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ALBA AVILÉS
Ms Alba Avilés Fernández joined the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT) in 2014
as International Representative for Asia and Oceania, based in Shanghai.
She has organised and participated in several international events and fairs in
China, South Korea, and Japan (such as CISMEF, FOODEX, SIAL, International
Wine & Spirits Expo) as well as various Tequila Seminars, spreading the culture
of Tequila, as well as promoting it among distributors, importers and exporters
in the region.
During her time at the CRT (Tequila Regulatory Council) she has participated
in official negotiations alongside with the Mexican Government and the
Government of various countries in Asia, in matters of protection of Mexico’s first
Appellation of Origin “Tequila”. These negotiations aim to remove counterfeit GUEST PERSONALITIES
products from the markets and seek the recognition of the geographical
indicator “Tequila” in the region, thus having achieved the recognition of
geographical indicator in the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Indonesia,
and currently negotiating the certification mark in Hong Kong. She also offers
specialised consulting on technical norms and customs regulations for spirits
in Asia-Pacific to tequila producers, distributors and bottlers in the region.
She holds a degree in International Business, from Instituto Tecnológico y
de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), campus Guadalajara, as well
as an MBA in International Marketing from Universidad del Valle de México
(UVM). Her international studies include certifications from Fudan University
in Shanghai, China, for business and logistics in China, Business from the
Universidad Europea de Madrid, and Russian Language Studies from Pushkin
Institute in Moscow, Russia.

YURI KOVRYZHENKO
Yuri Kovryzhenko – sculptor-miniaturist, began his career in the restaurant
business as a waiter growing to director, and then as it often happens, left it,
and began a journey of searching himself. This trip brought him to the world
of Ukrainian gastronomy, declaring himself as Chef with a bright personality
with ambition and talent. He is a specialist in Ukrainian ‘Fleur cuisine’ – the
cuisine where edible flowers are used. Yurii is also a supporter of Slow Food
philosophy and advancing new technologies in the kitchen.

He studied in some of the best European culinary schools including Le Cordon
Bleu (Paris), Ferrandi (Paris), Basque Culinary Center (San Sebastian), two
Italian schools IFSE (Piedmont, Turin) and the International Academy of Italian
Cuisine (Tuscany, Luke ), where he got acquainted with Slow Food .
Two years ago he was the official Chef of the Ukrainian Embassy restaurant in
Georgia (Tbilisi).
“What nature gives us – it is something divine. It is important for me to fill
my cuisine with colors, because they bring happiness to people. And my
philosophy is to give happiness through food. “

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