DAY PASSES SCTA 2022 FORUM

You can order your day passes to our 2022 Forum here.

The pass gives you access to the 2-day forum
on October 13th and 14th from 8:00 – 17:00 PM CEST.

Please note Cocktail and Dinner are not included
The deadline to order day passes is October 6th, 2022. Please note we cannot accept any last minute orders beyond this date as there will be no day desk at the venue.

We look forward to seeing you in October in Geneva

World of Opportunity

Resilience and Reinvention

Overarching theme is to demonstrate how the impact of the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine and the associated changes in production, distribution and consumption and regulatory and citizen/consumer responses are changing the coffee industry for the better and creating new opportunities for the companies and associations that get there first.

Day 1

October 13th

Thursday, Hotel Intercontinental, Geneva

08:00 – 18:30

Forum & Network

13:00

Opening remarks

Cyrille Jannet, Vice President SCTA

13:30 – 14:30

Sustainability towards new collaborative approaches in the coffee sector

Panellists

Dr. Monica Rubiolo, Head Trade Promotion, SECO
Marlies Huijssoon IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative
Christian Robin, Managing Director, Swiss Cocoa Platform
Karel Valken Global Head TCF Strategic Accounts & Sustainability Rabobank
Michael von Luehrte Sec Gen SCTA

Moderator

Dean Sanders, Founder and hairman GoodBrand

15:00 – 16:00

The future of supply chain orchestration

Increase agility, build resilience, manage proactively from origin to destination

Ben Clarkson Head of Coffee Platform LDC
Poul Hestbaek CEO Hamburg Sued
Thomas Nyffenegger COO Cargoo
Christian Vollers Vollers Group GmbH

16:30 – 17:30

Generation restoration

SCTA NextGen puts the spotlight on young entrepreneurs who have a unique program in place with the aim to build back stronger and focus on next generation(s)

Tommy Hooft van Huijsduijnen Co-Founder Marula Proteen Limited
Nathalie F. Manac’h, CEO Nat Cof Ltd
Ivy Wereh CEO of Cafmag Enterprise/Founder of Cafémagnifico

18:30 – 20:30

Cocktail reception at Beau Rivage Hotel

Day 2

October 14th

Friday, Hotel Intercontinental, Geneva

08:30 – 16:30

Forum & Network

10:30 – 11:30

Next Gen Origin Women Leaders: Evolving landscape of sustainability, world of opportunities, resilience and reinvention (co-organized with Sustainable Harvest)

Lorena Perdomo Field Technician and Gender Referent CAFESCOR, Honduras
Nakalagwa Phaima General manager Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Coop, Uganda
Mirthel Jarquin Field Technician and Cupper SOPPEXCCA, Nicaragua

Moderator

Sarah Eleanor Charles, co-author of ITC’s 4th edition of the Coffee Guide and writer for Perfect Daily Grind

13:00

Keynote

The World of Opportunity: Sustainable growth in the coffee sector

Michelle Burns
Executive Vice President Global Coffee, Tea and Cocoa, Starbucks

13:30 – 14:30

HIGH LEVEL CEO Debate: How the world of coffee was changed forever by the pandemic

Leaders in the sector debate the changes that have already happened and what’s still to come

Michelle Burns Executive Vice President Global Coffee, Tea and Cocoa, Starbucks
Philipp Navratil SVP Head of Coffee Strategic Business Unit Nestle
Nicolas Tamari CEO Sucafina
Roberto Velez CEO FNC Colombia

14:45 – 16:00

Coffee Industry Associations: World of Challenges or World of Possibilities?

Do legislative pressures, investor expectations, NGO activism and consumer scrutiny around climate change, deforestation, pesticide use and child and forced labour spell trouble or renewed opportunity?

Cyrille Jannet, Vice President, SCTA
Bill Murray, CEO, National Coffee Association, USA
Marcos Mattos, Executive Director, CECAFE, Brazil
Noelia Villalobos Executive Director Sintercafe
Paul Rooke Executive Director BCA

16:15 – 17:30

“Out of this World!”

Technology and transformation in the new world of coffee – some innovations across the supply chain

Vern Long, CEO WCR
Markus Mutz, Founder and CEO, OpenSC DPS
Gert Jan Kos Taka Insights
Alan Lai CEO/Founder ProfilePrint
Fabio Sato President ABICS Brazil

17:30

Ends

18:30

Cocktail reception at Intercontinental Hotel

20:00

Dinner event

Seated max 500 people

23:00 – 01:00

Open Bar

Accomodation

Proposed hotels

Hotels

Please find here a list of proposed hotels where you can have a special price for the SCTA event.

You can also use the Geneva Tourism link to find some information or book another hotel of your choice

Beau Rivage

Rooms are also availabe at the Beau Rivage hotel (5*), a private hôtel since 5 generations. Enjoy a special experience, with a unique setting by the lake, in the heart of Geneva.

More information concerning the hotels on www.beau-rivage.ch

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Intercontinental

A stylish 5* Geneva hotel. Gourmet delights await you in the Restaurant Woods, which has a gorgeous terrace. Guests can swim in an exceptional outdoor pool, which is the largest in the city. Located 10 minutes drive from the airport; you will be able also to get to the city center in fifteen/twenty minutes depending on traffic.

More information concerning the hotel on InterContinental Geneva

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