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Dr. Ruben Avendaño

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

Aquaculture Engineer and PhD in Biology, Full Professor at Universidad Andrés Bello, with a recognized track record in applied research in aquaculture health. He has led the Laboratory of Aquatic Organism Pathology and Aquaculture Biotechnology for more than a decade and is a Principal Investigator at the Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR). His work focuses on aquatic animal diseases, bacterial pathology, responsible use of antimicrobials, and the development of biotechnological tools and vaccines, and he is an international reference in bacterial diseases of fish. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the INCAR² Applied Research Center, where he leads the fish diseases and antimicrobial resistance research line.

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Manuela Erazo Bobenrieth

National Coordinator of the GEF Marine Coastal Governance Project in Chile
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Social anthropologist and holds a Master’s degree in Environment from the University of Melbourne. She has more than ten years of experience in marine and coastal governance and planning, facilitating participatory processes aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of marine ecosystems. She currently serves as National Coordinator of the GEF Marine Coastal Governance Project in Chile, implemented by FAO together with the Ministry of Environment, the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture, and SERNAPESCA, where she leads initiatives to strengthen coastal governance, marine spatial planning, and the development of a sustainable blue economy.

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Paw Petersen

CEO
OxyGuard International A/S

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

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Ramiro Mendoza

Founding Partner
Momag Abogados

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Dra. Liane Bassini

Vicepresident
Association of Veterinarians Linked to Aquaculture (MEVEA)

Researcher with expertise in genetics and genomics applied to health and productivity improvement in fish.