Aquaculture & Salmon Market & Production

Joined Pareto in 2015. Previously been involved in the salmon farming business both through part time job in Grieg Seafood and through the family business (Fossen AS) later
sold to Lerøy Seafood Group. MSc in Economics and Business Administration with specialization in Finance from The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), exchange semesters at University of Münster in Germany and University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Dennis Schreiber SpeakerDiamond Sponsor

Vice President Sales & Service
BAADER

Dennis Schreiber has been working for BAADER since 2001 in various positions and countries. His experience ranges from designing, selling and project managing processing line solutions for various species to general management. After BAADER acquired Seafood Innovations in 2013 he moved to Australia to manage the know-how-transfer into the BAADER. In 2015, he relocated to Seattle, US to take on the North American Fish & General Foods market as CEO of BAADER North America. Since August 2020, he assumes the position of Vice President for Sales & Service in the BAADER Headquarter in Germany. He is married with two kids.

Idan Hizki Speaker

Vice President Business Development
Israel Corp

Idan Joined Israel Corp. in 2015 and serves as a Vice President, Business Development and Investors Relations. Prior to joining Israel Corp Idan served as a senior manager in PwC Corporate Finance team in Israel.

John Marshall SpeakerGold Sponsor

Head of Animal Health
Benchmark Holdings plc

John joined Benchmark from Novartis Animal Health in 2011 where he was their head of European Business unit Aquaculture and head of Global Technical Services - Aquaculture. John has a degree in Agricultural
and Environmental Science (honours in Crop Protection)
from Newcastle University and an MBA from Open University with Business Finance and Acquisition Strategy from Harvard University. John has 25 years of experience in the animal health industry working in R&D, sales and
marketing, business development and
business unit leadership. John now leads the team at
Benchmark Animal Health, and in 2021 marked a major
milestone in Benchmark’s journey - bringing the first new sea lice veterinary medicinal treatment to the Norwegian salmon market in over a decade.

Ola Brattvoll Speaker

COO Sales & Marketing
Mowi ASA

Oli Samro SpeakerGold Sponsor

Director
Fishfacts - Aquafacts

With more than 30 years experience in the fisheries business in more than 40 countries, Oli has an in-depth understanding of the industry.

Ragnar Nystøyl SpeakerGold Sponsor

Chief Analyst
Kontali

Steven Rafferty SpeakerSupporter

CEO
Cermaq

Steven Rafferty took up the position as CEO in March 2022, located in Oslo. He joined Cermaq in 2008 holding the position as CFO and later COO Farming in Cermaq until 2010. He re-joined Cermaq in 2019 as Managing Director in Chile. Rafferty has a broad experience from aquaculture since 1993 and has been executive in some global companies with positions as MD of Skretting, CFO of Morpol and CFO in Mowi, Steven Rafferty has been working in UK, Chile, USA, The Netherlands and Norway during his career.

Tom-Jørgen Gangsø Speaker

Director, Market Insight and Market Access
Norwegian Seafood Council

Tom-Jørgen Gangsø has been Director of Market Insight and Market Access in the Norwegian Seafood Council since May 2019. Mr. Gangsø holds an MBA in Seafood Management from the Norwegian School of Economics and a Master's degree in Business Creation and Entrepreneurship from The Arctic University of Tromsø. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business Administration from Middlesex University in London. Gangsø has been with the NSC since 2012, and has worked in both the analysis and marketing departments, as well as leading several projects. He has also been in charge of the species strategies developed together with the Norwegian seafood industry.

Tone Lunde Bakker Speaker

CEO
Eksfin - Export Finance Norway

Trine S. Romuld Speaker

CFO
SalMar Aker Ocean AS

Vayu Garware Speaker

Chairman & Managing Director
Garware Technical Fibres Ltd

Vayu Garware, 50, is the Chairman & Managing Director of Garware Technical Fibres Ltd (Formerly Garware Wall Ropes Limited). He is a Graduate Cum Laude in BSc Economics (Specialization in Finance) from Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He joined Garware Technical Fibres Ltd. (GTFL) in 1995 as a Director. Under his leadership, GTFL has expanded its product reach from India to more than 75 countries globally.

He has been intimately involved in the growth of the company and is responsible for the transformation from cordage focused business to a technical textile company. Under his leadership, the philosophy of delivering innovative application focused solutions to customers has been ingrained as part of the DNA of the company. The R&D centres at Pune and Wai which are recognized by the Govt. of India are a testimonial to this spirit of innovation.

With a firm focus on making GTFL the preferred partner for providing innovative solutions for the aquaculture industry, he has spearheaded many transformative initiatives that have made GTFL a respected and trusted player across key markets of Norway, Chile, Canada & Scotland. Under his stewardship GTFL has been granted 23 patents & dozens more are in the pipeline.

Vayu’s vision is to make the company a leading player in the technical textile space globally through an unrelenting emphasis on quality, innovation & trust