INFOFISH Unveils Speaker Lineup For TUNA 2026
INFOFISH has updated the speakers for TUNA 2026, with 34 industry leaders to discuss key issues shaping the global tuna sector at the event to be held in Bangkok in two weeks.
Among the speakers is Henk Brus, CEO of Netherlands-based Pacifical, which specializes in tuna traceability and supply-chain verification. Brus will explore how shared digital traceability infrastructure can create a more connected, transparent, and resilient tuna value chain. Julio Morón Ayala, Managing Director of Spanish purse-seine association OPAGAC/AGAC, will speak on key regulatory developments, including the implementation of the EU CATCH system.
Tim Anastasopoulos, Senior Procurement Category Manager at Simplot Global Food Group, will address the evolving Australian canned tuna market, including changing consumer preferences and sustainability expectations. Neil Bohannon, Chief Procurement Officer at Princes Group, will discuss the developments in the UK market and how global supply chain disruptions, trade policy, and sustainability expectations are influencing procurement strategies.
Marcelo Hidalgo, Chief Operating Officer of FIA PNG, will share insights from Papua New Guinea's pioneering industry-wide carbon footprint assessment and its role in supporting a more sustainable future for global tuna fisheries. Martin Purves, Managing Director of the International Pole & Line Foundation, will present the latest insights on decarbonization opportunities in small-scale tuna fisheries.
Jayson Berryhill, CEO and co-founder of Wholechain, will also speak at the gathering.
Some of the other speakers are Harold Cooklin, Procurement Director at Thai Union Group Public Company Limited, Scott Maltby, Global Division Manager, Shino Foods, and Nicolas Guichoux, Chief Program Officer at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Juan Alonso Escuris, Vice President at Jealsa Foods S.A.U. will also speak at the event.
Atuna reported previously on keynote speaker Manuel Barange, Assistant Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and Director of its Fisheries and Aquaculture Division.
Several technology companies working closely with the tuna industry will also be represented at the event. Earlier this month, Atuna reported on some of them and the topics that they will delve into at TUNA 2026.
TUNA 2026 will be hosted at the Shangri-La Hotel from September 14 to 16 under the theme ‘Strengthening Value Chain Synergies, Blue Economy, and Sustainability across the Global Tuna Industry.’
You can register for the event through the INFOFISH website.