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Organización transnacional para la divulgación y difusión de la gastronomĆa en el mundo como valor social y cultural, como motor económico y de empleo, como recurso turĆstico y como fuente de vida saludable.
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About us
The World Gastronomy Institute (WGI) is a transnational NGO with Consultative Status, accredited by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Collaborating Entity of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Collaborator and a Member of the UNITWIN Network of the UNESCO Chair on Food, Culture and Development UOC.
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The WGI since its foundation in 2007 collaborates, very actively, with Intergovernmental Organizations, Associations, Public Administrations (national governments, territorial and local administrative divisions) and Diplomatic Missions, also providing support to the business network relating to gastronomy.
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World Gastronomy Institute, due to its international presence in the academic, research and development context, is considered the most influential gastronomic Organization in the world, usually intervening in more than a hundred projects simultaneously in dozens of countries.
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Currently, more than a hundred Collaboration Agreements are in force, offering leadership and support to the food sector in advancing knowledge and local and global policies worldwide.
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The spirit imbued by the founders has continued to be maintained and extended at the General Assemblies held, including the administrative restructuring in 2012 with the change of Headquarters to Spain, and there-foundation of the Organization in 2017, when it was approved to dissolve the Organizations and Local associations belonging to the WGI, constituting a single Global Entity.
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It serves as a global forum for gastronomic policy issues and a practical source of knowledge through its activities and actions such as the organization and participation in meetings, seminars, conferences, events, contests, congress, publications, and educational initiatives. WGI encourages the implementation of a Global Code of Ethics for Gastronomy, to maximize the contribution of this discipline to socio-economic development, while minimizing its possible negative impacts, and is committed to promoting food as an instrument in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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WGI's messages and activities are of increasing importance today, in a globalized world where interconnections, geographic mobility, the need for sustainable development and diversity must serve as opportunities to build peace in people's minds.
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A world where gastronomy has a preponderant role, since it intervenes in the social transformation and development of Humanity, in such crucial issues as: differentiation of national identity, strategic area of creating Wealth richness, setting up employment, source of healthy life, share and like essential food tourist agent; as academic and educational issues. And as fundamental element of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Mission
OBJECTIVES
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The Organizational Aims of the WGI are to promote and develop sustainable gastronomy -rational, thinking and responsible- to contribute to cultural and socioeconomic development, international understanding, peace, prosperity and universal respect for, and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. In pursuing these Aims, WGI gives particular attention to the interests of developing countries in the field of gastronomy, including Food in all its manifestations, the process of food production, culinary culture and its diversity, educational and informative models, Food Tourism, associations and institutional treatment, economic influences and, above all, in what affects people.
PRIORITIES
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ā Engaging with the Governments and Public Administrations and the private sector, regional and local food organizations, Academical and researcher institutions, civil society and the UN system to build a more sustainable, responsible and competitive gastronomic sector.
ā Mainstreaming the food culture in the world agenda: Advocating the value of gastronomy as a driver of growth, its inclusion as a priority in national and international policies and the need to create a level playing field for the sector to develop and prosper, taking care of the earth, and working for the reduction of inequalities in the world.
ā Fostering knowledge society, education and capacity building: Supporting actors to assess and address their needs in academic training, as well as providing networks, meeting and events for Creation and Exchange of knowledge, at the service of the majority.
āImproving gastronomic competitiveness: Getting better the cuality and sectorial competencies through knowledge creation and exchange, human resources development and the promotion of excellence in areas such as policy planning, statistics and market trends, sustainable food tourism development, marketing and promotion, product development and risk and crisis management.
ā Constitute and build a meeting space in which to explore and unite International Relations and Gastronomy, being de facto a platform prepared to promote the analysis, study and divulgation of these matters, interrelated or converging
ā To achieve the objectives, the WGI will seek: Gathering different internal actors in a forums of dialogue, organizing Meetings and Events. Generating academic documentation that serves as an international benchmark. Be a platform speaker to the social movements that promote the quality food and agriculture. Creating working groups with common interests. And advise the public and private sector involved, in institutional relations, communication, educational and organizational issues
Structure
The General Assembly is the principal gathering of the World Gastronomy Institute. It meets periodically to approve the budget and programme of work and to debate topics of vital importance to the food sector in related subjects such as culture, tourism, society, employment, health, economy, education and divulgation.
