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Making the Case for Sustainably-Certified Russian Salmon
Speakers: Steven Hedlund, Communications & Events Manager - Global Aquaculture Alliance; Greg Brown, SVP, Operations and Strategic Development - Global Aquaculture Alliance; Efrain Calderon, Head of Certification Assurance Team - Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC); Antonio Hervás, Program Manager for the MSC Accreditation Program – ASI; Libby Woodhatch, Executive Chair - MarinTrust
Session Description: It’s been just over a year since COVID-19 forced seafood certification programs to rethink how audits are conducted. With pandemic-inflicted travel restrictions limiting auditors’ ability to conduct onsite audits of aquaculture production sites and fisheries, certification programs worked with certification bodies to shift to partial or full remote audits while remaining in compliance with accreditation bodies. What’s working? What’s not working? What’s the future hold? Representatives of the world’s leading seafood certification programs discuss the advantages and disadvantages of remote audits, the need to maintain confidence and integrity in auditing, and the efficiencies that certification programs are realizing through remote audits.
This session will dive into the work of leading seafood company Nueva Pescanova and their blockchain-based traceability platform, IBM Food Trust, using the GDST standards to achieve end to end supply chain traceability and system interoperability. Nueva Pescanova has been focusing on GDST implementation in two key operations: shrimp fishing in Argentina and cultivation of vannamei prawns in Ecuador, using a highly innovative approach. In this session, Nueva Pescanova, IBM Food Trust and the GDST Secretariat will share valuable insights into this work and discuss the future of implementation for Nueva Pescanova and other leading companies across the seafood industry.
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Moderator: Ignacio Kleiman, Antarctica Advisors
Speakers:
Suma Kulkarni, ACON Private Equity
Thomas Leissl, Blue Artic Finance
Michael Richard, Wells Fargo
A panel of experienced North American finance professionals will provide attending Seafood Industry participants with updated insight into aspects of the world of Finance and Investing that affect the running of their business and the value of their companies.
Speaker: Tony Byers, PhD, Former Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion - Starbucks
Session Description: A properly managed diversity and inclusion program can increase engagement, creativity and business performance. By also learning to leverage diversity and inclusion through best practices, organizations can turn D&I into a powerful business advantage that stimulates innovation and drives marketplace growth.
In this game-changing keynote, Dr. Tony Byers shows you how to create a multiplier effect of inclusion that can increase utilization of talent and resources— more than doubling the capacity of a team to positively impact products and services, build brand image and increase profits and performance.
You’ll learn:
- The eight steps that create a culture of inclusion
- The three most important inclusive behaviors to promote
- How to make the business case for doing D&I well
- How companies have leveraged employee diversity to create new products, engage new customers, and grow revenue
- 10 themes for building senior leader support for D&I programs
Is it 2021 yet?! Corporate Due Diligence on Seafood Legality and Human Rights - Where We Are and What’s to Come
From Claw to Tail: Innovation in Maine Lobster Processing
Speaker: Megan Greene, Global Economist, Financial Times Columnist & Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Economic forecasting is a tricky business; they say the key to success is to forecast often. Megan Greene is unafraid to have out of consensus views and has a fantastic forecasting track record. She examines high frequency economic data, structural trends, global flows, political factors and policy developments to determine the state of the global recovery and to highlight risks and opportunities for businesses and markets. In this keynote presentation, Greene will examine these factors to offer insight on where the global recovery is heading, including an outlook for international supply chain challenges, inflation, and climate change.
Fresh from Farm to Market: Challenges and Solutions for an Unbroken Cold Chain
