Committee
Board Members
Advisory Board
Mr. Chandra Bhat
Aquaculture Expert, PMMSY Committee Yadgiri, India
Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut
Professor, Can Tho University, Vietnam
Dr. Kittichai Vichayanuraksa
Chief Operating Officer, Sarasin Hatchery & Farm, Thailand
Tamas Eisenbeck
Senior Policy Officer, Seafood Europe, GermanySpeaker Biography
Mr Chandra Bhat
Aquaculture Expert, PMMSY Committee Yadgiri, India
Mr. Chandra Bhat is a Senior executive and aquaculture specialist with over three decades of global experience spanning India, the Middle East, and Africa. Recognized for leading start-ups, turnarounds, and expansion projects in seafood processing, aquaculture farming, and integrated food businesses. Built and managed shrimp hatcheries, farms, and processing plants, achieved record-breaking yields, and secured international certifications (BRC, IFS, ASC, ISO). Advisor to governments, universities, and investors on aquaculture development, traceability, and sustainability. Skilled at building large teams (750+) and training them to world-class standards.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut
Professor, Can Tho University, Vietnam
Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut is a professor in aquaculture and Rector of the College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Viet Nam.
He graduated his MSc program in Aquaculture at Ghent University, Belgium in 1997 and earned his PhD degree in Applied marine biology and Aquaculture from University of Wales Bangor, UK in 2003.
Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut has experienced in teaching and research in aquaculture for more than 30 years. He has supervised more than 10 PhD students and 50 MSs students. Dr. Vu Ngoc Ut has also led more than 25 different projects including international, ministerial and provincial projects covering different fields related in aquaculture. He has also published more than 150 papers in which 40 of them are on Scopus/WoS journals. He has recently been awarded 2 projects funded by UK BBSRC in collaboration with Stirling University and Southampton University and 2 projects funded by VLIR-OUS and Gestic, Belgium in collaboration with Ghent University on resilient and sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Kittichai Vichayanuraksa
Chief Operating Officer, Sarasin Hatchery & Farm, Thailand
Dr. Kittichai Vichayanuraksa is an accomplished aquaculture and shrimp industry executive with more than 30 years of experience spanning shrimp breeding, hatchery operations, farming, feed, frozen seafood, supply chain management, sales, marketing, business development, and digital transformation.
He holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from Kasetsart University and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Sarasin Hatchery & Farm Group, Thailand. He has also held senior leadership positions including Managing Director and Co-Founder of Sarasin Hatchery & Farm Group, Director on the Board of Trang Seafood Public Company Limited, Marketing Director of WellDyeing Factory (China) Co., Ltd., and Assistant Vice President & Country Director of Gold Coin Specialities (Thailand), part of the Aboitiz Group.
Dr. Kittichai has extensive expertise in shrimp hatchery management, SPF broodstock, biosecurity, shrimp health, genetics, feed and nutrition, production efficiency, supply chain management, and strategic business development. His experience covers multiple shrimp species, including Black Tiger, Vannamei, Pacific Blue Shrimp, and Banana Shrimp.
A strong advocate of innovation, he has focused on applying digital technologies, data analytics, AI, and digital transformation to modernize hatchery operations, improve production planning, strengthen biosecurity, reduce operational risks and costs, and enhance productivity and profitability. He is also experienced in strategic planning, customer relationship management, sales and marketing, R&D, and building sustainable value chains across the shrimp industry.
With extensive industry relationships across Thailand and Asia, Dr. Kittichai is recognized for his leadership, technical expertise, strategic vision, and commitment to advancing sustainable and high-performance aquaculture.
Speaker Biography
Tamas Eisenbeck
Senior Policy Officer, Seafood Europe, Germany
Tamás Eisenbeck is a fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood policy professional with experience spanning EU seafood policy, fisheries monitoring, aquaculture research and development, and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).
He currently serves as a Senior Policy Officer at Seafood Europe, where he coordinates the Food Law Working Group and works on EU seafood trade regulations, food law, and autonomous tariff quotas. His previous experience includes fisheries observation in the Antarctic krill and bluefin tuna fisheries, aquaculture R&D at AquaBioTech Group, and hands-on installation and maintenance of RAS facilities across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Tamás has also worked with the Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Hungary and the European Commission’s DG MARE. He holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in Aquaculture, Environment and Society, with academic experience across the Scottish Association for Marine Science, the University of Crete, and Nantes Université.
His expertise covers fisheries and seafood policy, trade regulation, aquaculture innovation, RAS technology, sustainability, fisheries compliance, and stakeholder coordination, making him a valuable contributor to discussions on the future of sustainable seafood and aquaculture.
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