The fisheries conference will be held at the Grand Hotel in Reykjavík 13-14. October 2011 and is entitled ,,From opportunities to income generation". Matís is participating as usual, but Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís, will report on new innovative projects in the fishing industry and their results.
The latest version of the program can be downloaded here. The main innovations from the last Fisheries Conference are the presentation of avant-garde ideas and at the same time the best ideas will receive an award at the conference. There will also be a more successful conference booklet where, among other things, statistical information on the Icelandic fishing industry must be found. The conference will feature 36 presentations and seminars will be as follows:
- Icelandic fisheries
- Market opportunities in Europe
- Advanced in fishing technology
- Market areas of the future
- Product development
- Fisheries and the media
- Opportunities abroad
- The European Union and the Icelandic media
- The ocean cluster in Iceland
At the end, there will be summaries from seminars, panel discussions and presentations of avant-garde ideas and an award ceremony.
Further information can be found on the website of Sjávarútvegsráðstefnan ehf, www.sjavarutvegsradstefnan.is.