South Hemisphere

Cécile LE GALLIARD, panel leader

jusdolive.fr Toulouse, France

Cécile le Galliard is an oleologist, an olive oil selector, a trainer and the person behind the website Jusdolive.fr. Her job takes her all over the world to meet olive oil producers. She shares her passion for olive oil on Jusdolive.fr, a valuable source of information for both amateurs and professionals, that has become a reference in a short time.

Agatha RELOTA LUCZO

Furtuna Skin, Bona Furtuna, Bambini Furtuna, USA, Croatia, Italy, France

Agatha RELOTA LUCZO, Olive Oil Addict and professional taster, International Model, co-founder of FURTUNA SKIN and BONA FURTUNA Farm. Mother of 4, Agatha RELOTA LUCZO also founded BAMBINI FURTUNA, because Extra Virgin Olive Oil can be used for everyone and everything as a panacea.

Chef Asterios KOUSTOUDIS

Executive Chef Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens, Greece.

Executive Chef Asterios Koustoudis of the landmark Hotel Grande Bretagne a Luxury Collection Hotel in Athens has built his cooking career working at some of Greece’s finest hotel restaurants. It’s also here where he honed his personal cooking philosophy, one that follows the classical principles combined with modern elements — but always with a clear focus serving Mediterranean cuisine at its best,

#Greece #athens #executivechef #LuxuryCollectionHotel @hotelgrandebretagne 

Chef Gaël CLAVIÈRE

Pastry Chef Hôtel de Matignon, Paris France

“The Dalí of Pastry” as he is known—thanks to his handlebar moustache and surreal creations—works at the Hôtel de Matignon, the official residence of the head of the French government where he already served six different Prime Ministers!

Before arriving at the Hôtel de Matignon, you worked at different big name bakery houses—Fauchon, Maison du Chocolat…

Aurélien BOULANGER

GIDE, Paris, France

Aurélien Boulanger is a partner in the Criminal and Commercial Litigation and Employment Law practices groups. He specialises in employment law and corporate crime. He is often involved in high-profile litigation.

Aurélien Boulange is also an Extra Virgin Olive Oil addict.

Chef Mohammad EL KHALDY

Chef Culinary Consultant Arabic Modern Gastronomic, Syria, France, Egypt

Born in Damascus, Syria, the cradle of olive trees, Chef Elkhaldy was forced by the circumstances of life to continually reinvent himself. With Gastronomy as reference point, he created a link between traditional and the best in modern arabic cuisine mixing influences of his path. 

Patrice et Christine VAN ACKERE

Researchers and food lovers

A couple of researchers and food lovers, Patrice and Christine van Ackere.
Biologist by training, Christine has experience as a chef and organises gastronomic events. Patrice van Ackere has been a member of culinary juries and is vice-president of the “Institut du Goût” (taste institute). They have both travelled all over the world to discover the peoples and their gastronomy.
Authors of two books dedicated to gastronomy “Passion gastronomique” and
“Menaces sur la gastronomie française” (a threat to gastronomy french gastronomy), published by Balland).

Sabah AL ABBASI, President of honour

SHAWATI’ MAGAZINE, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Editor-In-Chief Shawati Magazine / Chief Creative Consultant – Cultural Programs & Heritage Festivals Committee Abu Dhabi, Sabah Al Abbasi is a cultural consultant and visual communicator. Her portfolio embraces a vast spectrum of disciplines across the Arts, Culture and Lifestyle fields.

Virginie ATLAN

MAISON DE LA MÉTROPOLE NICE CÔTE D’AZUR, Paris, Nice, France

Virginie ATLAN is Director of Maison de la métropole Nice Côte d’Azur et Région Sud, a center representing and promoting the city of Nice and the French southern region in Paris. Virginie Atlan is also Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce France-Israel-Southern Region and coordinator of Nous les ambitieuses,

Christine CHEYLAN

CHÂTEAU VIRANT, Lançon-Provence, France

Producer of EVOO and Wine at Château Virant Christine Cheylan is known to be visionnaire and workaholic, and an inspiring woman. Christine has a know-how that you can mesure with the words of the french singer Patrick Bruel who named her the Zinedine Zidane of olive oil. He found Christine when he was looking for the best miller to press his own EVOO….

Obaid KHALFAN AL MAZROUEI

Director of Planning & Projects Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Olio Nuovo Days is honoured to welcome Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, Director of Planning and Projects Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee in Abu Dhabi 

Strategic Management- Harvard Business School, Disciplined Leadership-Sandhurst

Al Dhafra Dates Festival, Million’s Poet , Prince of Poets Festival, Al Dhafra Water Festival.

