SAFET Conference 2026 Program

07:30 to 08:15 PhST – Event check-in open

Check-in to receive your badge and welcome pack in the SAFET booth in the Mactan Ballroom foyer.

07:30 to 08:30 PhST – Breakfast

Grab coffee and a buffet breakfast while networking with colleagues in the onsite restaurant.

08:30 to 09:00 PhST – Opening Ceremony & Keynote

Speaker: SAFET and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Philippines.
Location: Marquee

09:00 to 09:30 PhST – Keynote

Speaker: UK Government
Location: Marquee

09:35 to 10:40 PhST – Panel “The latest developments in Electronic Monitoring”

Location: Marquee

A panel session featuring some of the leading technology innovators, visionary NGOs, and government implementers discussing the latest developments in technology, use cases, and success stories across Electronic Monitoring.

The panel will feature a 10-minute talk from each speaker then 15 minutes for questions from the audience.

Panellists

• Carmelo Lepori, International Business Development, Zunibal
• Pia Jonsson, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Government
• Dan Gilmete, Large-Scale Fisheries Pacific Manager, The Nature Conservancy
• Manuel Menchaca, Head of Business Development, Satlink
• Laetitia Paugam, Strategic Business Development Manager, Sinay

10:40 to 11:00 PhST – Coffee and Network break

Location: Marquee

11:00 to 12:05 PhST – Panel “Technologies enabling effective and efficient enforcement”

Location: Marquee

A panel session highlighting the latest innovations from technology solution providers supporting efficient and effective enforcement and governance in seafood and fisheries.

The panel will feature a 10-minute talk from each speaker then 15 minutes for questions from the audience.

Panellists

• Robin Prussin, Product Manager, Archipelgao
• Paige Roberts, JAC Program Lead, IMCS Network
• Bubba Cook, Policy Director, Sharks Pacific
• Virgil Zetterlind, Director, Protected Seas
• Scott Coughlin, Managing Director, AirScale Marine

12:10 to 13:10 PhST – Panel “SE Asia PSMA implementation and enabling technologies”

Location: Marquee

A panel session to facilitate practitioner exchange on how PSMA is being implemented on the ground, what is proving effective, and where common barriers remain. Drawing on regional experience, it will create space to share approaches, learn across countries, and strengthen relationships that can support more coordinated PSMA delivery and wider regional cooperation, including presenting enabling technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

The panel will be moderated by OceanMind.

Panellists

• Representative, OceanMind
• Representative, Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
• Representative, Thai Department of Fisheries.
• Representative, Cambodia General Directorate of Fisheries.
• Representative, Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

13:10 to 14:00 PhST – Lunch

Lunch and networking in the onsite restaurant.

14:00 to 14:30 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Philippines.
Location: Marquee

14:30 to 15:30 PhST – Lightning Presentations

Location: Marquee

A series of 5-to-10-minute technology briefing presentations from the seafood and fisheries sector’s leading innovation companies.

Presenters

• Gregg Casad, Skylight
• Vishwanie Maharaj, WWF
• Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Trackwell
• Chris Cusack, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Fishing Vessel Observer Network (FVON)
• Faustino Velasco, Satlink

15:30 to 17:30 PhST – Roundtable Sessions

Roundtable topics will be released soon!
Location: Marquee and Mactan

18:30 to 19:30 PhST – Fireside Chat

Topic: Artificial intelligence for seafood and fisheries
Location: Chapel Garden

07:30 to 08:30 PhST – Breakfast

Grab coffee and a buffet breakfast while networking with colleagues in the onsite restaurant.

08:30 to 09:00 PhST – Keynote

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

09:00 to 09:30 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

09:35 to 10:40 PhST – Panel “Streamlining market access using technology”

Location: Marquee

A panel session featuring the latest technology innovations in the seafood and fisheries sector enabling faster, more efficient, lower cost, more compliant market access strategies.

The panel will feature a 10-minute talk from each speaker then 15 minutes for questions from the audience.

Panellists

• Eric Enno Tamm, CEO, This Fish
• Aleksandra Bavdaz, Founder, Sensfish
• Robert Enever, Head of Science, Fishtek Marine
• Hervé Galabert, Fisheries Business Unit Director, CLS
• Additional speaker to be confirmed

10:40 to 11:00 PhST – Coffee and Network break

Location: Marquee

11:00 to 12:00 PhST – Panel “Electronic monitoring and connectivity for crews at sea”

Location: Marquee

A panel session to discuss how fisheries technologies can move from environmental monitoring tools to integrated systems that also support worker protection, crew welfare, and human rights due diligence.

