According to established tradition, the Summer Academy brings together a wide range of experts to offer training on the foundations of global food law and policy as well as to provide a great opportunity for professional development and networking in an interdisciplinary setting.The intimate and beautiful venue - Villa La Collina/Accademia Konrad Adenauer, Cadenabbia, Lake Como - offers an excellent framework to allow a maximum of 25 delegates a thorough examination of the highly topical agenda which this year will be under the overall theme of Nutrition Law and Policy.From health claims and intellectual property rights to nutrition and industry compliance, regulating the future of food, the WTO SPS Agreement and Codex Alimentarius, a number of highly topical issues will be covered during this five-day course.Attending the Summer Academy will give participants deep insights into the various topics. But most importantly its format – the number of participants is limited to 25 – will give them the opportunity to raise all possible issues they might have and discuss them thoroughly and without any time-restrictions.