18-19/06/2026 – oriGIn Expert Meeting – Promotion and Sustainability Room: Speakers’ Presentations

Panel I: GI Promotion Programs: Strategies, Funding Opportunities, Target Markets

Moderator: Massimo Vittori · Global GIs Alliance, oriGIn

  • Promotion Programs and Other Initiatives: Opportunities Within the EU, Manon Allain-Launay · EU Commission, DG Agri
  • “Move the Passion” & “Think Milk”: Success Stories by Blancdenoir, Alessandra Baldeschi · Blancdenoir Communication Agency
  • The WIPO Global Awards for SMEs / Startups,Marcelo di Pietro · World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • The Promotion Strategy of Grana Padano Consorzio: Integrated Marketing, Lorenzo Tamburini · Consorzio Grana Padano
  • Promoting Value: Case Studies of Success in EU Agri-Food Promotion with LC International, Alessandra Torino · LC International
  • Practical Tips in Implementing Promotion Programs: The Experience of Italian Groups in the Salami Sector, Gianluigi Ligasacchi · Salumitalia
Panel II: Innovation and Search of Partners for GI Promotion: Matchmaking Session

Moderator: Massimo Vittori · Global GIs Alliance, oriGIn

  • Communication as Experience: Discover Our Innovative Approach, Alessandra Baldeschi · Blancdenoir Communication Agency
  • The Experience of ORIGEN España, Federico Moncunil · ORIGEN España
  • Modena Balsamic Genius: A Short Film to Explore Aceto Balsamico di Modena Identity, Andrea Mancuso Morini · Consorzio Aceto Balsamico di Modena
  • Making Origin Matter Globally: market intelligence as a pillar of an efficient communication strategy, Matteo Lefebvre & Sylvie Germouty · Hopscotch
  • Hub&Spoke Communication: A New Model for GI Promotion and Territorial Reputation, Arianna Ruzza · ISUAL  
Panel III: GIs in a Privileged Position to Respond to Sustainability Challenges

Moderator: Massimo Vittori · Global GIs Alliance, oriGIn

Panel IV: Technologies for GI Sustainability

Moderator: Federico Desimoni · Consorzio Aceto Balsamico di Modena (CABM)

  • How Online Brand Protection Contributes to the Economic Sustainability Pillar, André Stadelmaier · EBRAND
  • Craft Geographical Indications and Digital Product Passports: Towards a Lifecycle-Based Model of Sustainable Protection, Wiktoria Sikorska · University of Silesia in Katowice
  • WIPO GREEN initiatives in the field of GIs, Peter Oksen · World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • Beyond Socio-Economic Surveys: Addressing Ground Challenges and Building Opportunities for Sustainable GI Development – Experiences from Banaras Gulabi Meenakari (India) and Birigui (Brazil), Lalit Ambastha · Reinforce Intellectual Property Association (RIPA) and Paula Fabiane Martins · Instituto Federal de São Paulo (IFSP)  

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