Presentations -Towards a 2020 Geographical Indications (GIs) International Agenda

KEY-NOTE SPEECH

Mr. Matteo Taglienti, Head, Directorate of Planning and Commercial Development, U.O. Anti-Counterfeit and Traceability Solutions, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato S.p.A
Mr. Giuseppe Liberatore, Director general, VALORITALIA

PANEL I: LEGAL CERTAINTY & COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES ENVIRONMENT

Moderator: Massimo Vittori, Managing Director, oriGIn

Speakers:

Mr. Leo Bertozzi, Director, Italian Association of GIs Consortia (AICIG)
Mr. Alan Woods, Compliance Manager, Donuts Inc
Ms. Lori Schulman, Senior Director, Internet Policy, International Trademark Association (INTA)
Mr. Pierfrancesco C. Fasano, Managing Partner, Fasano Avvocati

PANEL II: GIs IN THE TIME OF SUSTAINABILITY

Moderator: Mr. Luis Fernando Samper, Director, 4.0 Brands

Speakers:

Mr. Alexandre Meybeck, Senior Adviser on Agriculture, Environment and Climate Change to the Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Mr. Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, President, Equalitas
Ms. Zoyla Maria Moreno Santos, Asociación de la Denominación de Origen Protegida Café Marcala (ADOPCAM)

PANEL III: FURTHER IMPROVING GIs SYSTEMS IN THE EU

Moderator: Mr. Massimo Vittori, Managing Director, oriGIn

Speakers:

Mr. Alan Park, Director, Legal Affairs, Scotch Whisky Association (SWA)
Mr. Claude Vermot-Desroches, President, Comité Interprofessionnel de Gestion du Comté (CICG)
Ms. Letizia Cesani, President, Consorzio della Denominazione San Gimignano
Mr. Manuel Rodriguez Normand, President, Association La Piel de Ubrique (BYPIEL)

Respondents:

Mr. Paolo De Castro, Vice-Chair, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Mr. Francis Fay, Head of Unit B.3. – Geographical Indications, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, EU Commission
Mr. Óscar Mondéjar, Head of Legal Practice Service, International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department, EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

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