Moderator
Ron Hill is a 15-year aquaculture professional with a wide array of experience and skills. Ron has a strong background in hatchery operations, aquaculture education and aquaculture content. Ron is the founder and CEO of Velocity Aqua – Aquaculture Entrepreneur Support Service and the host of “Think Tanks – The Sustainable Aquaculture Podcast.”

Panelist
Electronic engineer, with speciality within measurement and control technology. Besides being CEO, Paw Petersen is technical manager for the design, planning, manufacturing, and commissioning of a large number of OxyGuard measuring, monitoring and control systems for aquaculture installations all over the world.

Panelist
Dr. Steve Pollock is a Canadian native that attended the University of Toronto (BSc) and York University (MSc). He completed a PhD at Louisiana State University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University studying how microalgae respond to changes in their environment. In 2015, Steve started an oyster farm in Grand Isle, LA. In 2017, he started an oyster nursery and in 2019, he started an inland oyster hatchery using an artificial seawater closed recirculating aquaculture system.

Panelist
Dan Paynter has more than 10 years of experience in Prince Edward Island hatcheries. His work earned him recognition in 2020 as one of Hatchery International‘s Top 10 Under 40. Now, he brings his experience to the academics as Animal Resources manager at the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island.