The World Aquaculture Conference and Trade Show is returning to Singapore from 3 – 5 June 2026 at the Singapore EXPO. In conjunction with the return of the conference, we will be having a special complimentary Singapore Aquaculture (AquaTropics) session! The session will take place on 3 June 2026, 11am, at Garnet 212 & 213, Singapore EXPO. The session highlights Singapore’s aquaculture research, technology development, and translational efforts towards sustainable food production.
Programme
| 11:00AM | Welcome Remarks Mr Leong Der Yao DCEO, Singapore Food Agency |
| 11:10AM | Keynote Presentation AQUACULTURE MODELS FOR SINGAPORE INCORPORATED Mr Ronnie Tan U.S. Grains & Bioproduct Council |
| 11:40AM | Latest Industry-Led Innovation Highlights FROM FARMING TO SYSTEMS: ADAPTIVE, CLIMATE-RESILIENT AQUACULTURE Mr John Diener Vertical Oceans |
| 12:00PM | Latest Industry-Led Innovation Highlights MICROBIOME SURVEILLANCE AND HOMEOSTASIS IN RAS SYSTEMS: TOWARDS PREDICTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN AQUACULTURE Dr Michael Voigtmann Singapore Aquaculture Technologies |
| 12.20PM | Latest Industry-Led Innovation Highlights ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE: INNOVATIONS IN SHRIMP AND TROUT FARMING IN SINGAPORE Dr Farshad Shishehchian Blue Aqua |
| 12.40PM | Latest Industry-Led Innovation Highlights TITLE TBC INVE Aquaculture |
| 1:00PM | Lunch (On your own) |
| 2:30PM | Latest Applicable Innovation in Singapore VACCINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR SCALE DROP DISEASE VIRUS IN ASIAN SEABASS (Lates calcarifer) Prof. Laurent Renia A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs |
| 2:50PM | Latest Applicable Innovation in Singapore SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION–DENITRIFICATION (SND) TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS Dr Wang Chuansheng National University of Singapore |
| 3:10PM | Latest Applicable Innovation in Singapore WHERE MATERIALS ENGINEERING MEETS AQUACULTURE: DESIGNING ENCAPSULATION SYSTEMS FOR TARGETED ORAL DELIVERY Prof. Joachim Loo Nanyang Technological University |
| 3:30PM | Refreshment Break |
| 4.00PM | Early R&D: Collaborations in Singapore AQUAPOLIS PROGRAMME TRANCHE 1 R&D – OPTIMISING ASIAN SEABASS RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION IN SINGAPORE THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH Dr Richard Le Boucher Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory |
| 4.20PM | Early R&D: Collaborations in Singapore A DEVELOPMENTAL ATLAS OF ASIAN SEABASS, Lates calcarifer LARVAE FOR STRESS, GROWTH, AND SURVIVAL STUDIES IN THE SINGAPORE CONTEXT Dr Caroline Wee A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology |
| 4.40PM | Early R&D: Collaborations in Singapore MULTIMODAL DATA FUSION FOR EARLY DISEASE AND STRESS DETECTION IN RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS A/Prof Michael Kasper Fraunhofer Singapore Research Centre |
| 5.00PM | Early R&D: Collaborations in Singapore UNDERSTANDING SEX REVERSAL IN ASIAN SEABASS Dr Shubha Vij Republic Polytechnic |
| 5:20PM | Session Concludes |
*Kindly note that the complimentary pass grants access only to the Singapore Aquaculture (AquaTropics) session, Opening Ceremony, and Tradeshow. To attend other conference sessions and enjoy catered refreshments, please register for a Full Conference pass via the World Aquaculture Singapore 2026 website.