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The global seafood market, valued at USD 153.3 billion in 2022 and projected to grow to USD 173.5 billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 2.05%, is predominantly steered by Asia Pacific, holding a commanding 64% market share. This sector’s evolution, propelled by technological strides and evolving consumer preferences, necessitates an amplified focus on knowledge, skills, and R&D, particularly in sustainable fishing, aquaculture, and innovative processing methods. Bangladesh’s fish and fishery products exports in 2020-21 were 482.19 million US dollars. Bangladesh is developing a sustainable and technology-based industry to mark Bangladesh as the next investment hub for the industry.
Time | Topic | Speaker |
10:00 am -10:05 am | Session Introduction by Moderator | Mr. Shyamal Das Managing Director, M.U. Sea Foods Ltd |
10:05 am -10:25 am | Presentation on Global Shrimp Market Scenario (highlighting market size, position, regulation etc.) and opportunity for Bangladesh | Mr. Willem Vander Pijl Managing Director, Global Shrimp Forum |
10:25 am -10:35 am | Q & A | |
10:35 am -10:55 am | Experience sharing of India – highlighting domestication, production, technology and product diversification by industry leader | Mr. Ravi Kumar Yellanki Managing Director, Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited and Vaisakhi Bio-Resources Private Limited |
10:55 am -11:05 am | Q & A | |
11:05 am -11:20 am | Refreshment break | |
11:20 am -11:40 am | Monterey Bay Aquarium Global Oceans Conservation Program: Producer’s benefit and way to engage with the program | Mr. Cormac O’Sullivan Senior Fellow for Global Aquaculture Science, Monterey Bay Aquarium Global Oceans Conversation Program |
11:40 am -11:50 am | Q & A | |
11:50 am -12:10 pm | Government Initiative for the growth of shrimp sector in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdur Rouf, Principal Scientific Officer (FIQC), Department of Fisheries |
12:10 pm -12:20 pm | Q & A | |
12:20 pm -12:30 pm | Closing Remarks by the Chair | H.E. Mr. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, ndc Ambassador Embassy of Bangladesh in Berlin, Germany |
Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rear Admiral (retd.) Md. Khurshed Alam BN currently serves as the Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh. A former two-star Admiral of the Bangladesh Navy, Alam also held the prestigious position of President of the International Seabed Authority Council. In 1991, he was appointed as the Defence Adviser in the Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia. Post-retirement from the Navy, Alam transitioned to the Foreign Ministry's Maritime Affairs Unit on a contractual basis in 2009. Notably, he led the Bangladesh Continental Shelf technical team, overseeing preparations, documentation, and conducting a seismic survey in the Bay of Bengal, culminating in the final submission and presentation to the Commission on the limits of the Continental Shelf of the United Nations. Recognizing his instrumental role in peacefully resolving maritime disputes with neighboring countries Myanmar and India, the Foreign Ministry honored him with the Bangabandhu Medal for Diplomatic Excellence in 2020.
Managing Director, Global Shrimp Forum
Since 2020, Willem is the owner of Shrimp Insights, a leading consulting and intelligence outfit within the shrimp sector. He has travelled across the shrimp industry in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the US for over 10 years. Before starting Shrimp Insights he was co-founder and managing director of Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (Seafood-Tip) and the ShrimpTails magazine which he developed into one of the most well known shrimp industry intelligence platforms. Willem also held positions as aquaculture program developer for Wageningen University and Solidaridad Network, and was the head of Aqua Insights at Aqua-Spark. Willem has one of the most well established networks in the shrimp industry.
Managing Director, Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd.
Enam Chowdhury is a reputed IT expert. He is also director of Bank Asia Ltd, Scan Machinery, COSMOS, ASAP Healthy Food Ltd and Sea Fishers Ltd. He is also a director of Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association. He did graduation on Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Ohio, USA. He started his carrier 30 years backed in EDC, Japan. He has served in PwC and Deustsche Bank.
Managing Director, Lenk Frozen Foods Ltd.
Heiko Lenk has grown in the seafood business since 1981. He has worked for a Thai seafood company from 1981–1992. In years 1993–2002, he was a Managing Director for a Spanish seafood group based in Las Palmas, Canary Island, where he was responsible for North European Sales office in Hamburg, Germany. He founded LENK Frozen Foods (Asia) Co., Ltd in Thailand in 2003, and then a European subsidiary LENK Seafood Services GmbH in Germany in 2006. Since then, he has also established a representative office in Vietnam, and in 2020 he started a daughter company LUNA Seafoods Ltd in Bangladesh.
Director General, Department of Fisheries
Syed Mohammad Alamgir assumed the responsibility of the 20th Director General of the Department of Fisheries in 2023. Prior to joining as Director General, he served as the Chief Scientific Officer (Planning and Evaluation) of the Department of Fisheries. He has held various positions in the Department of Fisheries, including Upazila Fisheries Officer, Deputy Project Director, District Fisheries Officer, Divisional Deputy Director (Dhaka Division), Deputy Director (Administration), Chief Scientific Officer (Planning and Evaluation), and Director (Internal). Syed Mohammad Alamgir has played a notable role as a departmental trainer and module developer. In 2019, he was awarded the National Fisheries Award by the Honorable Prime Minister as a recognition of his contribution to fisheries development, and in the fiscal year 2022-2023, he received the National Integrity Award.
