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Blockchain for Seafood: Engage the Market with Data on Provenance and Sustainability
Maine Lobster - Sustaining from Trap to Table
Moderator: Chuck Anderson, Certified Quality Foods
Speakers:
Christina DeWitt, Oregon State University
Denise Englade, Rouses Markets
Brandii Holmdahl, Bornstein Seafood
Jaimy Sorrell, Performance FoodService
According to the most recent FMI Power of Seafood report, quality is the number one factor that seafood consumers are concerned about when buying seafood. It is the number one concern every year. Grocery shoppers feel confident they can buy fresh poultry twenty times in a row and get a good quality meal twenty times in a row. Do your seafood customers know they will get twenty excellent quality seafood experiences in a row? Our panel of quality assurance and procurement experts explain why quality is essential for all levels of the seafood supply chain, why current seafood quality is inconsistent and how to improve operations to consistently deliver premium quality.
Speakers: Kristin Sherwood, Program Director - FishChoice
Andy Boulton, Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager - Waitrose & Partners
Andy Hickman, Head of SEA Alliance - Seafood Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance
Amber Madley, Head of Social Responsibility - New England Seafood International (NESI)
Julio Moron, Managing Director - OPAGAC
Chris Ninnes, CEO - Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Increasing transparency about human rights risks in seafood supply chains is an essential step toward advancing social responsibility in the seafood industry and complying with forthcoming European Union requirements for mandatory human rights due diligence. During this session, a diverse mix of industry and NGO leaders will speak candidly about the challenges and opportunities of increasing transparency about human rights risks, tools available for businesses, and lessons learned from other sectors. The focus of the discussion will be identifying pragmatic solutions to decrease the risk and increase the reward for disclosing human rights risks and efforts to mitigate them.
The economic landscape for the global seafood industry is shaped not only by trends in the marketplace, but also by access to resources and financial capital. Join Ignacio J. Kleiman, the managing partner and founding member of Antarctica Advisors, for a discussion of the financial state of the seafood industry, with a focus shifting interest rates, the forces of supply and demand, and the sector’s consolidation through mergers and acquisitions. A seasoned financial professional with decades of experience in the seafood industry, Kleiman will delve into the financial impact of the biggest issues the industry experienced in the past year and the challenges and opportunities the industry faces in 2018 and beyond.
Maine Lobster – Industry Evolution and Responding to Change
Join us for an inspiring session to explore our marine future and how to ensure the production needed to feed the planet. DNV’ forecasts a doubling of marine aquaculture to meet the demand by 2050, which underlines the need for innovations to overcome farming challenges. The emerging new green deal is putting additional requirements on the industry to ensure trusted traceability along its entire value chain.
Can our oceans sustain the needed growth and what are the key challenges and limitations the industry faces in meeting the growing food demand? And how can certification and traceability help companies respond?
Nafiha Usman and Lisa de Jager will share insight on the latest trends, predictions and responses needed for the industry to grow and provide transparency toward customers and consumers worldwide.
Speaker: Chris Coulter, CEO – GlobeScan; Marife Casem, Senior Manager, Sustainability – Walmart; Logan Soraci, Brand Manager - Brand Development Frozen Prepared Seafood - Conagra Brands; Kristen Stevens, Senior Marketing Manager - Marine Stewardship Council, USA
Session Description: Before COVID began to have an impact on the global health of people and economies, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) gained a good understanding of the conscious seafood consumer– or those who prioritize sustainability in their shopping habits – through GlobeScan consumer surveys, and an understanding of how to reach them, and their motivations for buying seafood. Early 2020 survey results showed that people are increasingly concerned about ocean health and the impacts of pollution, overfishing, and climate change. We learned that choosing sustainably sourced seafood rose in importance as a purchase motivator among seafood shoppers in the last two years, and that consumers are taking actions to help the ocean and are willing to do more for a sustainable future.
