Agenda
Fresh Eats
LOCAL CUISINE
Day 1: 20th November
All the Speakers contributing to sessions in Day one of the two day conference.
Key Note Speaker
Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Mairi Grougeon is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party, she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Angus North and Mearns since 2016.
Day 2: 15th November
All the speakers contributing to the second day of the three day conference
Key Note Speaker
Ólavur Gregersen, CEO, Ocean Rainforest
Olavur Gregersen has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Ocean Rainforest, which is one of the largest seaweed cultivation companies in Europe and also has an operation in California, USA. He has co-ordinated and had leading positions in a number of European, American and Nordic research and development projects within agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture. Currently he is the Project coordinator of the Horizon Europe project SeaMark.
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Day 3: 16th November
Workshops and Site visit
Workshop
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SSIA Workshop
We shall take all the discussions and considerations over the past few days, to formulate industry led conclusions for best practice within the seaweed industry. ​
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Lunch will be provided.