Program

6. mars: 

• 0900 - 1130: Sightseeing in Henningsvær
• 1200 - 1300: Lunch 
• 1300 - 1420: Status and work on Geographical Indications in the Nordic 

  • Welcome, Nina Sundqvist, CEO, Stiftelsen Norsk Mat

  • Reports from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway 

  • Handling of GI applications in the EU,  Maija Heinonen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

• 1420 - 1445: Break

• 1445 – 1600: Manufacturers​

  • Lammefjorden and Nye Samsø kartofler.

  • Wrångebäck cheese Thomas Berglund

  • Stockfish from Lofoten 

• ​1600 - 1620 Pause

• 1620 - 1800: Food and destination development

  • The significance of food treasures for the development of tourism, Emil Blauert, Founder and partner of NEAT 

  • The grocery trade on geographical indications and branding of food, Magnus Nikkarinen, Head of Public Affairs, Swedish Food Retailers Federation

  • Food as a driver for destination development, Svein-Erik Larsson, chef, Saporibus AB

  • Break

  • Tourism and trade, Marjo Särkkä-Tirkkonen, Senior Planning Officer, M.Sc. (Food Tech), Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki

  • Food and tourism in Norway, Audun Pettersen, Head of Sustainable Tourism & Food, Innovasjon Norge

• 1900: Dinner, with local food surprises at Thon Hotel Svolvær. Destination development in Lofoten by Anne Karine Statle , Managing director, Lofotenmat ​

7. mars: 

• 0830 - 1130: Workshop and summary​
  • 4 concrete proposals on how the travel industry can work with GI.
  • Break
  • Summary and the way forward, CEO Nina Sundqvist 

• 1130 - 1215: Lunch Thon hotel​

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• 1300-1700: Possibility for "Skreifiske", Cod fishing on local fishingboat. You will return in time to catch the1830 plane from Svolvær.