Programme of the conference

 

CONFERENCE ON COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE 4-5 October 2011   Dimensions and Tools of Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture in Northern Europe   Conference venue: House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki, Finland
Day	Time	Content of the Programme
Monday 3 October	20:00-22:00	Get together and registration, House of Estates
Tuesday 4 October	08:00-09:00	Registration
	09:00-09:15	Opening and welcome by organisers from the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
	09:15-10:00	Opening keynote: Aquaculture in the global scale Brian Thomsen, Danish Aquaculture Organisation
	10:00-10:30	Coffee break
	10:30-11:00	Introduction keynote: State of aquaculture in Nordic countries Brian Thomsen, Danish Aquaculture Organisation
Tuesday 4 October	11:00-12:30	THEME 1: SUSTAINABILITY     Moderator Courtney Hough, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)   Presentations one hour followed by panel discussions for 30 min	Bottlenecks in the Baltic Sea region aquaculture and their potential solutions Jouni Vielma, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute   Feed as the key to sustainable aquaculture Anders Kiessling, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   Marine spatial planning and aquaculture – a Norwegian perspective Martin Bryde, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs   Potential and limitations of aquaculture in freshwater systems Jens Andersson, Jämtland Region
	12:30-13:30	Lunch
Tuesday 4 October	13:30-15:00	THEME 2: PROFITABILITY     Moderator Courtney Hough, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)   Presentations one hour followed by panel discussions for 30 min	Value-adding in the production chain for fish products Renate Enemark Bergersen (Econ Pöyry) and Audun Iversen (Nofima)   New opportunities in Nordic Aquaculture Jacob Bregnballe, AKVA Group   Profitability of rainbow trout production in Northern Europe Johan Åberg, Finnish Fish Farmers Organisation   Norwegian miracle and future perspectives Trond Davidsen, Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL)
	15:00-15:30	Coffee break
Tuesday 4 October	15:30-17:00	THEME 3: ACCEPTABILITY     Moderator Courtney Hough, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)   Presentations one hour followed by panel discussions for 30 min	Certification and Eco-labelling: Fact, Fiction and Future Carl-Christian Schmidt, OECD, Directorate for Trade and Agriculture   Challenges of Organic Aquaculture - Danish Case Alfred Jokumsen, DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark   Consumers preferences and industry adaptations Timo Vetriö, Chipsters Food Ab   WWF working towards a sustainable future for aquaculture Piers Reid Hart, WWF
	17:00	Summing up day one and presentation of the Helsinki Aquaculture Declaration Moderator and organisers
Tuesday 4 October	20:00-22:30	Conference dinner, Restaurant Uunisaari   Bus transfer from the hotels at 19:00 to Kompassitori (http://www.uunisaari.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=11&lang=fi). Non-stop boat transfer from Kompassitori to Uunisaari takes about 5 min. The first bus leaves from Kompassitori to hotels at 22:30 and the second at 23:00.
Wednesday 5 October	09:00-10:30	THEME 4: ATTRACTIVITY     Moderator Courtney Hough, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)   Presentations one hour followed by panel discussions for 30 min	Aquaculture in the new Common Fisheries Policy and European Fisheries Fund Hannu Lovén, European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)   Moving towards win-win governance Orian Bondestam, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   Aquaculture from the investors perspective Speaker to be confirmed   Creating attractivity in sustainable aquaculture business Esko Pettay, Meriaura Group
	10:30-11:00	Coffee break
	11:00-12:00	Closing session	Concluding remarks and Helsinki Aquaculture Declaration Courtney Hough (FEAP) and Orian Bondestam (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry)
	12:00-	Press conference, organisers
	12:00-14:00	Lunch
Aquaculture Forum continues with RAS Workshop, Programme in www.NordicRAS.net

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