Norway-Japan Seafood Seminar 2025

Arrangementet gir japanske og norske sjømataktører en unik mulighet til å få innsikt i de nyeste utviklingene og trendene innen sjømatindustrien.

Gjennom inspirerende foredrag, nettverksbygging og diskusjoner, vil deltakerne kunne utveksle kunnskap og erfaringer som kan bidra til å styrke samarbeidet mellom Japan og Norge.

Bli med oss for å utforske nye muligheter i sjømatsektoren!

Hotell Gajoen i Tokyo er rammen for både Sjømatrådets seminar og Innovasjon Norges seminarer. Kvelden avsluttes med en felles mottakelse samme sted.

Vårt seminar er en del av "Norway Days" under Expo 2025 i Japan. Les mer om programmet hos Innovasjon Norge. Innovasjon Norge har fler egne seminarer disse dagene. Du finner dem listet i lenka over.

I Japan er Norge bredt kjent for tre ting: laks, makrell og fantastisk natur.

PROGRAM NORWAY AQUACULTURE SEMINAR 

Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Open seminar with a brief update from Norwegian aquaculture companies.  

Hosts – Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås, Director of Business Support and Mr. Børge Lotre, Director Market Insight & Market access, Norwegian Seafood Council

• Overview of Norwegian aquaculture production, Mr. Børge Lotre, Director Market Insight & Market access, NSC  

• Salmon production, Mr. Sverre Søraa, CEO, Coast Seafood AS 

• Fjord Trout production, Mr. Koki Yotsui, Director Japan, Lerøy  

• Snow Cod, production, Mr. Ola Kvalheim, CEO, Ode

• Q&A with all speakers  

  
   

PROGRAM NORWAY SEAFOOD SEMINAR 

Time: 15:00 – 18:00 

Norway Seafood Seminar: Securing tasty and healthy seafood   
Overview: In a world with increased trade barriers, seafood consumption is on the decline world-wide. How will international trends impact the trade with seafood between Japan and Norway  

• Welcome by Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås, Director of Business support, NSC

• Opening remarks  

  • Address 1. Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ms. Ranghild Sjoner Syrstad, State Secretary  

  • Address 2. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hidenori Nakahira, Director, Fisheries Processing Industries and Marketing Division, Fisheries Agency of JAPAN 

15:30 - 16:15 World-Trade on seafood – trends and threats 

• Presentation “An overview of world-trade on seafood”, Mr Jan Eirik Johnsen, NSC 
• Panel discussions: 
  • Moderator; Mr. Børge Lotre, Director Market Insight and Market Access, NSC
  • Pelagia CSO, Rolf Kristian Våge
  • Ocean Supreme Sales Manager Japan & SE Asia, Elisabeth Haugen
  • KYOKUYO CO., LTD. Manager Marine Products Business Section 2,  
    Taiki Sawada
  • Shokuryu Co., Ltd.   Manager Overseas Trade Development Department, Sec 3, Bunsaku Nishina  

16:15 – 16:30 Q&A 

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break 

17:00 – 17:45 Seafood consumption trends world-wide and in Japan

• Seafood consumption trends
  Mr. Paul Tsai, Market Advisor, Fishery Section, Norwegian Embassy, Tokyo
• Panel discussion:
  Moderator:
  Mr. Johan Kvalheim, Counsellor, Fishery Section Norwegian Embassy, Tokyo
• Panelists:
  • Moderator; Norwegian Embassy, Counsellor, Johan Kvalheim
  • Past Norwegian Trade Council, Project Japan, Market Researcher, Bjørn Eirik Olsen
  • Ode, CEO, Ola Kvalheim
  • Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union, Sustainability Strategy Dept. Brand Strategy Div., Satoshi Matsumoto
  • Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd., Merchandiser, Group Merchandise Strategy & Planning Division, Seven Premium Development Strategy & Planning Department, Yuto Mabuchi 
  • Kura Sushi, Inc., Director & General Manager Public Relations, Advertising & IR Division, Hiroyuki Okamoto 

17:45 – 17:55  Q&A 

NORWEGIAN SEAFOOD RECEPTION

Time: 18:30 - 21:00

Hosted by The Norwegian Embassy, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Seafood Council.