The Future of Insect Proteins in Shrimp Feed Formulations
To explore this topic, we will first listen to the CEO of Entobel and the CFO of Protix, two of the world's largest insect feed producers. They will share their companies' growth stories with us. While Entobel produces insect proteins in Vietnam, amid the country's enormous aquaculture industry, Protix produces insect proteins in the Netherlands, the US, and Poland, far away from the tropical shrimp farming regions. With two very different business models, both companies aim to penetrate the aquaculture feed market in general and, as a part of that, also the shrimp feed markets.
After presenting their growth stories, Entobel and Protix will be joined for a deep conversation by representatives from the investment community, a supermarket, and a feed company to discuss topics such as how fast the availability of insect protein for the aquafeed market will grow, what challenges the companies see to penetrate the shrimp feed market, what science says about the impact of the inclusion of insect proteins on the performance of shrimp feed, and how sustainable insect proteins are compared to other ingredients.
When you leave the room, you will have a much deeper understanding of the extent to which insect proteins are already accepted as a standard ingredient in shrimp feed and how acceptance will evolve.
Ronnie currently serves on the advisory board of Calysta, USA; as regional aquaculture consultant with the U.S. Grains Council and is an advisor to BASF, Germany. He also acts as a mentor at Hatch – an aquaculture startup accelerator. Ronnie recently stepped down as Vice-President at Blue Archipelago – the largest integrated shrimp enterprise in Malaysia, responsible for downstream operations. He was Executive Director and board member at Regal Springs Group – the largest tilapia integrator in the world. He co-led the sale of the company. He started his career building the aquaculture feed division in the Gold Coin Group – a major feed company in Asia
Esther Luiten is Commercial Director at the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and has over 15 years of experience in the global seafood sector. Focus of her team at ASC is on engaging retailers and seafood brands into ASC programme. The Market Development Team is also strengthening relationships with key stakeholders such as NGOs, governments and researchers in key markets and production countries accross the globe. Before joining the ASC, Esther was programme manager at the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and responsible for their aquaculture market transformation program. She was Deputy Director of a Dutch environmental organisation, the North Sea Foundation. She has a scientific background in Environmental Innovation and Communication, achieved her PhD in Innovation Studies and has been since then very much interested in facilitating the global seafood supply chain towards more sustainable practices.
