Conference Program
Seagriculture EU
29 - 30 June 2022
Bremerhaven, Germany
Seagriculture EU 2022 Conference Program
27 June - 1 July 2022: SeaStrains Workshop
The workshop will address the need for transparent and efficient knowledge transfer between the seaweed sector stakeholders, and will discuss most effective communication streams for informing the public of the economic, societal and ecological services which can be provided by seaweeds. For more information click here.
Seagriculture EU 2022 Conference Program
Conference day 1: Wednesday 29 June 2022
8:00 - 9:00 Registrations
09:00 - 09:15 Opening of the conference
Kuno Jacobs, Managing Director, DLG Benelux, NL
Silvia Bender, Staatssekretärin BMEL, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, DENils Schnorrenberger, BIS Bremerhavener, DE
09:15 - 9:35: Keynote presentation: Applied macroalgal research at AWI: From land to sea and back
Prof. Dr. Bela H. Buck, Marine Biologist - Head of Unit Marine Aquaculture, AWI, DE
09:35 - 10:55 Session 1: Scaling up production
Chair: Jaap van Hal, Innovation manager biorefinery, TNO, NL
Seaweed cultivation in Europe is growing strong. Scaling up production can only be accomplished with the right cultivation technologies and the corresponding mechanization tools. During this session, various aspects of scaling up production will be presented by experts in the field.
09:35 - 09:55: Seaweed cultivation: from napkin sketch to global industrialization
Gediminas Tamosaitis, CEO, Metal Production & Rocket cluster, LT
09:55 - 10:15: Seeding farms big and small: Creating a reliable, cost-effective, and scalable direct seeding solution
Adrian Macleod, Macroalgal Cultivation Researcher, SAMS, UK
10:15 - 10:35: Open ocean cultivation of Saccharina latissima and the feasibility of co-use with wind parks in the North Sea
Urd Grandorf Bak, Research and Innovation Manager, Ocean Rainforest, FO
10:35 - 10:55: From small scale to large scale kelp farming
Alexander Ebbing, Research specialist, Hortimare, NL
10:55 - 11:15 Coffee Break / Poster presentation tour
11:15 - 12:15 Session 2: Seaweed business aspectsChair: Jaap van Hal, Innovation manager biorefinery, TNO, NL
During this session various seaweed business aspects will be discussed. What is the size of the European seaweed industry? Where can buyers and sellers meet? What about certification aspects? These and many more questions will be answered by experts in the field.
11:15 - 11:35: Increasing the flow of information to break down silos and increase investment
Steven Hermans, Founder, Phyconomy, BE
11:35 - 11:55: ASC-MSC Seaweed Certification: challenges and opportunities
Patricia Bianchi, Seaweed Account Manager, Aquaculture Stewardship Council, NL
Marine Stewardship Council, UK
Marine Stewardship Council, UK
11:55 - 12:15: The seaweed marketplace. Place des algues
Jean-Baptiste Wallaert, President and founder, Place des algues, FR
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch / Poster presentation tour
13:45 - 14:05: Keynote presentation: Seaweed Farming as a Nature-Based Solution — Opportunities and Challenges from WWF’s Perspective
Paul Dobbins, Senior Director Impact Investing, World Wildlife Fund, USA
14:05 - 15:25 Session 3: Seaweeds and climate change/ecosystem services/social aspectsChair: David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd, UK
Seaweeds are more than just a product. They also provide environmental benefits, jobs and much more. During this session speakers will focus on these 'soft' aspects of seaweeds.
14:05 - 14:25: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
14:25 - 14:45: The importance of digitalization and remote monitoring for scaling seaweed farming safe and sustainable
Eva Helen Rognskog, CCO & Co-founder, SATPOS, NO
14:25 - 14:45: The importance of digitalization and remote monitoring for scaling seaweed farming safe and sustainable
Knut Skumsvoll, CEO, SATPOS, NO
14:45 - 15:05: Aquafarming the open ocean by combining floating seaweed and artificial upwelling
Mar Fernandez-Mendez, Chief Scientific Officer, Marine Researcher, Seafields, UK
Junior Professor, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, DE
Junior Professor, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, DE
15:05 - 15:25: Kelp Blue – Rewilding the oceans together with local communities
Ferdi Knoester, Marine Engineer, Kelp Blue, NL / NA
15:05 - 15:25: Kelp Blue – Rewilding the oceans together with local communities
Okke Meijer, Processing Plant Lead, Kelp Blue, NL
15:25 - 15:45 Coffee Break
/ Poster presentation tour
15:45 - 16:45 Session 4: On land seaweed cultivationChair: David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd, UK
During our 2021 online conference, this topic was introduced for the first time. As many onland cultivation activities are taking place in Europe we put this topic on the agenda again.
15:45 - 16:05: Water and energy nexus: a demonstration of seaweed cultivation using cold seawater discharge from LNG receiving terminal
Yu-Hsiang Weng, Green Technology Research Institute, CPC Corporation, TWN
(Winner SEAGRICULTURE Innovation Award 2021)
16:05 - 16:25: food4future - New approaches in urban macroalgal cultivation
Dr Anna Fricke, Scientist, Food4Future (F4F), c/o Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), DE
16:25 - 16:45: Sustainable packaging solutions from land-based seaweed cultivation
Dr. Laurie C. Hofmann, Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, DE
16:45 - 16:55 Closure Day One
16:55 - 17:35 Trade show / Poster presentation tour
20:00 - 23:30 Conference dinner - German Emigration Center
German Emigration Center
German Emigration Center
German Emigration Center
German Emigration Center
Conference day 2: Thursday 30 June 2022
09:00 - 10:20 Session 5: Seaweeds: state of play in EuropeChair: to be confirmed
During this session several European and national R&D projects related to seaweeds will present their latest results.
09:00 - 09:20: ValgOrize project - Seaweed and microalgae with a better taste!
Johan Robbens, Head of Cell Blue Biotech/Food Integrity, ILVO - Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, BE
09:20 - 09:40: The Algae Demo project: hectare scale seaweed cultivation and monitoring
Jaap van Hal, Innovation manager biorefinery, TNO, NL
09:40 - 10:00: The Norwegian Seaweed Biorefinery Platform – Challenges and Opportunities
Finn Aachmann, Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norwegian seaweed biorefinery platform, NO
10:00 - 10:20: Substrate matters: improved kelp growth with novel substrates
David Aldridge, Seedling Production Manager, Seaweed Solutions, NO
10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break / Poster presentation tour
10:40 - 11:40 Session 6: Seaweed applicationsChair: to be confirmed
The Seagriculture conference is not complete without this session. Several stakeholders will present their work on (novel) seaweed applications.
10:40 - 11:00: Poor Seaweed – such Great Expectations
David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd, UK
11:00 - 11:20: Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
11:20 - 11:40: ULVA: Tomorrow's “Wheat of the Sea”. A model for an innovative mariculture
Muki Shpigel, Professor, University of Haifa, IS
11:40 - 12:20 Session 7: Innovation Award
The Seagriculture Innovation Award is open to all European companies, research institutes and other organizations involved in seaweed innovation. Take this opportunity to enhance the promotion of your brand and ensure its worldwide recognition.
A jury incorporating international seaweed experts from academia and industry will select 3 nominees which offer, according to the jury, the most innovative product, service or invention. In total 3 Innovation Awards will be presented by the jury; Gold, Silver and Bronze.
12:20 - 12:30: Final notes
Maris Stulgis, Policy Officer, Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture, and Maritime Spatial Planning
European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, BE
12:30 - 12:40 Closure of the conference
Bert Groenendaal, Co-founder, SEACROPS, BE
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