May 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m | Harpa's Northern Lights Hall
Keynote Speakers:
- Dirk Carrez, Biobased Industries Consortium, Executive Director
- Olavur Gregersen, Ocean Rainforest, CEO
Board of Directors: Bergur Ebbi
Agenda
| 9:00 | Presentation of the moderator – Bergur Ebbi |
| 9:05 | Opening speech by the Minister of Food - Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir |
| 9:15 | Address of CEO Matís – Oddur M. Gunnarsson |
| 9:22 | New protein and food security for the future – Margrét Geirsdóttir, project manager at Matís |
| 9:29 | Genetic tests – What importance do they have for value creation and food safety?? – Sæmundur Sveinsson, professional manager at Matís |
| 9:36 | Collaboration in the kitchen - Þorsteinn Sigurðsson, director of the Norwegian Maritime Research Institute |
| 9:43 | BioProtect – Accelerating the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity – Sophie Jensen, project manager at Matís |
| 9:50 | Quick and environmentally friendly measuring methods – María Guðjónsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki |
| 9:57 | Pelagic fish wanted! – Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, assistant professor at UI and project manager at Matís |
| 10:04 | Vegetable by-products – Eva Margrét Jónudóttir, project manager at Matís |
| 10:11 | Panel discussion: Value creation and full utilization of products – What can agriculture learn from the fishing industry? - Hrefna Karlsdóttir, SFS -Herdís Magna Gunnarsdóttir, Farmers Association of Iceland -Daði Már Kristófersson, Department of Economics, UI |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | Presentation of small producers |
| 10:45 | Towards a Sustainable City-Region Food System – René Groben, project manager at Matís |
| 10:52 | Is there fish for dinner? – Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, project manager at Matís |
| 10:59 | ÍSGEM for the public health of a nation – Hólmfríður Þorgeirsdóttir, project manager of nutrition at the National Health Service |
| 11:06 | Cooperation between UI and Matís – Inga Þórsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki |
| 11:13 | There's salmon for dinner! – Sylvía Rakel Guðjónsdóttir, sustainability at First Water |
| 11:20 | Do we want organic meat? – Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir, director of ORF Biotechnology |
| 11:27 | Scaling-up Macroalgae as an Alternative Resource - Olavur Gregersen – Ocean Rainforest |
| 11:41 | The Importance of Partnerships for a Sustainable Industry – Dirk Carrez – Biobased Industries Consortium |
| 11:55 | Panel discussionr: Challenges and opportunities in food production - What is the role of research? -Inga Þórsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences, UI -Björn Lárus Örvar, scientific director of ORF Biotechnology -Jónas R. Viðarsson, focus area manager at Matís |
