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
Animation
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
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
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
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
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


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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