Deck Program 2023 Agenda

WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER

11:30AM

Registration Open

12:00PM

Lunch & Welcome

12:30PM

Modern Boards: What is their role?

Suzanne Ardagh

Director – Board Advisory, Lester Blades 

1:30PM

Building Bridges of Trust in Seafood: Adapting to Evolving Community Expectations 

Courtney Bailey

Training and Advisory Officer, Voconiq 

2:30PM

BREAK

3:00PM

Building Resilience 

Trevor Flint

Director, Capstone Associates 

4:00PM

Money for Life

Matt Hern

Financial Planner, HPH Solutions  

5:00PM

From Catch to Market: The Lobster Processor’s Role 

Evy Yeo

Export Marketing Officer, KB Seafood Company 

6:30PM

DINNER AT MOORE & MOORE CAFE

THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER

8:30AM

Breakfast

8:30AM

Navigating the Future: Innovations in Lobster Boat Design and Technology

Jayden Mair

Managing Director, Global Marine Design

9:00AM

History and Biology of the Western Rock Lobster 

Simon de Lestang

Principal Research Scientist, DPIRD

10:00AM

BREAK

10:15AM

Decoding Sustainable Fishing: Beyond the Buzzword 

Matt Watson

Senior Fisheries Program Manager, Asia Pacific, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) 

11:00AM

A Snapshot of the Lobster Industry Today 

Greg Hart

Director, Wild Oceans 

11:45AM

From Water Ski Instructor to Fisheries Director – A Unique Journey  

Nathan Harrison

Director, Aquatic Resource Management, DPIRD

12:30pM

CLOSING REMARKS & LIGHT LUNCH

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