More details are released in advance of the highly anticipated event. Following a hugely successful debut, the Global Shrimp Forum returns next week, and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The forum will be held at the Van der Valk Hotel in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 5th to 7th September. The event has proved to be incredibly popular, with the majority of ticket packages sold out. A limited number of late-bird tickets are available to purchase here.
An impressive programme of speakers and panellists has been confirmed for this year’s event. The 110-strong cohort of speakers featured includes industry leaders like Rajagopal Choudary Chitturi, Chairman of Devi Fisheries, Adam Brennan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Thai Union; and Gibran Huzaifah, Founder and CEO of eFishery.
There is an inspiring line-up for the breakout sessions, which will feature industry leaders such as Carlos Miranda, General Manager of Skretting Ecuador; Diego Xavier Illingworth Torres, CEO of the National Aquaculture Group from Saudi Arabia; and Japanese Shrimp Buyer Hidetami Haruta of Maruha Nichiro. Representatives from the Food Safety Authority of the EU and the National Fisheries Institute of the US will give a regulatory update.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to discuss developments in technology and innovation in the shrimp industry, with a designated session chaired by ThinkAqua’s Anton Immik. The full programme, including all confirmed speakers, and panellists, can be found here.
Following the ground-breaking discussions at the forum last year, the Global Shrimp Forum Foundation (GSFF) has also funded a study about how to promote global shrimp consumption. The preliminary results of the study will be presented during the Opening and Inspiration plenary session, and will be debated and discussed throughout the forum.
Willem van der Pijl, joint founder of the Global Shrimp Forum and speaker at this year’s Shrimp Trade Statistics seminar, said, “Last year’s inaugural event was hugely successful, and marked the first truly global opportunity for people throughout the sector to come together and discuss key common issues. We are delighted that the event is returning next week with such an exciting and thought-provoking programme. I very much look forward to
speaking this year and meeting with delegates from across the globeâ€.
With almost 40 sponsors on board for this year’s event, and over 520 industry members registered to attend, the Second Annual Global Shrimp Forum is set to be a great success.
Global Shrimp Forum Foundation (GSFF)
Established by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Shrimp Insights and Contango, the Global Shrimp Forum Foundation is an independent, non-profit and mission-oriented organization based in Utrecht the Netherlands. The Global Shrimp Forum is the place where industry leaders come together to discuss the most pressing issues their businesses face and to develop a vision on the long-term strategy towards a resilient and sustainable industry. GSF aims to facilitate dialogue and encourage collaboration. The inaugural GSF in 2022 attracted more than 430 people, representing over 225 companies and 33 countries, to hear keynote speeches and take part in breakout sessions. As a non-profit foundation the GSF uses any financial surplus generated from the annual meeting of the Global Shrimp Forum, to contribute financially to projects aligned with the GSFF’s mission. These projects will initially focus on mangrove conservation, aquaculture improvement and pre-competitive research.
This year, the GSFF board is using the financial surplus, to support a mangrove reforestation project in Indonesia and a study to define how global shrimp consumption can be promoted effectively. The results of this study will be presented during the second annual Global Shrimp Forum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 5-7 September 2023
