Shrimp: Markets • Margins • Productivity

Preliminary Program*

The tenth in the series, TARS 2020 will feature a vibrant program with presentations by international experts from the industry and academia in the plenary session. While demand and supply dictate prices and industry wants to optimise margins, we need to look at traditional and emerging markets and recognise seasonal supply and demand. Asia and Latin America pursue different models which determine productivity, carrying capacity and disease mitigation. Should we have different models for different sizes for margin optimisation? A review of genetics, functional feeds, nursery-raised juveniles and sustainability is necessary. In order to improve productivity, we need metrics like big data analyses and artificial intelligence (AI). This is where innovations and startups come in. Financing is still a bottleneck. How do we build confidence to attract investments and reduce risks for the financial industry?

FORMAT

The program for TARS 2020 features:

• 5 Plenary Sessions
  • Session 1: Understanding demand and supply
  • Session 2: Productivity and costs of production: Asia versus Latin American models
  • Session 3: Where is the weakest link?
  • Session 4: Data analyses, AI and innovations
  • Session 5: Investing for the future
• Hard Talk
  Hard-hitting questions on what each stakeholder wants from each other to build alliances, collaborate and integrate.
• 3 Interactive Breakout Roundtable Sessions
  Strategies to improve supply chain productivity; achieving more from less; new technologies and innovation.

*Program subject to change.