Conférences

International AIDV-IWLA Conference 2025

17.10 > 19.10

AIDV Conference 2025 ‒ 40th birthday

XXXXII Verona, Italy

17.10 > 19.10

Programme

17.10

Friday 17 October

8:00 am

Registration

8:30 am

Welcome speeches

9:00 am

Channels of trade

International sales & distribution contracts
Customs/taxes
Channels of trade/ retail environment
Labelling

Chairman: Stefano Dindo
Speakers: Hans Eichele, Dan Hohnstein and John Trinidad

10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am

Judges panel

Getting to the truth differently

Chairperson: Steve Stern
Judges: Camille Lignieres, Michael Manson & Federico Russo

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Geographical Indications and Trademarks

Co-branding
Sponsoring
Exploring the issue of genericness

Exploring the issue of genericness

Chairperson: Ginevra Righini
Speakers: Tobias Cohen Jehoram, Jean-Marc Bahans & Scott Gerien

3:00 pm

Advertising & Marketing of Alcoholic Beverages

Limitations and restrictions on advertising and marketing
No- or low-alcohol wine products
Selling alcoholic beverages in Muslim countries

Chairperson: Thomas Schmitz
Speakers: Ugur Aktekin, Michel Desilets & Ken Minami

4:30 pm

AIDV General Assembly and Elections

7:15 pm

Concert at Sala Maffeiana

8:45 pm

Dinner at Villa Mosconi Bertani, Arbizzano – Valpollicella

Bus leaving at 8.15 pm in front of Sala Maffeiana

Touring activities for accompanying persons

2:30 pm

Verona City Center Tour

Beginning at 2.30 p.m. in front of the Chamber of Commerce of Verona.

You will get a general overview of the city with a walk through the historic center, allowing you to see the Castello e Ponte Scaligero, the Arco dei Gavi and the Roman Gate of the Borsari, the Arena (optional visit inside), the Ponte Pietra and the Roman Theater, including stops at the most characteristic and historically and artistically significant points: Piazza dei Signori, Pi- azza delle Erbe (break for coffee and bathroom) and Piazza Brà and Arche Scaligere.

18.10

Saturday 18 October

8:45 am

Latest technology & wine - 3.0 etc (AI etc)

Chairperson: Eben van Wyk
Speakers: Yasmine Develle, Marco Giuri and Mark Hicken

10:15 am

Coffee Break

10:30 am

Multi-topic: Legal & Economic Aspects of the Wine Trade

Wine sector M&A war stories;
Some different international organisations (WHO, Codex, Vinitaly …)
World wine market

Chairperson: Diego Saluzzo
Speakers: Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer, Gilles Boin, Bennett Caplan

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Choice of law & jurisdiction

In supply and distribution agreements, in litigation, in mediation and in arbitration

Chairperson: Cristiana Stoica
Speakers: Marco Torsello, Roner Guerra Fabris and Michael Maher

3:00 pm

Unfair practices

Voidable contract terms (e.g., penalties)

Chairperson: Elene Totibadze
Speakers: Lea Tochtermann, Boris Osgnach, Paul Carlyle & Christoper Butler

4:30 pm

Wine Masterclass, Dominic Farnsworth in collaboration with Andrea Lonardi

5:45 pm

End of Scientific Conference

8:00 pm

Gala Dinner at Palazzo Verità Poeta

Touring activities for accompanying persons

9:00 am

Sirmione and Garda Lake Tour

Bus leaving at 9 am from in front of the Chamber of Commerce of Verona.

You will visit the Scaligera Fortress and the Catullo Caves, ruins of an ancient imperial villa. Free time and lunch in a restaurant. In the early afternoon, boarding at 2:30 p.m. on a private boat at the Port of Sirmione. One-hour transfer departing from Bardolino. Sightseeing tour of the village. Departure for coming back at 4:20 p.m. Scheduled arrival back in Verona at 5 p.m

19.10

Sunday 19 October

9:30 am

Soave, town and winery experience

Soave, town and winery experience
Bus leaving at 9.30 am in front of the Chamber of Commerce of Verona.
Return bus leaving at 15.30 from Pieropan Winery.

Hotel Reservation

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A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at a preferential rate at the hotels listed below.
Reservations and payments should be made directly through the hotels.
Credit card details must be given to the hotels in order to secure your reservation.
The AIDV will not be making bookings for attendees. Please note that the number of rooms is limited.
We recommend that you proceed with your reservations as soon as possible.