Iceland has been a leader in fisheries technology and fish stock management for decades. This event will showcase Iceland’s contribution to an efficient and sustainable fishing industry; and it aims to initiate a dialogue with the Washington State region, one of the key fisheries regions in the US. Several key Icelandic players in the sector will be represented as well as a major US fisheries operator.
Program:
9:15am | Registration and coffee
9:30am | Opening address by H.E. Áslaug Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation
9:40am | Scene Setting and Context: Dr. Thor Sigfusson (Founder of the Icelandic Ocean Cluster)
9:50am - 10:35am | Panel: Fisheries management and monitoring–ensuring sustainability and quality
- Thorsteinn Sigurdsson (CEO, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute)
- Einar Gustafsson (CEO, American Seafoods)
- Thorvardur Kjerulf Sigurjónsson (Business Manager for Fisheries Management Solutions, TrackWell)
- Moderator: H.E. Bergdís Ellertsdóttir (Iceland’s Ambassador to the US)
10:35am - 10:55am | Coffee and networking
10:55am - 11:40am | Panel: Processing technology–adding value where the fish is caught; using the whole fish
- Smart Processing: Ingvar Vilhjálmsson (WiseFish)
- Elína Erlendsson (Director of Global Human Resources, Kerecis)
- Dr. Thor Sigfússon (Founder and CEO, Iceland Ocean Cluster)
- Haukur Jóhannesson (Sales Manager, Marel)
- Moderator: Erlingur Gudleifsson (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)
