Why Attend
The Aquaculture Innovation Forum is going face-to-face! Returning to London on the 6th of September, the forum is a two-day event reuniting the aquaculture and livestock industry for extensive networking opportunities and content covering the biggest topics in aquaculture.
Already a $243.5 billion industry, aquaculture holds the potential to meet the growing global demand for more sustainable forms of protein, however, faces immense challenges related to the potential adverse impacts to habitats, effect on wildlife stocks and threats to water quality which is keeping investment at bay.
Join us in London on the 6th and 7th of September to drive industry collaboration, investment and innovation to build a sustainable aquaculture Industry.
Working across Aquaculture and Livestock?
This year, the Aquaculture Innovation Forum is running with the Livestock Innovation Summit and is focused on future-proofing the livestock industries to meet the growing global demand for protein. Click here for more information.
Innovation Showcase
- Health & Welfare: diagnostics, humane slaughter, environmental enrichment, transportation and handling
- Nutrition: effective feeding systems
- Digital: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, IoT Integration, monitoring, surveillance, and diagnostics.
The finalists have been announced! Find out who they are here.
2022 Speakers
Larsen Mettler
Larsen brings over 17 years of experience in the oceans and finance sectors. Prior to joining S2G, Larsen was an owner and the Chief Financial Officer of Silver Bay Seafoods, a position he held since 2016. Before joining Silver Bay, Larsen was a Director at KeyBanc Capital Markets where he led the firm’s Seafood Investment Banking and Corporate Lending practice. Larsen has also held various positions with the United Nations, the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and DoubleClick. Larsen holds an MBA with a concentration in Investment Banking from Wake Forest and Dual BBAs in Finance and Information Systems from the University of New Mexico.
Howard Tang
Howard Tang is CEO of Peritus Capital, a sustainability focused investment firm focused on supporting and financing the aquaculture, alternative protein, and renewable energy sectors.
Previously, Howard was with the Mergermarket Group (now Acuris), leading the company's global fixed income research and analytics team. He helped to grow the business into a billion-dollar company through multiple strategic and private equity exits.
Howard then launched a business finance company called Simpler Funding that preceded an equity investment into Nordic aquaculture focused advisor. Howard eventually joined the latter full time as Managing Director and Head of Global Capital Markets; in this role he helped scale the firm into a global business, structuring complex financial solutions for some of the top seafood companies in the world.
Howard holds a CFA designation and Series 63, 7, 79, 24, and 27 licenses.
Jaime Santana
Ryan Mowat
Charlie Mason
Keiran Whittaker
Jamie Stein
Sue Lockhart
Matthieu Vermersch
In 2014, Matthieu founded Singapore-based VisVires New Protein (VVNP), the first venture fund in
Asia exclusively focused on finding disruptive solutions for our global food and feed system.
Unrestricted by geographical boundaries, VVNP strives to uncover impactful solutions that
address the unmet challenges of our food system. VVNP has evolved quite a bit since its inception.
It now operates two funds with a presence in Singapore and London. Its portfolio of 10 companies
includes Ÿnsect in France, In Ovo in the Netherlands, Aleph Farms in Israel, and Mushlabs in
Germany.
Matthieu has over 25 years’ experience in investment management. Most recently, as Senior
Managing Director, Director of Research as well as a member of the Executive and Investment
committees of Everest Capital. Prior to that, he was with Banque Paribas in Hong Kong, New York,
Taipei, and Paris.
Simon Davies
Matilda Lomas
Matilda Lomas is the Biology & Cleanerfish Coordinator for Bakkafrost Scotland. She is responsible for the sourcing and strategic deployment of wrasse and lumpfish into salmon pens across all of the company's sea sites along the west coast and Western Isles. Matilda is a member of Women in Scottish Aquaculture's advisory board and has worked in the Scottish aquaculture industry for eight years.
Alex MacInnes
Justin Sherrard
As Global Strategist Animal Protein, Justin Sherrard is responsible for the timely and agenda-setting analysis of issues of strategic importance to animal protein companies around the world.
In his research and client engagement, Justin focusses on business opportunities in animal protein through, for example, increased production efficiencies, better access to growth markets and stronger supply chain models.
Prior to his current role, Justin has worked at RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness as Global Manager Research, Global Strategist F&A Supply Chains, and General Manager of Food & Agribusiness Research for Rabobank in Australia and New Zealand. He joined Rabobank in 2009.
Justin has also worked as an independent advisor to leading blue chip companies, not-for-profit organisations and governments, applying his knowledge of food & agribusiness, energy and natural resources issues, including sustainability and climate change.
Justin has over 20 years of global experience having worked in Europe, the United States, Latin America, New Zealand as well as his native Australia. He holds a Master of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
Chloé Phan Van Phi
Chloé Phan Van Phi is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Innovafeed. Her role involves working with all stakeholders in the aquaculture industry to build together sustainable and economically sound value chains. As an example, Innovafeed partnered with the French retailer Auchan to commercialize the first insect-powered value chains in the world, starting with trout, followed by poultry and swine offering.
Prior to Innovafeed, Chloé worked as a project leader at Oliver Wyman and at the International Finance Corporation where she worked on infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a Master of International Affairs from Johns Hopkins SAIS in the US and a Master of Science from the Ecole Polytechnique in France.
The 2022 Agenda
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2022 Partners
Headline Partner
MSD Animal Health
For more than a century, MSD, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, is the global animal health business unit of MSD. Through its commitment to the Science of Healthier Animals®, MSD Animal Health offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability and monitoring products. MSD Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being and performance of animals and the people who care for them. It invests extensively in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. MSD Animal Health is present in more than 50 countries, while its products are available in some 150 markets. For more information, visit www.msd-animal-health.com/ or connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Associate Partner
Zoetis
Website: www.zoetis.com
Zoetis is the leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on more than 65 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, which are complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. In 2019, the company generated annual revenue of $6.3 billion with approximately 10,600 employees.
