2024 Edition
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Participation in the conferences and workshops is free for all B2Cheese ticket holders.
Wednesday, September 25
Sala Caravaggio
| TIME | TITLE | ABSTRACT | SPEAKERS |
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| 11:00-12:00 | The Dairy Industry Facing Inflation. Transferring the cultural and economic value of milk and cheese from the farm to the consumer: The word to the industry players. Promoted by B2Cheese in collaboration with Formaggi & Consumi | A round table among dairy industry players. A moment of discussion involving representatives from the farming sector, industry, and distribution, without forgetting the political world and the last link in the chain: the consumers. The debate will focus on the valorization of milk and its derived products from the farm to the shelf, and into the homes of Italians. The dairy sector is paying the price of inflation, and not only. Production costs have increased, shelf prices have risen, and consumption has slowed down. But in 2024, although there are significant uncertainties, inflation should slow down. Here are some questions to reflect on: What is the right price for milk, and how can the agricultural sector be supported? How can value be transferred along the supply chain? How do Italians perceive cheese and dairy products? And how can their cultural, social, and economic value be promoted in Italy and abroad? | Participants in the round table:
Moderator: Angelo Frigerio - Director, Formaggi & Consumi |
| TIME | 11:00-12:00 |
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| The Dairy Industry Facing Inflation. Transferring the cultural and economic value of milk and cheese from the farm to the consumer: The word to the industry players. Promoted by B2Cheese in collaboration with Formaggi & Consumi |
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| ABSTRACT | |
| A round table among dairy industry players. A moment of discussion involving representatives from the farming sector, industry, and distribution, without forgetting the political world and the last link in the chain: the consumers. The debate will focus on the valorization of milk and its derived products from the farm to the shelf, and into the homes of Italians. The dairy sector is paying the price of inflation, and not only. Production costs have increased, shelf prices have risen, and consumption has slowed down. But in 2024, although there are significant uncertainties, inflation should slow down. Here are some questions to reflect on: What is the right price for milk, and how can the agricultural sector be supported? How can value be transferred along the supply chain? How do Italians perceive cheese and dairy products? And how can their cultural, social, and economic value be promoted in Italy and abroad? | |
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Participants in the round table:
Moderator: Angelo Frigerio - Director, Formaggi & Consumi |
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Sala Colleoni
| TIME | TITLE | ABSTRACT | SPEAKERS |
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| 12:30-13:30 | The new frontier of Grana Padano PDO: the world’s first Blockchain-traced cheese wheel reaches tables globally. Promoted by Torre Pallavicina. | Two years after the project's official launch, Torre Pallavicina dairy presents the results of its program, which has created a complete 'passport' for this Made in Italy excellence. Through Blockchain technology, the entire journey of each cheese wheel—from field to barn, through aging and distribution, both in Italy and internationally—can now be fully traced. Validated on June 18, 2024, by Csqa, a leading agri-food certification body, the first fully Blockchain-traced wheel will be showcased at Torre Pallavicina's booth during B2cheese in Bergamo. Blockchain technology has allowed Torre Pallavicina to securely and immutably trace the entire Grana Padano supply chain, becoming the first dairy to provide real-time data, ensuring transparency, sustainability, and food safety for consumers. | Institutional Greetings: Alessandro Beduschi - Lombardy Regional Councillor for Agriculture Speakers:
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| 14:30-15:30 | Sustainability is easy to discuss, but what are the merits and responsibilities of small-scale dairy producers? LoST-EU Project | A group of small Italian PDOs, part of the European LoST project, seeks to explore the role and responsibilities of dairy production in supporting their regions, local communities, and preserving cultural traditions, both past and future. Could these initiatives hold the key to fostering a dignified life in areas often seen as peripheral compared to urban and metropolitan centers? What drives these projects, largely born from the commitment of producers, local leaders, and stakeholders closely connected to their territories? And what are the contemporary challenges, especially as sustainability becomes more urgent, yet often treated superficially? |
Moderator: Paolo Confalonieri - professional journalist. He was the editor of the magazine Orobie. |
| 16:00-17:00 | ITS Academy Agroalimentare – A Pathway Through Industries and Production Promoted by the ITS Academy Agroalimentare Foundation | Products of the Dairy Supply Chain: A Conversation with Latteria Sociale di Chiuro and Latteria Sociale Valtellina. Guided tour of the B2CHEESE Fair, led by Sara Invernizzi, a collaborator with the Strachitunt Protection Consortium for research and communications. |
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| TIME | 12:30-13:30 |
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| The new frontier of Grana Padano PDO: the world’s first Blockchain-traced cheese wheel reaches tables globally. Promoted by Torre Pallavicina. |
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| ABSTRACT | |
| Two years after the project's official launch, Torre Pallavicina dairy presents the results of its program, which has created a complete 'passport' for this Made in Italy excellence. Through Blockchain technology, the entire journey of each cheese wheel—from field to barn, through aging and distribution, both in Italy and internationally—can now be fully traced. Validated on June 18, 2024, by Csqa, a leading agri-food certification body, the first fully Blockchain-traced wheel will be showcased at Torre Pallavicina's booth during B2cheese in Bergamo. Blockchain technology has allowed Torre Pallavicina to securely and immutably trace the entire Grana Padano supply chain, becoming the first dairy to provide real-time data, ensuring transparency, sustainability, and food safety for consumers. |
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| Institutional Greetings: Alessandro Beduschi - Lombardy Regional Councillor for Agriculture Speakers:
