For most delegates, the Global Shrimp Forum experience begins long before they arrive at the venue. From accommodation and travel advice to local recommendations and practical support, Maaike Engbersen helps ensure that every attendee can focus on making the most of their time at the Forum.
Behind every edition of the Global Shrimp Forum is a team working months in advance to bring the event to life. Since joining the forum in 2023, Dutch event agency PINO has played a central role in shaping both the programme and the overall event experience, helping coordinate everything from content and production to logistics and delegate experience.
Since the beginning, the GSF has called the Van der Valk Hotel in Utrecht home, welcoming the great and the good of the industry for three days and catering to every need.
Bringing over 500 of the leading figures from our industry—and from all corners of the globe—together each year is no small feat. Months of planning and preparation go into making the GSF what it is, and ahead of our fifth edition this September, we wanted to hear a little more from the people who bring the forum to life.