08:55 - 09:00  Welcome   

09:00 - 10:00   Institutional openness  

• Luis Felipe Quintero. Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade of Colombia
• Marcela Ruiz, Delegate of the Secretariat Environment of Medellín
• Alexandre Mateus. Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Delegation of the European Union to Colombia. 
• Cielo Elainne Rusinque Urrego. Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Colombia.
• Horst Pilger. Team Leader - Global Gateway, Investment and Private Sector of the European Commission. European Commission, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
• Carmen Vegas. Vice-Minister of Policy and Supervision of Agrarian Development of Peru (MINAGRI)
• Leonardo das Neves Carvalho. Secretario de Estado do Meio Ambiente (SEMA), Acre.
• Enio Bergoli da Costa. Secretaria de Estado da Agricultura, Abastecimento, Aquicultura e Pesca Espirito Santo.

10:00 - 11:00  Balance of the AL-INVEST Verde programme  

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break  

11:30 - 13:00 - Sustainable Roots: the voice of the protagonists

• 11:30 - 11:45 Opening presentation, Diana Espinosa. Deputy Representative of UN Women Colombia
• 11:45 - 12:45 Panel discussion 
  • Moderator: Diana Espinosa. Deputy Representative of UN Women Colombia
  • Panellists: 
    • Luz Dinency Galvis Pareja. Coffee grower, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia)
    • Bexsy Tininpagu. Cocoa producer, Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas Cacaoteras, UNOCACE, Ecuador
    • Beatriz Morganti Brandão. Gproject stora Arabica, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil 
    • Gladys Antonieta Rojas de Arias. Researcher and winner of the INGENIAS LATAM 2025 Award, Paraguay
    • Jadira Larrea. Coffee farmer, Galapagos coffee, Ecuador
    • Amparo Navarro. Artisan, silk from Cauca, Colombia 

•  12:45 - 13:00 Conclusions 

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 15:30 Intellectual Property

Panel 1: Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications: Keys to success and their contribution to sustainability: traceability, territorial governance and sustainable practices. Successful experiences.

• Moderator: Mercedes Cullen, Activities Coordinator, AL-INVEST Verde ECD
  • Ligia Helena Borrero, Legal Director, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia)
  • Ray Meloni GarciaFounding Partner of Estudio Jurídico MCG. Expert in strategies for the protection of Peruvian GIs at the international level.
  • Jadira Larrea, Galapagos coffee, coffee farmer, Galapagos Coffee

Panel 2: Intellectual Property and Sustainability: The Strategic Value of GIs and Other IP Tools for Producers

• Moderator: Mariano Riccheri Ponferrada, EUIPO, Project Leader AL-INVEST Verde DPI
  • Sergio Chuez, Director of Distinctive Signs, INDECOPI, PERU
  • Daniel Mor García, Director of Distinctive Signs of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia.
  • María José Bucheli Silva, Distinctive Signs Analyst, SENADI, ECUADOR
  • Andrés Castellanos, Artesanías de Colombia
  • Paola Guerrero AndreuINAPI Chile

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:00 Circularity: Innovation and Sustainability  

Opening presentation:   

• Carolina González Müller, UNIDO representative (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation)

 16.00 - 16.30 Panel discussion  

• Moderator: Carolina González Müller,UNIDO representative  

Panellists:  

• Veronica TorresChamber of Commerce of Santiago, Chile.  

• Nathalie Bordas, Paraguayan Industrial Union  

• Daniel CruzSME representative, Finca La Bendición, Honduras  

• Slendy Diaz, circular economy expert, Ministry of Environment, Colombia  

 
16.30 - 16.45 Conclusions   

16:45 Closing   

• Ingrid JenezovaPrincipal Administrator/Programme Manager of AL-INVEST Verde and AL-INVEST Next, European Commission, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) Unit B.1 - Regional Programmes for Latin America and the Caribbean 

17:00 - 22:00 Antioch Night (Castle Museum)