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| TIME | 14:30-15:30 |
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| Sustainability is easy to discuss, but what are the merits and responsibilities of small-scale dairy producers? LoST-EU Project |
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| A group of small Italian PDOs, part of the European LoST project, seeks to explore the role and responsibilities of dairy production in supporting their regions, local communities, and preserving cultural traditions, both past and future. Could these initiatives hold the key to fostering a dignified life in areas often seen as peripheral compared to urban and metropolitan centers? What drives these projects, largely born from the commitment of producers, local leaders, and stakeholders closely connected to their territories? And what are the contemporary challenges, especially as sustainability becomes more urgent, yet often treated superficially? | |
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Moderator: Paolo Confalonieri - professional journalist. He was the editor of the magazine Orobie. |
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| TIME | 16:00-17:00 |
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| ITS Academy Agroalimentare – A Pathway Through Industries and Production Promoted by the ITS Academy Agroalimentare Foundation |
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| Products of the Dairy Supply Chain: A Conversation with Latteria Sociale di Chiuro and Latteria Sociale Valtellina. Guided tour of the B2CHEESE Fair, led by Sara Invernizzi, a collaborator with the Strachitunt Protection Consortium for research and communications. |
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Thursday, September 26
Sala Caravaggio
| TIME | TITLE | ABSTRACT | SPEAKERS |
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| 11:30-12:30 | ESG in the Dairy Industry: Challenges and Best Practices. Promoted by PwC Italia | The conference will explore the crucial role of digital technologies in ensuring more sustainable and high-quality products. Through direct testimonies from some of the main players in the sector, best practices in sustainability will be shared, and the ways companies can face the challenges imposed by this process will be explored. |
Moderator: Andrea Guolo - Giornalista |
| 16:30-18:30 | Exporting Dairy Products to Non-EU Countries: Regulations and Health Certifications. Promoted by ATS of Bergamo | International food trade must meet the need to ensure food safety in relation to the protection of human health, but also the need to prevent the spread of animal and plant diseases from one country to another. For this to happen, it is necessary to know the health status of the production areas, limiting the shipment of at-risk food products or those coming from geographical areas that may present risks due to the nature of the food product. During the conference, the main national and community provisions that regulate the issuance of health certificates by Official Veterinarians of the Veterinary Departments will be described, as well as the procedures that companies must follow to be included in the lists of exporting establishments to certain Third Countries. | Institutional Greetings: Dr. Massimo Giupponi - General Director ATS Bergamo Introduction: Dr. Antonio Sorice - Director of the Veterinary Department ATS Bergamo Speakers::
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| TIME | 11:30-12:30 |
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| ESG in the Dairy Industry: Challenges and Best Practices. Promoted by PwC Italia |
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| The conference will explore the crucial role of digital technologies in ensuring more sustainable and high-quality products. Through direct testimonies from some of the main players in the sector, best practices in sustainability will be shared, and the ways companies can face the challenges imposed by this process will be explored. | |
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Moderator: Andrea Guolo - Giornalista |
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| TIME | 16:30-18:30 |
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| Exporting Dairy Products to Non-EU Countries: Regulations and Health Certifications. Promoted by ATS of Bergamo |
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| ABSTRACT | |
| International food trade must meet the need to ensure food safety in relation to the protection of human health, but also the need to prevent the spread of animal and plant diseases from one country to another. For this to happen, it is necessary to know the health status of the production areas, limiting the shipment of at-risk food products or those coming from geographical areas that may present risks due to the nature of the food product. During the conference, the main national and community provisions that regulate the issuance of health certificates by Official Veterinarians of the Veterinary Departments will be described, as well as the procedures that companies must follow to be included in the lists of exporting establishments to certain Third Countries. | |
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| Institutional Greetings: Dr. Massimo Giupponi - General Director ATS Bergamo Introduction: Dr. Antonio Sorice - Director of the Veterinary Department ATS Bergamo Speakers::
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Sala Colleoni
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| 15:00-16:00 | AI, Innovation and Technology: Opportunities for the Dairy Industry. Promoted by PwC Italia | The meeting will focus on the opportunities related to process automation and the potential offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, increasingly useful tools to improve performance, increase margins, and create value in companies within the sector. | Introduction: Andrea Guerini - Senior Manager PwC Italia Speakers:
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| TIME | 15:00-16:00 |
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| AI, Innovation and Technology: Opportunities for the Dairy Industry. Promoted by PwC Italia |
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| The meeting will focus on the opportunities related to process automation and the potential offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, increasingly useful tools to improve performance, increase margins, and create value in companies within the sector. | |
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| Introduction: Andrea Guerini - Senior Manager PwC Italia Speakers:
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