| Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 |
| 17.00 – 21.00 |
Registration |
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| Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 - Day 1 |
| 07.30 – 09.00 |
Registration |
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| 09.00 – 10.00 |
Opening ceremony |
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- Introductory remarks and welcome by Dr. Muhammad Ayub,
Director, INFOFISH, Malaysia
- Opening addresses
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| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Keynote address by Conference Chairman, In-Soo Cho, President & CEO, Starkist Co., USA |
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| 10.30 – 10.45 |
Coffee break |
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| Session I: Global and Regional Review |
| 10.30 – 12.30 |
Overview of the global tuna resources, stock status, new management measures, challenges,
sustainability issues and future outlook (FAO, Italy)
Review from RFMOs on the effectiveness of their management measures
- Glenn Hurry – Executive Director, WCPFC
- Alejandro Anganuzi – IOTC
- Guillermo Compean Jimenez – IATTC

Glenn Hurry |

Alejandro Anganuzi |

Guillermo Compean Jimenez |
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Industry initiatives towards sustainable tuna industry (Susan Jackson, President ISSF) |

Susan Jackson |
| 12.45 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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| Session II: Sectoral and Regional Reviews |
| 14.00 – 17.00 |
Can PNA dictate skipjack market? (Transform Aqorau, Director, PNA office )
Consolidation and acquisition in canned tuna industry and their impacts (to be confirmed)
Thai Tuna Industry – The New Challenges – Chanintr Chalisarapong, Chairman and Vice President of Tuna Processors’ Group, Thailand
Pole and line and Non-FAD tuna fishing – are these the best options for a sustainable industry?
- Pole and line fishing and sustainability of tuna industry (Victor Restropo, ISSF)
- Greenpeace’s view on pole and line and non-FAD tuna fishing policy (Mark Dia, Greenpeace, USA)
- Pole and line, Non-FAD and Purse Seine Fishing and Sustainability of Tuna Industry
(William W. Fox, Vice President, Fisheries, WWF, USA)

Transform Aqorau |

Chanintr Chalisarapong |

Victor Restropo |
Mark Dia |

William W. Fox |
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Purse seine fishing and Sustainability of Tuna Industry (WTPO) |
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| 15.30 – 15.45 |
Coffee break |
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| 15.45 – 17.00 |
The EU tuna industry-challenges and prospects
(Juan Vieites Baptista de Sousa, President, Eurothon and General Secretary, ANFACO, Spain) |

Juan Vieites
Baptista de Sousa |
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Is PNG a threat to the EU tuna industry? (Pedro Castillo Celso, President, Fishing Industry Association, PNG) |

Pedro Castillo Celso |
| 17.00 – 18.00 |
Panel discussion |
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| Thursday, 24 May, 2012 - (Day 2) |
| Session III: Global and Regional Tuna Trade and Markets |
| 09.00 – 10.30 |
American Markets
- - “Tuna the Wonderfish” campaign-its impact on the US canned tuna market (Dave Melbourne, Bumble Foods LLC, USA)
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- US non-canned tuna market
(Mike Walsh, Orca Bay Seafood, USA)
- The Canadian tuna market
(Ron Schindler, Clover Leaf Seafood,Canada)
- - Latin America’s potential as a major canned tuna bloc: challenges & dynamics (Dario Chemerinski, Calvo Group, Brazil)
- - New products in the market (to be confirmed)

Dave Melbourne
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Mike Walsh |

Ron Schindler |
Dario Chemerinski |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 10.30 – 10.45 |
Coffee break |
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| 10.45 – 12.45 |
The European Markets
- Impacts of Eurozone crisis on the EU tuna market (Adolfo Valsecchi, MW Brands)
- - Global markets for eco-label tuna products and consumers’ affordability (Henk Brus, Pacifical c.v, Netherlands)
- - The EU regulatory trade measures and market access (Luis Molledo, DG Mare, EU)
- New products in the market (to be confirmed)

Adolfo Valsecchi |

Henk Brus |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 12.45 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14.00 – 15.30 |
Asia/ Pacific and Other markets |
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- - Post tsunami tuna trade in Japan (Kaimaki)
- Tuna trade in Asia (Fatima Ferdouse, INFOFISH, Malaysia)
- Unrest in the Arab world and its impacts on the Middle East canned una markets (Ziad Abdul Rahim Gulf Food Industries, UAE)

Fatima Ferdouse |

Ziad Abdul Rahim |
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| 15.30 – 15.45 |
Coffee break |
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| 15.45 – 17.00 |
- New products in the Asia (to be confirmed)
- African tuna industry (to be confirmed)
- African tuna markets (to be confirmed) |
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| Friday, 25 May, 2012 - (Day 3) |
| Session IV: Sustainability, Environment and Eco-labelling in the Tuna Industry |
| 09.00 – 10.30 |
Overview of the existing Eco-labelling schemes for tuna
- Bill Holden, Marine Stewardship Council, Australia
- Paolo Bray, Friend of the Sea, Italy
- Mark Berman, Earth Island Institute, USA
- Benchmarking eco labeling schemes, William Emerson, FAO, Italy

Bill Holden |

Paolo Bray |
Mark Berman |

William Emerson |
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- Reviews on the Eco-labels and impacts to tuna trade/ market
- FAO, Italy |
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| 10.30 – 10.45 |
Coffee break |
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| Session V: Technical Session |
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Carbon Footprint in the tuna industry (to be confirmed)
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- Processing, value added and quality development (to be confirmed)
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- Technology development on packaging & transportation (to be confirmed)
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| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Panel Discussion |
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Closing |
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