We will start announcing our speakers for GSF 2023 from Q2 2023 onwards. To view the 2022 speakers, follow this link.
Esther Luiten Board Member 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....
Farshad Shishehchian, PhD Chief Executive Officer Dr. Farshad is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Founder of Blue Aqua group of companies. The company operates and develops intensive shrimp farms in Singapore, Brunei and Oman. Dr. Farshad has....
Francisco Aldon CEO Francisco Aldon has been CEO of MarinTrust since 2020. He is an active member of the various governing committees for the MarinTrust program, leading the development of the standards relevant to the....
Gabriel Luna Business Owner and Seafood Procurement Specialist Gabriel Luna works as an international purchase advisor for several companies who source Ecuadorian and Mexican shrimp. He was a sales manager for a major shrimp plant and exporter in Ecuador until....
Gorjan Nikolik Senior Industry Analyst Since joining Rabobank International in 2005, Gorjan Nikolik (42) has been an industry analyst focusing on the global seafood sector including aquaculture, wild-catch, seafood trade and processing. In....
Guus Pastoor Chairman Guus Pastoor is chairman of the board of AIPCE, the European Federation of Fish Processors and Importers. AIPCE is a membership organisation that connects the fish processing companies, fish importers....
Heiko Lenk Managing Director Heiko Lenk has grown in the seafood business since 1981. He has worked for a Thai seafood company from 1981–1992. In years 1993–2002, he was a Managing Director for a Spanish seafood group based in....
Helene Ziv-Douki President and Group Leader, Cargill Aqua Nutrition Helene Ziv-Douki is President and Group Leader for Cargill’s global Aqua Nutrition business within the Animal Nutrition & Health Enterprise (ANH). With more than 2,000 employees in 19 countries and 40....
Henry DelaLlana Senior Director Procurement As Sr. Director of Procurement at Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods, Henry DelaLlana oversees the purchase and import of over 100 million pounds of seafood annually, overseeing his procurement team....
Hidetami Haruta Manager, Shrimp Sect. No. 2, Marine Product Trade Dept. No. 3 Hidetami Haruta has worked with Maruha Nichiro for 25 years. This entire time he has been in charge of shrimp business, mainly Vannamei and black tiger from Asian countries. Throughout the years, he....
Issac Kokkiligadda Managing Partner Isaac comes from a fishing and aquacultural village called Nizampatnam, Bapatla District of Andhra Pradesh, India. He's cultivating 80 hectares of aqua farms at Lankevanidibba in the same district....
Jessica Rivera Rodriguez Sales Director My name is Jessica Rivera Rodriguez. Currently, I am the Sales Director for MER Seafood. I have lived half my life in Honduras and the other half overseas. Living abroad has given me a perspective on....