Conxemar presents 24th Frozen Seafood Exhibition and 11th Conxemar-FAO Congress

• Both international events share the Blue Transformation concept
• The Congress will be held on 2nd October at the Afundación Vigo headquarters, and the Exhibition will be open on 3rd, 4th and 5th October at the Vigo Exhibition Institute (IFEVI)
• Sustainability and innovation will be the central themes

Conxemar, the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters and Processors of Fish and Aquaculture Products, is once again organising, during the first week of October, the Conxemar-FAO Congress and the International Frozen Seafood Products Exhibition. Both events, which in this edition share the Blue Transformation concept, are an important national and international meeting point for seafood processing and marketing companies.

The 11th Conxemar-FAO Congress will be held on 2nd October at the Afundación Vigo headquarters and will underline the need to rethink the seafood value chain in a sustainable way. The 24th International Frozen Seafood Products Trade Exhibition will be opening its doors from 3rd to 5th October at the Vigo Exhibition Institute (IFEVI), focussing on innovation and sustainability throughout the sector.

The seafood value chain is currently undergoing change, making it essential to rethink how strategies are approached in a complex and volatile environment. In line with this premise, Conxemar and FAO, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, are once again joining forces to present the 11th Conxemar-FAO International Congress, an event that will focus on the transformation of the entire seafood value chain to achieve a sustainable food system, drawing in all its links and points of view, and in all aspects: social, economic and environmental.

The Congress programme, which will run from 9 a.m. to around 6 p.m., includes a debate on six main themes: blue transformation and the need to rethink the seafood value chain, the importance of brand integrity, the future of fishing and its management models, social responsibility in the value chain, business strategies, and traceability and the consumer. National and international producers, retailers and non-profit organisations at the forefront of sustainability will be sitting together with various experts in science and fishery resources in five round tables to discuss the issues raised.

Some of the confirmed speakers who will be presenting their viewpoints are María Sapiña, Environment Manager of Mercadona; Marcelo Vasconcellos, Fishery Officer of FAO; Andy Hickman, Head of Sea Alliance (Seafish); Marcelo Otero, General Sales Manager of Blumar; Nuno Cosme, Corporate Director of Sustainability CSR of Nueva Pescanova; Emilio Martínez Cadilla, General Manager of Espaderos del Atlántico; and Eduardo Ruiz, Operations Director of Anedilco. Registration for the Congress will be opening soon.

The Conxemar International Exhibition, consolidated as one of the most important in the world and positioned as a benchmark at European level, is a meeting point for wholesalers, importers, exporters, processors, manufacturers, distributors, coldstores and machinery, among other auxiliary services. In 2022, the Exhibition drew in over 26,000 industry professionals from over a hundred different countries, with more than 700 exhibitors in a total area of over 37,000 square metres.

About Conxemar

Conxemar, the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters and Processors of Fish and Aquaculture Products, is consolidated as a vital instrument of union in the frozen sector in our country. The 230 member companies it represents have a combined annual turnover of over 8.7 billion euros and 17,000 jobs.