NORTH SEA SEAWEED 2024
3 October in The Hague 'de Pier' in The Netherlands
Time to find our Markets!
💡 Discover the seaweed industry's best solutions to inspire markets in food, feed, biostimulants & biomaterials
🤝 Meet over +200 seaweed professionals, sustainability managers, ingredient wholesalers, retailers, foodservice & packaging experts
👉 Engage in meaningful match-making with the most promising market players
🌿 As a market player, get the best overview of the European seaweed industry from its experts
🌱 Taste and discover the latest innovations at Seaweed Expo
Our keynote Speakers & Experts
VINCENT DOUMEIZEL
Seaweed Ambassador UN Global Compact
"Seaweed is still something unwanted you have in the garden. It's the greatest untapped resource on the planet."
MR. JAN VAN ZANEN
Mayor of the Capitol The Hague & Opening speaker
The Hague welcomes you to North Sea Seaweed 2024, where innovation meets sustainability in the governmental hub
MARIS STULGIS
Policy Officer of the EU Commission
(DG MARE)
“A thriving EU algae industry could become a flagship and source of inspiration for other industries.”
Donne Slangen
Ministry of Agriculture - Director General Fisheries & Nature.
"Food should be an important pillar for our North Sea."
MEINDERT STOLK
Government Deputy Economy & Innovation Province Zuid-Holland
Responsible for Economy and Innovation
ANDRE HOOGENDIJK
CEO BO Akkerbouw
BO Akkerbouw is the central platform and knowledge centre for the Dutch arable chains
SANDER VROOM
Sustainable Business Developer at Rabobank
"The Rabobank wants to accelerate the food and protein transition based on its social commitment."
Laura Huff
Head of Sustainability Collaboration,
Amazon, Europe
"Seaweed has the potential to boost biodiversity in our oceans, and could be a powerful way to help combat climate change."
Harm Holman
Member of Parliament for the party NSC (Nieuw Sociaal Contract)
House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature
Kajsa Olsson
Head of Marketing at Nordic SeaFarm
"Seaweed is an underused resource and it is our job to make it truly available to the masses".
Robert Carleke
Innovation Ventures Manager at Inter IKEA Group
Alex Kruiter
Managing director Royal Smilde
Expert at Seaweed for Food
HAIK VAN EXEL
CEO at Hortimare & Expert Session Production
"We need focus and work jointly on our most urgent issues. Let’s make a solid plan and stick to it as an industry.”
Joost Wouters
CEO at The Seaweed Company
"It is time to start seeing the seaweed industry as a new branche of agriculture."
FRANCK HENNEQUART
CSO at Algaia & Expert Session Biostimulants
"There is a bright future in biostimulants for cultivated seaweeds if we take the right approach.”
DeniZ Ficicioglu
CEO & Co-founder at BettaFish & Expert Session food
"Save the fish in the ocean and get people used to eating seaweed."
Foppe Wiersma
Chief Culinary Officer Seaweed at Food Solutions & Expert Session Food
"It is time to start looking under water for solutions instead on land."
Remko Hol
Chief Commercial Officer at Olijck Food Solutions
"We are close to a breakthrough of seaweed food solutions into mainstream food markets."
Alwin B Kool
CEO & co-owner Dutch Seaweed Group
“Europe's seaweed revolution won't thrive on innovation alone—without bold moves to build markets and sales, it risks drifting like untapped potential in the tide."
zAyla de Heney
Seaweed Sourcing & Commercial Account manager at Notpla
"Cultivated seaweeds are the resource of choice for our future scale-up plans."
Ines Schiller
CEO at Vyld
"Through seaweed products and steward ownership, we can focus on long-term environmental and economic sustainablity."
Eric Roosen
Co-owner Forebel/ Founder Healthy Seas
“We want to achieve real change in the industry. By collaborating with everyone that believes we can do it better than today”
Camila Levy
Global Agronomical R&D Manager
“The use of seaweed extracts as biostimulants is still far from their full potential in the market."
Kim Kristensen
Founder, CEO, Arctic Seaweed AS
“Arctic have already successful scale-up. We’re ready to supply large scale farms to any farmer in Europe”
Ana Queirós
Marine and climate change ecologist
Plymouth Marine Laboratories (PML)
“Testing out the carbon and biodiversity potential of seaweed farming in the wild”.
Igino Emmer
Founding Partner
Silvestrum Associates
Sven Rusticus
Founder Seaweedland
"Land based seaweed cultivation ensures a consistent quality and a consistent supply of seaweed."
Pi Nyvall Collén
Directrice Scientifique Olmix Groupe
“Seaweed biostimulants are excellent tools for sustainable agriculture under current climate changes”
Peter Paul Mertens
Ministry of Agriculture – Deputy Director-General Fisheries & Large water bodies
Dutch national government
Pieter Lorwa
Connector, innovator and Food Philosopher
Programme
thursday 3 October
9:30 - 10:00
Why seaweed? Why do we put so much effort in building a European seaweed industry?
10:00 - 11:00
How do we implement the EU ambitions for seaweed sector on member state level?
We discuss these questions with policymakers at EU and national level and in a panel discussion.
11:00 - 13:00
Enjoy the amazing seaweed products from out members during lunch with a view.
13:00 - 14:00
Get an overview of today’s seaweed production opportunities & challenges
Get inspired by the stories of pioneering seaweed farmers
13:00 - 14:00
Get an overview of today’s opportunities & challenges in seaweed food market
Get inspired by the stories of pioneering seaweed food startups
14:30 - 15:30
Get an overview of today’s opportunities & challenges in seaweed feed market
Get inspired by the stories of pioneering seaweed feed startups as well a main market player
14:30 - 15:30
Get an overview of today’s opportunities & challenges in seaweed biomaterials market
Get inspired by the stories of pioneering seaweed biomaterials startups
14:30 - 15:30
Get an overview of today’s opportunities & challenges in seaweed biostimulant market
Get inspired by the stories of pioneering seaweed biostimulant startups as well a main market player
11:00 - 19:00
At North Sea Seaweed there are dedicated match making sessions. The goal is to meet new clients, investors or partners and introduce your seaweed solution to them.
At the end of the conference, you will go home with follow-up actions, new valuable contacts and new ideas to help grow your business.
11:00 - 19:00
At the Seaweed Expo you will discover latest innovations around seaweed, in the diverse markets: Food, Feed, Biomaterials, Biostimulants and technical innovations around production. Smell, feel and taste the potential that seaweed has to offer!
The exhibition will be opened by our event partner Rabobank, Sander Vroom, Sustainable Business Developer
16:00 - 17:30
Royal NNZ will host a pitch to find collaborators to create the first ever seaweed coating on their jute shoppers.
Be inspired by innovative biodegrable solutions
19:00 - 21:30
On the end of the day a conference diner is organized. Enjoy good food, conversations and views.
Tickets for the conference diner are sold separately and available for all attendees.
Sponsors
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