KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor David Raubenheimer
Professor David Raubenheimer is Leonard P. Ullman Chair in Nutritional Ecology at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney.
He is a comparative nutritional ecologist whose research applies evolutionary and ecological theory to understand how animals interact nutritionally with their environments.
Raubenheimer co-developed with Stephen Simpson nutritional geometry, a quantitative framework for modelling how nutrient mixtures interact with behaviour and physiology to shape performance. His studies span species from insects, spiders, reptiles, fish, and birds to giant pandas, grizzly bears, and primates, including humans.
His research combines laboratory and field approaches to address fundamental questions in biology and ecology, and applied questions in animal conservation, human health, and animal nutrition.
He has published over 400 journal papers and book chapters, co-authored two books, and in recent years received the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research (2022) and the World Obesity Federation Wertheimer Award (2024) (with Simpson) for the co-discovery of protein leverage as a driver of obesity.
Dr Thea Morken
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Thea Morken is a Principal Researcher at Skretting Aquaculture Innovation based in Stavanger, Norway. She specialises in salmonid nutrition with focus on the interface between feed processing and fish nutrition. Her work covers nutrient requirements, fish quality, formulation strategies and feeds for all life stages of Atlantic salmon.
She holds a PhD in feed manufacturing technology from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and brings more than ten years of experience from the feed industry.
She contributes to applied and collaborative innovation that supports sustainable and high quality feed solutions for modern aquaculture.
Dr Albert G.J. Tacon
Dr Albert G.J. Tacon is Owner & Founder of Aquahana LLC based on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii, and works as an international aquaculture consultant, specializing in aquatic feeds and nutrition.
His expertise has taken him to working in over 49 countries, and has over 286 scientific publications and one patent. He holds a BSc in Botany & Zoology (1970-1973: University of London) and a PhD by research in Fish Nutrition (1973-1978: University of Wales).
Dr Tacon serves on the editorial board of numerous scientific journals, including Aquaculture Research, Fishes, Reviews in Fisheries & Aquaculture, Critical Insights in Aquaculture (as Editor in Chief) and is Technical Editor of Aquafeed.com and Hatchery Feed & Management.
Associate Professor Beth Penrose
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An Associate Professor of Pastoral Production Systems and Sustainability at the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University.
Her research is multidisciplinary in nature, working across agricultural and aquacultural systems together with industry, producers, geologists, zoologists, ecologists and nutrition scientists.
Her research focuses on environmental sustainability, animal and human health and product quality. Her research currently centres on improving the sustainability of beef production in the northern Australian rangelands in the Northern Territory, northern Western Australia and western Queensland.
She is passionate about delivering impact for the livestock industry and training the next generation of scientists.
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Key DatesConference Dates: 18 - 21 May 2026 Abstract Submission Opens: August 2025 Early Registration Opens: August 2025 General Registration Opens: February 2026 |
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