Women Who Lead: Breakfast Meeting

Scope /
On the morning of 3rd September 2025, the Women Who Lead: Breakfast Meeting will bring together women from across the shrimp value chain for an energising and empowering session. This breakfast gathering offers space to connect, reflect, and celebrate the impact of female leadership in our industry.
Expect meaningful conversations, fresh perspectives, and the opportunity to build new connections. Whether you're on the farm, in the boardroom, or driving innovation behind the scenes, join us to kick off the day alongside other women shaping the future of seafood.
Table topics include:
- Viewing the Seafood Industry Through the Female Lens — Esther Luiten
- The Stuff No One Talks About: Navigating the Unspoken Realities of Women in Seafood — Katie Sokalsky
- The Benefits of Creating a Solid Woman Support System — Amy Novogratz
- The Unconscious Biases of the Seafood Industry Revealed — Katherine Bryar
- Rethinking Power and Value: Feminism, Leadership, and Pay Equity in Seafood — Liris Maduningtyas
- Breaking Invisible Barriers to Female Leadership in Aquaculture — María Alejandra Cárdenas
- Women ‘Aquapreneurs’ and the Future of Venture Capital in Aquaculture — Claire Pribula
- Tides of Change: Leading a FIP in a Sea of Resistance — Libby Woodhatch and Nimnual Piewthongngam
Chairpersons /

Katherine Bryar
Global Marketing Director
From a dairy farming family in Australia to spending decades engaged with farming improvement initiatives and strategic communications, Katherine has worked with eggs, dairy, and seafood across the world. She has led several science-based educational communication campaigns, including the multi...

Amy Novogratz
Co-Founder and Board Member
Amy’s career as a change maker has focused on building collaborative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through working with the deep ocean scientist Sylvia Earle on an ocean conservation initiative, Amy and her partner realised the urgency of reducing pressure on our ocean...
Speakers /