20-13.30 Wrap up and closing

13.30 Lunch