Technical Session Gallery 2023

IISS 2023 – Technical Sessions

Session I: Seafood trade & market access

Moderator: Mr. Abraham J. Tharakan, Chairman, Amalgam Foods, Cochin

Date: 15.02.2023

Time: 2.30 PM – 4.50 PM

Sl.No. Time Topic Speaker
1 2.30 – 3.00 PM Leveraging FTAs for better market access Mr. Tapan Mazumder Addl. DGFT, Govt. of India
2 3.00-3.30 PM Global Shrimp Trade – Status and market prospects Mr. Willem van der Pijl, Founder and Owner Shrimp Insights, Netherlands
3 3.30 – 4.00 PM Market Access issues – Status and way forward Mr. Elias Sait, Secretary General, SEAI
4 4.00 – 4.30 PM Innovating to Improve Competitiveness of Shrimp Farming Mr. George Chamberlain Founder and Former President, Global Seafood Alliance President and Executive Director, The Center for Responsible Seafood
5 4.50-5.00 PM Special Session by MoFPI Mr. Kunthal Sensarma Economic Adviser Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India

Session II: Seafood Sectoral & Infrastructure Development

Moderator: Mr. Elias Sait, Secretary General, SEAI

Date: 16.02.2023

Time: 10.30 PM – 12.15 PM

Sl.No. Time Topic Speaker
1 10.30 -11.00 AM Modernisation of fishing harbours in India – Status and future plans Dr. J. Balaji, IAS, Joint Secretary, DoF, Govt. of India
2 11.00 -11.30 AM Next Generation Refrigeration in seafood cold chain Dr. M S Dasgupta, Professor, BITS Pilani
3 11.30 AM – 12.00 PM Black Tiger Shrimp – Signs of revival with special reference to India Mr. Ravikumar Yellanki, President, AISHA
12.00 -12.15 PM Q & A

Session III: Value addition and product diversification

Moderator: Mr. Elias Sait, Secretary General, SEAI

Date: 16.02.2023

Time: 12.15 PM – 12.50 PM

Sl.No. Time Topic Speaker
1 12.15 – 12.45 PM Value addition through indigenous seafood Mr. Kenny Thomas, Managing Director, Jinny Marine Traders, Veraval, Gujarat
12.45 – 12.50 PM Q & A

Session IV: Seafood trade regulatory measures in selected G-20 nations. Session Chair: Dr. Neelam Patel, Senior Adviser (Agriculture & allied sectors), NITI Aayog, Govt. of India

Session Co- Chair Dr M. Karthikeyan, Director, MPEDA

Date: 16.02.2023

Time: 02.00 PM – 04.30 PM

1 02.00 – 02.10 PM Keynote address: Dr. Neelam Patel, Senior Adviser (Agriculture & allied sectors), NITI Aayog , Govt. of India
2 02.10 – 02.15 PM Felicitation: H. E. Mr. Gudni Bragason, Ambassador of Iceland to India
3 02.15 – 02.35 PM “What to Expect on a USFDA Seafood Inspection” Dr. Kunapuli Madhusudhan, Mr. Jake Lane & Mr. Osama Hamoud Consumer Safety Officers FDA India Office, New Delhi
02.35 – 02.40 PM Q&A
4 02.40 – 03.00 PM Japanese Catch Certification regulation Mr. Tetsuya Kawashima Director, Fishery Products Trade Office, Fisheries Processing Industries and Marketing Division, Fisheries Agency, Govt. of Japan
03.00 – 03.05 PM Q&A
5 03.05 – 03.25 PM CFIA regulations applicable to exports of seafood/marine products Ms. Ranjeet Klair, Director, Food Safety, The Acheson Group, Canada
03.25 – 03.30 PM Q&A
6 03.30 – 03.50 PM Aquaculture practices and biosecurity standards in Saudi Arabia Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Othaibi Director General, Aquaculture Department, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
03.50 – 03.55 PM Q&A
7 03.55 – 04.15 PM Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade in Seafood Trade Dr. M. Balaji, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, MoC&I, GoI
04.15 -04.20 PM Q&A
9 04.20- 04.30 PM Concluding session

Session V: Start up initiatives in product diversification / path breaking technology for seafood industry

Moderator: Mr. Aditya Dash, Director, Suryo Group

Date: 17.02.2033

Time: 10.30 AM – 12.30 PM

Sl.No. Time Topic Speaker
1 10.30 – 10.50 AM Enabling biotechnology for eco friendly extraction of proteins, chitin and chitosan from prawn shell waste as well as aggregate fish waste Mr. Amey Naik, Founder, LongShore Technologies, Gandhinagar
10.50 – 11.00 AM Q & A Session
2 11.00 – 11.20 A Use of Bacteriophages as a Safe, Natural Alternative to antibiotics to Control Pathogenic Vibrios in Aquaculture Dr. C.R. Subhashini, Director, Aristogene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
11.20 – 11.30 AM Q & A Session
3 11.30 – 11.50 AM IoT based technology for aquaculture farm management Mr. Pavan Krishna Kosaraju, CEO, Aqua Exchange Agritech Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
11.50 – 12.00 PM Q & A Session
4 12.00-12.20 PM Potential growth of fishmeal industry in sustainable way Mr. Mohamed Dawood Sait, President, Indian Marine Ingredients Association (IMIA)
12.20-12.30 PM Q & A Session