IIFET 2024 Conference

Aquatic Food Systems

in the Blue Economy

15 - 19 July 2024

Penang, Malaysia

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Workshops

Agenda

15th July 16th July 17th July 18th July Detailed Agenda

Time Agenda Item / Program Venue
08:30-09:00 Introduction and Welcome - Eddie Allison (IIFET2024 Science Committee Chair) WorldFish Auditorium
09.00-10.30 Integrating Gender into Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics and Trade Research
Facilitator:
Holly Hapke, University of California-Irvine
Carmen Pedroza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Cynthia McDougall, Stockholm Environment Institute
Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
Tara Nair, Work Fair and Free Foundation, Bangalore
Meryl Williams, Asian Fisheries Society, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section		 Block J, Makumba, Chambo, Tilapia
Foresight Modeling on Aquatic Food Systems
Facilitator: Chan Chin Yee, Nhoung Tran and Hoang Long Chu		 Goby
Introduction to the Fisheries Performance Assessment Toolkit (FPAT)
Facilitator: Chris Anderson and Michael DeAlessi		 Puffer
10:30-11:00 Tea Break Cafeteria
11:00-12:30 Integrating Gender into Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics and Trade Research
Facilitator:
Holly Hapke, University of California-Irvine
Carmen Pedroza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Cynthia McDougall, Stockholm Environment Institute
Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
Tara Nair, Work Fair and Free Foundation, Bangalore
Meryl Williams, Asian Fisheries Society, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section		 Block J, Makumba, Chambo, Tilapia
Foresight Modeling on Aquatic Food Systems
Facilitator: Chan Chin Yee, Nhoung Tran and Hoang Long Chu		 Goby
Introduction to Fisheries Performance Assessment Toolkit (FPAT)
Facilitator: Chris Anderson and Michael DeAlessi		 Puffer
12:30-13:30 Lunch Cafeteria
13:30-15:00 Integrating Gender into Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics and Trade Research
Facilitator:
Holly Hapke, University of California-Irvine
Carmen Pedroza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Cynthia McDougall, Stockholm Environment Institute
Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
Tara Nair, Work Fair and Free Foundation, Bangalore
Meryl Williams, Asian Fisheries Society, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section		 Block J, Makumba, Chambo, Tilapia
Environmental Stewardship by Small-Scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities
Facilitator: Anthony (Tony) Charles and Nicole Franz		 Auditorium
15:00-15:30 Tea Break Cafeteria
15:30-17:00 Integrating Gender into Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics and Trade Research
Facilitator: Facilitator:
Holly Hapke, University of California-Irvine
Carmen Pedroza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Cynthia McDougall, Stockholm Environment Institute
Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology
Tara Nair, Work Fair and Free Foundation, Bangalore
Meryl Williams, Asian Fisheries Society, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section		 Block J, Makumba, Chambo, Tilapia
Environmental Stewardship by Small-Scale Fisheries and Fishing Communities
Facilitator: Anthony (Tony) Charles and Nicole Franz		 Auditorium
18:00-21:00 Welcome reception at the Hin Bus Station (walking distance from St Giles)
Early career researcher CR Networking event  

Time Agenda Item / Program Venue
08:30-08:40 Welcoming Remarks - Prof. Eddie Allison, IIFET 2024 Organizing Chair.  
08:40-09:00

Award Ceremony - Olivier Thébaud

  1. New IIFET Fellows: Frank Asche and Dale Squires
  2. Distinguished Service Award: Meryl Williams
  3. Best Student Paper Award and Honourable Mention
  4. JIFRS-Yamamoto Award - Best Paper on Responsible Fishing and Honourable Mention
St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
09:00-09:45

Keynote 1: Strengthening Nutrition-sensitive Aquatic Food Systems in the Blue Economy - Shakuntala Thilsted

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
09:45-10:15

Keynote 2: Sustainable Fisheries Management in Malaysia: Integrating Aquatic Food Systems into the Blue Economy- Yeo Moi Eim

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
10:15-10:45

Coffee Break

 
10:45-10:50 Opening Remarks - Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General  
10:50-10:55 Officiating Remarks - Datuk Joseph Arthur Kurup, Honorable Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Malaysia  
10:55-11:00 Essam introduces the Panel and moderator  
11:00-11:45 Boosting Blue Economies through South-South Collaboration: Policy Roundtable Discussion

Moderator:
  • Dr. Nitya Rao Swaminathan, Professor of Gender & Development, University of East Anglia; Commissioner, EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0; Scientific Advisory Committee Member, United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub

    • Panelists:
  • Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Malaysia
  • Opuama Paul Apoy, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Nigeria Opuama Paul Apoy, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Nigeria
  • Davies Mukwabi Makilla, Acting Director of Blue Economy in the State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries, Kenya
  • Dr. Domingos da Conceição dos Santos, State Secretary for Fisheries, Timor-Leste
 St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
11:45-12:30 Keynote 3: Economics of Food and Nutrition - Christina Hicks St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
12:30-13:30 Lunch  
13:30-15:00

Parallel Session 1: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
15:00-15:30 Tea break  
15:30-17:00

Parallel session 2: 8 - concurrent sessions
17:00-18:00 Early career researcher networking session
Facilitator: Neil Loneragan

Time Agenda Item / Program Venue
09:00-09:20

Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed (WorldFish) - Blue harvest: Charting a sustainable course for people, planet and profit

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
09:30-10:10

Nikita Gopal - Gender Economics in Fisheries and Aquaculture

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
10:10-10:30

Invited talk: Dr Meryl Williams - Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
10:30-11:00 Tea Break  
11:00-12:30

Parallel session 3: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
12:30-13:30 Lunch  
13:30-14:10

Christophe Béné - Resilience in the Blue Economy: let’s walk the talk

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
14:15-15:15

Parallel session 4: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
15:15-15:45 Tea break  
15:45-17:15

Parallel session 5: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
17:15-19:00 Poster session St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom

Time Agenda Item / Program Venue
08:30-09.10

Frank Asche (IIFET Fellow) - Seafood from aquaculture and fisheries, from near and afar

St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
09:15-09:55 Dale Squires (IIFET Fellow) - Currencies and Scope of Justice St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
10:00-10:30 Tea Break  
10:30-12:00

Parallel session 6: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-13:40

Ling Cao - Fisheries, aquaculture and trade futures

 St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
13:45-15:15

Parallel session 7: 8 - concurrent sessions

 
15:15-15:45 Tea break  
15:45-16:45 Parallel session 8: 8 - concurrent sessions  
16:50-17:20   St. Giles Wembley Hotel Ballroom
19:00-21:00 Gala Dinner Khoo Kongsi

Aquatic Food Tour
Peranakan Culinary Experience
Georgetown World Herritage Trail
Penang Hill (The Habitat)
Visit to CEMACS and time on the beach!
Visit the Sungai Merbok oyster farm and lunch at a floating restaurant