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1 и 2 мая 2025 года
Место проведения: Виктория-Фолс, Зимбабве
Гибридный формат участия
Место проведения: Виктория-Фолс, Зимбабве
Гибридный формат участия
ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ БУДЕТ РАЗМЕЩЕНА В БЛИЖАЙШЕЕ ВРЕМЯ
Provisional Program
Times are indicated in Zimbabwean Standard Time (GMT).
Day One: Thursday, May 1, 2025
8.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 11.30 Opening of the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications
H.E. Professor Dr. Amon Murwira
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Harare, Zimbabwe
Welcome remarks
Wang Binying
Deputy Director General, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
Addresses by Special Invitees
H.E. Mr. Norbert Mao
Minister, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Kampala, Uganda
Addresses by Special Invitees
H.E. Mr. Daouda Ngom
Minister, Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, Dakar, Senegal
Addresses by Special Invitees
Mr. Bemanya Twebaze
Director General, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Harare
Addresses by Special Invitees
Mr. Denis Loukou Bohoussou
Director General, African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Yaoundé, Cameroon
Addresses by Special Invitees
H.E. Mr. Ziyambi Ziyambi
Minister, Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Harare
Remarks and Introduction of Guest of honor by:
H.E. Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Harare
keynote address by guest of honor:
11.30 – 12.30 Opening of the Exhibition
12.30 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 14.45 Keynote Address by:
Titilayo Adebola
Theme Coordinator, International Intellectual Property and Information Law, Director, Centre for Commercial Law, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Remarks and Introduction of Guest of honor by:
H.E. Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Harare
keynote address by guest of honor:
14.45 – 16.00 Session 1 - International and Regional Update on Geographical Indications
The protection of geographical indications at the national, regional and international levels is under constant evolution. This panel will review new developments in different regions and in the Lisbon System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
Irene Calboli
Professor of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America and Academic Fellow and Visiting Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Moderator
Alexandra Grazioli
Director, Lisbon Registry, Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva
Speaker
Beatrice Egulu
Policy Officer, Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Speaker
NAME
Representative from the European Commission
Speaker
Xaysomphet Norasingh
Chair, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and Director General, Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Speaker
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
Q & A Session
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 17.45 Session II - Geographical Indications and Common Names
This panel will address the topic of geographical indications and common names:
Wolf Meier-Ewert
Counsellor, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland
moderator
Allen Johnson
Consultant, Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), Arlington, United States of America
Speaker
Hazel Moir
Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for European Studies (CES), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia
speaker
Name
Massimo Vittori
Managing Director, Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network (oriGIn), Geneva, Switzerland
speaker
Alberto Ribeiro de Almeida
Professor, Lusíada University – Norte, Coordinator, Douro and Port Wine Institute (IVDP), Legal Department, Porto, Portugal
Addresses by Special Invitees
Name
TITLE
Speaker
Q & A Session
18.00 Welcome reception
Day Two: Friday, May 2, 2025
10.00 – 10.30 Address by:
Geographical indications are increasingly associated with tourism. This session will look at the interaction between geographical indications and the tourism sector.
Wang Binying
WIPO, Geneva
Deputy Director General, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
Remarks and Introduction of Guests of Honor
H.E. Mr. Ziyambi Ziyambi
Minister, Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Harare
Remarks and Introduction of Guests of Honor
Daren Tang
Director General, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
Addresses by Special Invitees
H.E. Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
ADDRESSES BY SPECIAL INVITEES
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
name
TITLE
Speaker
Day Two: Friday, May 2, 2025
10.30 – 11.45 Session I - Geographical Indications and Tourism
Geographical indications are increasingly associated with tourism. This session will look at the interaction between geographical indications and the tourism sector.
Martha Chikowore
Consultant in Academic Development for IP, Innovation and Business, Harare, Zimbabwe
moderator
Sandra Carvao
Director, Market Intelligence, Policies and Competitiveness Department, Responsible for Gastronomy and Rural Tourism, World Tourism Orgnanization (UN Tourism), Madrid, Spain
Speaker
Daniel Cavero Gamarra
Head, Oficina de Estrategia de Imagen y Marca País, Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo (PROMPERU), Lima, Peru
speaker
Maialen Sarraude
Coordinator, Syndicat du Piment d’Espelette AOP, Espelette, France
speaker
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
name
TITLE
Speaker
Q & A Session
11.45 – 13.00 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.00 Session II – Geographical Indications and Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
Geographical indications share some characteristics with traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), such as the connection of intangible subject matter with local heritage or a specific locality. This Panel will present different experiences related to traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) and geographical indications, notably the protection of TCEs by means of geographical indications (GIs).
Caroline Ncube
Professor of Law and NRF-DSI Research Chair, Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
moderator
Idrissa Dommo Goro
Deputy Secretary General, BÔGÔ DANBE Group, Bamako, Mali
Speaker
Alfredo Rendón Algara
Representative, El Instituto del Artesano Michoacano (IAM), Mexico City, Mexico
speaker
Noynith Chanthamith
National Expert, Association Luang Prabang Silk, Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
speaker
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
name
TITLE
Speaker
Q & A Session
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 15.45 Session III – Geographical Indications Governance
This panel will discuss various governance approaches to geographical indications and present how they work in practice and some of the challenges that they face.
Marcus Höpperger
Senior Director, Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva
moderator
Sun Mingxiang
President, Shandong Geographical Indication Industry Association, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
Speaker
Paul Assande
Director General, Ivorian Office of Intellectual Property (OIPI), Ministry of Industry and the Promotion of the Private Sector, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
speaker
Mr. Mario Kalergis P.
Expert Consultant on Seals of Origin and Competitive Differentiation Programs – Geographical Indication Advisor for Oregano de la Precordillera de Putre, Province of Parinacota, Region of Arica and Parinacota, Putre, Chile.
speaker
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
name
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Speaker
Q & A Session
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.30 Session IV: Geographical Indications and Sustainability
In this session, panelists will explain the role of GIs in sustainability, in particular the potential positive effect of geographical indication production for promoting local sustainable development initiatives in rural regions.
Valérie Pieprzownik
Expert on Geographical Indications, Food and Nutrition Division, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy
moderator
Péter Molnár
Institute Director and Associate Professor, Mathiász Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking, University of Tokaj, Tokaj, Hungary
Speaker
Anne Chetaille
Agriculture and Forest Team Task Leader, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris, France
speaker
Geraldo Mosimann Da Silva
Representative, Denomination of Origin Andirá-Marau Indigenous Land, Sateré-Mawé Indigenous People, Parintins, Brazil
speaker
NAME
TITLE
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name
TITLE
Speaker
17.30 - 18.00 Closing Remarks by:
H. E. Mr. Norbert T. Mazungunye
H. E. Mr. Norbert T. Mazungunye, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Harare, Zimbabwe
Speaker
Wang Binying
Deputy Director General, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva
Speaker
Anne Chetaille
Agriculture and Forest Team Task Leader, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris, France
speaker
Geraldo Mosimann Da Silva
Representative, Denomination of Origin Andirá-Marau Indigenous Land, Sateré-Mawé Indigenous People, Parintins, Brazil
speaker
NAME
TITLE
Speaker
name
TITLE
Speaker