Time/Venue:  Wednesday 19. August 2015 at 09:00 – 15:00 hrs, The Conference Tent (just outside the main entrance)

Organized by Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of Spain in Oslo, and ICEX.

PROGRAM:

08:45 – 09:15 Registration (Free breakfast buffet and coffee will be served)

09:15 – 09:25 Welcoming remarks by:
– Mr. Nicolás Soriano, Embassy of Spain to Norway
– Mr. Terje Engelhardtsen, Norwegian-Spanish Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Gaute Hagerup, Director of Innovation Norway Madrid Office, Spain

09:25 – 09:50 “Opportunities in the Mediterranean (Region of Murcia)”, by
Mr. Donald Gartland, Project Manager, Murcia’s Regional Development Agency, Spain
– “Sustainable scaling-up of microalgae into biorefinery concept”, by Mr. Jorge Esteve, Technical and Industrial Manager, Buggy Power
– “Marine Biotech”, by Mr. Joaquin Pérez-Hervada, CEO, Marine Biotech.

09:50 – 10:15 “The time is now, the place is Galicia: matching up sustainability and growth in aquaculture management”, by Ms. Rosa Chapela, Head of Fisheries Socioeconomic Department, CETMAR, Galicia, Spain

10:15 – 10:30 “Green and smart technology for land-based farming in Spain”, by Dr. Philos. Victor Øiestad, Akvaplan-niva as – Spain representative
“Farming numerous fish species with profit close to big seafood markets – some examples”, by Prof. Torbjørn Trondsen, Norges Fiskerihøgskole

10:30 – 15:00 Networking and individual meetings with representatives from Galicia and Murcia.

Free participation

Pre-registration:
oslo@comercio.mineco.es or post@snhk.no . Please mark your message: “Aqua Nor 2015 Spanish Seminar”

Contact person:
Mr. Nicolas Soriano, Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of Spain in Oslo, Tel.: +47 2331 0680