For more information, visit www.zoetis.com.
Media Partners
Fish Farmer
Website: https://www.fishfarmermagazine.com/
Fish Farmer is a monthly publication that has been serving the aquaculture industry as a Leading source of news, analysis and comment for more than 40 years. Based in the UK, the magazine has a worldwide distribution and also brings up to date news to its readers via its dedicated website www.fishfarmermagazine.com.
International Aquafeed and Fish Farming Technology Magazine
Website: https://www.aquafeed.co.uk
Published monthly in print and digital, the International AquaFeed and Fish Farming Technology magazine is the only magazine serving the global aquaculture sector which is published, printed and distributed in four languages, English, Spanish, Chinese, and Norwegian. With offices and staff on every continent we are the only aquaculture magazine attending and distributing our magazines at more than 30 exhibitions and conferences globally every year.
Aquaculture Magazine
Website: https://aquaculturemag.com/
Aquaculture Magazine is a pioneer magazine in the world's aquaculture industry: it has been published since 1968 in Asheville, North Carolina, with audited distribution on the five continents. Topics include fish farming, processing, breeding, and raising aquatic species, including tilapia, trout, salmon, shrimp, catfish, crayfish, oysters, hybrid striped bass, and shellfish. Issues covered include pond management, diseases, market trends, farm stocking, recirculating systems, statistics, selling, nutrition, feed, seafood processing, and more. The magazine focuses on the U.S., Canada, Asia, and other international aquaculture industries.
Panorama Acuícola Magazine
Website: https://panoramaacuicola.com/
Panorama Acuícola Magazine is a pioneer publication in the Latin American aquaculture industry. With more than 25 years of history, Panorama Acuícola Magazine has become one of the scientific and technological media with the broadest coverage of the aquaculture industry in Latin America in digital media and social networks. Panorama Acuícola Magazine believes in the free exchange of ideas and invites all visitors to this page to engage in a lively conversation based on mutual respect and the generation of experiences, technologies, and knowledge.
Aquafeed.com
Website: www.aquafeed.com
Aquafeed.com is the original on-line aquafeed information resource, and the only international media dedicated exclusively to aquafeed. Established in 1998, Aquafeed.com is recognized as the expert provider of sector-specific business, scientific and technical news and information. An experienced team, together with industry and scientific experts, contribute to the content rich web portal and publications - all freely available, in support of the industry
The magazine focuses on advances in ingredients, formulation and processing of feeds for aquatic species; the widely acclaimed weekly newsletter updates readers on the most significant news, job opportunities reports and resources. Visit www.aquafeed.com to access all resources and subscribe for free and find links to our webinars and publications.
Hatchery Feed & Management
Website: www.hatcheryfm.com
Hatchery Feed & Management is today’s leading media for this specialized and important sector of aquaculture. Senior hatchery professionals around the world rely on Hatchery FM’s authoritative, solution-focused content. Our team of established and highly respected aquaculture and publishing professionals and expert contributors have deep relationships in the industry and unparalleled knowledge and insights, earned over three decades. They deliver commercially relevant, multi-species content – from genetics to hatchery technology, feed to water quality.
Visit www.HatcheryFM for a wealth of resources and to subscribe for free to Hatchery magazine and Bulletin weekly newsletter, and to find links to our webinars and publications.
RASTECH
Website: https://www.rastechmagazine.com/
RASTECH is the media source for owners and operators of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) around the world. Whether it’s a system for raising fish juveniles, larger smolt, full harvest size fish, aquaponics or research, RASTECH delivers relevant content to its target audience via four information-packed print editions per year, virtual and in-person events, webinars, podcasts and a weekly e-newsletter.
RASTECH magazine is delivered to all readers of its sister media, Hatchery International and Aquaculture North America. Subscribe today for industry updates.
Aquaculture North America
Website: https://www.aquaculturenorthamerica.com/
Aquaculture North America is a trade publication for all aquaculture industry professionals in North America. Whether you’re a trout farmer in Idaho, a catfish farmer in Mississippi or a salmon hatchery manager in Western Canada, Aquaculture North America will keep you well informed with the latest aquaculture industry news and developments taking place throughout all 50 American states, Mexico and Canada.
Hatchery International
Website: www.hatcheryinternational.com
- Hatchery Profiles
- Innovative Recirc Systems
- New species developments
- Marine and freshwater species
- New technology and equipment
- Fish health/nutrition and feeds
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Testimonials
"Exciting showcase of innovations in Aqua supporting challenges of the industry today and in the future"
Louise Buttle, Technology Lead Coldwater, Cargill Aqua Nutrition
"A vibrant and dynamic event that attracted a high calibre of speakers and delegates alike"
Rob Fletcher, Senior Editor, The Fish Site
"This was another successful conference building on last year’s event. There was lots of content - we were certainly kept busy and engaged throughout. It was a great opportunity to catch up with innovators and industry players, and to make some new contacts"
Jamie Stein, Devonian Capital
"A relevant and good network opportunity for startups"
Ole Jacob Myre, CEO, Quantidoc AS
"Energetic and enthusiastic discussion with industry experts and leaders"
Sandra Hogg, Director of Biology, Chalante
"Very interesting speakers talking about cutting edge technology"
Vaughn Entwistle, Features Editor, International Aquafeed
Venue
St. Ermin's Hotel, Autograph Collection 2 Caxton St, London SW1H 0QW
St. Ermin's Hotel, Autograph Collection 2 Caxton St, London SW1H 0QW
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