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EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 1 (MONDAY): DECEMBER 16, 2024
FROM 8:00 TO 09:00
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Home – Registration – Installation
FROM 9:00 TO 10:15
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OPENING CEREMONY

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Speeches:

  • Director General of OAPI
  • Ambassador of France to Côte d'Ivoire
  • Representative of WIPO
  • Representative of ECOWAS Commission
  • Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production, Co-Chair of the Ceremony (to be confirmed)
  • Minister of Commerce and Industry, President of the Ceremony

Official presentation of the Geographical Indication registration certificates for "Attiéké des Lagunes" and "Pagne Baoulé" to the Producer Groups.

 

FROM 10:15 TO 10:30
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Break - Coffee
FROM 10:30 TO 12:30
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PANEL

Opening Panel: Geographical Indications as a Tool for Promoting Local Products, Preserving Biological and Cultural Diversity, and Developing Rural Areas: International Experience and Lessons Learned Worldwide.

Panelists:

  • WIPO Expert 
  • Mr. Antoine Ginestet, expert from the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
  • Ms. Delphine Marie-Vivien, expert from the Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD)
  • FAO Expert (to be designated)
  • Mr. Yvon Bochet, President of the Beaufort IGP, France

Moderator: Sarah Mazerette, expert from the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO)

 

FROM 12:30 TO 13:30
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Break - Lunch
FROM 13:30 TO 15:30
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PANEL

Panel 1: Leading a Labeling Project to Success through the Intellectual Property System: Registration, Creation of the Producers' Association, Financing, Certification, and Market Launch

Panelists:

  • OAPI Expert (to be designated)
  • Mr. Kouamé Alexis, expert from the Ivorian Intellectual Property Office (OIPI)
  • Ms. Monique BAGAL, expert from AfrIPI
  • Mr. Adrien Trucas, expert from Certipaq (French certification body)
  • Mr. Benjamin Moutet, President of the IGP Linge Basque, France

Moderator: Mr. Antoine Ginestet, expert from the INPI

 

FROM 15:30 TO 17:30
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Panel 2: The Challenges of Structuring Agricultural and Craft Sectors, Product Characterization, and Geographical Delimitation in the Registration of Geographical Indications in Africa: What Solutions for Viable GIs?

Panelists:

  • OAPI Expert 
  • Expert from the Directorate of Agricultural Professional Organizations of the Ministry of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production (to be designated)
  • Sarah Mazerette, expert from the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO)
  • Ms. Delphine Marie-Vivien, expert from CIRAD
  • Expert from the Swiss Centre for Scientific Research in Côte d'Ivoire 

Moderator: Dr. ASSANDE Paul, Director General of the Ivorian Intellectual Property Office (OIPI)

 

DE 13:30 A 15:30
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Panel 1 :  Mener un projet de labellisation par le système de la propriété intellectuelle à la réussite : enregistrement, création de l’association de producteurs, financement, certification, mise sur le marché

Panélistes :

  • Expert de l’OAPI (à désigner) ;
  • Kouamé Alexis, expert de l’Office Ivoirien de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OIPI) ;
  • Mme Monique BAGAL, experte d’AfrIPI
  • Adrien Trucas, expert de Certipaq (organisme français de certification) ; -  M. Benjamin Moutet, président de l’IGP Linge Basque, France.

 

Modérateur : M. Antoine Ginestet, expert de l’INPI

 

DAY 2 (TUESDAY): DECEMBER 17, 2024
FROM 09:30 TO 11:30
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Panel 3: The Challenges of Promoting and Marketing a Geographical Indication (GI): How to Involve All Stakeholders in the Value Chain of a GI Product?

Panelists:

  • Expert from the EU 
  • Expert from the ECOWAS Commission 
  • Mr. Benjamin Moutet, President of the IGP Linge Basque, France;
  • Expert from OAPI;
  • Expert from CI Export;
  • Expert from the Ivorian Employers' Organization.

Moderator: Mr. M. METOMO Elogo René Claude, President of the Pepper of Penja GI Association

 

FROM 11:30 TO 13:30
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Round Table

Round Table 1: African Experience in Developing GI Products: From Registration to International Market Commercialization

Participants:

  • Mrs. Fatima AMEHRI, President of the Moroccan Association for the Geographical Indication of Argan Oil (AMIGHA);
  • Mr. METOMO Elogo René Claude, President of the Pepper of Penja GI Association (Cameroon);
  • Representative of IGP Attiéké des Lagunes (Côte d'Ivoire) (to be designated);
  • Representative of IGP Pagne Baoulé (Côte d'Ivoire) (to be designated);
  • Representative of IGP Café des Montagnes de Man (Côte d'Ivoire) (to be designated).

Moderator: Mr. Pape Tahirou KANOUTE, Executive Director of the NGO Economy, Territories, and Development Services (ETDS), Senegal

 

FROM 13:30 TO 14:30
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Break - Lunch
FROM 14:30 TO 16:00
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Round Table

Round Table 2: How to Strengthen Existing GIs: The Challenge of Sustainability?

Participants:

  • Sarah Mazerette, Expert at INAO, France
  • Mr. Yvon Bochet, President of the IGP Beaufort, France
  • Ms. Fatima AMEHRI, President of the Moroccan Association for the Geographical Indication of Argan Oil (AMIGHA)
  • Expert from the National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA) (to be designated)
  • Expert from the Ministry of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Production (to be designated)

Moderator: Ms. Delphine Marie-Vivien, Expert at CIRAD

 

FROM 16:00 TO 17:30
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Panel 4: Leveraging the Potential of Local Territories through Geographical Indications to Preserve Traditional Knowledge, Biological and Cultural Diversity, and Accelerate Regional Development

Panelists:

  • Ms. Delphine Marie-Vivien, Expert at CIRAD
  • Mr. Pape Tahirou KANOUTE, Executive Director of the NGO Economy, Territories, and Development Services (ETDS) from Senegal
  • Mr. Benjamin Moutet, President of IGP Linge Basque, France
  • Expert from the Assembly of Districts and Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (to be designated)
  • Expert from Côte Tourism (to be designated)
  • Expert from the Directorate General of Decentralization and Local Development (DGDDL) (to be designated)

Moderator: Ms. Monique BAGAL, Expert at AFRIPI

 

FROM 17:30 TO 18:00
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Summary of the proceedings – closing ceremony
FROM 20:00 TO 00:00
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Cocktail dinner or Gala Dinner
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DAY 3 (WEDNESDAY): DECEMBER 18, 2024
FROM 09:00 TO 14:00
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Visit to the facilities of the "Attiéké des Lagunes" PDO Group and a production site of "Attiéké des Lagunes."
FROM 14:00 TO 15:30
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Break – lunch
15:30
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End of the visit and return to the hotel.
DE 14:00 A 15:30
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Pause – déjeuner