Confirmed Speakers & Panelists
icelandic aquaculture and ocean forum 2026
H.E. Hanna Katrín Friðriksson
Minister of Industries
Iceland
Aleks Engel
Partner at Novo Holdings on the
Planetary Health Investments team
Gestur Pétursson
CEO of the Icelandic Environment
and Energy Agency
Thrandur Olafsson
Energy Specialist
at HS Orka
Kjartan Ólafsson
Chair of
IAOF
Birna Einarsdóttir
Chair of Iceland
Seafood
Hákon Hrafn Gröndal
Managing Director of Corporate and
Investment Banking at Arion Bank
Jón Páll Hreinsson
Mayor at
Bolungarvík
Lárus Welding
CFO at
Stoðir
Trude Steinbru Heggstad
Head of Digital and Innovation for DNV Aquaculture and Ocean Health
Øyvind André Haram
Head of Communications
at Scale AQ
María Arana
Climate and Sustainability
Leader Europe at Marsh
Hans Emil Atlason
Co-Founder and
CEO of Ration
Tim Kennedy
President & CEO of the Canadian
Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA)
Baldvin Þorsteinsson
CEO of
Samherji
Maarten Bijl
CEO of
Skretting
Ross Houston
Chief Scientific Officer at
Benchmark Genetics
Benedikt Gíslason
CEO of
Arion Bank
Dagmar Ýr Stefánsdóttir
Mayor of
Múlaþing
Orri Hauksson
Chair of
First Water
Iða Brá Benediktsdóttir
Deputy CEO & Managing Director of
Retail Banking at Arion Bank
Odd Magne Rødseth
Chair of AquaGen and
MD of Blue Future Holding
Arild Aasmyr
CEO of Trident
Aqua Services
Einar Pálmi Sigmundsson
Head of Corporate Finance
at Arion Bank
Ólöf Helga Jónsdóttir
CPO at
Kaldvík
Novel Sharma
Seafood and Aquaculture
Analyst at Rabobank
Gustav Witzøe
Chair of
SalMar
Christo du Plessis
CEO of
Matorka
Daníel Jakobsson
CEO of
Arctic Fish
Gunnar Páll Tryggvason
Managing Partner at
Alfa Framtak
Erna Björg Sverrisdóttir
Chief Economist at
Arion Bank
Dr. Gylfi Ólafsson
Chair of Westfjords Regional
Development Office
Thomas Berg Myrvold
CEO of
Eldi
Gunvar Lenhard Wie
Chief Marketing & Communication
Officer at Seaborn
Lárus Ásgeirsson
Chair of
Laxey
Ragna Árnadóttir
CEO of
Landsnet
Drew Cherry
Journalist
Karl Guðmundsson
Head of Strategic Investments at
the Prime Minister's Office
Henrik Longva Knutsen
Seafood Analyst at
Pareto Securities
Nina Stangeland
Managing Director Salmon at
High Liner Foods
Pre-forum morning programme
The Blue Economy’s Growth Engine: Algae, shellfish and circular value
Siggi Petursson
President of Algae
Iceland Association
Vala Valþórsdóttir
CEO of Aurora
Abalone
Ingibjörg Valgeirsdóttir
Co-founder and CEO
at Lava Seaweed
Fernando Calvo
Polymers & Raw Materials Division
Director at SAMCA
Ingólfur Bragi Gunnarsson
CEO of
Myskopun
Julie Encausse
Founder and CEO of
Marea Iceland
Anna Þóra Hrólfsdóttir
Project Manager
at Matís
Júlíus Kristinsson
CEO of
Silfurgen