VIETNAM FISHERIES INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2018

Vietfish 2018 is expected to attract more than 10,000 domestic and international visitors, seafood exporters & importers, seafood services suppliers, international importers/retailers, NGOs and the media.

As part of the outstanding activities at VIETFISH 2018, VASEP is planning to hold 09 major conferences related to “hot” topics of fisheries industry such as sustainable aquaculture, supply and demand trends, the impact of trade war on fisheries, sustainable labor employment, social security, IUU fishing, climate change, advanced technology implication... This will be an opportunity for stakeholders to update latest information on the fisheries sector, the world's seafood consumption trends, look for partners, apply research in production and provide development strategies for businesses... The conferences will be presented by renowned experts from Trømso University (Norway), Matis (Iceland), Stirling University (UK), Syntesa (Denmark) and Kotali (Norway), Nha Trang University, Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Halal Certification Agency Vietnam (HCA), the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, D-Fish, ILO in Vietnam…It is free to attend all conferences.

Here is the plan for holding conferences in the framework of Vietfish 2018:

PLAN FOR CONFERENCES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF VIETFISH 2018

No.	*Conferences – Organizers*		*Time – Venue*	*Content*	*Speakers/ Experts*
*1^stsession – August 22^nd 2018 (13:30-16:30)*
1	KEYNOTE SESSION Session #1: Future perspective of fisheries and aquaculture		13h30-14h45 Convention B *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Aquaculture and fisheries economic development- examples from Norway and Vietnam in a global world.	Keynote speaker Professor Ola Flateen, Tromso University, Norway
				Aquaculture markets, future trends and perspectives.	Keynote speaker Dr. Paul Steinar Valle, Koltani, Norway
	Session #2: Seafood consumption trends Co-organizers: VASEP, Nha Trang Univeristy (Vietnam) Trømso University (Norway), Matis (Iceland), Stirling University (UK), Syntesa (Denmark) and Kotali (Norway)		15h00-16h30 Convention B *Language:* Vietnamese and English	European consumers’ willingness to pay for health claim and sustainable label.	Valur N. Gunnlaugsson, Matis, Iceland
				European consumers’ response to negative press on seafood quality.	Dr. Gudmundur Stefansson, Matis, Iceland
				Consumers’ preference on innovative and value-added seafood products.	Dr. Ha Viet Hung, NTU, Vietnam
2	Sustainable labor employment in the integration period for seafood enterprises Co-organizers: − VASEP − ILO VietNam		14:00-16:00 Sunflower B *Meeting room* *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Regulation on the labor employment, minor workers and under minimum age workers in Vietnam and in the world. Why enterprises need to participate in child labor prevention: How to participate.	Mr. Minoru Ogasawara, Chief Technical Advisor, the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Vietnam
2				Compliance with regulations on labor employment for the fishery sector in the integration period.	Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Director of WTO Center, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
3	Launching Event: Public-Private Collaboration for Sustainable Aquaculture in Viet Nam Co-organizers: VASEP; IDH; VINAFISH		13h30-17h00 Sunflower A *Meeting room* *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Session 1: The Launching of the Project: “Promoting sustainable aquaculture through strengthening public private collaboration in the Mekong Delta”.	D-Fish, IDH, VASEP, VINAFISH
3				Session 2: The global Seafood Task Force in Vietnam.	Representative of STF, IDH, VASEP
*2^nd session – August 23^rd 2018 (9:00 – 11:30)*
4	Global shrimp demand and Vietnam¢s supply capacity to 2025 Co-organizers: VASEP; Pho Binh Company		9h30-11h30 Convention B *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Potential for shrimp supply of Vietnam: Opportunities and challenges.	Dr. Ho Quoc Luc, Former Chairman of VASEP, Chairman of FIMEX VN
				Development of shrimp farming in Vietnam: ambition, challenges and opportunities.	Dr. Hoang Tung, CSIRO, Australia
				World shrimp market and supply-demand gap: World shrimp market; Shrimp market in the US, Japan.	Mr. Pham Huu An - Director of An Loc Nguyen Co., Ltd
				Consumption trend and capacity of supply and competitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp in EU market	Mr.Jiro Takeuchi - Director at Bonmea Gmb
