Online conference “World fish market: international cooperation Vs. Pandemic”

Online conference “World fish market: international cooperation Vs. Pandemic”
4 September 2020
The international conference “World fish market: international cooperation Vs. Pandemic” will be held in online format on September 22, 2020. The event will unite world famous industry experts and biggest fishery companies’ leaders. The event is initiated by Federal Agency for Fisheries, All Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs and Exporters and branch exhibition operator Expo Solutions Group.

Cancellation of world leading exhibitions and forums did not depreciate the necessity to exchange experience and opinions among the leading players of fishery market. Online format will help to discuss current situation, evaluate the pandemic influence and forecast future tendencies.

World demand slowdown, business expenditures growth, aquaculture resources supply reduction, logistic cost rise, lack of human resources - all these factors had a negative influence on the performance results of world fishery industry. According to FAO data, long-run recession in world fishery market can be seen even after the quarantine restrictions will be loosen up or removed. And how things will be going on later? What are the perspectives of Russian and world fishery market? Can all companies survive global crises and what future does industry hold? All these questions will guide the discussion initiated by Iliya Shestakov - Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation & Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries.
 Among speakers invited to participate are:
  • liya Shestakov - Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation & Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries;
  • Maria Helena M.Q. Semedo - FAO Deputy Director-General;
  • Drew Cherry - Chief Editor of IntraFish International News Holding;
  • Fan Xubing - Managing director and general manager of Beijing Seabridge Marketing & Consulting Co. Ltd.;
  • Ragnar Árnason - Professor of Fisheries Economics at the University of Iceland;
  • Igor Bukharov, President of Federation of Restaurateurs & Hoteliers of Russia.
Considering the high level of speakers, relevance of the questions raised and importance of creating high-quality platform for top officials and experts to exchange their views, conference accreditation is for fishery professionals only.
You may learn more about conference program here.