Kostas LIRIS, panel leader

kostasliris.com Kalamata, Greece

Kostas LIRIS is an agronomist and teacher of oleology worldwide, based in Kalamata, Greece. This agronomist and miller teaches olive growing and shares his knowledge around the world from Paris to London and from New York to San Francisco. Kostas is also a tasting panel leader and serves as a jury member at numerous international competitions in New York, Tokyo, Athens and Hamburg.

Fil BUCCHINO

ABANDONED GROVE, Toronto, Canada

Toronto-based Fil Bucchino, is an extra virgin olive oil expert, international contest judge and certified taster. Fil is the founder and olive oil producer at Abandoned Grove and the host of the award winning documentary “Obsessed with Olive Oil”. Nationally and internationally Fil collaborates with top culinary personalities and institutions and has lent his expertise to various renown olive oil publications.

Alexis KERNER

THE OLIVE OIL WORKSHOP, Sevilla, Spain

Alexis Kerner is a born foodie originally from New Jersey and has been residing in and exploring Andalusia for over 12 years. In 2014, she founded The Olive Oil Workshop, a company that strives to educate buyers and producers of virgin olive oils in order to empower consumers, promote good olive oil, and support producers in a difficult market.

Christophe LAVELLE

CNRS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATIONAL HISTORY, Paris, France

Christophe Lavelle is a biophysicist, researcher at the CNRS (the French center for scientific research) and co-founder of the Food 2.0 LAB. Passionate about food and the relationship between art and science, he teaches in many institutions such as the universities of Paris VI, Paris VII, Cergy-Pontoise, Aix-Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, SupBioTech Paris and Le Cordon Bleu Paris.

Philippe COHEN SOLAL

¡YA BASTA! Paris, France

Philippe Cohen Solal is the co-founder of Gotan Project. Composer, producer, DJ, music supervisor (record label ¡Ya Basta!) Philippe is passionate about cooking and olive oil. He created the first ever Olive Oil Playlist for OLIO NUOVO DAYS in 2020 turning an olive oil tasting session into an artistic project.

François-Xavier KELIDJIAN

CKR LAW, Paris, France

François-Xavier KELIDJIAN Kelidjian serves as Auditor at the National Assembly and the Senate in France on matters related to environmental issues. In 2006, he was awarded the Order of Agricultural Merit from the French Government. François-Xavier Kelidjian is a gourmet and an Extra Virgin Olive Oil addict.

Chef Emmanuel PERRODIN

EMMANUEL PERRODIN, Marseille, France

Emmanuel Perrodin is a Chef with a passion for the links between culture, art, history and cuisine, and a historian by training. Former President of The “Conservatoire International des Cuisines Méditerranéennes”, Chef Emmanuel PERRODIN organises diners as performances in France and all over the Mediterranean basin. “Taste Art”, “The Flesh of Sound” are some of his performances. More recently Chef Perrodin was in charge of the first banquet held in Paris at the Musée de l’Homme to celebrate Prehistory with a very special and unforgettable menu.

Marcelo SCOFANO

ESTILO GOURMET, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcelo SCOFANO is a Chef and an oleologist, founder of the movement ESTILO GOURMET to celebrate the best olive oils. Carioca (from Rio de Janeiro), olive oil researcher and consultant, Marcelo is a training Chef to elaborate pairing with the different olive oils and workshops dedicated to the sensory experience.

Chef Julien DUMAS, President of the Jury

LE SAINT JAMES Paris, France

Seafood and vegetable lover Chef Julien Dumas plays all with the diversity, intensity of flavours and freshness. He forges unforgettable emotions with products ranging from the most basic to the most prestigious. Chef Dumas was the first Chef that start working to enhance his dishes with Japanese and Slovenian Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Chef Julien Dumas is the new Chef to launch gastronomic diners at LE SAINT JAMES Paris, iconic Parisian style hotel surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Fabienne ROUX

FABIENNE ROUX, Aix en Provence, France

Professional olive oil taster, Fabienne graduated from the International Olive Council in 1999. She is an elaiologist, an expert in olive oil from tree to plate and a “nose” in olive oils, like the oenologists in the wine world. Her in-depth knowledge of the terroirs, standards, and regulations, and her keen olfactory memory, have been developed after 2,500 olive oil tests in more than twenty years of professional tastings.

Cyrille MALD Vice President

ISS Awards

Gilles BUISSON

L’INSTANT, Cuges Les Pins, France

Gilles Buisson is a french entrepreneur based in Cuges Les Pins, South of France, where his family has a long history with olive oil. In 2020 he launched L’INSTANT, a range of luxury products made with EVOO from Provence. His chocolate spread made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is approved and adopted by the Chefs.

