As part of the oriGIn 2025 Biennial Meeting, an International Conference on Geographical Indications (GIs) was held on 9 October 2025, bringing together global experts, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss the future of GIs worldwide.
🎯 Focus Topics
- GIs in International Trade
- GI Agenda for 2030: Priorities and Challenges for the Next Five Years
- Emerging Opportunities for Craft and Industrial GIs
- GIs in Latin America: The Way Forward
Consult the full program
Speakers’ Presentations
Keynote speech: GIs in the International Trade
- Mr. Eoin Ó Catháin, Director General, Irish Whiskey Association (IWA)
Panel 1: GI Agenda 2030: Challenges for the Next 5 Years
Moderator: Ms. Valerie Pieprzownik, GI expert, Food and Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Introduction
Speakers:
- Ms. Alexandra Grazioli, Director, Lisbon Registry, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Mr. Santiago Nieto, Director General, Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)
- Mr. Antonio Berengue, Deputy Director, Cooperation and Partnership Department, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- Ms. Annabel BOISSONNADE-FOTHERINGHAM, Internal Trade Advisor, Delegation of the European Union to Mexico
- Ms. Marie Bernadette Ngo Mbaga Djonda, Legal Officer, Trademarks & Other Distinctive Signs Directorate,Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI) (online)
Panel 2: The evolving landscape in the Craft and Industrial GIs Sector
Moderator: Ms. Karla Juarez Bermudez, GI Specialist
Speakers:
- Master Craftsman Mr. Alejandro Jacobo Pineda, GI Catrinas de barro de Capula, Casa de las Artesanías de Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico
- Ms. Golye Latoufe, Director of Mining Promotion MEM, Larimar Barahona, Dominican Republic
- Mr. Jean-Carlo Costa Gálvez, Delegate, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), Peru
- Ms. Teresa Pais Coelho, Executive Director, Qualifica/oriGIn Portugal, Portugal
- Ms. Stéphanie Leparmentier, Regional IP Counselor for United States, Canada and Mexico, INPI France Representative, Treasury and Economic Affairs Department, France (online)
Panel 3: GIs in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Mr. Alfredo Rendón Algara, GI Expert and Advisor on IP policies
Speakers:
- Mr. Mario Alberto Monge Chacón, President, Turrialba Cheese Regulatory Council, Costa Rica
- Ms. Maria José Sanchez Rey, IP Coordinator, Colombia Coffee Growers Federation (FNC), Colombia
- Mr. Denis Pinto de Farias, Representative, Tambaqui do Vale do Jamari (Rondônia), Brazil
- Mr. Eugenio Parrodi Wiechers, President, Association of Wines of Querétaro, Mexico
- Mr. René Humberto Sayago, President, Coopsol itda, Miel de Flores de Atamisqui de Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
- Ms. Daniela González Miranda, President, Comité de Administración de la DO Aceite de Oliva del Valle del Huasco, Chile
