08:30 – 09:30 Registration of Participants

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and opening
Conference Chairman, Prof. Stefano Cataudella, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

09:40 - 09:55 The growth of aquaculture – a global perspective
Mr. Jochen Nierentz, Senior Fisheries Industry Officer, FAO GLOBEFISH

09:55 – 10:10 Inland aquaculture from a Central and Eastern European perspective
Dr. Laszlo Varadi, Director, HAKI, Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation, Hungary

10:10 – 10:25 Inland aquaculture, new species at the horizon
Dr. Mario Pazzaglia, Agroittica Lombarda, Italy

10:25 – 10:40 Marine aquaculture from a Mediterranean perspective
Mr. Bertrand Kirsch, Culmarex, Spain

10:40 – 10:55 Marine aquaculture in Turkey
Mr. Levent Kayi, Fjord Marin, Turkey

10:55 – 11:15 Discussion

11:15 – 12:05 Coffee

12:05 – 12:25 Consumers - trends in consumer preferences, role of the media
Dr. Wim Verbeke, SEAFOODplus, Ghent University, Belgium

12:25 – 12:40 Discussion

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:30 Aquaculture Management from the producers and administrators perspectives
• Real life issues in aquaculture in Croatia– Zelimir Filic and Neda Skakelja – Croatia

• Real life issues in inland aquaculture – Ms Luz Arregui, Spain

• Introduction Prof. Dr Constantin Vamvakas, Adviser to the Director General, European Commission, Directorate-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

14:30 – 15:00 Panel Discussion - Invited guests from EU, governments and associations
• Prof. Dr Constantin Vamvakas, Adviser to the Director General, European Commission, Directorate-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
• Dr. Ivan Katavic, Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Croatia
• Dr. Riccardo Rigillo, Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Policies, Italy
• Dr. Pier Antonio Salvador, President, Italian Fish Farmers Association, Italy
• Dr. Alberto López, General Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain
• Dr. Hüseyin Velioglu, General Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Turkey
• Mr. Beyhan Tosun, Deputy President, Federation of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Turkey

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee

15:30 – 15:45 Building national and regional strategies- Integrated Coastal Zone Management with Focus on Aquaculture
Ms Vlasta Franicevc, Head of Unit, Marine Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Croatia

15:45 – 16:00 Building national and regional strategies
Ms Paloma Carballo and Mr Clive Dove, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain

16:00 - 16:10 Toward a sustainable aquaculture development in the Mediterranean: challenges and responces by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - Committee on Aquaculture (GFCM/CAQ)
Mr. François René, Vice President GFCM/CAQ

16:10 – 16:30 Discussion and conclusion

19:30 Reception Dinner for participants at the
Future Aquaculture Conference

09:00 – 09:30 Coffee

09:30 – 09:50 Sustainability in aquaculture – the need to involve stakeholders
Mr. Alistair Lane, Executive Director, European Aquaculture Society

09:50 – 10:10 Sustainable technology – feed
Mr. Giovanni Serrini, Export Manager, Skretting, Italy

10:10 – 10:30 Sustainable technology – recirculation
Mr. David Fletcher, Mon Aqua Tech Ltd.

10:30 – 10:50 Research in Aquaculture
Mr. Antoine Dosdat, EFARO

10:50– 11:20 Coffee

11:20 – 11:35 Project Alto Adriatico
Dr. Aldo Tasselli, Regione Emilia-Romagna

11:35 – 11:50 AQUA.E.TREA.T.: an European Collective Research Project For Improving Aquaculture Sustainability
Dr. Vincenzo Zonno, University of Lecce

11:20 – 12:20 Panel Discussion
Highlights of topics from previous sessions, leading to integrated conclusions and recommendations

12:20 – 12:30 Conclusions and recommendations
Prof. Stefano Cataudella, University of Rome Tor Vergata &
Mr. Victor Hjort, Eurofish


14:00 – 17:00 Technical visits to sea bass/bream and trout farms
(for the participants who registered in advance)