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Ricardo Arriagada

Regional Director, Los Lagos Region
ProChile

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Dr. Ruben Avendaño

Deputy Director, Applied Research Center
Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR)

Leading academic and researcher in aquatic organism pathology, bacterial diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.

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Dra. Jessica Fuentes

Attorney-at-law
Acuiestudios

Attorney-at-law, Ph.D. in Law and Master’s in Public Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Professor of Constitutional Law since 2006, with published books and articles in specialized legal journals. She has held senior legal positions within Chile’s fisheries and aquaculture institutions, including Head of the Legal Division at the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) and Deputy Legal Director at the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca). She has actively contributed to the drafting and implementation of fisheries and aquaculture legislation and has represented Chile in national and international forums.

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John Marcus

CEO
OXZO

CEO of Oxzo, a company specializing in oxygenation and aeration technologies for aquaculture. With more than 25 years of experience in engineering and aquaculture, he has led the company’s global expansion since 2011, driving the development of patented technologies created in Chile and currently deployed in markets such as Chile, Norway, and Canada. His work focuses on improving productivity, animal welfare, and operational efficiency through technology-driven solutions for aquaculture production.

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Paw Petersen

CEO
OxyGuard International A/S

Executive and engineer specialized in water quality monitoring and control technologies for aquaculture.