We have the great pleasure to invite you to the very first Paris Seafood Seminar – an arena for French and Norwegian players in seafood trade to meet and network.
PROGRAM
08.15 Doors open
Registration and French breakfast (café et croissants)
09.00 Program start 
Programme moderator: Marie Visot, Editor in Chief, Le Figaro
SESSION 1: Trade Relations and the Macro-Economic Situation
- Welcome to Paris Seafood Seminar 2025
Sigrid Philippart, Director France, Norwegian Seafood Council - Opening remarks
Niels Engelschiön, Ambassador of Norway to France - Why seafood should feed the world
Martin Skaug, Communications Director, Norwegian Seafood Council - What is France's economic future in a changing world?
Thomas Porcher, Economist and Author, Associate professor at the Paris School of Business
Coffee break
SESSION 2: The French Seafood Market Towards 2030
- The seafood market in France: status, trends, and challenges
Fanny Rousselin-Rousvoal, Editor in Chief, Produits de la Mer - Seafood supply chain trends and trade dynamics
Eivind Hestvik Brækkan, Seafood analyst, Norwegian Seafood Council - Seafood for a healthy future: how feed, welfare & sustainability shape salmon farming
Magnus Åsli, Director of Sustainability and Quality, Cermaq Norway - Panel discussion:
France - Norway Seafood Trade: Perspectives on seafood supply and demand towards 2030
French seafood buyers’ perspectives on demand
Moderated by Fanny Rousselin-Rousvoal, Editor in Chief, Produits de la Mer
(in French – translated to English)
- Arnaud Desanges, Director Seafood at Refaly, group Pomona and Vice-President, Wholesale, France Filière Pêche
- Pierre Commère, Director General of Fish Industry at Pact'Alim, representing the salmon smoking industry in France
Norwegian seafood suppliers’ perspectives on supply
Moderated by Martin Skaug, Director of Communication, Norwegian Seafood Council
(In English – translated to French)
- Magnus Åsli, Director of Sustainability and Quality, Cermaq Norway
- Morten Hyldborg Jensen, CEO, Nordic Group
- Lene Fammestad, Head of Distribution, Lerøy Seafood
- Seafood in modern high end French cuisine
Michelin Star chef, Guillaume Sanchez, the owner and chef at restaurant NE/SO in Paris
Lunch and mingling
SESSION 3: The French Seafood Consumer Towards 2030
- Home consumption and trends
Grégoire Baudrier, Client Service Director, Kantar Worldpanel, France - Protein and seafood product development in retail
Pauline Descubes, Consultante Analytique, Nielsen IQ France - The food service sector in France
Clémentine Charbonnier, Consultante, Chargée d'études marketing et restauration, Gira, France - Panel discussion: How to adapt to changing consumer behavior?
Moderated by Fabrice Barreau, CEO, FB CAP
- Jean-Michel Formwald, Director Eastern France, SuperU
- Stanislas Giraud, CEO, Labeyrie
- Amaury de Lepinau, CEO, Top Atlantique
Coffee break
SESSION 4: Innovation for a Sustainable Future
- The future for aquaculture in Norway: challenges and possibilities
Mari Skuggedal Myksvoll, Head of Research, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research - Feed and its impact on sustainability for sea and land-based aquaculture in Norway
Leif Kjetil Skjæveland, Manager of Sustainability and Public Affairs, Skretting Norway - Innovation in cod farming: the Ode story
Ola Kvalheim, CEO & Founder, Ode
- Closing remarks
Sigrid Philippart, Director France, Norwegian Seafood Council