CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 13TH INFOFISH WORLD TUNA TRADE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

21 – 23 May, 2014
Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

CHAIRPERSON
RENATO CURTO
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TRI MARINE GROUP

CO-CHAIRPERSON
CHANINTR CHALISARAPONG
CHAIRMAN, THAI TUNA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, 20 May, 2014 17.00 – 21.00      Registration (Grand Ballroom) Wednesday, 21 May, 2014   -   Day 1 07.30 – 09.00  –  Registration (Grand Ballroom)                         –  Welcome address by Abdul Basir Kunhimohammed , Director, INFOFISH, Malaysia                         –  Special address by H.E Mohamed Shainee , Minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Maldives                         –  Special address by H.E Mao Zeming , Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.                         –  Opening address by Niwat Sutemechaikul, Director General, Department of Fisheries, Thailand                         –  INFOFISH Appreciation 09.45 – 10.00      Tour of Exhibition 10.00 – 10.30      Coffee break / Press conference 10.30 – 11.00      Keynote address by Conference Chairperson, Renato Curto, President and CEO of Tri Marine Group, USA Session I:   Global Supply and International Trade 11.00 – 11.20      Global review : Supply & trade trends and outlook, Audun Lem, Chief, Products, Trade and Marketing Branch, FIP, Food and                             Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy. Regional review on supply, stocks and effectiveness of the management measures 11.20 – 11.40      Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO),Glenn Hurry, Executive Director Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission                             WCPFC),Micronesia. 11.40 – 12.00      Indian Ocean, Rondolph Payet, Executive Secretary, (IOTC), Seychelles. 12.00 – 12.20      Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), Michael Hinton, IATTC, USA. 12.20 – 12.45      Panel discussion. 12.45 – 14.00      Lunch Break Industry efforts towards sustainable tuna industry 14.00 – 14.20      The tuna industry’s initiatives towards sustainable tuna - Susan Jackson, President, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation                             (ISSF),USA. 14.20 – 14.40      Increased Demand for Sustainably and Equitably Caught Pole and Line Tuna – Emily Howgate, Programme Director, The International                             Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), UK. 14.40 – 15.00      PNA’s efforts, achievement and challenges in developing sustainable tuna industry, Transform Aqorau, Chief Executive Officer, Parties to                             the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office, Marshall Islands. 15.00 – 15.30      Panel discussion. 15.30 – 16.00      Cofee Break Session II:  Industry Status and Update 16.00 – 16.20      Japanese tuna purse seine fishing industry - new challenges and prospects, Akira Nakamae, President, Kaimaki, Japan. 16.20 – 16.40      Korean tuna industry – current status, new challenges and prospects, Kwang Se-Lee, Executive Director, Silla, Co. Ltd., South Korea. 16.40 – 17.00      European Tuna Fishing Industry - Current status, new challenges and prospects for international cooperation, Julio Moron, Managing                             Director, Opagac, Spain. 17.00 – 17.30      Panel discussion. 19.00 – 21.00      Cocktail Reception – Hosted by Thai Tuna Industry Association (Click here for more detail) Thursday, 22 May, 2014    (Day 2) Session III:   Global and regional tuna trade and markets 09.00 – 09.20      The US and North American canned tuna market, Dave F Melbourne, Senior Vice President, Bumble Bee, USA. 09.20 – 09.40      The US market for fresh and frozen tuna, Mike Walsh, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Orca Bay Seafoods                             Inc.,USA. 09.40 – 10.00      European Tuna Industry and market - Current status, new challenges and prospects, Juan M Vieites Baptista de Sousa,President of                             Eurothon and General Secretary, ANFACO-CECOPESCA, Spain. 10.00 – 10.30      Panel Discussion 10.30 – 11.00      Coffee Break 11.00 – 11.20      The Two Latin Americas - Pacific vs Atlantic : Potential impacts on the dynamics & challenges of the tuna industry, Dario Chemerinski,                             Country Manager Brazil & Emerging Markets Exports Manager, Costa d'Oro S.p.A, Brazil. 11.20 – 11.40      Japanese Tuna Industry Market: Hidenao Watanabe, Director, Overseas Fisheries Cooperation Office, Japan. 11.40 – 12.00      Asian Tuna Trade, Fatima Ferdouse, Chief, Trade Promotion Division, INFOFISH, Malaysia. 12.00 – 12.20      The impacts of sustainability factors on the marketing of tuna products in Europe, Luciano Pirovano, International Marketing and CSR                             Director, Bolton Alimentari, Italy. 12.20 – 12.40      The Middle East and North African Markets for Canned Tuna, Adel Fahmy, General Manager & Arnab Seguptra, Trading Director,                             Gulf Food Industries, UAE. 12.40 – 13.00      Panel Discussion 13.00 – 14.00      Lunch Break                             Market Access 14.00 – 14.25      Why does development of MSC certified tuna still lacks behind other wild seafood segments?, Henk Brus, Managing Director,                             Pacifical C V, The Netherlands. 14.25 – 14.50      Regulatory market access issues in the tuna trade and the value of data, Francisco Blaha, International Fisheries Advisor, New Zealand. 14.50 – 15.15      The New EU GSP and tuna trade: Jerome Broche, Fish Team Leader, DG Trade, EU Commission, Belgium. 15.15 – 15.35      Thai tuna industry – The new challenges,Chanintr Chalisarapong, President, Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), Thailand. 15.35 – 15.55      Mexico - Luis Fletcher, representative of the National Commission for Fisheries and Aquaculture (CONAPESCA) at the Mexican embassy in                             Washington, USA. 15.55 – 16.30      Panel Discussion 16.30 – 17.00      Screening of "Saving our Tuna" film produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Arrowhead Films for Discovery                             Channel Asia.                             Introduction remark by Gordon Johnson, Regional Practice Leader for Environment and Energy for UNDP.        17.00            Cofee break Friday, 23 May, 2014 (Day 3) Session IV:   Sustainability, environment and Eco-labeling in the tuna industry 09.00 – 09.20      Cost and benefits of the MSC certification programme in the tuna industry, Bill Holden, MSC Pacific Fisheries Manager, Australia. 09.20 – 09.40      Cost and benefits of the FOS’s certification programme in the tuna industry, Paolo Bray, Director, Friend of the Sea, Italy 09.40 – 10.00      Cost and benefits of the Earth Islands Institute Dolphin Safe Tuna Certification Programme, David Phillips, Executive Director,                             Earth Island Institute (EII), USA. 10.00 – 10.20      Cost and benefits of Marine Eco-label Japan (MEL), Masashi Nishimura, Chief, Resources Management Office, Japan Fisheries                             Association, Japan 10.20 – 10.45      Panel Discussion 10.45 – 11.15      Coffee Break 11.15 – 11.35      WWF’s views on eco-labelling and sustainability of the tuna industry, William Fox, Vice President, Fisheries, WWF, USA/p> 11.35 – 12.00      The impact of Ecolabelling to fish stocks, fishermen and consumers, by Eugene Lapointe, President, IWMC, World Conservation                             Trust, USA. 12.00 – 12.20      PEW’s view on Eco-labelling and sustainability of the tuna industry, Amanda Nickson, Director, Global Tuna Conservation, The Pew                             Environment Group, USA. 12.20 – 12.40      Greenpeace (Casson Trenor, Senior Ocean Campaigner, Greenpeace USA) 12.40 – 13.00      Panel Discussion 13.00 – 13.15      Wrap up and closing 13.15 – 14.00      Lunch Break