Young PPT NASF Young Leadership
– Shaping the global seafood future

NASF Young Leadership is organized by North Atlantic Seafood Forum and Norwegian Centres of Expertise The Seafood Innovation Cluster. It is a new world initiative to establish a community of exceptional young individuals who share a commitment to shape the global seafood future. Empowering young leadership is essential to create innovative responses to address global and regional challenges to shape the future of global seafood business.

NASF Young Leadership Summit 2016
– Transitions for sustainable seafood growth

The aim of the Young Leadership Summit is to build skills and knowledge for a better understanding of the future seafood agenda. The Summit will initiate a new young leadership community- towards achieving a sustainable seafood future, and establish a global network for young seafood professionals.

Highlights programme 2016

Today’s fisheries and aquaculture sector hosts a multibillion dollar industry that is a vital source of food and nutrition, employment, trade, economic wellbeing and recreation. The global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, and the world food-producing sector must secure food and nutrition for the growing planet, produced in a climate friendly manner. Fisheries and aquaculture is an important solution to these difficult challenges. The Summit will feature keynote presentations, panel discussion and workshop, adressing strategies and emerging issues on the regional and global seafood business agenda.

• Seafood business outlook – Where are we headed? 
• Blue Growth – The importance of oceans and seas on the new blue economy
• Global leadership – How to accelerate sustainable business transformation
• Sustainability and transparency – The digital openness revolution

Nominate a Young Global Leader

Only the very best candidates are to be selected and all efforts are extended to create a truly representative and influential community. Reflecting the diversity of stakeholders, Young Leaderships aim is to include leaders from politics, business and academia, across geographic regions. Nominees must be exceptional leaders under the age of 40. The candidates must have a recognized record of extraordinary achievement and a proven track record of substantial leadership experience. Typically, this means 5-15 years of outstanding professional work experience and a clear indication of playing a substantial leadership role for the rest of his or her career.

Practical information

When:  North Atlantic Seafood Forum Conference, 1st of March 2016
Where: Radisson Blue Royal Hotel, Bryggen – Bergen, Norway
Time:    3.00-8.00 pm (CET)
Fee:      No participant fee

Contact
The Seafood Innovation Cluster, Benedicte Skogen
Cell: + 47 90 62 99 56
E-mail: benedicte@seafoodinnovation.no

Registration is now closed PROGRAMME:

15:00-15:15

15:15-16:00

16:00-16:05

Registration

Networking and sushi

Welcome by Summit Chair
Drew Cherry, Editorial Director, Intrafish Media
Rachel Mutter, Editor, Intrafish Media

16:05-16:30
Importance of human resource capital, know-how and competence in a fast expanding global seafood industry
Alf-Helge Aarskog, CEO, Marine Harvest, Norway

16:30-16:50
The challenges of producing sustainable and healthy food for a growing planet
Mike Mitchell, NASF Sustainability Director, UK

16:50-17:10
Trends and outlook for managerial skill sets requirements in the global AgriFood sector / lessons learned for the seafood industries
Greg Duerksen, President, Kincannon Reed, USA

17:10-17:30

Global leadership – How to accelerate sustainable business transformation 
Professor, Jan Kjetil Arnulf, Norwegian Business School, BI Shanghai, Norway and China

17:30-17:45

Seafood Tomorrow: 40 under 40 and Beyond
David Parker, Head of Corporate Social Sustainability, Young’s Seafood
Michael Fairman, SVP Business Development, Bumble Bee Foods
Carl Johan Sandberg, Group Quality Manager, Ocean Quality

17:45-18:15

Networking Break

18:15-18:35

Seafood Business Outlook – The importance of oceans and seas on the new blue economy
Madeleine Bjørnestad, Pareto Securities Corporate Finance

18:35-18:50

Young Global Citizens – Perspectives on sustainability on community and the environment 
Usman Mushtaq, Advisory Board Eat
Elisabeth Fischer, Online Reporter, Intrafish
Camilla Solheim Nore, Logistics, Coast Seafood

18:50-19:10

Sustainability is transparency – The digital openness revolution
Tore Andre Godager, Global Business Development Director,
NHST Media Group

19:10-19:50

Workshop – Creating a global community of Young Seafood Leaders
Børge Torrissen Hennø, Manager, Deloitte

19:50-20:00

Summary

Moderator:       

Drew Cherry, Editorial Director, Intrafish Media
Rachel Mutter, Editor, Intrafish Media

 
  Logo-salat Organizer: Logo NASF – THE WORLD’S LARGEST SEAFOOD BUSINESS CONFERENCE

The North Atlantic Seafood Forum is the world’s largest seafood business conference, and a leading executive meeting place for the seafood industry. In Bergen, March 1-3 2016, around 600 delegates from more than 35 countries and 250 companies will attend