Thank you for joining us in Basel for the 14th SCTA Coffee Forum and Dinner !
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2024
See you next year in Basel on October 3rd and 4th !
DAY PASSES SCTA 2023 FORUM
The registration for the day passes has been closednow, as per earlier announcement.
The deadline to order day passes was September 15th, 2023.
Please note we cannot accept any last minute orders beyond this date as there will be no day desk at the venue.
Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you in Basel.
Program
Day 1
September 21st
Thursday
Event moderated by Dean Sanders Anthesis
11:00 – 12:00
SCTA Next Gen Sustainability Contest
Join us during the presentation of the top 3 initiatives selected from the applications. During and after the presentation, you are invited to vote for the winner via our SCTA Connect App. The winner will be announced during the SCTA Gala Dinner
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:45 – 13:50
Official opening
Official opening of the 14th SCTA Forum and Dinner event. Cyrille Jannet SCTA VP
13:50 – 14:00
Claudio Miozzari
VP of the grand council of the local Basel Stadt parliament
14:00 – 15:00
Panel 1
How does civil society work with the private sector to address key challenges and legislation? The state of sustainability efforts and the way forward
Prof Dorothee Baumann Pauly, Director Geneva School of Economics and Management
Kimberly Easson, Founder and CEO Equal Origins
Tessa Meulensteen, IDH Program Director
Louisa Truss, Elucid
Germán A. Bahamón, CEO Colombian Coffee Growers’ Federation
Sjoerd Panhuysen, Ethos Agriculture (The Coffee Barometer)
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 16:15
Panel 2
Technology drivers to net zero
What are the new technologies and solutions that will be critical if the sector hopes to achieve net zero? What are the disruptive and innovative approaches on sustainability – from risk mapping to smallholder financing?
Dr Sarada Krishan Program Leader Coffee, CropTrust
Daniel Schulz Strategy and Business Development, Correntics
Dr Norbert Schmitz CEO/Owner Meo Carbon Solutions
Joseph Larosse Deputy Managing Director TOUTON
Katrazyna Geiger, Founder/Owner Humatico
18:30 – 21:00
Cocktail reception at Volkshaus
Day 2
September 22nd
Friday
09:00 – 09:20
Keynote address
Roland van der Vorst CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank
09:30 – 11:00
Panel 3
Net Positive Coffee: Dream or Real Opportunity?
The ambition for net positive especially in the context of the proliferation of initiatives in coffee – how can SCTA and Switzerland position themselves at the forefront of this debate and action plan
Julie Reneau Nespresso SA
Rosario Pajuelo Director of the Peruvian Trade Office for Switzerland and France
Vern Long CEO World Coffee Research
Roland van der Vorst CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank
Stephanie Dreifuss, Director Partnerships Swisscontact
Katherine Oglietti ITC Coffee Network Coordinator
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30
Panel 4
Will pre-competitive approaches help or hinder?
How will industry associations and other collaborative platforms evolve to support the urgent transition to positive impact at scale? How will they ensure practical implementation? Or will the industry get stuck in a decade of compliance? Reviewing the World of Opportunity debates of the past 12 months
Eileen Gordon Sec Gen European Coffee Federation
Marcos Matos CEO Cecafe Brazil
Gustavo Jimenez – CEO ICAFE Costa Rica
Bill Murray CEO National Coffee Association USA
Paul Rooke ED British Coffee Association
Michael von Luehrte Sec Gen SCTA
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15
Panel 5
Green Coffee Trading – Risks & Opportunities
Taking a look at the trading environment and the impact on coffee traders. What are the new risks & challenges the Trade Industry is facing for 24 & beyond ? What does the sector need to do better to overcome fragmentation of sustainability initiatives ?
David Behrends Managing Partner Sucafina
Colman Cuff MD Ecom
Ben Clarkson MD LDC Coffee
Deepak Kaul Senior Vice President – Coffee, OFI
Trishul Mandana MD Volcafe
15:15
End of panel sessions
18:30 – 19:45
Cocktail Reception Forum Area Congress Center (by invitation only)
20:00 – 23:00
Gala Dinner
20:15 – 20:35 Address by the SCTA President Mr. Nicolas Tamari
