Participants

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Speakers for Session #9: F3 Webinar: Aquafeed Investors: Funding the Future of Food

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Georg Baunach, Managing Partner & Co-founder, HATCH
  • Xiao Chen, Senior Agricultural Analyst, Tianfeng Securities
  • Kate Danaher, Managing Director – Oceans and Seafood, S2G Ventures
  • Alex Kopelyan, Senior Director, IndieBio (SOSV)
  • Matt Mulrennan, CEO, EnVest
  • Lisa Rich, Founder & Managing Partner, Hemisphere Ventures
  • Mike Velings, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Aqua-Spark
Speakers for Session #8: F3: A Perspective from China

Moderator: Dan Luo, Editor of FishFirst and Senior Media Expert

  • Lei Wang, Ph.D., Technical Director, Qingdao Master Biotech Co., Ltd.
  • Daojun Li, General Manager, Beijing Sino-Norway Joint Aquatic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Xu Yang, Ph.D., R&D Manager, Shanghai Yuanyao Agricultural Co., Ltd.
  • Fan Yang, Fubon Aquatic Business Technical Director, Angel Yeast Co., Ltd.
  • Wentao Fan, Manager of Aquatic Division, Lucta (Guangzhou) Flavours Co., Ltd.
  • Cong Liu, Ph.D., Technical Director, New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd.
Speakers for Session #7: Emerging Trends in Alternative Feeds for Carnivorous Fish

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Ewen McLean, Ph.D., Consultant, Aqua Cognoscenti and F3
  • Caird Rexroad, Ph.D., National Program Leader for Aquaculture, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
  • Marty Riche, Ph.D., Research Professor, Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Research Institute
    Paul Wills, Ph.D. Research Professor and Associate Director for Research, Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Research Institute
  • Neil Sims, Founder and CEO, Ocean Era
  • Alex Tsappis, U.S. Aquaculture Business Manager, Alltech
  • Boyd Way, Foreign Trade Manager, Dainichi Corporation
Speakers for Session #6: Emerging Trends in Alternative Feeds for Shrimp

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Ardi Budiono, President Director, PT Suri Tani Pemuka (STP) Aquaculture Division of JAPFA Group
  • Erwin Suwendi, Ph.D., Head of Nutrition and Feed Technology, PT Suri Tani Pemuka (STP) Aquaculture Division of JAPFA Group
  • Jennifer Kuo, Chief Technology Development & Sustainability Officer, Grobest Group
  • Robins McIntosh, Executive Vice President, Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company
  • Ewen McLean, Ph.D., Consultant, Aqua Cognoscenti and F3
  • Loc Tran, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Minh Phu AquaMekong Co., Ltd.
  • Alexandre Veille, Shrimp Nutritionist, Gold Coin Group Inc.
Speakers for Session #5: Emerging Trends with Alternative Feeds for Salmonids

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Bill Cramer, President, Star Milling
  • Vegard Denstadli, Ph.D., Technical Director from the Salmon Division, BioMar Norway
  • Lindsay Pollock, Ph.D., Sustainability Manager for Cargill Aqua Nutrition, North Sea; Cargill
  • Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Riverence
Speakers for Session #4: Algae and Seed Oils in Aquafeeds

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Pablo Berner, Aquaculture Lead, Nuseed
  • David Hazlebeck, Ph.D., CEO, Global Algae Innovations
  • Karim Kurmaly, Ph.D., CEO, Veramaris
  • Ruud Peerbooms, President of Algae Ingredients, Corbion
Speakers for Session #3: Single-Cell and Novel Proteins in Aquafeeds

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Michael Cici, Global Pathfinder, The Scoular Company
  • Paul de Pauw, Business Development Director – Feed, Unibio
  • Larry Feinberg, CEO, KnipBio
  • Allan LeBlanc, Vice President Market Development, Calysta
  • Mark Rottmann, CEO, iCell Sustainable Nutrition Co., Ltd.
  • David Tze, CEO, NovoNutrients
  • Peter Williams, Ph.D., Senior Nutritionist, Green Plains and Fluid Quip Processing Technologies
Speakers for Session #2: Soy Ingredients in Aquafeeds: Latest progress in fishmeal replacement

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Zhijun Hu, CEO, Jiangsu Fuhai Biotech Co., Ltd.
  • Jeffery Jiang, Manager, Agribusiness Unit, DaBomb Protein Corp.
  • Hannah Lucas, Business Development Manager, Benson Hill Bio-Systems
  • Lukas Manomaitis, Aquaculture Program Technical Contractor, USSEC
  • Suresh M. Menon, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Menon Renewable Products, Inc.
  • Patricia Sugui, Ph.D., Sustainability Manager, CJ Selecta
Speakers for Session #1: Insects in Aquafeeds: Progress towards fishmeal/fish oil substitution

Moderator: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., Chair of the F3 Challenge and Judge, Professor and Director of International Programs at The University of Arizona

  • Kees Aarts, CEO, Protix
  • Patrick Crowley, CEO, Chapul Farms
  • Xingwang Liu, Ph.D., MBA, CEO, Guangzhou FishTech Co.
  • Nick Piggott, CEO & Co-Founder, Nutrition Technologies
  • Alain Revah, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Ÿnsect
  • Maye Walraven, Head of Business Development, InnovaFeed