International AIDV-IWLA Conference 2025
17.10 > 19.10
AIDV Conference 2025 ‒ 40th birthday
XXXXII Verona, Italy
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17.10 > 19.10
AIDV Conference 2025 ‒ 40th birthday
XXXXII Verona, Italy
17.10 > 19.10
AIDV Conference 2025 ‒ 40th birthday
Provisional programme
17.10
Friday 17 October
9:30 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 Thierry Firino-Martell
11:00 am
Judges panel
- Cost of litigation
Chairman: Steve Stern
Judges: (Italian Judge), Camille Lignieres (TBC), Peter Tochterman (TBC) and Mike Manson
2:00 pm
GIs & TMs
- Co-branding
- Sponsoring
- …
Exploring the issue of genericness
Chairman: Ginevra Righini
Speakers: Tobias Cohen Jehoram, Jean-Marc Bahans and Scott Gerien
4:00 pm
Advertising & marketing alcoholic beverages (restrictions)
- Selling alcoholic beverages in Muslim countries
- No – or low-alcohol wine products
Chairman: Thomas Schmitz
Speakers: Ugur Aktekin, Michel Desilets and Ken Minami
18.10
Saturday 18 October
9:30 am
Latest technology & wine - 3.0 etc (AI etc).
Chairman: Eben van Wyk
Speakers: Marco Giuri and Mark Hicken
11:00 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
Chairman: Diego Saluzzo
Speakers: Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer, Gilles Boin, Bennett Caplan
2:00 pm
Choice of law & jurisdiction
In supply and distribution agreements, in litigation, in mediation and in arbitration
Chairman: Cristiana Stoica
Speakers: Marco Torsello, Roner Guerra Fabris and Michael Maher
4:00 pm
Unfair practices (voidable contract terms such as penalties)
Chairman: Elene Totibadze
Speakers: Lea Tochtermann, Boris Osgnach (and common law speaker TBC)