Participants
Speakers for Session #10: F3 Webinar: Feeding Big Appetites
Moderator: Christopher Oakes, Head of Strategic Partnerships in Agriculture, Deep Science Ventures
- Sudeep Agarwala, Ph.D., Associate Communications Director and Biological Engineer, Ginkgo Bioworks
- Katrina Benedicto, Marketing & Communications Director – Nuseed Nutritional, Nuseed
- Larry Feinberg, CEO, KnipBio
- Karim Kurmaly, Ph.D., CEO, Veramaris
- Suresh M. Menon, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Menon Renewable Products, Inc.
- Kedar Patel, Ph.D., Senior VP of Engineering, NovoNutrients
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