Two days of meetings and discussions focused on the key issues shaping the world of pasta and its supply chain, from the international durum wheat scenario and the global pasta market to the evolution of consumer preferences, new nutritional and sustainability demands, and the role of technology, innovation and modern retail in influencing the market and the relationship with consumers.
A comprehensive event designed to engage with industry experts, exchange ideas, build new relationships and give rise to concrete projects.
World Pasta Day takes place at the Fiere di Parma exhibition centre (Viale delle Esposizioni 393a, 43126 Parma, Italy), within Hall 2 of Cibus Tec exhibition.
Program
Moderator of World Pasta Day 2026: Greta Mauro
Journalist – author and radio TV presenter
Registrations & Welcome Coffee
Opening Remarks
Franco Mosconi
President, Fiere di Parma
Margherita Mastromauro
President, Pastai Unione Italiana Food and UNAFPA
Carl Zuanelli
President, IPO International Pasta Organization
Adolfo Urso
Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Italy
Francesco Lollobrigida (*)
Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignity and Forests, Italy
Worldwide Durum Wheat Market
Moderator: Jaume Mas
Technical Director, Grupo Gallo
Carlotta Pasquale
Commodity Market Analyst, Aretè
Global Pasta Market
Moderator: Margherita Mastromauro
President, Pastai Unione Italiana Food and UNAFPA
Pasta Market Presentation:
Stefano Galli – Matteo Bonu, NIQ
Contributions by:
Carl Zuanelli
CEO, Nuovo Pasta
Vincenzo Martinelli
President, Italmopa
Massimiliano Giansanti
President, Confagricoltura
Light Lunch
Pasta and Food Biodiversity
Moderator: Silvia Migliaccio (*)
President, SISA
Silvia Migliaccio (*)
President, SISA
Luca Piretta
MD, University Campus Biomedico of Rome
Pasta: Technology and Innovation
Moderator: Roberto Ranieri
Founder, Open Fields
Karim Ammar
Head of Durum Wheat Breading Program, CIMMYT
Robert Mitchell
Head of Food Science, Bühler
Renato Dall’Agata
Technical & Research Director/CTO, Fava
Speaker to be announced
GEA
Emidio Mansi
Italy Sales Director and Global Marketing Director, Pastificio Lucio Garofalo
Michele Amigoni (*)
Chief Research, Development and Quality Officer, Barilla
Welcome Reception and Farnese Theater Visit (**)
The Welcome Reception will take place at I Voltoni del Guazzatoio.
I Voltoni del Guazzatoio and the Farnese Theater are both located within the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta (Piazza della Pilotta 5, Parma).
Pasta Party at I Voltoni del Guazzatoio (**)
* To be confirmed
** For participants who booked official hotels through our platform, and for all those whose badge shows the shared city transfer service, the following transfers are included:
27 October
17.00/17.30: from Fiere di Parma (World Pasta Day venue) to hotels
19.00: from hotels to the Welcome Reception venue
23.30: from Pasta Party venue to hotels
Participants travelling independently by car are advised to use the Toschi Car Park – address: viale IV Novembre, Parma.
Shared transfers are also included from hotels to Fiere di Parma on the mornings of 27 and 28 October, and from Fiere di Parma to hotels on the afternoon of 28 October.
Moderator of World Pasta Day 2026: Greta Mauro
Journalist – author and radio TV presenter
Registrations & Welcome Coffee
Pasta Without Borders
Moderator: Simone Cinotto
Professor of Contemporary History, University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo
Davide Cassi
Scientist, University of Parma
Alessandro Massi
Publisher, ItaliaSquisita – Vertical Srl
Lorenzo Cogo
Chef
Pasta Cares
Tom Quinn
President and COO, Nuovo Pasta
Pasta Food: New Challenges And Balances In The Large-Scale Retail And Food Service Trade
Moderator and speakers will be announced shortly
Closing Remarks
Paolo Barilla (*)
President, Unione Italiana Food
Margherita Mastromauro
President, Pastai Unione Italiana Food and UNAFPA
Light Lunch
* To be confirmed
** For participants who booked official hotels through our platform, and for all those whose badge shows the shared city transfer service, the following transfers are included:
27 October
17.00/17.30: from Fiere di Parma (World Pasta Day venue) to hotels
19.00: from hotels to the Welcome Reception venue
23.30: from Pasta Party venue to hotels
Participants travelling independently by car are advised to use the Toschi Car Park – address: viale IV Novembre, Parma.
Shared transfers are also included from hotels to Fiere di Parma on the mornings of 27 and 28 October, and from Fiere di Parma to hotels on the afternoon of 28 October.
Translation of World Pasta Day conferences is just a smartphone away!
Bring it with you together with your earphones. Scan the QR code at the entrance of the conference room, select your preferred language (Italian/English) and get straight into the session without missing a single minute of the event!
