PROGRAM
3rd DECEMBER
08:30 - 10:00 HOURS
Registration and documentation pick upAgri-business Incubator Conference Center (Complexe Horticole d'Agadir)
10:00 - 10:30 HOURS
Conference official opening10:30 - 11:15 HOURS
World aquaculture overview, challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in developing countriesKeynote Speech
Albert Tacon. President & Founder, AquaHana, USA11:15 - 11:35 HOURS
Ecuador: a global leader in premium shrimp production - Lessons learned and future outlookLecture
Yahira Piedrahita. Executive Director, National Chamber of Aquaculture, Ecuador11:35 - 12:00 HOURS
Coffee break / Posters session12:00 - 12:20 HOURS
Global aquafeed industry overview, R&D and technology applications' role in driving sustainability and profitabilityLecture
Adel El-Mowafi. Managing Director, Adel Invest AS, Norway12:20 - 12:40 HOURS
Overview of the key challenges and opportunities in Southeast Asian aquacultureLecture
Lukas Manomaitis. SEA Aquaculture Director, USSEC, Thailand12:40 - 13:00 HOURS
Exploring Brazilian aquaculture: Key lessons from tilapia and shrimp industriesLecture
Daniel Lemos. Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil13:00 - 13:20 HOURS
Round tableAlbert Tacon. President & Founder, AquaHana, USA
Yahira Piedrahita. Executive Director, National Chamber of Aquaculture, Ecuador
Adel El-Mowafi. Managing Director, Adel Invest AS, Norway
Lukas Manomaitis. SEA Aquaculture Director, USSEC, Thailand
Daniel Lemos. Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
13:30 - 15:00 HOURS
Lunch break15:00 - 15:40 HOURS
Overview of gene editing advances to boost genetic improvement in fish and shellfish aquacultureKeynote Speech
John Buchanan. CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies, USA15:40 - 16:00 HOURS
Genetics improvement in gilthead seabream & whiteleg shrimpLecture
Juan Manuel Afonso. Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain16:00 - 16:20 HOURS
Advances in breeding programs and genetic enhancement in North America's shellfish industryLecture
Tiago Hori. Director of Aquaculture Innovation, Atlantic Aqua Farms, Canada16:20 - 16:40 HOURS
Innovation as a key driver of enhancing aquaculture profitability and sustainability worldwideLecture
Sunil Kadri. Professor, Charles Darwin University, Australia16:40 - 17:00 HOURS
Challenges and opportunities on emerging fast-growing species in IMTA systemsLecture
Javier Roo. Senior Research Scientist, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain17:00 - 17:20 HOURS
Round tableJohn Buchanan. CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies, USA
Juan Manuel Afonso. Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Tiago Hori. Director of Aquaculture Innovation, Atlantic Aqua Farms, Canada
Sunil Kadri. Professor, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Javier Roo. Senior Research Scientist, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
4th DECEMBER
08:30 - 09:15 HOURS
Aquaculture feed formulation tools to boost aquafeed profitability and sustainabilityKeynote Speech
Dominique Bureau. Professor, University of Guelph, Canada09:15 - 09:35 HOURS
The Taste Factor: A Key to Aquaculture Profitability and SustainabilityLecture
Sofia Morais. Innovation AQUA Team Leader, Lucta, Spain09:35 - 09:55 HOURS
Feed additives as sustainable tools to increase aquaculture profitability in a world of scarcityLecture
Kabir Chowdhury. CEO & Founder, Maverick Innovation, Canada09:55 - 10:15 HOURS
Overview of the role of immunostimulants as effective tools to enhance aquatic animals' healthLecture
Silvia Torrecillas. Senior Reseearch Scientist, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain10:15 - 10:35 HOURS
Driving aquaculture sustainability through novel feed ingredientsLecture
Rachid Ganga. Aquaculture Program Manager, Complexe Horticole D'Agadir, Morocco10:35 - 11:05 HOURS
Round tableDominique Bureau. Professor, University of Guelph, Canada
Sofia Morais. Innovation AQUA Team Leader, Lucta, Spain
Kabir Chowdhury. CEO & Founder, Maverick Innovation, Canada
Silvia Torrecillas. Senior Reseearch Scientist, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain
Rachid Ganga. Aquaculture Program Manager, Complexe Horticole D'Agadir, Morocco
11:05 - 11:30 HOURS
Coffee break / Posters session11:30 - 12:10 HOURS
Targeted immune modulation in marine teleosts: mechanisms, strategies, and prospectsKeynote Speech
Jorge Galindo-Villegas. Professor, Nord University, Norway12:10 - 12:40 HOURS
Major shrimp diseases worldwide and biosecurity strategies to prevent them – Outlook on global challenges facing the shrimp industryLecture
Chalor Limsuwan. Aquaculture Business Research Center (ABRC), Kasetsart University, Thailand12:40 - 13:00 HOURS
Driving the next generation of sustainable aquaculture with probioticsLecture
Felix Acosta. Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain13:00 - 13:20 HOURS
From genes to harvest: transforming molluscan aquaculture through pathology and immunology in a changing worldLecture
Antonio Figueras. Professor, Spanish Research Council, Spain13:20 - 13:40 HOURS
How climate change might influence the epidemiological map of fish and shellfish viruses - the case of the worldwide IPNV distribution as an exampleLecture
Carlos Pereira Dopazo. Head of Aquatic Health Research Center, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain13:40 - 14:00 HOURS
Round tableJorge Galindo-Villegas. Professor, Nord University, Norway
Chalor Limsuwan. Aquaculture Business Research Center (ABRC), Kasetsart University, Thailand
Felix Acosta. Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Antonio Figueras. Professor, Spanish Research Council, Spain
Carlos Pereira Dopazo. Head of Aquatic Health Research Center, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
14:00 - 15:30 HOURS
Lunch break15:30 - 17:30 HOURS
Oral communications session17:30 - 17:45 HOURS
Questions17:45 - 18:00 HOURS
Conference closingORGANIZER
II AQUACULTURE MOROCCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE