Conference program
We welcome you to three interactive, challenging and inspiring days at this red-letter conference, where we combine hands-on demonstrations and site visits with lectures and experience-sharing by key players in the industry.
The conference is now fully booked!
Day 1 – Tuesday Sep, 6 – Technology and management
Session 1, 08:30 - 10:30
Parken Kulturhus
Welcome act
By Kåre Nymark
Opening speech
By Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
GATH Introduction
By GATH Board members
Management, Technology and Sustainability.
By Steinar Sønsteby, CEO ATEA
How to use data to increase profitability
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee break
Session 2, 10:50 - 12:30
Parken Kulturhus
Unlocking the AI aquaculture
By Morten Goodwin, Ph.D
The deep learning (DL) revolution is touching all scientific disciplines and corners of our lives as a means of harnessing the power of big data. Marine ecology is no exception
The AI revolution is touching the marine and aquaculture sector in a big way. New methods make data analysis easy from sensors, cameras, and acoustic recorders, even in real-time, reproducible, and rapid forms. Off-the-shelf easy-to-use algorithms find, count, and classify species from digital images or video and detect cryptic patterns in noisy marine data.
Dr. Morten will give an inspiring talk about the opportunities for artificial intelligence in aquaculture. He will address the challenges and possibilities through genuine established and emerging artificial intelligence applications in marine aquaculture. Dr. Morten will present case studies on plankton, fish, marine mammals, pollution, nutrient cycling, wound detection, and fish health analytics that involves object detection, classification, tracking, and segmentation of visualized data. Morten will conclude with a broad outlook of the field’s opportunities and challenges, including potential technological advances and managing complex data sets issues needed to train the marine AI systems
Aquaculture value report
By Maja Olderskog Albertsen, MENON
Presentation of the aquaculture value report made by MENON Economics
The importance of the aquaculture industry’s current and future growth is under-communicated. The background for this is that growth in the industry is often presented together with the seafood industry as a whole. Furthermore, the industry’s significant positive effect on the maritime industry is often under-communicated. Menon will present an analysis of the overall importance of the aquaculture industry to the Norwegian economy, including the importance of activity in the maritime industry.
GATH presents 3 tech cases
By Artec Aqua, Optimar & Rostein
Innovation technology
By Lars Petter Aase, Director Growth and Strategy Seafood People
Technology on the fish’s premises
By Linda Litlekalsøy Aase, CEO SalMar ASA
Experienced President Of The Board Of Directors with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Petroleum, Operations Management, Quality Management, Management, and Engineering.
SalMar’s principle is to leave minimal footprints in the areas in which they operate. Salmon farming is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to produce food, but in total, food production accounts for a large part of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Panel discussion
By Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, Harald Tom Nesvik
The three latest ministers of fisheries in Norway will have a discussion about the developement of the aquaculture industry. The discussion will be led by Kristian Henriksen, General Manager NCE Aquatech Cluster
13:00pm - 19:00pm
Break-Out Sessions
- Visit World Heritage Salmon, Rødbergvika/HOFSETH
- Visit Salmon Evolution, Harøya
- Visit Ålesund Exhibition center for aquacultur, Ålesund aquarium
- Visit OVUM and experience “Egget”, Vestnes
These are parallel sessions, so be sure to request your seat!
19:00pm
GATHering at Molo Brew
Day 2 – Wednesday Sep, 7 – Industry and society, teamwork
Session 1, 08:30 - 10:30
Parken Kulturhus
Welcome act
By Julijane and Svenning
Opening of day 2
Summary of yesterday and introduction to today's program
Corporate social responsibility and collaboration
By Petter Leon Fauske, CEO MMC First Process
Putting a man on the moon
It has to make sense
By Håkon Andre Berg, CEO Salmon Evolution ASA
Beacon for sustainable development
With a background in management of strategy and business development, Håkon André Berg has extensive industrial and financial experience and expertise from various private-equity-related companies.
Social responsibility and sustainability are an integrated part of our business model, and enshrined in our ethical guidelines. We believe that responsible and sustainable business behaviour contributes to better organisational, financial, environmental and social results.
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee break
Session 2, 10:50 - 12:30
Parken Kulturhus
How to achieve sustainable growth in an uncertain world
By Roger Hofseth, CEO HOFSET INTERNATIONAL
The Hofseth groups plan to a sustainable aquaculture future
This is the story of how the Hofseth group plans to create a truly sustainable aquaculture ecosystem for the future, by thinking big and planning projects in tune with the environment. The world is changing quickly and unpredictable events in recent years have demonstrated the need to have a resilient and nimble business. The Hofseth group has control over the whole value chain in the production of salmon and we see great potential for further growth in production locally, in Norway.
The entrepreneur’s narrative, building the world’s largest wellboat company from zero to world leader in the field
By Roger Halsebakk, Sølvtrans
Sølvtrans will talk about the journey and the techological developement for the wellboat industry.
Roger Halsebakk has since 1986 created the world’s largest wellboat company, Sølvtrans. The company currently consists of more than 450 employees and 31 wellboats.
Halsebakk grew up on Sandsøya in Møre og Romsdal and went out to sea at the age of 15 after completing secondary school. His father, two partners, and Roger took over their first wellboat Sølvtrans in 1986. In 91, the partners sold out of the company, while Roger and his father ran the company together for three more years before Roger took over.
Roger was for many years captain and machinist before the business grew so big that he was unable to do everything alone. Sølvtrans, which had previously operated converted freighters, received its first purpose-built wellboat in 1996. The company has long been an early adopter of technological innovations and was an early adopter of closed-system transport as a result of the 1998 ISA crisis in Scotland.
Today after the acquisition and merger with DESS, the company will have as many as 31 wellboats in operation in an industry that is highly in demand and technological innovators.
Consumer market perspective on aquaculture
Pioneering the future
By Johan Andreassen, CEO Atlantic Sapphire
Leading by example
GATH presents 3 tech cases
By BAADER, Patogen & Cflow
13:00 - 17:00
Parken Hotel – Løvsalen
Exhibition
Visit the stands in the exhibition combined with Lunch
13:30pm - 14:30pm
Parken Hotel – AMFI
Special-session – Eksfin & Innovation Norway
– Competitive financing solutions for the seafood sector, Marie Sørlie, Head of Seafood, Eksfin
– Advice and guidelines in how Norwegian and foreign companies can use Innovation Norway and our services.Petter Bunes, Senior Advisor, Innovation Norway
– Korean Landbased Aquaculture Opportunities, Ms. Jihyun Yun, Ph.D, CEO, AquaPro
19:00pm – 22:00pm
Parken Hotel – Bankettsalen
GATH Conference Dinner
Gala dinner with speaches and entertainment
Dresscode: Dark suite
Day 3 – Thursday Sep, 8 – Sustainability and trends
08:30 - 10:30
Parken Kulturhus
Opening of day 3
Summary of yesterday and introduction to today's program
Sustainable food production through aquaculture
By Ola Kvalheim, CEO GADUS Group AS
Norwegian seafood globally and the importance of sustainability
By Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, Director, market insight and market access. Norges Sjømatråd
Enclosed fish farming
By Cato Lyngøy, CEO OVUM
OVUM represents a new robust enclosed technology for industrial fish farming. The aim of the new technology is to enable sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.
Guidelines for ESG reporting within aquaculture
By Marion Remøy, Hanne Lillebø Walsh, Lene Bratseth
Sparebanken Vest, Sparebank 1 SMN and Sparebanken Møre presents in cooperation work on sustainability and reporting within GATH
10:30 - 10:50
Coffee Break
Session 2, 10:50 - 13:00
Parken Kulturhus
Scaling the aquaculture industry with diversity
By Beate Solheim Grønnevik, Vice president Havlandet Havbruk AS
Beate Solheim Grønnevik is an experienced Market Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry.
Strong business development professional skilled in Marketing Management, Retail, Advertising, Sales, and Sales Management.
Sustainability in seafood – what do the consumer want?
By Olav Holst-Dyrnes, CEO Insula AS
The seafood consumers awareness of seafood has increased over the years. From NGOs and governments driving the development to the big retail chains. Have we now seen a shift where we as consumers are the main driving force for sustainability and what does this mean for seafood in general and aquacultural specifically?
GATH presents 3 tech cases
By Visma Avento, Hypertermics, Møreforskning
Future food trends
By Kjell Nordström, International business guru
The Momentum of the Matrix-how sustainability and deep digitization shape the future of business
# The great party of globalisation is coming to an end. Oligons and empires enter the scene. # Megacities and the return of the Nationstate. # New organisational forms and the bodyless leadership
Epilog