Speakers

Every year, we are joined by remarkable speakers from around the world, representing various sectors within the shrimp industry and beyond. The Global Shrimp Forum 2024 will be no different.

For information on our 2023 speakers, go here.

Dane Klinger

Senior Director, Blue Foods

Dane Klinger is Senior Director, Blue Foods at Conservation International (CI), where he leads CI’s global programs on sustainable tuna fisheries and aquaculture governance and management, finance....

Darian McBain

Darian McBain, PhD

Darian McBain is a globally experienced Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), advisor and board member. She is a world recognised expert, speaker and author on sustainability, ESG, supply chains, ocean....

Dave Robb

Group Sustainability Lead

Dave Robb is the Group Sustainability Lead for Cargill’s Aqua Nutrition businesses. With 20 years of experience in sustainability issues related to aqua feeds, he has a comprehensive understanding of....

David Castro

Director General

David is the Director General of Mexican seafood supplier Manta Bay. He is also co-founder and co-chair of the Global Shrimp Council. Driven by the magnetism of the sea, Jose David Castro has....

David Danson

Managing Director BU Shrimp

David Danson studied Fisheries and then specialized in Aquaculture at Aberdeen University, Scotland, UK. During his studies, he developed a real passion for aquaculture. With over twenty years of....

Delphine Melchior

Delphine Melchior

Global Core Nutrition Director

Delphine Melchior is the director of Core Nutrition at Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH). Delphine has led several global teams encompassing research and development, additives technology....

Diego Xavier Illingworth Torres

Diego Xavier Illingworth Torres

Chief Executive Officer

Diego Illingworth has been CEO of Naqua in KSA since October 2021. Before that he worked in Ecuador at Pescanova operations – Promarisco were he joined in 2008. Prior to joining Promarisco, he had....

Dominique Gautier

Dominique Gautier, PhD

Director of Sustainability

Dr. Dominique Gautier is a marine biologist from France, specializing in aquaculture with a doctorate degree from Auburn University, USA. Dr. Gautier has over 30 years of experience working with both....

Eduardo Arosemena

Eduardo Arosemena

Eduardo is a globally experienced executive with 23+ years of expertise in business management, development, marketing strategy, supply chain, manufacturing and sales across 15 countries. With over 8....

Elías Suárez Garmendia

Elías Suárez Garmendia

President & CEO

Elías Suárez Garmendia, born in San Sebastián, Spain, on March 30, 1972, is a third-generation member of the family that founded the corporate Grupo Amasua. He holds a degree in law from the....

Erwin Suwendi

Head of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Aquaculture Division

Erwin Suwendi is the Head of Nutrition and Feed Technology at the Aquaculture Division of JAPFA Group, one of the leading agri-food companies in Asia. Based at the headquarters in Jakarta, he....

Esther Luiten

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....