The panel will be moderated by Ocean Outcomes.

Panellists

• Mei-Chin Juan, Ocean Outcomes
• Kimberly Rogovin / Will Kammin, Conservational International
• Representative, The Nature Conservancy or Humanity Research Consultancy
• Representative, Vessel Owner
• Representative, Trader/Retailer

12:05 to 13:05 PhST – Panel “Technology to support standards implementation”

Location: Marquee

A panel session to bring together perspectives from interoperable data standards, sustainability standards, and government to demonstrate how interoperability can be operationalized in practice, leveraging global standards to strengthen assurance systems, support national implementation, and facilitate trade.

The panel will be moderated by the Institute of Food Technologists.

Panellists

• Blake Harris, Managing Director, IFT Global Food Traceability Center
• Huw Thomas, Executive Director, Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST)
• Catherine Pigeon, Senior Supply Chain Innovation Manager, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
• Lia Sugihartini, Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF)

13:05 to 14:00 PhST – Lunch

Lunch and networking in the onsite restaurant.

14:00 to 14:30 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

14:30 to 15:00 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

15:00 to 16:00 PhST – Lightning Presentations

Location: Marquee

A series of 5-to-10-minute technology briefing presentations from the seafood and fisheries sector’s leading innovation companies.

Presenters

• Norichika Kambe, COO, Lighthouse
• Eric Enno Tamm, CEO, This Fish
• Pratheesh T K, Hexlnt Technologies
• Michael Phillips, Director, FutureFish
• Cherry Murillon-Cubacub, CEO, Cawil.Ai

16:00 to 18:00 PhST – Roundtable Sessions

Roundtable topics will be released soon!
Location: Marquee and Mactan

18:30 to 19:30 PhST – Fireside Chat

Topic: to be confirmed
Location: Chapel Garden

07:30 to 08:30 PhST – Breakfast

Grab coffee and a buffet breakfast while networking with colleagues in the onsite restaurant.

08:30 to 09:00 PhST – Keynote

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

09:00 to 09:30 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

09:35 to 10:35 PhST – Panel “Driving Sustainable Livelihoods through Innovation”

Location: Marquee

Panellists

• Baxter Duane Hernandez, Investor Associate, Mana Impact Partners (Moderator)
• Nadea Nabilla, Founder and CEO, Azura Indonesia
• Rebeca Andong, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Bluer Seas
• Elisa Claire Sy, Founder and CEO, E-Primate Inc.

10:35 to 10:55 PhST – Coffee and Network break

Location: Marquee

11:00 to 12:00 PhST – Panel “Technologies and lessons from small scale fisheries”

Location: Marquee

A panel session to showcase lessons learnt and case studies from technology implementation in small scale fisheries.

The panel will feature a 15-minute talk from each speaker then 15 minutes for questions from the audience.

Panellists

• Berenice Garcia Villarreal, Capacity Development Specialist, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Mexico
• Jessie Floren, GIS Specialist, Oceana Philippines
• Kai Garcia Neefjes, Indonesia Lead, International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)

12:05 to 13:05 PhST – Panel “Investing in sustainable fisheries”

Location: Marquee

A panel session led by UK Frontier Tech Hub featuring investors, ventures, and technologists discussing the startup environment facing organisations innovating in the seafood and fisheries sector.

The panel will be moderated by Frontier Tech Hub.

Panellists

• Gita Luz, Head of Global Partnerships, Frontier Tech Hub
• Representatives from the wider investment and technology community

13:05 to 14:00 PhST – Lunch

Lunch and networking in the onsite restaurant.

14:00 to 14:30 PhST – Presentation

Speaker: to be confirmed
Location: Marquee

14:30 to 15:30 PhST – Lightning Presentations

Location: Marquee

A series of 5-to-10-minute technology briefing presentations from the seafood and fisheries sector’s leading innovation companies.

Presenters

• Benjamin So, CEO, Zeal Industries
• Miguel Christian Reyes, Hublag Finance
• Additional speakers to be confirmed

15:30 to 17:00 PhST – Roundtable Sessions

Roundtable topics will be released soon!
Location: Mactan

19:00 to TBD PhST – Closing Ceremony Dinner

Location: Marquee