The International Olive Council (IOC) hosted a presentation of the second edition of the Olive Oil World Congress (OOWC) at its headquarters in Madrid on 4 February 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen the event’s international dimension and promote dialogue between olive oil producing and consuming countries.
The event was addressed to members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Spain, with participation from representatives of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, the United States and Uruguay. Their presence reflects the growing international interest in the OOWC as a global forum for the olive oil sector.
The second edition of the Olive Oil World Congress will take place on 2–3 July 2026 at the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon (Portugal). Conceived as a biennial event, the Congress brings together all actors along the olive oil value chain — from production and research to distribution, gastronomy and policy — to address shared challenges and opportunities.