Scotland at Aqua Nor 2023: programme

HIE, SAIC and the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government are hosting the Scottish Pavilion at Aqua Nor 2023 at stand D-334. Alongside our co-exhibitors and the wider Scottish delegation to Trondheim in August, we are putting together an exciting programme for visitors to the Pavilion.

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Please check back regularly as we update the programme in the lead-up to 22-24 August 2023

DAY 0 - MONDAY 21 AUGUST

DAY 1 - TUESDAY 22 AUGUST

  • 10:30-11:30 Official Aqua Nor opening
  • 12:00-13:00 Official opening of the Scottish Pavilion, including an opening address by Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, and exhibitor spotlight
  • 13:30-14:00 Digital solutions to enhance the value of your salmon: Sustell™ & Digital SalmoFan™, Louise Buttle, DSM-firmenich
  • 14:30-15:00 LPAS (Live Plankton Analysis System) - providing early warning of harmful algae blooms, Kypher Shreves, OTAQ Group
  • 15:30-16:00 GenusWave's Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology and Sea Lice Defence Technology, Thomas Götz, GenusWave
  • 16:30-17:00 Eliminating reliance on wild-caught fish as a source of Omega-3, Douglas Martin, MiAlgae
  • 19:00 onwards: Official Grand Dinner at Clarion Hotel

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST

  • 10:30-11:30 Innovation Nations: exploring how different aquaculture-producing nations fund, drive, adopt and commercialise innovation. International panel members share their experience, challenges and opportunities, and discuss how collaborative approaches towards innovation will drive forward sustainable growth in aquaculture.
  • 11:30-12:30 VIP Reception with Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon, exhibitors and guests
  • 14:00-14:30 National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub, Prof. Simon MacKenzie, University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture
  • 15:00-15:30 Infectious disease models to support the development of fish health products, Rhona Macdonald and Bill Roy, Moredun Scientific
  • 16:00-16:30 Digitising aquaculture operations, Kevin Quillien, Krucial

DAY 3 - THURSDAY 24 AUGUST

  • Student day
  • 10:30-11:00 Marine and Freshwater Facilities; Nutrition Analytical Service (NAS), James R Dick, Technical Manager, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling
  • 11:30-12:00 Digital solutions to enhance the value of your salmon: Digital SalmoFan™ & Sustell™, Fabio Cervellione, DSM
  • 12:30-13:00 Why collaboration is key to making aquaculture innovation a reality, Laura Elphick, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food
  • 13:30-14:00 Marine aquaculture innovation at Otter Ferry Seafish, Eduardo Jimenez Fernandez, Otter Ferry Seafish
  • 14:30-15:00 Environmental modelling to support aquaculture productivity, Amber Irwin-Moore, SAMS Enterprise