				Analysis on competitors of Vietnam’s shrimp exports (Thailand, India, China, Indonesia).	Mr. Mark Wolczko, Deputy General Manager (R&D), Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd
5	Viet Nam, IUU fishing & How Industry can support Co-organizers: − Directorate of Fisheries (D-FISH). − VASEP − PEW		9h30-11h30 Dahlia room *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Marine product exports of Vietnam to markets after “yellow card” warning from EU.	Ms. Le Hang – Deputy Director of VASEP.PRO
				Measures to push and strengthen IUU management in Vietnam to ensure sustainable fisheries fishing	Mr. Pham Ngoc Tuan, Deputy Director of Department of Capture Fisheries, D-Fish
				How industry can address IUU Seafood	Mr Huw Thomas, Pew Trusts’ Ending Illegal Fishing Project Ms Courtney Farthing, Pew Trusts’ Ending Illegal Fishing Project
6	Session#1: European seafood production and markets Co-organizers: VASEP, Nha Trang Univeristy (Vietnam) Trømso University (Norway), Matis (Iceland), Stirling University (UK), Syntesa (Denmark) and Kotali (Norway)		9h00-10h30 Sunflower room *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Importance of governance in fisheries value chain.	Dr. Ögmundur Knútsson Uni. Aqureyri, Iceland
				Productivity and efficiency of pangasius production in a comparison with European salmon, seabass and seabream.	Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy, NTU, Vietnam
				Market seafood segmentations: Results and implementation from five European countries survey.	Dr. Gudmundur Stefansson, Matis, Iceland
	Session #2: Pangasius development in trade war Co-organizers: VASEP, Nha Trang Univeristy (Vietnam) Trømso University (Norway), Matis (Iceland), Stirling University (UK), Syntesa (Denmark) and Kotali (Norway)		10h25-12h00 Sunflower room *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Industry dynamics and company strategic-positioning advantage in the pangasius and salmon aquaculture sectors; lessons learned from the large PrimeFish EU Project	Dr. Francis Murray, Stirling University, UK
				Market development for pangasius under perspective of trade war.	Dr. Paul Steinar Valle, Koltani, Norway
				Pangasius positions in developed countries and strategic choice for long-term development.	Dr. Thong Tien Nguyen, NTU (Vietnam) and Syntesa (Denmark)
3rd session - August 23rd 2018 (13:30 – 16:30)
7		Social Insurance since January 1 2018: Impact and Solution for Seafood Enterprises Organizer: VASEP	14:00-16:00 Sunflower A room *Language:* Vietnamese	The regulation of the law on wages and payment of social insurance premiums for employees from January 1, 2018 onwards.	Dr. Do Ngan Binh Deputy Director, Legal Consulting Center of Hanoi Law University
7				Impacts and solutions for seafood enterprises.
8		HALAL certification: ²Visa² for seafood exports to Islamic markets Organizer: VASEP	14:00-16h00 Sunflower B room *Language:* Vietnamese and English	HALAL certification and export process to Islamic countries.	Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra My, Technical assistance of Halal Certification Agency Vietnam (HCA)
8				Recommendations for businesses to export to the Islamic markets.	MBA Tran Thi Minh Thu, Deputy Director of the Department of Other Various Religion, The Government Committee for Religious Affairs
9		Session#1: Advanced technology implementation and research collaboration	13h30-15h00 Convention B *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Auditing past research effort on aquaculture species and industry adoption: what can we learn to progress?	Dr. Hoang Tung, CSIRO, Australia
				Stronger Packaging, Fresher Seafood	Ms. Huangyi Chen Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
				ChickenBoy - the smart broiler robot for better animal welfare and better farm productivity.	Dr. Andrew Baxter, Syntesa Partners & Associates, Denmark
				PrimeDSS - Decision support tools helping the seafood industry to make better business decisions.	Dr. Andrew Baxter, Syntesa Partners & Associates, Denmark
		Session #2: Climate change impacts on fisheries sector Co-organizers: VASEP, Nha Trang Univeristy (Vietnam), Trømso University (Norway), Syntesa (Denmark)	15h00- 16h30 Convention B *Language:* Vietnamese and English	Effect of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture sectors and adaptation strategies-Lessons from European countries.	Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, UiT, Norway & NTU, Vietnam
				Impacts of climate change on fisheries in Vietnam: implications for adaptation strategies and sustainable fisheries management.	Dr. Quach Thi Khanh Ngoc, NTU, Vietnam