Fish 2.0 Global Innovators Forum - 2019

The Fish 2.0 Global Innovators Forum brings seafood innovators, investors, and experts together for network building and frank discussions of hot topics in sustainable seafood. Plus, the Fish 2.0 Forty — the top-scoring businesses in this year's Fish 2.0 qualifying cycle — will pitch their innovations on stage.

It's the place for investors and business leaders who are transforming the seafood industry to meet. 100% of participants from past events have said they would come again and recommend it to colleagues. Why?

• Almost $200 million has been invested into pitching Fish 2.0 businesses- just from our 2017 cohort.
• Over $300 milliion has been invested into the sustainble seafoood sector through connections made at these events since 2013
• You will have provocative and inspiring discussions around the future of seafood and the oceans, eat great food and have fun.

Watch this 3-minute video of Fish 2.0's 2017 Forum to get a feel for the event.

Where are pitching companies in the Fish 2.0 Forty from and what do they do?

There is no better place to meet a range of innovators from around the world, including the US, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, the Pacific Islands, Philippines, Russia and the UK.

Areas of innovation in the seafood sector that are represented:

• Aquaculture technology
• Aquaculture production, shellfish and finfish
• Packaging and storage
• Traceability for supply chains
• Quality control
• Waste reduction and seafood by-product use
• Climate change mitigation
• Algae, kelp and seaweed production and products
• Seafood trade and distribution
• Aquaculture disease control
• Consumer packaged goods
• Next generation fishing gear

Confirmed speakers (to date)

• Adam Draper, Boost VC
• Amy Novogratz, Aqua-Spark
• Andrew Beebe, Obvious Ventures
• Beyhan de Jong, Rabobank
• Dan Pullman, Fresh Peaks Capital
• Dane Chauvel, Organic Ocean Seafood
• Diane Durance, UNCW Center for Innovation
• Frank McGrath, Oberon Securities
• Gabe Kleinman, Obvious Ventures
• Guy Dean, Organic Ocean Seafood
• Jacqueline Claudia, Love The Wild
• James Wright, Global Aquaculture Alliance
• Jun Axup, IndieBio
• Kelly Lucas, Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center
• Leigh Moran, Calvert Impact Capital
• Michael Rubino, NOAA
• Mike Edelhart, Joyance Partners
• Mitchell Presser, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Monica Jain, Fish 2.0
• Paul Doremus, NOAA
• Sara Rademaker, American Unagi
• Shally Shanker, AiiM Partners
• Tara Duggan, SF Chronicle
• Taryn Goodman, TPG Rise Fund

For a detailed agenda, please visit the Fish 2.0 website's Global Innovators Forum page