Diego Orellana is the former International Project Coordinator for the GEF-UNDP Global Marine Commodities project. Diego has experience implementing/coordinating projects, and his main areas of work are fisheries governance, facilitate public-private alliances and the use of market-based tools for sustainable fisheries. He is passionate about sustainable supply chains, and has experience in fisheries, agriculture, conservation, and rural development while working at different work environments (industry, academia, and government).

Kathya Tennison Padovani is a Fisheries Engineer specialized in Total Quality and Productivity. She has more than 20 years of experience in quality, management systems and regulatory affairs in companies related to the production and marketing of food from human and animal consumption. She currently works in the aquaculture sector, as Quality and Management Systems Manager of Vitapro S.A.

Braddock Spear is responsible for key work streams in SFP's overall portfolio of activity, including aquaculture, human rights, management policies for industrial fisheries in developed countries, Supply Chain Roundtables, relationships with other NGOs and stakeholders, and policy on sustainability standards and other sustainable seafood issues.

For eight years prior to SFP, Braddock worked at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. At the Commission, Braddock developed an expertise in US fisheries management and coordinated the legislative program. He holds a BS in marine biology from the University of Maryland and an MA in marine affairs from the University of Rhode Island.

I have a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's degree on Business Administration.

I am in the fishing business since 1994 in a Fishing company: Empresa Pesquera Polar S. A. in Ecuador.

At the moment I hold the position of Director of the company. Since 2016 I was appointed as president of the Small Pelagic Commission of the National Chamber of Fishing (CNP) in Ecuador.

Since 2018 I also preside the Small Pelagic's Fisheries Improvement Project of Ecuador.

Aisla Jones is the Fisheries& Aquaculture Manager at Co-op UK, overseeing the responsible sourcing of fisheries and aquaculture supply chains. After graduating with an MSc in Marine Biology from Bangor University, she worked there as a research assistant on priority research areas for aquaculture supply chains. Aisla has varied experience working with several NGO's including WWF- UK and sits on the Marin Trust governing body committee. Alongside her current role, Aisla is undertaking a Nuffield Farming Scholarship focusing on responsible sourcing of aquaculture feed.

Liz Selig is the Deputy Director at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University. Her work focuses on the intersection of environmental and social sustainability in marine ecosystems, including understanding social-ecological feedbacks in ocean health, marine resource conflicts, and patterns in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) and labor abuses in fisheries. She is part of the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS) science team and the core team that developed the Blue Food Assessment, a scientific analysis of the contribution of aquatic foods to sustainable food systems. Previously, she has worked for Conservation International, the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Resources Institute.

Global thought leader for fisheries sustainability in the developing world. 14 years on the ground in S.E. Asia developing business models that help industry drive sustainable behavior on the water and in supply chains. Proponent of systems change vs piecemeal solutions. Champion of ground up change recognizing weak rule of law in Asia. 40 years in seafood industry as fleet owner, processor importer, exporter, fisheries management implementer.

David K. Schorr is the Senior Manager of WWF’s Transparent Seas Project, focused on combating illegal fishing and promoting sustainable seafood by transforming the traceability of seafood and the transparency of fishing activities. David previously served on the leadership team of WWF’s network-wide Smart Fishing Initiative and, from 2001 to 2011, was a Senior Fellow at WWF-US and an independent consultant serving NGO, IGO, and governmental clients. David has expertise in international fisheries governance and in issues surrounding globalization and the environment. For over a decade, David guided WWF’s groundbreaking advocacy to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. From 1993 until 2002 David directed WWF’s Sustainable Commerce Program, focused on the environmental aspects of international trade and investment policies. Prior to joining WWF, David practiced law in Washington, D.C., representing developing country governmental clients on international legal and political matters. In the 1980s, he lived and worked in Europe as a nuclear weapons policy analyst and co-authored the book How Nuclear Weapons Decisions Are Made (MacMillan 1986). A graduate of the Yale Law School and of Oberlin College, David has taught courses on basic trade law and on trade and environment as a member of the adjunct faculties of the Georgetown University Law Center and the American University Washington College of Law.

Dr Tom Pickerell is a marine biologist with nearly 20 years' experience in seafood sustainability, including wild fisheries and shellfish aquaculture, certification schemes and consumer guides, and social responsibility in seafood. Before becoming the Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance, he was the Global Tuna Director for the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and led SFP's fresh & frozen and canned tuna programs. Previous to that, he worked in a variety of roles at several NGOs and the UK government. Dr Pickerell is the founder of Tomolamola Consulting Ltd., a sustainable seafood advisory service for businesses.

