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.
Conference day 1: Wednesday 29 June 2022
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
09:35 - 10:55 Session 1: Scaling up production
Chair: Jaap van Hal, Innovation manager biorefinery, TNO, 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
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch / Poster presentation tour
14:05 - 15:25 Session 3: Seaweeds and climate change/ecosystem services/social aspectsChair: David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd, UK
Speaker to be confirmed
15:45 - 16:45 Session 4: On land seaweed cultivationChair: David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd, UK
Yu-Hsiang Weng, Green Technology Research Institute, CPC Corporation, TWN
(Winner SEAGRICULTURE Innovation Award 2021)
16:45 - 16:55 Closure Day One
16:55 - 17:35 Trade show / Poster presentation tour
Conference day 2: Thursday 30 June 2022
09:00 - 10:20 Session 5: Seaweeds: state of play in EuropeChair: to be confirmed
10:40 - 11:40 Session 6: Seaweed applicationsChair: to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
11:40 - 12:20 Session 7: Innovation Award
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.
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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