- Summit will explore Ecuador’s investment readiness and the reasons for its continued overperformance in a challenging landscape
- Session will provide a comprehensive investor-oriented view of the sector, from farming and feed to ESG, processing, and exports
- -An invite-only lunch will follow the summit, giving investors and industry leaders a unique opportunity to network and connect
The program for the 2026 Global Shrimp Forum continues to take shape, with the finance and investment summit, one of the key sessions, co-hosted by Rabobank, at September’s annual gathering of the industry’s leaders now finalised.
‘The Investment Case for Ecuador’s Shrimp Industry’ will home in on Ecuador’s success in the last decade, as it has combined large-scale farming, strong cost competitiveness, high biological performance and increasing vertical integration across feed, farming and processing, to set the benchmark for shrimp globally.
Taking place on the Forum’s final day – Thursday, September 3rd – between 9AM and 1:30PM, the summit will be chaired by Darian McBain, Founder and CEO of OCSO Asia, and moderated by Gorjan Nikolik, Senior Analyst at Rabobank. Presenters include Jose Antonio Camposan, President of the Chamber of Aquaculture (CAN) Ecuador; Eduardo Arosemena, CEO of Thai Union Feedmill Ecuador; Gabriel Luna, CEO of GlunaShrimp, while some of the most influential leaders from the farming, processing and feed segments of the industry will take part in a range of panel discussions.
Tentatively confirmed panelists include Sandro Coglitore, General Manager, Omarsa; Humberto Trujillo, CEO, Expalsa; Marcelo Velez, CEO, Edpacif & Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of Aquaculture; Jose Vera, CEO, ProExpo; Maarten Bijl, CEO, Skretting; Henrik Aarestrup, VP, Biomar; Allan Cooper, Director of Strategy, Marketing and Value Creation, Vitapro, and Johnny Brom, CEO, Sail Investments. The session will provide an thorough assessment of the investability of the Ecuadorian shrimp sector, and identify
both where capital is already flowing, and where it should go next. You can view the full line-up at https://www.shrimp-forum.com/program/investment-summit-2026-part-1.
Global Shrimp Forum Managing Director, Willem van der Pijl, said,
“Against a volatile backdrop in the last few years, Ecuador has consistently outperformed other shrimp markets across a number of key metrics. Its success has seen it draw comparisons with salmon as an investment category, which is a great credit to the sector, however this success and praise has not converted into the kind of investment we feel it deserves, with limited and fragmented interest from capital markets, who often misunderstand the sector. This summit will aim to tackle any misconceptions head on, and provide prospective investors with a unique opportunity and insight into Ecuador’s shrimp industry.”
A limited number of complimentary tickets (subject to approval and availability) are available for investors attending the Global Shrimp Forum for the first time. Those who are interested in discussing this further can reach out to secretariat@shrimp-forum.com or call +31 6 10 64 21 77.
This year will see a record delegation from Ecuador in attendance at the global Shrimp Forum, with representatives from the following companies and bodies making the journey to Utrecht already confirmed: Aquagen, Biomar, Cargill, Camaronera Escalante, Chamber of Aquaculture, Davmercorp, Edpacif, Empacreci, Expalsa, ExportQuilsa, Fimasa Fincas Marinas, Grupo Almar, Grupo Bravito, Grupo Ecuacultivos, GlunaShrimp, Omarsa, ProExpo, Promarisco, Santa Priscila, Skretting, Thai Union Feedmill Ecuador, Vitapro.
