The challenges of Salmon and Seafood sales and marketing in a changing world of trade and tariffs/ Sameiginleg menningararfleifð sjávarafurða Noregs og Íslands og hvernig við saman bjóðum heiminum upp á hollasta matinn
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg A at 11:30 Christian Chramer CEO of Norwegian Seafood Council, When the Nobel peace prize went to Liu Xiaobo in 2010 Norwegian salmon went from 90 % market share to close to zero China in the years to follow. When Norway and Western countries banned sales to Russia after […]
Selective by Design: Aligning Breeding with Farming Environments/ Sértæk hönnun: Að samræma kynbætur við búskaparumhverfi
Tuesday 30th of September in Silfurberg B at 16:00 Kate Furhovden Stenerud, Chief Commercial Officer – Benchmark Genetics This presentation will highlight our major contributions to the aquaculture industry, focusing on the genetic innovations inherent in an ova, the small egg that serves as the cornerstone of salmon production. This tiny egg eventually transforms into […]
Sustainable Power at Sea: Cutting Emissions, Noise and Costs/ Sjálfbær orka á sjó: Að draga úr losun, hávaða og kostnaði
Tuesday the 30th of September in Silfurberg B at 15:00 Michael Kristiansen Sales Manager, Moen Marin a part of Scale Group Electric and hybrid vessels bring aquaculture closer to zero emissions. Beyond environmental gains, they provide measurable efficiency and reliability, supporting both certification requirements and long-term value creation Rafmagns- og blendingaskip færa fiskeldi draga verulega […]
Can We Prevent Nephrocalcinosis Before it Occurs using the SuperSmolt technology/ Getum við komið í veg fyrir nýrnakalsínósu áður en hún kemur upp með því að nota SuperSmolt tæknina?
Tuesday 30th of October in Silfurberg B at 13:00 Richard Torrissen – Product manager SuperSmolt Stim Iceland ehf Richard brings extensive expertise across biology, biotechnology, and commercial aquaculture, with a strong focus on fish health and welfare in closed containment systems. He has developed specialized knowledge in calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) stimulation and its application in […]
What US Tariffs on Salmon Really Mean: A Data-Driven Outlook/ Hver eru áhrif bandarískra tolla á Íslenskt fiskeldi?
Wedensday 1st of October in Silfurberg B at 09:45 Anna Björk Theodórsdóttir, Ocean of Data What do recent US tariffs on salmon really mean for Iceland? This presentation uses current data to unpack the trade, price, and market access implications and outlines what’s at stake for Icelandic seafood in the evolving global salmon market. Hvaða […]
Welcome address
Wednesday 1st of October in Rima A at 11:00 Margrét Ágústa Sigurðardóttir, Managing Director of The Icelandic Farmers Association
Collection of aquaculture slugde in Norway; nearly 10 years in. An increasing wasteproblem or value in the making?
Wedensday1st of October in Rima A at 11:30 Ann Cecilie Ursin Hilling, Innovation Manager at NCE Aquaculture (Norwegian Centres of Expertise in Aquaculture) In 2017 regulations forced the Norwegian aquaculture industry to start collecting sludge from all their landbased facilities. Now almost 10 years later we will have look at the status and future prospects […]
Is there a demand for the bio-fertiliser from Terraforming LIFE? Quality assurance of the products
Wedensday 1st of October in Rima A at 11:20 Sveinn Aðalsteinsson, Managing Director of Orkídea The EU project Terraforming LIFE aims to utilise fish sludge and animal manure to produce biogas and organic fertilizer (bio-fertiliser) in a new anaerobic digestion pilot plant in Þorlákshöfn, S-Iceland. Farmers have expressed strong interest in the fertiliser product, provided […]
Building Infrastructure for Iceland’s Circular Economy: Lessons from Terraforming LIFE
Wednesday 1st of October in Rima A at 11:05 Sigurður Trausti Karvelsson, Project Manager at First Water and Terraforming LIFE Project Coordinator Terraforming LIFE, an EU-funded initiative under the LIFE programme, aims to address three pressing challenges in Iceland: To achieve these objectives, the project must overcome both technical and practical hurdles. These include developing […]
From Pilot to Salmon Garden/ Frá tilraunaáætlun til eldisgarðs
Wednesday 1st of October in Silfurberg B at 13:45 Jón Kjartan Jónsson, CEO Samherji Fiskeldi Oversaw projects from a large-scale pilot project within the operations of Samherji Fiskeldi to the design, construction and financing of Eldisgarð, one of the largest private projects in Iceland. Farið yfir verkefni frá stórskala pilot verkefni inni í rekstri Samherja […]
