Conference Program
Conference Program
Seagriculture EU
21- 22 June 2023
Trondheim, Norway
Seagriculture EU 2023 Conference Program
The program below is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. Please check this page regularly.
20 June 2023
10:00-13:00 Walking seaweed tour to Korsvika Beach. More information will follow soon.
Conference day 1: Wednesday 21 June 2023, 09:00-17:00
Keynote presentation
Olavur Gregersen, CEO, Co-founder, Ocean Rainforest, Faroe Islands
Session 1: Offshore seaweed farming
This session discusses the opportunities and challenges related to seaweed cultivation under offshore conditions. Aspects such as smart farming, mechanization, and offshore wind parks will be discussed.
Ole Christian Norvik, CEO, Seaweed Solutions, Norway
Speaker to be confirmed
Jonas Kamasauskas, Head of R&D, Metal Production, Lithuania
Jessica Knoop, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Belgium
Session 2: Seaweed of the year 2023: sea lettuce
In December 2022 the SEAGRICULTURE community chose the seaweed of the year 2023! During this session 3 experts will present their recent work in this area.
Industrial aquaculture of sea lettuce (Ulva) – a strong research basis enables the development of a sustainable future crop
Dr. Sophie Steinhagen, Researcher, University of Gothenburg – Tjärnö, Marine Laboratory, Sweden & Germany
Land-based cultivation and processing of seaweeds: the ultimate solution for sustainable food production
Dr. Yossi Tal, CTO, Seakura, Israel
Speaker to be confirmed
Keynote presentation
Sofya Mishchenko, Project Manager, United Nations Global Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition, Norway
Session 3: Seaweed breeding and hatchery aspects
In order to increasing cultivation yields and profitability seaweed breeding is very important. During this session 3 seaweed breeding experts will present their vision and results.
Scott Lindell, Research Specialist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Gold Winner of Innovation award at Seagriculture USA 2022
Mette Møller Nielsen, Senior Researcher, DTU Aqua, Denmark
Let's talk about kelp breeding. Where are we? Are we prepared? Current and promising strategies with a realistic perspective
Gabriel Montecinos Arismendi, Research Specialist, Hortimare,
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Session 4: Panel discussion on seaweed investments and business aspects
Moderator: Eef Brouwers, Manager Operations, Co-founder, North Sea Farmers, The Netherlands
During this panel discussion three seaweed business and investment experts will share their vision on the seaweed industry in Europe and abroad, on needs and expectations, and on what the next steps should be.
Ross Brooks, Partner, Katapult Ocean, Norway
Speaker to be confirmed
Reuben Godfrey, Founder, DeepGreen Carbon Solutions, Ireland
The emerging seaweed economy in graphs and numbers
Steven Hermans, Founder, Phyconomy, Belgium
Conference day 2: Thursday 22 June 2023, 09:00-16:00
Keynote presentation
Ole Jacob Broch, Senior Scientist, SINTEF Ocean, Norway
Session 5: Seaweed activities in Norway
During this session key representatives of the Norwegian seaweed scene will share their recent results and vision on the development of the seaweed industry in Norway.
Ariadna Szczybelski, Manager of Scientific Projects, Nutrimar, Norway
Kim Kristensen, Managing Director, Co-owner, Arctic Seaweed, Norway
Speaker to be confirmed
Session 6: Landbased seaweed cultivation
Land-based seaweed cultivation has distinct differences with seaweed,farming at sea. Three pioneers in land-based cultivation will talk about the state of play.
Using seaweed to reduce methane emissions from cows by 90%
Fredrik Åkerman, CEO, Co-Founder, Volta Greentech, Sweden
Helena Abreu, Co-founder, ALGAPLUS, Portugal
Esben Christiansen, Founder, Pure Algae, Denmark
Session 7: Product development and applications based on seaweeds
During this session four speakers will present various seaweed applications.
New products from Seaweeds
New products from Seaweeds
Trond Helgerud, Seaweed R&D Leader, DuPont Nutrition Norge AS (IFF), Norway
David Mackie, Director, Marine Biopolymers, United Kingdom
From cultivation to consumable products – “a long road that needs a short-cut”
Alwin Kool, CEO, Co-founder, SeaweedTech, The Dutch Seaweed Group,
The Netherlands
Seaweed trip to South Korea
Bailey Moritz, Program Officer - Aquaculture, World Wildlife Fund, USA
Closing of the conference
Maris Stulgis, Policy Officer, Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture, and Maritime Spatial Planning, European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Belgium
*The conference program is subject to change
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