P R O G R A M
Day 1 | February 24, 2025
Time Activity Speaker
2:00 PM onwards Registration
3:00 PM INAUGURATION
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Welcome address Mr. P.K. Senthilkumar, General Secretary,SAP
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Presidential address Mr. Madhusudan Reddy, President SAP
3:20 PM SESSION: PRESENT STATUS OF FISH FARMING IN INDIA
Moderator: Mr. Pinaki Biswas, Godrej Agrovet
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Status of Fish Hatcheries in India Dr. M. Dhanaraj, Foundation for Aquaculture
Innovation & Technology Transfer (FAITT)
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM Status of Feed Production for
Fish Farming in India Dr. G. Ramesh, Wenger
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Status of Fish Farming in
Andhra Pradesh Mr. GNDV Prasad Rao, ABIS Exports Pvt. Ltd.
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Status of Fish Farming in Eastern India Mr. K. Venkateswara Rao, Cargill India Pvt. Ltd.
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM Status of Fish Farming in Northern India Mr. Amit Tandon, Growel Feeds
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM Status of Fish Farming in
North Eastern India Dr. Debtanu Barman, Aqua Doctor Solutions
5:40 PM - 6:10 PM Coffee Break
6:10 PM PANEL DISCUSSION
7:30 PM Cocktail Dinner
Day 2 | February 25, 2025
Time Activity Speaker
9:30 AMSESSION: MARKETS FOR IN INDIA
Moderator: Dr. Edward Danish, Fresh to Home
9:45 AM -10.30 AM Keynote Address:
Changing Appetite for Fish in India Dr. Arun Padiyar, P. WorldFish
10:30 AM -11.00 AM Fish Processing for Serving the
Emerging Urban Markets of India: Dr. Edward Danish, Fresh to Home
What Should Farmers Know?
11:00 AM -11.30 AM Beyond Metros: Do Rural Markets Have Mr.Pravash Pradhan, P2C Communications,
the Potential to Boost Demand for Fish? (Smart Agripost& Aqua Post, Shrimp Retail)
11:30 AM -12.15 PM PANEL DISCUSSION Mr. Murali Anand Varma Uddaraju, Ananda Enterprises
Additional Panelists: Mr. Narasimha Rao (Naveen) Tatavarthy, UNO Feeds
Coffee served in the hall Mr. P.S. Narendra, Growel Feeds
12:15 PM SESSION: FISH SPECIES IN FOCUS
Moderator: Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand, Soy Excellence Center, India
12:25 pm Lead Talk: New Opportunities for Seed
Dr. Ritesh Ranjan,ICAR-Central Marine
Production and Coastal Aquaculture of
Fisheries Research Institute, Vishakhapatnam
Various Marine Finfish Species in India
1:00 PM – 2.30 PM Lunch
2:30 PM – 3.30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION Mr. Murali Anand Varma Uddaraju, Ananda Enterprises
Additional Panelists: Dr. Edward Danish, Fresh To Home
Mr. Narasimha Rao (Naveen) Tatavarthy, UNO Feeds
Mr. P.S. Narendra, Growel Feeds
Mr. D. Ramraj, Padmanabha Labs/HiBreeds Aquatics
Mr. B.M. Shivanagowda, Fish Culturist
3:30 PM SESSION: FISH NUTRITION & HEALTH
Moderator: Dr S. Nandakumar, Cargill Animal Nutrition
3:40 PM – 4:10 PM Lead Talk: From Larvae to Profit, Mr. Grin Swangdacharuk,
A Global Perspective on a Holistic Kemin AquaScience
Approach to Sustainable Fish Production
in India
4:10 PM – 4.40 PM Rethinking Aquaculture Nutrition to Dr. Biju Sam Kamalam, ICAR-Directorate of
Address Key Challenges in Fish Nutrition Coldwater Fisheries Research
4:40 PM – 5.10 PM Innovative Approaches for Managing Dr. K. Suresh, Devee Biologicals
Fish Diseases without Antibiotics
5:10 PM – 5:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION
5:45 PM – 5:55 PM Fish India 2025 Summary & Conclusion Dr. Victor Suresh
Program Chair, Fish India 2025
5:55 PM Vote of Thanks Dr. D. Vijay Anand, Joint Secretary, SAP