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The General Assembly is responsible for selecting a Secretary-āGeneral and approvingthe lines for policy action and master guidelines of the Councils.
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The WGI is coordinated by the Executive Council, which has a Steering Committee for conclusive decisions. The Institution has an Advisory Council organized in National Delegates, Delegate Ambassadors and Advisors. The only difference in the classification is that the National Delegates have a more executive role, the Ambassadors a more representative role and the Advisors a consultative role.
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The Entity delegates some functions in different Subsidiary Organs such as the Committee on Education, the Commission of Divulgation and Communication, the World Committee on Ethics, Committee on Food Tourism, Committee on Hospitality and Hostelry Sector, Committee on Alcoholic Traditional Beverages, Intangible Heritage Committee and the Commission of Food Culture.
ATTENTION: Section in progress. The organization chart will be completed periodically.
Click on the Councils to see the short CVs of the Members.
Executive Council / Steering Committee
JosƩ Manuel Iglesias
Secretary-General
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Enrique FernƔndez
Associate Vice-President of Traditional Alcoholic Beverages Affairs
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Almudena Villegas
Gastronomic Culture
Consultant
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Rosa MarĆa GonzĆ”lez
Institutional Advisor on
Academic Affairs
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Javier LorĆ©s MĆnguez
Design and
Communication Consultant
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Satur Cantó
Commercial Relations Manager
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Isaac Abad
Consultant on Image Affair
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Sara Carducci
Consultant on Institutional Affairs
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Luis Tesón
Corporate Vice-President
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Gabriel Leonart
Associate Vice-President in Chile
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Gaspar Ros
Associate Vice-President of
Academic Affairs
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BegoƱa Sieyra
Consultant on
Institutional Affairs
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Gumer Guerra
Communication Consultant
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Jocelyne Napoli
Institutional Advisor on
Academic Affairs
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JoaquĆn de Toro
Executive Director of
Corporate Security
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Rosa Santofimia
Deputy Director of the General
Secretariat Office
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Juan JosƩ Burgos
Senior Vice-President of Ethics and
Gastronomic Culture
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Chandra Shamsher
Associate Vice-President in India
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Marios D. Sotiriadis
Special Consultant in
Academic Affairs
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Carlos Alonso
Advisor on Fundraising
& Commercial Relations
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VĆctor GarcĆa
Communication Consultant
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FrƩdƩric Duhart
Institutional Advisor on
Academic Affairs
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Juan SuƔrez
Director of Institutional
Security Affairs
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Antonio PƩrez
Deputy Director of
the General Secretariat
Board and Subsidiary Organs
F. Xavier Medina
President of Committee
on Education
David Basilio
President of Committee on
Hospitality and Hostelry Sector
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Jordi Tresserras
President of Committee
on Food Tourism
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Isabel Mijares
President of Committee on
Alcoholic Traditional Beverages
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LluĆs GarcĆa
President of Intangible
Heritage Committee
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Special Consultants
John Clancy
Special Consultant on Institutional
Affairs in Culinary Arts
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Luis Alves
Director-General of Culinary Relations
Delegate Ambassador Portugal
Roy D. Palmer
Special Consultant on Seafood Affairs
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Manesh Fernando
Special Advisor on
International Hospitality
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Advisory Council
Delegate Ambassadors / National Delegates











Thomas A. Gugler
Honorary
Ambassador
Donna J. Keren
Delegate Ambassador
USA
Florencio SanchidriƔn
Special Ambassador of
Gastronomic Culture
Manfred Muellers
Delegate Ambassador
South Africa
Adolfo MuƱoz
Delegate Ambassador
Spain
Nhi Nguyen Thi Hong
Delegate Ambassador
Vietnam
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Gary Filbey
Delegate Ambassador United Kingdom
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Akamine Jun (赤嶺淳)
National Delegate
Japan
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Carlos Fernandes
National Delegate
Portugal
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Laura PƩrez-Orta
National Delegate
