Schedule -

The European Coffee Symposium is the leading event for senior executives from across the vibrant European coffee shop and food-to-go sector, offering 400 key industry players a platform to gain the latest market insight, build new relationships and drive business performance.

Monday 17 October 2022

EUROPEAN COFFEE SYMPOSIUM WELCOME DRINKS

15:00 GMT Registration and check-in

19:00 GMT – Arrival and welcome drinks

Tuesday 18 October 2022

SUPPLY & INNOVATION SESSION

8:00 – 9:00 GMT Breakfast & networking

9:00 – 17:30 GMT – Meeting sessions (please see your personal meeting itinerary)

EUROPEAN COFFEE AWARDS & GALA DINNER

19:30 – 22:30 GMT – Evening Awards ceremony and gala dinner

Wednesday 19 October 2022

EUROPEAN COFFEE SYMPOSIUM

8:00 – 9:00 GMT Breakfast & networking

9:00 – 15:00 GMT – European Coffee Symposium Conference

9:00 | Paul Ettinger, Business Development Director, Caffè Nero | Welcome

9:10 | Jeffrey Young, CEO, Allegra Group | Highlights from Project Café Europe 2022

9:30 | Talor Browne, Founder and CEO, Talormade | Make it Fun and They’ll Come!

9:50 | JP Then, Founder, Crosstown + Slerp | Using Tech to Connect & Retain Your Customers

10:10 | Liam Hollingham, Brand Experience Director, The Ready House | Social Plays a Bigger Role in Your Business Than You Think

10:30 | COFFEE BREAK

11:00 | Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, CEO, Coffee Island | Resilience to Fight Back an Unpredictable Future

11:20 | Josh Brown, Head of Coffee, GAIL’s Bakery | The Importance of Authenticity

11:40 | PANEL: Meet the B-Corps | With Lizzie Gurr, CEO, Ozone Coffee Roasters International, Violeta Stevens, Managing Director, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, Rebecca Lovelady, Senior Social Innovation & Sustainability Manager, UK&I, Alpro, Tom Greensmith, CEO, CRU Kafe, Luke Wilkes, Managing Director, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, Sam Chote, General Manager, Decent Packaging

12:20 | LUNCH

13:20 | Tim Schroeder, Founder, Hagen | The Commercial Success of Being Uncommercial

13:40 | Max Dubiel, Co-Founder, Redemption Roasters | Social Impact: Specialty Coffee Coming From People and Places You Wouldn’t Expect

14:00 | Barny Clevely , Managing Director, FCB Coffee | Opposites Attract: Bringing Specialty Coffee to Travel Hubs

14:20 | PANEL: Scaling specialty coffee | With Paul Kelly, General Manager, La Marzocco UK&I, Ryan Garrick, Head of Coffee, WatchHouse, Tom Clark, Co-founder, Coutume, Freda Yuan, Director of Coffee, Origin Coffee Roasters, Will Kenney, Commercial Director, 200 Degrees