AGENDA
Hosted by Lucy Aharish
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
15:00
Arrival, Registration and Welcome
17:00
Opening Remarks:
Ms Naama Kaufman Fass, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Mr. Eli Lankri, Mayor of Eilat
17:15
Success Stories from Israel:
Queen Prawn, from Genetics to Worldwide Vertical Integration – Dr. Assaf Shechter, CEO, Enzootic
Defeating Hunger Through Aquaculture – The Story of Lake Victoria – Prof. Berta Levavi Sivan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Microalgae Production in the Israeli Desert – Dr. Omer Grundman, VP R&D, Algatech
18:00
Food Security and Climate Changes:
Panel Discussion with the Participation of Ministers & High Level Officials
18:45
National Perspectives on Aquaculture Future Development
Panel Discussion on Regional Challenges for Food Security Facing Climatic Change and Environmental Concerns
Dr. Abdelmalek Faraj, Director, National Research Institute for Fishery Resources, Morocco
Mr. Talal Judeh Ahmed Al-Zeq, Head of Water and Environment Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan
Mr. Mohammed Mousa Al Ameeri, Assistant Undersecretary of Food Diversity Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Sherif Sadek, Immediate Past President, African Chapter, World Aquaculture Society, Aquaculture Consultant Office, Egypt
Dr. Alexandra Troyano-Groux, Régional Agricultural Conseiller for Lebanon, Iraq, Iran & Egypt, French Embassy in Lebanon, France
Eng. Noam Mozes, Head of Mariculture Department, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Israel
Moderator: Mr. Yaakov Poleg, Senior Deputy Director General for Foreign Trade & Inter. Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Israel
19:30
Dinner
21:00
Cocktail
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
All Day
Exhibition and B2B
09:00
Opening Remarks:
H.E. Mr. Oded Forer, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee
H.E. Mr. Esawi Frej, Minister of Regional Cooperation
9:40
Prelude Keynotes:
The Trajectory of Human Nutrition - Prof. David Passig
The Biotechnology Evolution for the Blue Revolution - Prof. Yonathan Zohar, Chair, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Director, Aquaculture Research Center, University of Maryland
10:40
Fire Side Chat: The Future of Research
Dr. Hanna Rosenfeld, Director, NCM-IOLR with Dr. Michal Levy, Chief Scientist & Senior Deputy Director General, Agriculture Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
11:00
Coffee Break
11:20
A Blueprint for Sustainable Aquaculture and Future Trends of Aquaculture
Dr. Flavio Corsin, Director of Partnerships, AQUA spark
11:40
Environmentally Responsible Aquaculture and Aquafeeds
Fish Artificial Intestine – Dr. Amir Bitan, Researcher, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research
The Power of Nature - Herbal Medicine in Aquaculture –
Dr. Sagiv Kolkovski, Director, Nutrakol Pty Ltd.
Black Soldier Fly – AP for Aqua Feed – Ms Proscovia Alando, Ressect, CO -Founder
12:20
Aquaculture Biotechnology, Genomics, and Genetics:
Genome Editing - Improve Aquaculture Genetics – Dr. John Buchanan, CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies
Genome Editing using CRISPR-/Cas9 System to Improve Nile tilapia, Dr. Jacob Biran, ARO
Novel Probiotics as Biotherapeutics – Dr. Geraldine Mlynarz, CEO IctioBiotic
Technology for Producing All-Female Progenies for Aquaculture – Prof. Lior David, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tech Glance:
AquiNovo - Innovative Feed Additives for Farmed Fish – Dr. Nissim Chen, CEO
13:20
Light Lunch Break
14:10
RAS Production Platforms:
Waste Management in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - Prof. Jaap Van Rijn, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
RAS - The Future of The Global Fish and Sea Food Production - Mr. Yoav Dagan, VP Business Development, AquaMaof
Tech Glance:
ECOshrimp – Dr. Eran Hadas, CTO
BioFishency – Mr. Igal Magen, CTO
15:00
Fire Side Chat: The Road from Basic Science to Aquaculture Applications:
Prof. Amir Sagi, Ben Gurion University of the Negev with Ms. Roni Sussman, Director, AquaculTech
15:20
Coffee Break
15:40
Algal Technology:
Would You Eat a Blue Steak? – Prof. Isaac Berzin Vaxa - CTO
Functional Food Ingredients – Dr. Dorit Avni, Migal - Galilee Research Institute
Genetically Engineered Algae – Dr. Naama Segal, Senior Scientist, IOLR/NCM
Tech Glance:
Seakura – Dr. Yossi Tal, CTO
Algaecore – Mr. Baruch Dach – Founder and CTO
16:50
Accelerating Agri-Food Transformation in Developing Countries
Mr. Tobias Baedeker, Senior Agriculture Economist covering Mashreq The World Bank
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Future Trend of Agriculture in Arid Areas
Panel -
Ms. Dagnit Vered, CEO, Smart Agro
Prof. Eran Raveh, ARO
Mr. Doron Meller, COO, Israel Innovation Institute
Moderator: Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, Executive Director, BARD
Tech Glance:
The Best Tech of Israeli Desert – Ms. Sivan Cohen Shachari, Director, DeserTech
Tomgrow, Mr. Matan Oz, VP Sales & Business Development
20:00
GALA Dinner
Including:
Greetings - H.E. Wael Bin Nasser Al Mubarak, Minister of Municipalities & Agriculture Affairs ,Kingdom of Bahrain
Award for the Memory of Mr. Hillel Gordin, the Founder of Marine Aquaculture in Israel, given by H.E. Mr. Oded Forer, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee and Dr. Hanan Ginat, Head of Hevel Eilot Regional Council.
Show of Nimrod Harel, Mentalist.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
1# Aquaculture
11:30
Cutting Edge Aquaculture Research
NMC - National Center for Mariculture | Eilat
12:30
Sustainability and Ecology
The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat
2# Aquaculture in the Desert
11:30
Microalgae Production (Dunaliella)
NBT
Kibbutz Eilot
12:45
Microalgae Production & R&D
Algatech
Kibbutz Ketura
3#
Desert Agriculture
11:30
Active Ingredients from Desert Plants
Southern Arava R&D | Kibbutz Yotvata
12:30
Smart Agriculture in the Desert | Hydroponic System | Kibbutz Yotvata
09:00
Transforming Aquafood Systems: A Vision and Prospectus
Mr. Vladimir Rakhmanin, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN)
09:20
The Money Behind Aquaculture
Following the money in global aquaculture, Mr. Matt Craze – Founder, Spheric Research
Money per Square Meter, Not Only Production. Successful Food Systems Approaches to Aquaculture Development – Prof. Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce, President/CEO Ecological Aquaculture Foundation and Professor at Nord University
Future Trends in Aquaculture and the Role of Investors – Mr. Keith Loo, Business Ventures Manager, Trendlines Agrifood Innovation Centre
Tech Glance:
DistanSea – Mr. Asaf Lahav, CEO
Mermade seafoods – Dr. Rotem Kadir, CTO
10:30
Check-out
11:15
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