7:30 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:00
Archdeacon Harvey Ruru, Lucas Evans(MC), Clare Bradley(ANZSA)
9:00 - 10:00
Global Market Updates & New Projects
- Peter Green, The Paxtier Report and Hatch Blue (Sponsored by Greenwave Aotearoa)
Seaweed Social Licence
- Paul Dobbins, World Wildlife Fund US
Designing Seaweed Farms and Software
- Dean Steinke, DSA Oceans
Q&A facilitated by Richard Laverty, ANZSA
10:00 - 10:38
The Potential and Challenges of Land-Based Microalgae Cultivation
- Benoit Guieysse, Nutrition from Water
Highlights and Challenges of CH4 Global's Asparagopsis Enterprise
- Octavio Perez-Garcia, GH4 Global
Land-based Ulva Production Update
- Marie Magnusson, University of Waikato
Q&A facilitated by Blair Wolfgram, Ocean Bluff
Morning Tea 10:40 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:32
Building a Seaweed Industry - Key Takeaways From Years 1 - 3
- Dr Haydn Read, Te Whanau-a-Apanui
A 28 Year Old Seaweed Business - Value, Volume or Both?
- Clare Bradley, Agrisea Limited
11:33 - 12:10
Global Seaweed Workstreams of the Nature Conservancy
- Rob Major, The Nature Conservancy
Building from Bluff
- Felicity Perry, Kelp Blue Aotearoa
Q&A facilitated by Dave Taylor, AQNZ
Lunch and Student posters 12:10 - 1:10
1:11 - 1:48
MPI - Biosecurity New Zealand Update
- John Walsh, MPI
Accessing Seaweed For Farming - Walkthrough of selected species.
- Hsiao-Heng (Tony) Pan, MPI
Q&A facilitated by Alex Pressman
1:49- 2:00
Hear from businesses already commercialising seaweed products. What are the opportunities they see, what challenges do they face, what is needed next?
Pacific Harvest Edible Seaweeds
- Hayley Fraser-Mackenzie, Pacific Harvest
Octacle
- Kat Greager, Octacle
2:00 - 2:35
Greenwave Aotearoa Update
- Rebecca Barclay and Ryan Marchington, Greenwave Aotearoa
Farming Future & Past Panel Discussion
- Mick Norton, Bruce Hearn, Roger Beattie
Q&A facilitated by Lucas Evans
2:35 - 3:35
Seaweed Research at Cawthron
- Cecilia Biancacci, Cawthron
The Blue Economy: Farming seaweeds Offshore
- Lindsey White, AUT
Novel Algal Extracts
- Chelsea Vickers, Victoria University of Wellington
Undaria’s Functional Fucoidans
- Jun Lu, University of Auckland
Macrocystis Aquaculture
- Matthew De Roe, University of Otago
Q&A facilitated by Prof. Richard Furneaux, Victoria University of Wellington
Afternoon Tea 3:35 - 4:05
4:05 - 4:15
Presented by Tāne Bradley & Richard Furneaux
4:16 - 4:24
Volker Kuntzsch, Cawthron
4:25 - 4:30
Clare Bradley, ANZSA Chair
4:30 - 5:00
Richard Laverty, ANZSA Secretary
Networking and Drinks 5:00 - 6:30