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The 2026 Aquaponics Conference

The 2026 Aquaponics Conference offers learning tracks for all stages of aquaponic experience, engaging industry professionals to help participants grow their aquaponic skills. Attendees can connect with a community focused on community, commercial, and research aquaponics, as well as STEM education, gaining valuable insights for enthusiasts, commercial opera…

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31Speakers
2Sponsors
36On the bill · sessions
25Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.
Ariana Billings
Undergraduate Research Assistant · Kentucky State University
Daniel Muñoz Andrade
President · ADACOL (Colombian Association for Aquaponics Development)
Donald Jacques
Chief Scientist · EarthSeed, Inc
Dr. Bill Lovegrove
Professor · Bob Jones University
Dr. Brendan Higgins
Professor · Auburn University
Dr. Kamal Gosh
Assistant Professor · Langston University
Dr. Matthew Recsetar
Assistant Professor · The University of Arizona
Dr. Michael Timmons
Professor · Cornell University
Dr. Natalie Carroll
Professor · Purdue University
Dr. Ron Malone
President · Aquaculture Systems Technology
Fanny Gozzi
PhD student · Purdue University
Glenn Martinez
Owner/Operator · Olomana Gardens
Janelle Hager
Aquaponic State Specialist · Kentucky State University
Jason Danaher
Senior Biologist · Aquatic Equipment and Design
Jemuel Sagun Doctolero
PhD Candidate · Purdue University
Jennifer Wells
CEO · LATERAL.systems
Jeremy Shechter
Founder · Open Source Horticulture
Josh Dusci
Indoor Agriculture Associate · Virginia State University
Kengo Hamada
CEO · Aquaponi Inc.
Madeleine Monperrus
Student · KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Natalie Cash
Owner/Operator · Olomana Gardens
Nelson Wei Tan
Co-founder and CEO · Aquaponi Inc.
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Aquaponics Association
Kentucky State UniversityPartner
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Agenda

Selected from 36 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    Advances in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

    This presentation will cover how aquaponic systems depend upon a well designed fish system that employs recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) principles. How to design this as sim…

    Basics of Aquaponics
  • TBA

    Affects of low saline (2ppt) seawater on tilapia and cherry tomato production within raft aquaponic systems

    Josh Dusci, Indoor Agriculture Associate at Virginia State University, will conduct a presentation titled, “Affects of low saline (2ppt) seawater on tilapia and cherry tomato produ…

    Research
  • TBA

    Application of a Revolving Algal Biofilm in Coupled Aquaponics Enhances Chlorella vulgaris Biomass Productivity and Nutritional Quality

    Jemuel Sagun Doctolero demonstrates the benefits of integrating a revolving algal biofilm (RAB) reactor into aquaponics systems, improving Chlorella biomass while supporting fish a…

    Research Projects
  • TBA

    Aquaponic Products through the Eyes of U.S. Consumers

    Fanny Gozzi, PhD student at Purdue University, will be conducting a presentation titled, “Aquaponic Products through the Eyes of U.S. Consumers”. This presentation investigates cur…

    Research
  • TBA

    Aquaponics as a training tool for young researchers within a junior research fellowship program in Brazil

    Dr. Alexandre Benvindo de Sousa, Full Professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil, will conduct a presentation titled, “Aquaponics as a training tool for young res…

    STEM/Educational Experiences
  • TBA

    Aquaponics in Honduras: A Student Experience

    Dr. Bill Lovegrove, Professor at Bob Jones University, will conduct a presentation titled, “Aquaponics in Honduras: A Student Experience”. This presentation will tell the story of …

    STEM/Educational Experiences
  • TBA

    Aquaponic systems for production in cold climates

    Shumin Wang presents a greenhouse design capable of year-round, extreme cold-climate aquaponics production (e.g., Calgary).

    Commercial/General Growing
  • TBA

    CIRES - Aquaculture as a Foundation for Off-Earth Habitat

    Donald Jacques, Chief Scientist at EarthSeed, Inc, will be conducting a presentation titled, “CIRES - Aquaculture as a Foundation for Off-Earth Habitat”. The presentation will cove…

    Community Efforts
  • TBA

    Commercial Aquaponics in Practice: A Decade and 70+ Farms in Japan, plus an Education Case from Singapore

    This session details how IoT and integrated operating technology are applied in real-world deployments, illustrated with concrete case studies from within Japan. The presentation a…

    Commercial/General Growing
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 25 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

25 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
23Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Kentucky State University

Speakers by seniority

32% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite413%
  • Founder / Owner619%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Research / Science26%
  • Other roles1755%

Of 31 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Kentucky State UniversitySp·P2V
  2. 02Purdue University4V
  3. 03Aquaponics AssociationSp
  4. 04Aquaponi Inc.2V
  5. 05Olomana Gardens2V
  6. 06ADACOL (Colombian Association for Aquaponics Development)1V
  7. 07Aone Aquaponics1V
  8. 08Aquaculture Systems Technology1V
  9. 09Aquasol International1V
  10. 10Aquatic Equipment and Design1V
  11. 11Auburn University1V
  12. 12Bigelow Brook Farm1V
  13. 13Bob Jones University1V
  14. 14Cornell University1V
Sponsors by tier
partner1
50% of 2
unspecified1
50% of 2

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