About This Webinar
The 100% Fish for Profit Webinar will take place on Tuesday 2 June 2026 from 11:00 - 11:45 BST.

Discover how the seafood industry is unlocking new revenue streams by transforming underutilised and discarded parts of the catch into high-value products for non-food sectors. From innovation and biotechnology to sustainability and profitability, this exclusive bite-size webinar will offer a preview of the key themes, insights, and opportunities set to shape the 100% Fish for Profit Conference in Iceland on 23–24 September 2026.

Supported by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, the webinar will be moderated by Dr Alexandra Leeper and feature an expert panel including Thor Sigfusson, Donna Fordyce, and Runar Gjerp Solstad.

Join industry leaders as they explore how collaboration, innovation, and full utilisation of marine resources can drive both profitability and sustainability across the global seafood sector.
Presenters
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    Dr Alexandra Leeper
    CEO, Iceland Ocean Cluster
    Alexandra Leeper works at the intersection of seafood, circular economy and industrial infrastructure, helping companies and regions redesign how they use their resources so value is created rather than wasted. Based in Iceland, she is CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, an innovation community bringing the blue economy together so good ideas can thrive. Iceland has pioneered the 100% Fish model, a globally referenced case for full-value utilization in seafood and is now supporting the adaptation and transfer of this model around the world along with a growing ecosystem of Global Sister Ocean Clusters. The Iceland Ocean Cluster is now fundraising for the venture fund, Blue Nova Ventures, and Alexandra acts as the Global Ecosystem Lead, connecting the international community of blue entrepreneurs.

    Alexandra has a PhD in sustainable aquaculture and the circular economy, a master’s in marine Environment and Resources, and bachelor’s in marine biology and Oceanography. In 2025, she founded Hringvarmi, a circular heat innovation that captures excess heat from industry to power local food production.
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    Donna Fordyce
    Chief Executive, Seafood Scotland
    Donna has over 20 years of experience working in economic development to foster business growth and international trade.

    As Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, she has been instrumental in driving growth, supporting international trade and securing the future of the Scottish seafood industry.

    Using learnings from the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Donna spearheads the Scottish Ocean Cluster – a collaboration with stakeholders across the seafood sector, biotech companies, and researchers to unlock the potential of fish and seafood byproducts and promote a more sustainable marine ecosystem.
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    Runar G. Solstad
    Senior Scientist Marine Biotechnology, Nofima
    Runar Gjerp Solstad is a senior scientist in marine biotechnology at Nofima the Norwegian institute of food fisheries and aquaculture research where he started working in 2016.

    He holds a PhD from UiT The Arctic University of Norway focused on isolation and characterisation of novel marine antimicrobial peptides.

    Current research focuses primarily on utilisation of marine side-streams into food and feed. This is an ongoing research effort to increase the utilisation of marine species beyond the current level. Common methods include enzymatic hydrolysis, TGA, HPLC-pda, spray drying and filtration techniques in addition to working on the scalability of these processes from laboratory to pilot scale.
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