He is responsible for Ahold’s food and non-food product policies, which cover product safety and responsible products. This includes social compliance, animal welfare and environmental issues.

Hugo Byrnes has a Dutch Law degree from the State University Leiden, the Netherlands. He is a food lawyer whose career has focused on the food business and in particular on quality management and standardization. From 2000 onwards he was the Director of The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Hugo is member of the Steering Committee of SSCI (Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative) at CGF and serves on the Steering Board of the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).

Andrea held different leading positions in the company and has proven herself to be an all-rounder by managing several departments, though always connected to the area of environment and sustainability. Due to this experience she became an expert in responsible sourcing, with special focus on fish and seafood sourcing. As Director, Corporate Responsibility, she is the single point of contact for the countries in all matters of sustainability and assures the fulfillment of sustainability standards and policies, as well as, the development and fostering of external partnerships. Moreover, she serves as sparring partner and interface for own brands, marketing and communication, and is strongly engaged in several networks to foster young high-potentials. Andrea is a member of the Steering Board of the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a global platform and partnership working towards more sustainable seafood as well as a member of the Steering Board of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), a partnership
working towards traceable, socially and environmentally responsible tuna.

The Forum works to elevate inter-NGO engagement where possible on issues and opportunities that fall within one or more of the following core focus areas: RFMO management & advocacy; market-based mechanisms for improving sustainability; and on-the-water research, activities and improvements. 

Robin has worked broadly with seafood industry leaders, conservation organizations and philanthropies to help advance collaborative efforts to improve fisheries and ocean ecosystems.

A seasoned facilitator and strategic planner, Robin has extensive experience in helping organizations and collaborative, multstakeholder groups surface opportunities and issues, and to find the common ground required to move opportunities forward.

This involves close collaboration between New England Seafood and other stakeholders, notably the close and important relationships with our retail and food service customers, and NGOs. Tuna is an integral part of New England Seafood’s commercial offer. This means we support delivering the objectives of the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration and the Global Tuna Alliance, as they are critical for the sustainability of tuna as a species and our supply chains.

Adam has an academic background in marine biology and fisheries management, as a graduate of Bangor University and the University of York, prior to starting at New England Seafood. His academic background and passion for the environment mean Adam has a strong enthusiasm for improving the sustainability of fisheries and ocean conservation.

Andrea held different leading positions in the company and has proven herself to be an all-rounder by managing several departments, though always connected to the area of environment and sustainability. Due to this experience she became an expert in responsible sourcing, with special focus on fish and seafood sourcing. As Director, Corporate Responsibility, she is the single point of contact for the countries in all matters of sustainability and assures the fulfillment of sustainability standards and policies, as well as, the development and fostering of external partnerships. Moreover, she serves as sparring partner and interface for own brands, marketing and communication, and is strongly engaged in several networks to foster young high-potentials. Andrea is a member of the Steering Board of the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a global platform and partnership working towards more sustainable seafood as well as a member of the Steering Board of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), a partnership
working towards traceable, socially and environmentally responsible tuna.

Karen was previously a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum. In her past roles at the Forum, she managed a community of young global leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators; and also engaged investors in the Forum’s sustainable and impact investing initiatives. ScaleShop, a workshop series she founded, brought together innovators, investors, intermediaries, and government representatives in a cross-mentoring exchange on scaling innovations and impact investing. Sustainability themes in the series covered climate resilient technologies on both land and sea, food systems, and other areas of the environmental agenda. Prior to the Forum, Karen worked with entrepreneurs focused on sustainable tourism and food systems at the grass-roots level, including coastal fishing communities, in Brazil. Past work experience also includes management roles in the UN, non-profit and private sectors. Karen is a two time US Fulbright Fellow, having done her fellowships in Thailand and then at UNESCO Paris headquarters.  

John has now been involved in the tuna industry for 35 years, championing pole-and-line tuna throughout the supply chain and developing demand within the UK and Europe . John’s lifelong passion for sustainable, equitable pole-and-line caught tuna has involved him in a number of sustainability initiatives with partner NGOs in the fisheries world.

In 2010, John founded World Wise Foods Ltd, a company that only supplies pole-and-line caught tuna. His passion and strong connections with the Maldivian fishery lead him to co-found the International Pole & Line Foundation in 2011, a registered charity that supports the development of pole-and-line fisheries world-wide. As IPNLF Chairman since 2013, John has lead the Trustees, Staff, Special Advisors and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee in developing, supporting and promoting socially and environmentally responsible pole-and-line and hand-line tuna fisheries around the world.

She is currently the Responsible Sourcing Manager (Marine) at Tesco delivering the company’s marine sustainability strategy to meet their goal of reaching 100% sustainable seafood. Prior to Tesco, Helena worked as a fisheries and shark population researcher in Alaska and the Cayman Islands. She has also worked on Electronic Monitoring (EM) projects as well as VMS and echo sounder research across the globe. She graduated from her MSc with honours at the University of York.

Before joining 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 for Seafish, the UK Seafood Industry Authority, where he was the Technical Director. Previous to that role, Tom was the Senior Science Manager for the Seafood Watch program at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Earlier, Tom worked at the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB), where he managed the UK Shellfish Industry Development Strategy (SIDS) and later became the Director; WWF UK, where he was the Fisheries Policy Officer; and the UK government in Defra, where he held a variety of different policy and strategy roles in fisheries and aquaculture. He has a degree in Marine Biology, a master’s degree in Analytical Biology, and a PhD in shellfish aquaculture.

Albert worked for Fishchoice helping with the development of Fisheryprogress.org since its early days, NOAA fisheries and, as a consultant, for FishWise. At the same time, he was a member of the Chilean delegation for the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation and its Scientific Committee. Prior to that, he was a consultant for the Marine Stewardship Council and fishing industry and worked as a Quality Assurance Team Leader at “Select Fish” Whole Foods Market. Earlier in her career, he worked in Chile as a lobbyist in Congress for companies whose interest was to achieve a transparent and accountable fisheries management system. Albert holds a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Washington and a B.S in Marine biology from the University of Concepcion, Chile.