Venezuela
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Anita Stewart
National Delegate
Canada











Ragnar Fridriksson
International
Ambassador
Sidney C. H. Cheung
Delegate Ambassador
China
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Fiorella Dallari
Delegate Ambassador
Italy
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MiloÅ” LachkoviÄ
Delegate Ambassador
Slovakia
Tahir Amiraslanov
Delegate Ambassador
Azerbaijaz
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Emrah Kƶksal
Delegate Ambassador
Turkey
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Filiz HƶsükoÄlu
National Delegate
Turkey
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MarĆa GalĆ”n
National Delegate
Colombia
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Patricia FernƔndez
National Delegate
Peru
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Daniel Negreira
National Delegate
Taiwan - ROC
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Veyis Durdu
National Delegate
Turkey











Saurabh Kumar Dixit
Delegate Ambassador
India
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Tracey Santiago
Delegate Ambassador
Philippines
Mauro J. Ferreira
Delegate Ambassador
Brazil
Erich Glavica
Delegate Ambassador
Croatia
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Knud-Erik Larsen
Delegate Ambassador Denmark
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Paul Christiaan Klieger
Delegate Ambassador
Hawaii (USA)
Gladys PƩrez-Ferrando
National Delegate
Argentina
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Roberta Curiazi
National Delegate
Ecuador
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Jean Paulin Mengue
National Delegate
Cameroon
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Carlos Amezquita
National Delegate
Colombia
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Hanhee Hahm
National Delegate
South Korea
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Advisory Members
















Olivia Bringas
Advisory Member
MƩxico
Robbie Postma
Advisory Member
Netherlands
Sara NƤssƩn
Advisory Member
Sweden
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Robert Gelinas
Advisory Member
Malaysia
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Tsuchiya Naofumi
Advisory Member
Japan
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Zdravko KrnjajiÄ
Advisory Member
Slovenia
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Antonio J. Gras
Food Culture
Advisor
Jennifer Kim Lian Chan
Advisory Member
Malaysia
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Alejandra Feldman
Advisory Member
Spain
MĀŖ Luisa Safont
Advisory Member
Spain
JosƩ Maria Egea
Advisory Member
Spain
Ćlvaro Arriola
Advisory Member
Mexico
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Antonio P. Russo
Advisory Member
Spain
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Julio Quiroz de la Rosa
Advisory Member
Chile
Christian Holvoet
Advisory Member
Chile
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Kamaleswar Kalita
Advisory Member
India
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Fransisca Wijanarko
Advisory Member
Indonesia - Singapore
Elisa Magnani
Advisory Member
Italy
Nithyanandan Mohan
Advisory Member
India
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Rosana Mazaro
Advisory Member
Brazil
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Danijela Pantic
Advisory Member
Serbia
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Uros Urosevic
Advisory Member
Serbia
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Paul E. Siserman
Advisory Member
Romania
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Nihal KadıoÄlu Ćevik
Advisory Member
Turkey
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Georgine Leung
Advisory Member
United Kingdom
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Marianela Olivares
Advisory Member
Spain
Antonella Pellettieri
Advisory Member
Italy
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Ticiana Oliveira
Advisory Member
Brazil
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João Pedro Gomes
Advisory Member
Portugal
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Alejandro OrdƔs
Advisory Member
Spain
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Patrick Strefford
Advisory Member
Japan
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Angelo Vettese
Advisory Member
Italy
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Chindu Chandran
Advisory Member
India
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Larisa Veselova
Advisory Member
Russia
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Gisela Dezillio
Advisory Member
USA
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Americo DiFronzo
Advisory Member
USA
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Kristine Oevreboe
Advisory Member
Norway
Alessandro Dirienzo
Advisory Member
Italy
Isabel Gimeno
Advisory Member
Spain
Olivier Michils
Advisory Member
Belgium
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Ernesto Di Renzo
Advisory Member
Italy
Roberta Garibaldi
Advisory Member
Italy
Antonio Khalaf
Advisory Member
Spain
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Lara GonzƔlez
Advisory Member
United Kingdom
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Ana Paula Guimarães
Advisory Member
Portugal
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Hiroko Sasaki
Advisory Member
Japanā
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