Speakers
Àngels Segura
Head of the Seafood Products Sector at AECOC
She holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Barcelona.
She has been working at AECOC since 1999, where she is responsible for the Seafood Sector, a position that allows her to constantly acquire knowledge of the sector and be in direct contact with companies and organizations throughout the entire marketing chain for fishery and aquaculture products, from capture or farms, through processing, wholesale, and final marketing.
Àngels is the coordinator of the AECOC Seafood Committee and is responsible for projects related to the fishing and aquaculture sector in this association, including:
- consumer trend analysis studies
- analysis of trends in the sale of fishery and aquaculture products in retail and horeca
- value chain feasibility assessments
- organization of the AECOC Seafood Congress
- traceability/labeling projects
In addition, Àngels is a speaker at numerous industry events, serves as secretary of the Generalitat de Catalunya's “Taula intersectorial del peix” (Inter-sectoral Fish Committee), and is a member of the MAC (Market Advisory Council) in Brussels.
Prior to her work at AECOC, she worked in strategic consulting, participating in several projects to improve the competitiveness of various industrial clusters in Spain.
Session:
- SE09 - Fishing as a driver of tourism: culture, territory, and future
SE09 - Fishing as a driver of tourism: culture, territory, and future
Organized by
General Secretariat for Fisheries. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. Government of Spain (MAPA)
Description
This session, organized by the General Secretariat for Fisheries of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, seeks to place fishing at the center of Spain's tourism, cultural, and territorial narrative. Through a multidisciplinary round table, fishing will be addressed not only as a productive activity, but also as living heritage, its role in shaping coastal towns, its gastronomic contribution, and its evolution towards sustainability. There will be a discussion on how to strengthen the link between the fishing and tourism sectors, with a special focus on sustainability, digitalization, and the promotion of fishing heritage as an experience, a history, and an identity.
Addressed to
General audience attending the event.
Agenda
Institutional opening
- General Secretariat for Fisheries (MAPA)
Round table: Fishing as a driver of tourism: culture, territory, and future
Moderate: Manuel de Pablos. Deputy Director-General for Economic and Social Sustainability at the General Secretariat for Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Basilio Otero. President of the National Federation of Fishermen's Guilds (FNCP)
- Àngels Segura. Head of the Seafood Products Sector at AECOC
- Juan Serrano Fernández. Director General of the Balfegó Group
- Isabel Juan. Manager of the Provincial Association of Hospitality Entrepreneurs of Almería (ASHAL)
- Rafael Piñar. Honorary President of Andalusia of the Spanish Association of Hotel Directors (AEDH).
Conclusions
Language
Spanish