Erin is a Senior Project Director at FishWise, empowering companies to catalyze environmental and social supply chain improvements. In conjunction with the development of the Roadmap for Improving Seafood Ethics (RISEseafood.org), she has helped expand FishWise's work incorporating human rights due diligence into companies' corporate responsibility programs for more holistic sustainability. Prior to FishWise, Erin was a wild fisheries specialist with the New England Aquarium. With nearly a decade of experience executing innovative seafood sustainability partnerships, Erin has worked with retail, hospitality, and mid-supply chain audiences globally. She holds a BA in Environmental Analysis and Policy from Boston University.

Rob Johnson is a seafood sustainability professional that brings together a comprehensive background of markets-based solution-oriented sustainable seafood program development, business partnership leadership, and industry procurement and supply chain management. He has experience and expertise with certification and rating programs, improvement projects, seafood supply chain dynamics, and resilience and systems thinking. Rob has a Master's degree in Natural Resource and Ecosystem Management from Stockholm University, and is a strong advocate for pre-competitive collaboration and collective impact work. Rob lives on the ocean in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Dr. Jack Kittinger is the Vice President of the Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Program in Conservation International's Center for Oceans and a Professor of Practice in Arizona State University's Global Futures Laboratory and School of Sustainability. Under his leadership, CI works to protect biodiversity and improve the wellbeing of ocean-dependent communities by implementing sustainable fisheries and aquaculture solutions built on partnerships and investments from ocean to plate. A lifelong surfer, fisher and waterman, he is committed to ocean-based learning experiences and to being in the water as often as possible. He and his family live in Niu Valley, Oahu, Hawai'i

Helena holds a Degree in Political Sciences and two Masters in Executive Mgt of NGO and Humanitarian Aid. She worked for 18 years in organizations affiliated to the UN: UNESCO and UNICEF managing institutional relations and public-private partnerships. She was also the coordinator of the International Campaign for the United Nations Youth Employment Decade led by the Spanish Govern. She has also been an advisor for several business and educational institutions. In 2018 she joined Bolton Food as Sustainable Development Manager, managing the 360º sustainability of the tuna supply chain: fishing, people and production.

Hari helps create enduring and profitable social and environmental solutions across sectors, asset classes and the capital stack. He has worked alongside over 300 projects in 5 languages and 60+ countries and has influenced over U$3.25B in sustainability-oriented financing - helping protect threatened species, forests, oceans and the people who depend upon them. He is founder of EcoAdvisors and EcoInvestors Capital, which advise and invest for sustainability at scale. Hari was recently recognized as a Canada Clean 50 and Clean 16 recipient, signifying exceptional contribution to the clean economy and first in the category of consultants and enablers.

"Gayle Peterson is Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. Gayle directs Oxford Impact Investing Programme and Oxford Social Finance Programme and co-founded Women Transforming Leadership. These highly successful executive education programmes have reached more than 500 students from 50 countries with assets in the trillions to transform thinking, careers, and lives. Research focus includes ocean and fisheries conservation and climate finance and moving private capital to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

As Senior Managing Partner, pfc Social Impact Advisors Gayle has managed and assessed more than US$15 billion in social investing. She is responsible for managing global research, education, and coaching services in impact investing and social finance. Recent publication includes Capital with Purpose: Analyzing Sustainable Investment Funds to support oceans, fisheries, and fishing communities."

Peter has over 10 years of experience in development work, with an emphasis on project finance and investment, spanning the US, Caribbean, Latin America and SE Asia driving innovative, systemic models for multiple industries related to the Blue Economy. Prior to joining Future of Fish, Peter was a partner in several real estate development ventures and worked with investors, businesses and entrepreneurs on project origination and design, capacity building/TA, financial structuring and capital placement across food, agriculture, aquaculture and wild fisheries sectors. Peter has extensive experience building opportunities to plan, capitalize, and implement development projects in national and international markets.

Laura is specialized in analyzing and structuring projects to support social innovation and environmental impact programs. After a career in the bank-insurance sector, she transitioned to international development gaining extensive experience in Latin America with the IDB Innovation Lab where she was a pioneer in the design of innovative pay-for-impact financial instruments and working on design and financial structuring of projects in the areas of rural financial inclusion, basic services, sustainable agriculture and agroforestry, and value chains. For the past 4 years, Laura has provided expertise to public and private entities in the areas of blended finance and social entrepreneurship.

Marah is a systems-change strategist and marine scientist working at the crossroads of research, strategy, and effective communication to build a sustainable future for people and the sea. The current Director of Discovery at Future of Fish, Marah designs and runs systems analyses of fisheries and related supply chains, including ethnographic field studies and an in-depth co-design process that iteratively builds interventions for sustainable fisheries and communities. Marah's work has been published in scientific journals, books, and popular magazines (including Scientific American, The American Prospect). She received her PhD in marine science from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.