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Congress 2024
12th INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Conxemar FAO Congress:
Responsibility for the Future
The 12th edition of the Conxemar FAO International Congress once again brought together prominent figures from the sector in 2024 to analyze the current challenges and opportunities in the processing and marketing of seafood products, as well as their commitment to sustainability.
The central theme this past edition was the SOFIA 2024 Report – Sustainable Development Goals: Responsibility for the Future.
International experts participating in the roundtables addressed various topics, including the global context of fishing and aquaculture and the sustainable management of fishery resources.
This event, established as one of the key dates in the sector, was co-organized by Conxemar (the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, and Processors of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) and FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
Roundtables 2024 edition
2024 SOFIA REPORT
We have addressed the key points of the SOFIA report, GAP Analysis between the SOFIA 2022 and 2024 reports, the global situation, and scenarios with:
- Audun Lem: Deputy Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the FAO.
- Rosa Chapela: Coordinator of the Department of Fisheries Socioeconomics at the Marine Technology Centre-CETMAR.
GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
We have discussed the conclusions drawn from the GAP analysis results with:
- Derek James Klazen: Namibia’s Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources.
- Eivind Hestvik Braekkan: Seafood analyst at the Norwegian Seafood Council.
- Juan Antonio López Cazorla: Deputy Secretary of Aquatic Resources and Fisheries of Argentina.
- Lahsen Ababouch: International expert, fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy.
Moderator: Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy – Fishery Officer (Markets) and GLOBEFISH Coordinator, FAO
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
We have debated the future of fisheries and aquaculture with:
- Jean-Louis Meuric: Vice-Chairman of SFP Board.
- Nicolás Gutierrez: Senior Fishery Officer and Secretary of FAO’s Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management.
- Javier Garat: Vice President of ICFA.
- Stefán Ásmundsson: Special Adviser on Ocean and Fisheries Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
Moderator: Ángel Matamoro – Consultant and expert manager in seafood and consumer products.
POLICY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
How do new regulations and strategies impact the industry? With:
- Wang Xueguang: Vice President and Secretary General of CAPPMA.
- Alma Rosa García Juárez: Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Baja California.
- Liam Campling: Professor of International Trade and Development at Queen Mary University of London.
- Carmen do Sacramento Neto: Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resource, Republic of Angola.
Moderator: Yobana Bermúdez – Conxemar Director.
VALUE CHAIN INNOVATION
We have analyzed current and future trends in products with:
- Andrés Iñiguez: President of the Spanish Heart Foundation.
- Demian A. Willette: Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Loyola Marymount University, California.
- Miguel López Crespo: President of the Spanish Confederation of Consumers, ConsumES, and Secretary General of the Consumers Union of Galicia.
- Sofía Roca: Coordinator of the New Foods area at AZTI.
Moderator: Libby Woodhatch – Executive Chair at MarinTrust Ltd.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESPONSIBLE COMMUNICATION
We have disscussed the responsibility of the media and its social influence in managing messages about sustainability.
- Lara Graña: Editor-in-Chief, Faro de Vigo.
- Espe Abuín: Editor / Writer, La Voz de Galicia.
- Julio Torre: Editorial Director, Redes & Seafood.
- Matilde Mereghetti: Writer, Undercurrent News.
- Oscar Moreno: Director of Alimarket Gran Consumo.
Moderator: Daniel Rivera – Editor-in-Chief, Industrias Pesqueras.
SPEAKERS
Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Baja California.
President of the Spanish Heart Foundation.
Deputy Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the FAO.
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Republic of Angola.
Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Loyola Marymount University, California
Namibia’s Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources.
Seafood analyst at the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Editor / Writer, La Voz de Galicia.
Vice President of ICFA.
Vice-Chairman of SFP Board.
Deputy Secretary of Aquatic Resources and Fisheries of Argentina.
Editorial Director, Redes & Seafood.
International expert, fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy.
Editor-in-Chief, Faro de Vigo.
Professor of International Trade and Development at Queen Mary University of London.
Writer, Undercurrent News.
President of the Spanish Confederation of Consumers, ConsumES, and Secretary General of the Consumers Union of Galicia.
Senior Fishery Officer and Secretary of FAO's Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management.
Director of Alimarket Gran Consumo.
Coordinator of the Department of Fisheries Socioeconomics at the Marine Technology Centre-CETMAR
Coordinator of the New Foods area at AZTI.
Special Adviser on Ocean and Fisheries Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
Vice President & Secretary General of China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance.
MODERATORS
Consultant and expert manager in seafood and consumer products.
Editor-in-Chief, Industrias Pesqueras.
Executive Chair at MarinTrust Ltd.
Fishery Officer (Markets) and GLOBEFISH Coordinator
Conxemar General Director.
PRESENTER
Location
SEDE AFUNDACIÓN VIGO
Policarpo Sanz, 24 – 26,
Vigo . 36202,
Pontevedra
