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1 Lunch-time presentation on GIs and sustainable development: The FAO Guide Linking people, places and products 18 February 2010, 12h00 13h30 Palais des Nations, Room IV, Geneva LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ABDOU Olgatte LDCs division ADINGRA Yao Kouman Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cote d Ivoire ARFINI Filippo University of Parma BALIBREA Sergio EU Delegation in Geneva BATIBONAK Paul R. Foreign Affairs First Secretary Permanent Mission of Cameroun BARARUNYERETSE Libère Permanent Representative of OIF to the United Nations in Geneva BARJOLLE Dominique Director AGRIDEA - Association suisse pour le développement de l'agriculture et de l'espace rural BELLETTI Giovanni University of Florence CANO TREVIÑO Fernando Representative for Europe Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) 1

2 CONTRERAS FERNÁNDEZ José Ignacio Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nation and other International Organizations CORNAZ Natacha United Nation Commission for Europe (UNECE) CROZE Denis Acting Director-Advisor DAMARY Peter AGRIDEA - Association suisse pour le développement de l'agriculture et de l'espace rural DE CHAMBRIER Anne State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO DE MATEO Fernando Permanent Mission of Mexico to the WTO DENNIS Francis Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago DOMEISEN Natalie Manager International Trade Center (ITC) Publications DUBRAY Anne Isaralyon DOSWELL Barbara Programme Assistant - Operations ECLOF International DJIMASBEYE Ndade Permanent Mission of the Republic of Chad ESPINOSA Octavio ESALIMBA Robinson IQsensato ESSY Abdul Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cote d Ivoire ESTEVE Magali AGRIDEA - Association suisse pour le développement de l'agriculture et de l'espace rural FARAHAT Magdi 2

3 Principal Advisor on Trade Geneva Inter-Regional Advisory Services FRANCKE Mathias First Secretary Permanent Mission of Chile FUSCO Francesca World International Property Organization (WIPO) GERZ Astrid Coordinator PAYS ROMAND - PAYS GOURMAND GUGGIANA Andrés IP Issues Permanent Mission of Chile KANTH Gayatri Acting Deputy Executive Director Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC) KOHOU Gabriel Permanent Mission of the Republic of Côte d'ivoire to the WTO LEÓN COLLAZOS Giancarlo Permanet Mission of Peru LE-QUELLENEC Noémie Ministry of Agriculture of France LÈQUÈ Cécile Economic affaires and Development of OIF LEVFEBRE Clelia Touring Club LUKONDE LUANSI PHIL. Trade Representative of the Republic of Angola to the WTO LYNN Jonathan World Trade Correspondent Chief Correspondent, Geneva Reuters Thomson Reuters MARESCOTTI Andrea University of Florence 3

4 MARTÍN GARCÍA María PGI "Ternera Asturiana" MARTINEZ-ALEMAN Katia Consultant Spouse Career Centre SCC Sàrl International Organizations MBA (IOMBA) MEIER-EWERT Wolf R. Legal Affairs Officer Intellectual Property Division World Trade Organization (WTO) MBAYE Babacar Carlos Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal MONTESI Filippo Association des Régions Européennes et des Produits d Origine (AREPO) MUNGUR Vishwakarmah Minister Permanent Mission of Mauritius MUSUMECI Sabrina Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA (UN/ECE, UNCTAD, ITC) NUTI Isabelle Permanent Mission of France to the WTO O.OWOKO Daniel First Secretary Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya PÈNE Cédric Policy Officer Timber Section UN Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization PETRANKOVA Andrea Czech Permanent Mission PM of the Czech Republic RIZO Marie-Paule Head of the Industrial Design and Geographical Indication Law Section Brands and Industrial Designs Division 4

5 SADETTAN Sanexay Second Secretary Permanent Mission of Lao People's Democratic Republic SAEZ Catherine Administrator / Staff Writer Intellectual Property Watch SÉQUIER Jérôme Ministry of Economy and Industry and Employment SCHOLER Morten Senior Market Development Adviser ITC, Geneva STĘPKOWSKA Urszula International Relations Officer European Commission -DG Agriculture and Rural Development- Unit A3 - ACP and South Africa, FAO, Food Aid SUDHIR Sunjay Permanent Mission of India THÉVENOD-MOTTET Erik Legal Department Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) TOSO Francesca Project Manager Cooperation for Development Sector World Intellectual Property Organization VANDECANDELAERE Emilie Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) VAN THIEL Ellen Spouse Career Centre SCC Sàrl International Organizations MBA (IOMBA) VIVAS-EUGUI David Deputy Programme Director International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) WASESCHA L. Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA YEUK SZE NG Louisa Assistant Representative of Hong Kong, China to the WTO 5

6 origin SECRETARIAT COLANDREA Anne Marie Consultant GARCIA MEDINA Angela Intern NGO BAGAL Monique Legal Advisor PUZONE Ida Project Manager VITTORI Massimo Secretary General 6

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