The AquaTropics Forum is back for its second rendition! Focusing on Health & Nutrition, stakeholders from the aquaculture industry, research and public sector gather to share and discuss the challenges and opportunities in the regional and local tropical aquaculture industry.
Taking place on 24 September at the National University of Singapore’s University Town Auditorium 2, the forum is a platform to connect and sparks ideas with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers who are passionate in building the future of the tropical aquaculture industry.
Whether you are an industry professional, a startup founder, a researcher, or simply curious about tropical aquaculture, we invite you to join us at this event.
Agenda
| 8:00AM | Registration & Welcome Refreshments |
| 9:00AM | Welcome Remarks Mr Damian Chan CEO, Singapore Food Agency |
| 9:10AM | Opening Presentation Aquaculture 2025: An Investor view on a Global Growth Path Mr Marco Fiorini Managing Partner, Bonafide Wealth Management AG |
| 9:50AM | Mentimeter Activity |
| 10:00AM | Tea Break & Networking (Booth and Poster Exhibitions open) |
| 10:30PM | Health – Biosecurity & Disease Management Disease control and Management on small aquaculture farms: Is this sustainable or not as the industry intensifies? Prof Sophie St-Hilaire Professor of Aquatic Animal Health, City University of Hong Kong Tackling Biosecurity and Disease Challenges in Singapore’s Fish Farms Mr Terence Tan Senior Aquaculture Technologies, Prime Aquaculture Overview on health solutions: Learning from Global Success Stories Dr Guo Fuci Site Lead and Associate Director, MSD Animal Health |
| 12:00PM | Nutrition Tilapia farming: an emerging business opportunity for food security, income and employment Dr Ram Bhujel Research Associate Professor and Director of Aqua-Centre, Asian Institute of Technology Functional Feed Additives: Beyond Nutrition Ms Liew Chiow Yen Regional Marketing Manager-Aqua, Greater APAC, DSM-Firmenich |
| 1:00PM | Lunch & Networking |
| 2:30PM | Sharing by Local Solution Providers Sharing of Aquatic Animal Health Services (AAHS) Study Findings Dr Nandhini M Veterinarian, Regulatory Standards & Veterinary Office, Singapore Food Agency Insights on the Scale Drop Disease Virus and Management Strategies Dr Jose Domingos Associate Professor, Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore Development of Innovative Technologies for Aquaculture Water Treatment Prof Hu Jiangyong Professor and Director of the Centre for Water Research, National University of Singapore Strategies to Optimise Feed Intake of Barramundi Dr Richard Le Boucher Director, Commercial Strategy (Aquaculture), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Species-specific feed development for Malabar snapper (Lutjanus malabaricus) Dr Shawn Ngoh Scientist, Urban Food Solutions (Aquaculture) Division, Singapore Food Agency |
| 3:45PM | Panel Discussion |
| 4:45PM | Forum Concludes |