SEA TO MARKET - ALGEMANIA
Sea to Market is a conference series that focuses on the commercialization process for marine interdisciplinary developments. This year the chosen subject is the seaweed industry, hence the name Algemania. Here you will find the recordings of the main topics of the conference.
The European seaweed industry today consists of a few large industrial harvesters and many small entrepreneurs involved in cultivated and wild-harvested seaweed. There are many opportunities and bottlenecks in the whole value chain from research to market.
Sea to Market - Algemania - focused on applied research as a tool for industrial growth, marked opportunities and facilitate marine interdisciplinary cooperation. Algemania included expert speakers, group sessions and discussion panels highlighting the process of commercialization, value chains and upscaling a seaweed business. The group sessions involved research-, industrial-partners and management discussing relevant topics from sea to market and mutual beneficial solutions.
27th October - Main topic
Commercialization of Seaweed Biomass and Industrial Cultivation
Programme/speakers
Algal research down under
Johan Svensson, Head of National Algae Research Facility – Cawthron Institute (New Zealand)
Algea – production and market
Ottorino Biondi, Managing Director - Algea (Norway/Italy)
ALGAplus, an European seaweed farmer. On-shore production and market, a 10 year perspective
Helena Abreu, Managing Director - ALGAPlus (Portugal)
Improved Seaweed Farming Technologies and Practices; scaling up from a business perspective
Stefan Kraan, Chief Scientific Officer- The Seaweed Company BV (Ireland)
27th October - Paralel group session topic
On the Path to Commercialization: Seaweed and Entrepreneurship - ALGET 2
Programme/speakers
Welcome and introduction to the session and to ALGET 2
Turi-Britt Kuepers, Norges Vel
Cultivation of valuable seaweed, Schizymenia jonssonii, and other algae specieces in controlled conditions in clean seawater from drill-holes
Bjarni G. Bjarnason, CEO of Hyndla Ltd.
Scaling up seaweed cultivation in open ocean conditions - from idea to business
Olavur Gregersen, Managing Director Ocean Rainforest Sp/F / Urd G. Bak, Research Manager Ocean Rainforest Sp/F
Tekslo Seafood: Market development
Runar Trellevik, Tekslo Seafood AS
28th October - Main topic
Market & Commercialization, how to make it happen?
Programme / speakers
Shared facilities for processing of cultivated seaweeds: a practical solution to upscale the industry?
Pierrick Stevant, Researcher - Møreforsking (Norway)
A practical introduction to fund raising – and an opportunity to ask the questions you always wanted to ask
Lars Erik Johansen, Business Developer (USA/Norway)
How can Innovation Norway release the potential in industry innovation and growth?
Mari Dorte Michaelsen, Financial Advisor - Innovation Norway (Norway)
Not by the book – surviving the first years as a seaweed start-up
Annelise Chapman, Managing Director - Tango Seaweed (Norway)
28th October - Paralel group session topic
Industrial processing of seaweed
Programme / speakers
Introduction to the topic: opportunities & challenges of industrial seaweed processing
Pierrick Stévant, Ph.D. Researcher, Møreforsking.
Preservation of cultivated kelp by fermentation in commercial production
Kim Kristensen, Managing Director, Arctic Seaweed Processing AS.
Industrial drying of seaweeds with superheated steam
Hallstein Baarset, CFO Aquaculture Manager, Waister AS.
Seaweed dewatering and drying
Leif Gunnar Madsen, Business Development, Fjell Technology Group AS.
Utilizing seaweed to substitute plastic in food packaging
Rémy Estella Tsaratsiry Ytterhus, Communication & Partnership Manager, B’Zeos.