Wild Seafood Exchange Agenda

2009 Wild Seafood Exchange Agenda
As of January 26th, 2009

8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast: Registration and Networking

9:00-10:30 Restaurants Speak: Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
Representatives from local area restaurants will discuss how they choose product and suppliers of wild seafood. Attendees will learn how restaurants source and portion their product, what kind of delivery methods and volumes they require, and what kind of environmental stewardship assurances they look for from fishermen and suppliers.
Moderator: Peter Philips, Publisher, Fishermen’s News.
Panelists:        Jon Rowley, Taylor Shellfish Farms
                        Eric Hellner, Executive Chef, Elliott’s
                        Anthony Hubbard, Executive Chef, Chow Foods (invited)
                        Omar Feild, Ivars (invited)

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break and Networking

10:45-12:00: Small Business Panel
Learn how your colleagues have established successful independent commercial fishing, processing and marketing companies.
Moderator:      Pete Granger, Washington Sea Grant
Panelists:        Mark Burns, Integrated Marine Systems
Jeff Feldner, Albacore Coop, Newport, OR
                        Bob Winters, Bristol Bay Processor (invited)
                        Sunny Rice, Alaska Sea Grant

12:00-1:30 Lunch and Roundtable discussions;
Enjoy a wild seafood lunch while participating in small group discussion of no more than 8 people with an expert lead. Topics to include, insurance for the small fisherman, public financing and grants, developing a print advertising and marketing campaign, distribution methods, care and handling, value-added processing, new equipment, selling through the farmers market system …and more!

1:30-2:15 Small Business Plans for the Independent Fisherman
Learn how to set up a business plan, develop financials, access funding establish and organize a coop, choose a processor, develop and run a distribution system—all essential to a successful small fishing business.
Glenn Haight, Alaska Sea Grant

2:15-2:45 Coffee Break and Networking

2:45-4:30 Setting up and Running an online Marketing Operation
Moderator: Dave Rowland, Klassen Engine
Panelists TBA

4:30-5:00 Organizers Q&A
Help us craft next year’s event. Tell us what you liked, what you didn’t and what you’d like to see in the way of future programming.
Facilitators, Pete Granger and Peter Philips

5:00-7:00 Networking Reception.
An opportunity to relax and talk one-on-one with presenters and fellow commercial fishermen about the days discussion over drinks and appetizers.

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