Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the largest aquaculture event in the Southern Hemisphere!
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the largest aquaculture event in the Southern Hemisphere!
Gonzalo Ibáñez has served since 2010 as an International Regulatory Analyst at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), based at its office in Santiago, Chile, where he has developed a strong track record in regulatory affairs, food safety, and international trade. Throughout his career, he has worked as a food and regulatory expert for major multilateral organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). He has also served as Chile’s Agricultural Attaché in Brazil, India, and the United States, strengthening international regulatory cooperation and market access initiatives. Mr. Ibáñez is an Agricultural Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, holds a Master’s degree in Agrarian Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), and completed advanced training in Trade Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. His professional contributions have been recognized with nine awards from the U.S. Department of State for outstanding service. In 2023, the FDA granted him a Special Recognition for his collaboration in advancing the U.S. Congressional mandate regulatory partnership project for shrimp with Ecuador, underscoring his leadership and impact in international regulatory cooperation.
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Agronomist Engineer with a specialization in Agricultural Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Founder and CEO of Empresas Agrotop. With a distinguished career in southern Chile’s agro-industrial sector, she has led the integration of the value chain from seed production to the manufacturing of oils and industrial food products, while promoting the international expansion of Chilean agricultural exports. She was the second woman in history to join the board of the National Agriculture Society (SNA) and has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by EY and Icare.
Leading academic and researcher in fish nutrition and physiology in aquaculture, and an Associate Professor at the Universidad de Chile. His work focuses on optimizing nutrient utilization to enhance production efficiency and sustainability in aquaculture systems.
