After twenty years from the beginning of the project, the Qualivita Foundation evolves to support the cultural and scientific growth of the Italian Geographical Indications towards the new objectives of the ecological transition .
In the new Board of Directors of the Foundation, Pietro Bonato, General Manager and CEO of CSQA becomes Vice President.
The renewed Scientific Committee of Qualivita - which also includes Maria Chiara Ferrarese, Deputy Director of CSQA among its members - is the primary element of the new vision which focuses on the scientific and cultural commitment to support the Geographical Indications sector.
Composed of 17 personalities with proven experience and professionalism in the various fields of research and culture of GIs, the committee ensures a profound and varied contribution starting from the skills developed in the world of management of the Consortia for the protection of the food and wine sector to those gained in the field of counterfeiting and certification.
The members of the Scientific Committee
Paolo De Castro , Presidente del Comitato scientifico, Riccardo Deserti , Direttore Consorzio di Tutela Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, Stefano Berni , Direttore Consorzio di Tutela Grana Padano DOP, Stefano Fanti , Direttore Consorzio di Tutela Prosciutto di Parma DOP, Luca Giavi , Direttore Consorzio di Tutela Prosecco, Riccardo Cotarella , Presidente Assoenologi, Gabriele Gorelli , Master of Wine, Filippo Trifiletti , Direttore Generale Accredia, Maria Chiara Ferrarese , Vice Direttore CSQA Certificazioni, Antonio Gentile , Direttore Direzione Ingegneria e Innovazione IPZS, Luca Sciascia , Responsabile Anticontraffazione e tracciabilità IPZS, Lucia Guidi , Prof. Università di Pisa, Alessandra Di Lauro , Prof. Università di Pisa, Alberto Mattiacci , Prof. Università Sapienza, Christina Mauracher , Prof. Università Ca' Foscari, Simone Bastianoni , Prof. Università di Siena, Roberta Garibaldi , Prof. Università di Bergamo, Angelo Frascarelli , Prof. Università di Perugia.
News also in the corporate structure of the Foundation . As part of this evolution, the Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato has chosen to accompany Qualivita as a new founding member alongside Origin Italia and CSQA Certificazioni , allowing the Foundation greater depth in the scientific discussion on topics such as counterfeiting, blockchain and advanced traceability.