Speakers
Spekaers
Wildan Ghiffary Turmud
Ocean Technology Advisor, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, Indonesia
Yahira Piedrahita F
Executive Director CNA, EcuadorSpeaker Biography
Yahira Piedrahita F
Executive Director CNA, Ecuador
Yahira Piedrahita is Aquaculture Engineer from ESPOL, holding a diploma in Fisheries Economics and a Master’s in Bioaquatic Resource Management and Environment. With over 30 years of experience in shrimp aquaculture, expertise covers production, health management, water and soil quality, and quality control. Certified instructor in HACCP and SCP, with extensive knowledge of EU, U.S., and Chinese food safety legislation, market access requirements, and audit procedures. Professional background includes leadership roles in Ecuador’s government as Director General of Aquaculture and of the National Fisheries Institute, university teaching, and consultancy for multinational companies and international organizations such as CBI, the EU, UNIDO, and FAO. Founding member of CIDEEA, Advisory Council member of USSEC’s Soy Excellence Center, and Board Member of the World Aquaculture Society (2023–2026). Since 2011, serving as Executive Director of Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture.
Speaker Biography
Wildan Ghiffary Turmud
Ocean Technology Advisor, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara, Indonesia
Wildan brings over 10 years of experience in ocean conservation technology, small-scale fisheries, and transparency governance practices in the marine and fisheries sector in Asia Pacific. His knowledge and expertise in the ocean monitoring technology have helped a lot in providing, proposing, and choosing adaptive solutions to marine protected areas management.
Prior to joining Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), Wildan leads Global Fishing Watch’s small-scale fisheries initiatives program. He is based in Indonesia and His role as part of the global transparency program, working closely with governments, fishing associations, NGOs and other institutions to support the sustainable management of capture fisheries resources by increasing transparency of human activities at sea. Wildan has a bachelor of science in marine science from the Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia and a master of science in aquaculture and marine resource management from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.
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