Professor Henrik Österblom is a Professor at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Director of the Anthropocene Laboratory at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He has extensive experience in sustainability science, ranging from marine ecology to ocean governance and collaboration with the global seafood industry. His areas of expertise include ocean ecosystems and governance, transnational corporations, international relations, human cooperation, and equity. He has served as a policy adviser to the Swedish government and as a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. He has also played a leading role in Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), a science–business initiative that promotes ocean stewardship. His publications include "The Sounds of Science: Orchestrating Stewardship in the Seafood Industry (Academic Press, 2023)".

Professor Nobuyuki Yagi is a Senior Professor at the University of Tokyo and a member of the Science Council of Japan. He has extensive experience in fisheries and food systems, ranging from government policymaking to academic research and international cooperation. His areas of expertise include marketing of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, regional development and fishery policy studies. He has also contributed to international initiatives led by organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). His publications and the co-authored articles include Sustainable Management of Traditional Agricultural Systems（Springer, 2026), Fisheries Reform and the Future of Fish Consumption (Koseisha Koseikaku, 2020; in Japanese), Evolving perspectives of stewardship in the seafood industry（Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021).

Mr. Tetsuya Kawashima is Director of the International Affairs Division, Resources Management Department, Fisheries Agency of Japan. He has extensive experience across a broad range of fisheries polocy, including seafood trade, fisheries resource management, and international fisheries negotiations and cooperation. Prior to his current position in July 2026, he worked as Director of the Seafood Trade Policy Office, Councillor in the Resources Management Department, and Director of the Fisheries Resources Division. As Director of the Fisheries Resources Division, he addressed issues related to the marine environment, including the impacts of climate change on fisheries and marine plastic pollution, and participated in meetings of regional fisheries management organizations and other bodies as a representative of Japanese government.

Mr. Hisanori Kanno is Deputy General Manager of the Sustainability Department at Nissui Corporation. He has extensive experience in seafood sustainability, seafood ecolabel certification, and marine environmental conservation. He previously served as Secretary General and Technical Manager of the Marine Eco-Label Japan Council (MEL), where he was involved in the development and revision of certification standards, management of the certification scheme, and collaboration with international organizations. At Nissui, he currently promotes sustainability initiatives, including sustainable seafood sourcing and collaboration with overseas group companies, while also participating in international initiatives and collaborative efforts in the seafood sectors.

Mr.Hiroyuki Sato has been a member of the CSR Division (currently the Sustainability Department) since 2015, handling initiatives related to SeaBOS and overseas stewardship, among others. He has been engaged in fisheries business operations for 10 years since joining the company, and also has experience working overseas (United Kingdom and the Netherlands) from 2006 to 2011.

Dr. Mitsutaku Makino is currently President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) as well as Professor at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), the University of Tokyo. He received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Kyoto University, and also earned a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
He began his academic career as a postdoctoral researcher at Yokohama National University, Japan, where he worked from April 2003 to April 2005. In May 2005, he joined the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science under the Fisheries Research Agency, Japan, where he served successively as Researcher, Senior Researcher, and Group Head until March 2019. Since April 2019, he has been serving as a Professor at AORI.