Sabah AL ABBASI, President of honour

SHAWATI’ MAGAZINE, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Editor-In-Chief Shawati Magazine / Chief Creative Consultant – Cultural Programs & Heritage Festivals Committee Abu Dhabi, Sabah Al Abbasi is a cultural consultant and visual communicator. Her portfolio embraces a vast spectrum of disciplines across the Arts, Culture and Lifestyle fields.

Philippe COHEN SOLAL

¡YA BASTA!, Paris, France

Philippe Cohen Solal is the co-founder of Gotan Project. Composer, producer, DJ, music supervisor (record label ¡Ya Basta!) Philippe is passionate about cooking and olive oil. He created the first ever Olive Oil Playlist for OLIO NUOVO DAYS in 2020 turning an olive oil tasting session into an artistic project.

Vanessa SEWARD, President

VANESSA SEWARD, Paris, France

Vanessa Seward was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in London and Paris. After training at the Studio Berçot, she worked with Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel for nine years and then with Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent. She then joined Loris Azzaro in 2002 and succeeded him when he passed away in 2003. Hailed by the press and buyers worldwide for her audacity and creativity, she dressed many celebrities, including Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams.

Alissa DEMOREST

FORMES DE LUXE – LUXE PACKAGING, Paris, France

Editor in Chief of leading packaging trade publications Formes de Luxe and Luxe Packaging Insight.com, Alissa Demorest is a French-American editor with extensive experience in the luxury-goods sector from both a brand and a supplier perspective. Based in Paris, she has been at the head the French luxury packaging media since 2015.

Marin PETER

PETER AUTO, Paris, France

Art director in the automotive event industry, graphic designer and illustrator. Marin PETER participated in the creation of the Olio Nuovo Days from the first edition. Epicurean and aesthete, Marin PETER knows how to appreciate the curves of a rare car as much as the originality of the design of an olive oil bottle!

@thefinestillustrator

Nicolas BOULARD

NICOLAS BOULARD, Paris, France

At first glance, Nicolas Boulard’s works seem part of a specific heritage, that of minimal art and conceptual art. The forms are geometric, circles, spheres, polyhedrons. The artist gives great importance to the void, to space, to time and geometry. His last work, « Nuancier » installation is a collection of 180 olive oils included in clear glasses tubes to create a gradient is shown for 3 years at MUCEM, Marseille – France.

Céline ALLION

Château MINUTY, Saint Tropez, France

Born in the Loire Valley in a Family of wine-growers, Céline Allion has been wine lover for ever and became by nature Extra Virgin Olive Oil addict. Her record speaks for itself, Master in Business Law and communication at La Sorbonne, started her advertising journey at Publicis Group. Céline’s expertise runs through wines and spirits, luxury houses, travel such as LVMH, Maison RUINART, Chaumet, Cartier, or Armani…

Diane LAUNIER

ART LUDIQUE, Paris, France

In Paris in 2003 Diane Launier and her husband create Arludik, the first gallery in the world dedicated to animation, video games and comics. In 2005 she co-organises the Miyazaki-Moebius exhibition at the Monnaie de Paris. In 2013 Diane co-founds Art Ludique, the first museum in the world dedicated to the creative industries. She participates in the creation and international exhibition tours of Pixar, Marvel, Aardman, Blue Sky Studios, Walt Disney, etc. She co-creates the Disney Art Challenge and in 2020 co-directs the short film Les Chats des pharaons.

Vincent HAEGELE

Curator of the Versailles library, Versailles, France

Vincent Haegele, curator of the Versailles libraries. Paleographic archivist and doctor of history, Vincent Haegele has published several studies on the Bonaparte family and the European Napoleonic family system. His sharp eye and methodology will certainly be an asset in the design jury to decide between the opinions!

Albert et Alessandro CACCIAVILLANI

Fashion Designers, Padova, Italy.

Alberto and Alessandro Cacciavillani twin brothers trained at the Academy of Fashion and Costume in Rome, co-founders of KAMIKAZE, the iconic brand that enjoyed considerable success in the 80s and 90s. At this time, some people referred them as the italian Kenzo.
Their Design has attracted the best buyers from all over the world and their style has always been the close union between unknown popular costumes and the pursuit of contemporary fashion.
Their creations have been worn by countless artists in the field of cinema and music such as Sadé, Corinne Clery, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Young.
Currently they are also involved in crops on their estate in the Euganean Hills, a selected quality of native extra virgin oil is handcrafted.