2022 Speakers

Guido Baldeschi
OIV
SESSION: Opening Welcome Session
Guido Baldeschi is the Chief of Enology Unit at OIV.

Gracie Boland
INNO'VIN Bordeaux, France
Gracie is the EPAWI Project Manager at INNO’VIN, Bordeaux, France.

Valentina Canuti
University of Florence, Italy
Valentina is researcher at Department of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Environmental Science of the University of Florence.

Enrico Dogliani
Gai Macchine S.p.A.
Enrico Dogliani is a Sales Manager at GAI Macchine Imbottigliatrici S.p.A., a worldwide leader in manufacturing bottling and labeling machinery for wineries.

Matthieu Dubernet
Laboratoire Dubernet
Matthieu Dubernet, pioneer of the Agro-oenology, leads the first independent oenology laboratory group in Europe.

Sergi Ferrer
Universitat de València, Spain
Sergi is head of ENOLAB, Institut de Biotecnologia I Biomedicina at the University of Valencia, and is presently President of GIENOL (Grupo de Investigacion Enologica de España).

Anne Flesch
Fermentis by Lesaffre
Anne is the Technical Sales Support Manager Wine & Specialty Beverages - The Americas.

Lorenzo Forbice
Della Toffola, USA
Born in Italy, Lorenzo has been in the wine business since 2001 and has run his own Company working in Italy, France, Spain, Argentina, Israel and South Africa. He is currently employed at Della Toffola as Innovation and Project Manager

Daniela Fracassetti
University of Milan, Italy
Daniela is Professor in the Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences of the University of Milan.

Federico Gozzi
PROTEC SRL

Francesco Invernizzi
Vinidea
With a Master Degree Thesis focused on Grape Ales, Francesco has been a freelance consultant and has produced more than 20 different beers in California, Portugal and Italy.
His beers have been awarded in the top 5 best Italian Grape Ales for 2 years in a row.

Jasha Karasek
Enartis USA
Jasha Karasek currently works for Enartis USA as the enological product manager.

Felipe Laurie
University of Talca, Chile
Felipe has a Ph.D. in Food Science and M.S. in Viticulture and Enology, UC-Davis, USA. Agricultural Engineer, University of Talca.
Research focus: Chemistry and wine production, with emphasis on the study of phenolic compounds and the chemical and sensory effects of oxidation reactions.

Marco Li Calzi
Enolfactive, Italy
Marco Li Calzi received his PhD in Pharmacology from Mario Negri Institute in Milan (Italy) in 1995 and is currently a consultant and trainer, and he holds the Technical Director position at the Enolfactive company that he cofounded with two associates in 2017.

Maria Nikolantonaki
University of Burgundy, France
Maria is professor of Wine Chemistry and of Enology at the University Institute of Vine and Wine “Jules Guyot” of the University of Burgundy.

Miguel Pedroza
California State University, Fresno
Dr. Pedroza joined the Department of Viticulture and Enology as an Assistant Professor of Enology in August 2017.

Alexandre Pons
Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, Bordeaux, France
Alexandre is researcher at the University of Bordeaux and has studied for 20 years the volatile composition of grapes and wines, and their evolution during barrel aging.

Manuveer Sandhu
Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services
Under the direct tutelage of Penny Gadd-Coster he has mastered the art of Méthode Champenoise, advancing from Production Winemaker to Director of Winemaking (2020).

Javier Tardaguila
Televitis Research Group, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
Prof. Tardaguila works in precision viticulture, robotics and emerging technologies in agriculture.

Andrea Uliva
Parsec Srl, Florence, Italy
Andrea Uliva holds a master degree in agricultural engineering, spec. viticulture and oenological from the university of Florence. He has been collaborating with Parsec since 2019 to research and develop innovative solutions to simplify the winemaking processes, bringing his experience built during many years of consultancies to wineries across the globe.

Fernando Zamora
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Fernando is full professor of the Faculty of Oenology of the University Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona (Spain). He is currently the director Experimental Winery of the Rovira i Virgili University and president of the Technology Commission of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).

Gianmaria Zanella
Enologica Vason
Gianmaria Zanella studied Oenology in University of Verona and he ended the study in 2008. He then spent two years as research fellow in Verona University. Gianmaria started to work as Oenologist freelance and then in 2012 joined the Enologica Vason team.