MOVING THE NEEDLE

Securing Scalable Coffee & Cocoa Resilience

SAVE THE DATE

21-22 October 2026 | QEII Centre & House of Lords, London | #WCIS26

200+ Attendees

25+ Countries

60+ Speakers

75%+ C-Suite, VP or Director Level

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

Recognised as the premier global platform uniting Coffee & Cocoa with Climate and Finance through Innovation, the World Coffee Innovation Summit convenes global leaders and senior decision-makers shaping resilient, nature-positive agriculture and food systems across the value chain.

Join us on 21-22 October 2026 in London for two days of curated discussions, executive networking, and cross-industry leadership designed to accelerate partnerships and scalable solutions.

ADVISORY BOARD

The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben

Former Chairman

UK Climate Change Committee (The CCC) House of Lords

Tim Scharrer

COO and Regional Director Europe and North America

Volcafe

Mario Abreu

Group Vice President Sustainability

Ferrero

Piet van Asten

SVP - Head Sustainable Production Systems

Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)

2025 SPEAKERS

The Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben
Former Chairman
UK Climate Change Committee (The CCC)
House of Lords
H.E. Catherine Kirumba Karemu
High Commissioner of Kenya to the UK
Kenya High Commission
H.E. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki
High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Kingdom
Tanzania High Commission
Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida
Global Director- Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Forestry
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Harper McConnell
Global Vice President Sustainability
Mars
Ruchira Joshi
Director, Global Coffee & Cocoa Sustainability
Starbucks
Stefan Dierks
Director Sustainability Strategy
Melitta Group
Mario Abreu
Group Vice President Sustainability
Ferrero
Raphaelle Peinado
Sustainability Director
Volcafe
Nicolas Mounard
Vice President ESG, Sustainability & Traceability
Barry Callebaut
Thomas Delbar
Director of Sustainability – Coffee & Ingredients
Touton Group
Piet van Asten
SVP - Head Sustainable Production Systems
Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)
Rachel Vujovic
Director - International Sustainability
ALDI SOUTH Group
Malcolm Hett
Director of Sustainability
UCC Europe
Cleiton Vargas
SVP Innovation Americas
Yara International
Dr. Flávia De Souza Mendes
Senior Program Manager, Forest & Land Use
Planet
Rowan Douglas CBE
CEO Climate Risk and Resilience
Howden Group
Dr Katrina Hayter FRSB
Global Head Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chains
HSBC
Tzutzuy Ramirez
Head of Climate and Nature
Syngenta Group
Mariana Osorio Londoño
Sustainable Trade Coordinator
National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC)
Raymond Katta
Executive Chairman
Produce Monitoring Board (PMB), Sierra Leone
Suresh Yadav
Director, Climate Change and Oceans Directorate (CCO)
The Commonwealth Secretariat
Myriam Sainz
Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
TechnoServe
Nick Appleyard
Head of Applications and Solutions
European Space Agency (ESA)
Peter Foster
World Trade Editor
Financial Times (FT)
Agnieszka de Sousa
Global Food Tsar
Bloomberg News
Jenny Davis-Peccoud
Partner, Founder, Global Sustainability & Responsibility Practice
Bain & Co.
Jack Bugas
Partner and Associate Director
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Frank de Morsier
Co-Founder and COO
Picterra
Felipe Carazo
Head of Sustainable Commodities,Tropical Forest Alliance
World Economic Forum
Tripurari Prasad
Deputy Head of Carbon, Investments
Climate Asst Management
Owen Hewlett
Chief Technical Officer
Gold Standard
Technical Council Member
SBTi
Marco Albani
Co-Founder, co-CEO and President
Chloris Geospatial
Mauricio Castro Schmitz
Regenerative Agriculture Director
The Nature Conservancy
Rick van der Kamp
Global Lead for Markets, Value Chains and Rural Finance
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
Niels Wielaard
Founder and Director
Satelligence
Joy Macknight
Journalist, Former Editor
Financial Times - The Banker
Sean Edwards
Chairman
International Trade Forfaiting Association (ITFA)
Head of Legal
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation(SMBC)
Melissa Ocampo
Head of Sustainability Strategy EMEA, Managing Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation- SMBC Group
Roel Messie
Chief Executive Officer
IDH Investment Management
Marcial Vargas-Gonzalez
Science & Innovation, Global Lead
Quantis
Saurabh Pratap
Executive Director, Sustainable Finance
Standard Chartered Bank
Emma Clarke
Senior Private Sector Advisor
WaterAid
Leonard Faustine Zimbehya
Managing Director
KPD PLC (Tanzania)
Ethan Budiansky
Sustainable Commodities Lead
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
James Chamberlayne
Director, Sustainable Finance Program
CDP
Andrea Olivar
Strategy & Quality Director-Latin America
Solidaridad Network
Taco Bosman
Partner
EY

FULL AGENDA

WHO'S IN THE ROOM

WHO YOU'LL MEET

“WHAT OUR DELEGATES SAY“

“It’s been a critically important event. I’ve learned more about coffee than I’ve ever thought I would have learned, but I also learned about many of the innovations and the work going on to ensure that in years to come, that we will still have coffee, it would still be affordable and available. I think that the coffee industry has a lot to teach all the other sectors of the economy that have gone through the same process.“
“This is a great event, and I also found a good mix between the educational purpose and the business opportunities.“
“I am here to present the farmers, and this event is so crucial because of the climate change challenges. We are here to discuss with industry trailblazers, customers, producers, consumers, wonderful event, and a lot of engagements, a lot of ideas, innovations, so much to have to take from this event. I want to congratulate the World Coffee Alliance and they should carry on because they are able to connect us and give us a lot of insights, so that we can be more prepared and more awareness to the farmers, thank you to the team.“
“It’s been great to be here at World Coffee Summit, very exciting event, enabling me to talk to different stakeholders and individuals from different organisations, getting their insights. I was able to get more information to help with EUDR deforestation in Africa. I would say WCA should develop and carry on and I hope to attend this event again hopefully soon.“
“It’s been an absolutely amazing, informative, inspiring and challenging summit, so many heavyweights stakeholders present, the biggest takeaway from me has been to think about innovators way to motivate the producers for them to have a little bit more leverage and bargaining power so that sustainability becomes a unique selling point as opposed to a default exercise.“

World Coffee Innovation Summit in The News

BLOOMBERG

The coffee industry navigates tracing beans from global farms to European cafes amidst new sustainability regulations, a complex challenge. Read the whole article here

REUTERS

The European Commission said on Wednesday that financial institutions are not backing the EU's new deforestation law, which has faced a backlash from producing countries concerned it will create unfair trade barriers. Read the whole article here

AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa's largest coffee producer is set to bear the brunt of Brussels's new traceability directives. Consequently, it has begun to turn its attention to India and China. Read the whole article here

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

INSPIRING HIGH-LEVEL SPEAKERS

Gain valuable insights from global industry leaders, top Thought leaders, governments and leading EU policy and funding practitioners who are shaping the future of coffee and related commodities.

UNIQUE APPROACH

Connect Coffee, Innovation and Climate Finance towards sustainability beyond compliance.

INSIGHTFUL AGENDA

Debate and discuss the latest EUDR, exploring opportunities in Carbon Credits, ESG/ Impact Investing and Innovation.

NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES

Connect and get engaged with your cross-sector peers to share best practices and explore future of collaboration and broaden your contact list.

EXHIBITION WITH PURPOSE

Real buyers meeting real coffee farmers and cooperatives from countries of origin doing real business and sharing their stories.

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