The 30th edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global will unveil an extensive conference program tackling key challenges and opportunities in the seafood industry.
Set to occur from April 23-25 at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue, the event will showcase over 25 educational sessions across three days. The program will explore key topics including traceability, sustainability, aquaculture and aquaculture equipment, labor issues, feed and feed innovation, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the industry and more.
The program features over 90 international industry experts, ranging from seafood professionals and policymakers to entrepreneurs, NGO representatives, and specialists in biodiversity and sustainability. Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes ’57 professor of International Economics, The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, will deliver this year’s keynote address “The Outlook for 2025 and Beyond: American Tariffs, European Stagnation, and Asian Resilience.” The global economist will address short-, medium-, and long-term topics of relevance to the global seafood community – from the November 2024 US election to inflation to decarbonization of the economy in different regions of the world.
The first day of the event will include a conference session featuring panelists from the US Department of Labor, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and more to discuss the growing global awareness of worker abuse in fishing. Titled “The Catch in Your Catch: Practical Guidance On Keeping Labor Abuse Out of Your Seafood,” the session will spotlight governmental and stakeholders’ actions on labor violations and will offer ways for the industry to mitigate risks through traceability, transparency, and enforceability.
On April 24, the panel “Climate Change Challenges in Small-Scale Fisheries and Which Modern Climate-Friendly Innovation(s) Can Industry Provide to Support These Fisheries” will feature industry professionals from International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), Marks and Spencer, and NUSATUNA. In this session, panelists will take a closer look at proposed carbon emission reduction from the fisheries’ level and through the supply chain with market partners that have a direct connection to small-scale fisheries and one of Europe’s leading scientists.
Another headline session will be given the same day: titled “Advancing the Industry with Artificial Intelligence,” this presentation will explore how AI is being used across the industry today and how it is revolutionizing seafood production, shipping and decarbonization.
Year after year, sustainability is one of the main topics discussed at Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global. The Thursday panel, “The Upside of Alternative Feed Ingredients: Taking the Conversation Beyond Sustainability,” will discuss how the adoption of alternative feed ingredients can generate additional value for farmers and buyers while creating environmental and social benefits in the aquaculture supply chain.
Diversified Communications announced that its 30th edition will be the largest in its history. As of today, the Expo will occupy 51,227 net square meters of exhibit space – a 4 percent increase over its previous edition – and will welcome more than 2,050 exhibiting companies from 84 countries and will have 66 country and regional pavilions.
Find out more at: http://www.seafoodexpo.com/global