The Expo theme is food. This firm has offices in Milan, Parma, Rome, and Bari, so covers some of the key heartlands of Italian food. We have specialities in food and beverage law such as import, export, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, packaging, global licensing, and plant varieties law. The firm is up to date on food related topics and the Head of the Bari Office, Partner, Vincenzo Acquafredda, spoke recently on the legal aspects of labelling and the presentation of agro-alimentary products.
In December 2014 Senior Partner Julia Holden spoke at the INTA on the Overlap between trademarks and geographical indications in Munich. She looked at cases such as Parma Ham v Asda Superstores, where government and national attitudes to food production is reflected in the court judgements. The Head of the Parma Office, partner Daniela Ampollini, spoke on plant variations and food law in June 2014, to il Sole 24 Ore Business School and the San Francisco School of Law.
For Italians key informative websites are https://fornitori.expo2015.org/ and https://www.expobusinessmatching.com/.
The UK government are interested in boosting their exports, and have a strategic plan. Business will be conducted in 5 areas: food and drink, sustainability, agri tech, creative industries and health care. The great weeks will offer some formal structure, but also a lot of time to network. They have named their effort, ‘Grown in Britain.’
Great Week 1, UK Government with UK Trade and Industry, at EXPO.
Monday May 4th week, Day 1
- British business people arrive during the working day.
- In the evening there is an informal reception, and a chance to network.
Tuesday May 5th, Day 2
- The main Conference on the issues faced by British food and drink producers. Speakers from, eg:
Tesco (supermarket),
Coca Cola GB & Ireland,
the London Food Board. - There will be an informal reception for networking that evening with a top British chef.
Wednesday May 6th , Day 3
- International buyers meet UK exporters
- Meet the buyer matching services
- Invitation only UKTI roundtable discussion and lunch, with delicious lunch by international chef Ken Hom.
Thursday May 7th , Day 4
Expo visit, 32e, ticket included
Friday May 8th, Day 5
Networking.
The format of this will be repeated.
The weeks will be:
4th May 2015 – 8th May 2015
Innovations in Food & Drink
https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/great-week—grown-in-britain—food–drink-food-safety/
15th Jun 2015 – 19th Jun 2015
Sustainability
https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/great-week-sustainability—milan/
6th Jul 2015 – 10th Jul 2015
Agri-tech
https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/great-week-agri-tech/
7th Sep 2015 – 11th Sep 2015
Creative Industries and Global Products
https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/great-week-creative-industries—milan-1/
28th Sep 2015 – 2nd Oct 2015
Healthcare and Life Sciences
https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/great-week-healthcare—milan/