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 Travis Larkin
Travis Larkin is this year's keynote speaker. He got his start at
Darden Restaurants, where he handled shrimp procurement for
Red Lobster, Olive Garden and Bahama Breeze. In 1997, he joined
Seafood Exchange and now is the president and owner. Seafood
Exchange has been a major seafood processor and importer
since 1979 throughout the world. He has served on the executive
committee of the National Fisheries Institute, the founding board
of directors for its Better Seafood Bureau and is actively involved in
the Global Aquaculture Alliance. Travis has his Master of Business Administration from
Brigham Young University.
 Rob Ellis
Rob Ellis is the owner/operator of Astor Farms, located in an urban
area in Charlotte, N.C. The fish at Astor Farms live in a controlled
and isolated environment. Ellis' farm utilizes the latest technology
available for recirculating aquaculture systems to ensure the highest
quality tilapia. His method is sustainable, limits the impact caused
to the environment and allows his fish to live in water that is of the
highest quality, all while inside Charlotte's city limits. He has a degree
in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University
 David Brune
David Brune is a bioprocess and bioenergy engineering
professor, within the division of Food Sciences and Bioengineering at
the University of Missouri. Previously, he was a tenured professor at
Clemson University and held the endowed chair in the department of
agriculture and biological engineering in the college of agricultural
sciences. He is an internationally recognized expert, who has more
than 30 years of research experience in aquaculture, including
aquaculture engineering, wastewater treatment and the recovery
of waste nutrients. He combines fish and algae production and harvests algae to create
biofuels. He has a doctorate in agricultural and environmental engineering from the
University of Missouri.
 Chris Mullens
Chris Mullens is an extension specialist at Virginia State
University (VSU). His main area of focus is greenhouse management
and protected culture of vegetable and berry crops. For the last five
years at VSU, he has been involved with aquaponics. Prior to working
at VSU, he owned and operated a hydroponic and aquaponic
greenhouse operation in Virginia. Chris has his Bachelor of Science
and Master of Science in biology.
 Anu Frank-Luwale
Anu Frank-Luwale is the breeding research manager at the
Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center at the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science. He researches quantitative genetics
with a specialty in aquaculture. Anu has spent the past five years
domesticating and developing superior performing lines of oysters
for the Virginia aquaculture industry. He has a Bachelor of Science
in agriculture science, a Master of Science in animal breeding and a
doctorate in aquaculture genetics.
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