Organizing Committee
PATRONS
Shri George Kurian
Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Fisheries
Shri. Saji Cherian
Hon’ble Minister for Fisheries
Culture and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Kerala
Prof. (Dr.) A. Biju Kumar
Vice Chancellor
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)
Prof.(Dr.) K. Dinesh
Registrar
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)
Prof.(Dr.) Radhika Rajasree S.R
Dean, Faculty of Ocean Science and Technology, KUFOS
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)
Shri. G. Chandramouli
Vice Chair
Founder Chairman
Forum of Traditional Fisherman Associations (FOTA)
Dr. C. Suresh Kumar
Vice Chair
General Secretary
Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA)
Prof. (Dr.) K. Padma Kumar
Vice Chair
President
Seaweed Research and Utilization Association (SRUA)
Dr. Abhilash Sasidharan
Joint secretary
Assistant Professor
Department of Fish Processing Technology, KUFOS
Dr Nevin K. G.
Joint secretary
Assistant Professor & Head
Dept. of Marine Bioscience, KUFOS
Dr. Limnamol
Joint secretary
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Marine Biosciences
KUFOS
INTERNATIONAL
Prof. Yujin Jeon
Professor
Jeju National University, South Korea
Hon. Prof. Roy D Palmer
Chief Executive Officer
Profesor Honorario at Universidad Tecnológica del Mar de Tamaulipas Bicentenario
Seafood Consumers Association, Australia
Professor Michael Dillon (Mike Dillon)
Chairman of the World Confederation of Productivity Science
Grimsby, England, United Kingdom
NATIONAL
Dr. Grinson George
Director
ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Kochi, Kerala, India
Dr. George Ninan
Director
ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Technology,
Cochin, Kerala, India
Dr. Bijay Kumar Behera
Chief Executive
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Dr. Kajal Chakraborty
Director
ICAR - National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shri. Shaji K V
Chairman
NABARD
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Dr. Vaibhav A. Mantri
Sr. Principal Scientist
Central salt and marine chemical research Institute (CSMCRI)
Shree Gijubhai Badheka Rd, Takhteshwar, Vidhyanagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Dr. Balakrishnan Nair T.M
Director
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Shri. Dodda Venkata Swamy IAS
Chairman
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Dr. Shine Kumar C.S.
Director
National Institute of Fishery Post Harvest and Training (NIPFHATT)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Dr. Mridula Devi
Director
ICAR - Central Institute for Women in Agriculture
Odisha, India
Dr Rajarshi Roy Burman
Project Director (DKMA) / Additional Charge
Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture (DKMA)
New Delhi
Prof. K.P.Sudheer
Ex Officio Principal Secretary S&T Department
Executive Vice President KSCSTE
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala