2016 Seafood Summit

PLEASE NOTE: This is a snapshot of the conference. A final agenda will be available shortly.

February 16 (Day 1)

10:00 – 12:00 pm – Registration

1:00 – 1:20 pm – Summit Welcome

1:20 – 1:40 pm – Keynote, Sonia Strobel, Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery

1:40 – 2:00 pm – Examining Our Values, Brett Tolley, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance 

2:00 – 3:00 pm – Marketplace of Ideas

3:00 – 3:30 pm – Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm – Marketplace of Ideas

4:30 – 4:45 pm – Wrap-up, Logistics & Overview of Day Two

5:00 – 6:00 pm – Networking Happy Hour

6:30 – 9:00 pm – Seafood Showcase and Welcome Dinner at the Culinary Institute of Virginia

February 17 (Day 2)

8:00 am – Breakfast (at Hotel)

8:30 – 8:45 am –Warm up activity, Niaz Dorry and Shira Tiffany, Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance 

9:20 – 10:50 am – Session I Workshops

I. Strategic Frameworks, Kelly Sayce (Strategic Earth Consulting) and Marc Purchin (Purchin Consulting)

II. Marketing and traceability, Joe Falcone (FishLine), Molly Bajgot (Red’s Best), Paula Moughton (Fresher)

III. Operational Systems and Human Resources, Chris Kantowicz (Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery)

IV. Working with restaurants and other institutional buyers, Leslie Clements and Karen Burns ((Sensible Seafood Program at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center), Jason Congleton (Sodexo), Dan Elinan (Catch 31 Fish House and Bar and Salacia at the Hilton Virginia Beach
Oceanfront), Patrick Evans-Hylton (Coastal Virginia Magazine; Media Awards Judge at the James Beard Foundation), Daniel Vogt (Big Island Aquaculture/Vogt Oyster Company)

11:00 – 12:30

I. Business Planning, Stephanie Webb (UC Santa Cruz)

II. Storytelling in the Digital Age, Maria Finn (Real Good Fish)

III. Product Management Tools, Tim Sheehan (Gulf of Maine, Inc.), Stacy Duty (Weigh & Pay Solutions)

IV. Principles and Core Values in Practice, Brett Tolley (Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance), Joshua Stoll (University of Maine)

12:30 -1:30 pm – Lunch!

1:30 – 3:00 pm – Understanding the Role Direct Marketing and Community Supported Fisheries Play in Supporting Local Economies, Alison Witter (University of British Columbia)

3:00 – 3:30 pm – Session III Workshops

I. Raising Capital, Arno Hesse (Credibles & Slow Money), Niaz Dorry (Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance), Kelly Harrell (Alaska Marine Conservation Council)

II. Future trends and opportunities: Where will we be in five or ten years? Erik Chapman (University of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Sea Grant)

III. Herding Herring: Choosing the right organizational structure for your CSF and getting your board, staff and members heading in the same direction, Lynda Brushett

5:45 – 7:00 pm – Dinner (on your own)

7:00 – Late – Night Owls Social Networking

February 18 (Day 3)

8:00 am – Breakfast (at Hotel)

9:00 – 9:15 am – Welcome & Overview of the Day

9:15 – 10:45 pm – Principles and Values: Sharing What We’ve Learned, Brett Tolley (North Atlantic Marine Alliance)

11:00 – 11:45 pm – Next Steps: How do we keep up momentum? What can LocalCatch.org do to help?

11:45 – 12:00 pm – Reflection

12:00 pm – Conference Adjourns

1:00 pm – North Carolina field trip crew departs!

Through the generous donations of our sponsors, a limited number of travel awards were available for fishermen/women to attend the 2016 summit.

Twenty summit participants participated in a 3-day field excursion to coastal North Carolina starting on Friday afternoon at the conclusion of the conference. This field trip was organized by North Carolina Sea Grant and NC Catch. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about the innovative direct marketing strategies being used in the region and showcase some of the challenges and opportunities that small-scale fishers face.

A brief itinerary is as follows:

February 18 – Norfolk, VA to Cape Hatteras, NC

February 19 – Cape Hatteras, NC to Ocracoke Island, NC to Cedar Island, NC to Beaufort, NC

February 20 – Beaufort, NC to Harker’s Island, NC to Norfolk, VA

A full itinerary can be downloaded here.