Thursday - March 4, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am - Dedicated Exhibitor Time and Smart Match Appointments
10:00am - 4:30pm - Virtual Help Desk and Exhibits Open
10:00am - 10:10am - Second Day Good Morning and Housekeeping Remarks
General Sessions
10:10am - 11:00am - Financial Update
C. Scott Clemons, Partner, Chief Investment Strategist, Private Wealth Management, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
11:10am - 11:50am - Communicating Coffee & Health to a Global Audience
Panel Discussion
11:50am - 12:30pm - Networking Coffee & Chat
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Dedicated Exhibitor Time and Smart Match Appointments
Breakout Sessions
1:00pm - 1:40pm
- Simple, Premium, Functional: The Post-Pandemic Landscape for US Coffee
Matthew Barry, Beverages Consultant, Euromonitor International
- Mapping the fascinating journey of C. arabica through the world: a genetic discovery in Yemen
Dr. Christophe Montagnon, Founder and Chairman of RD2 Vision
- Managing Your Insurance Program 101
Rob Bouvier & Lindsey Irvin, Bouvier Insurance
- The Biggest Impacts on Coffee in 2020-2021:
Covid-19, Supply & Demand, Currency Volatility, Consumption and the Challenges Ahead
Albert Scalla, Senior Vice President of Trading, Stone FX
1:40pm - 2:00pm - Wellness Break – Yoga and Stretching with Ailis Garcia, The Strong Movement®
Breakout Sessions
2:00pm - 2:40pm
- A Stronger Tomorrow Begins with Today’s Innovations: Two IWCA Examples from Coffee Origins
International Women's Coffee Alliance (IWCA)
- (Don’t) Think Outside the Box: Package and Labeling Issues for Coffee
CJ Sinko, Global Director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at Lavazza Professional
- While Supplies Last: Limited Time Offers to Drive Traffic and Boost Sales
Lauren Hallow, Senior Manager Consumer Insights at Technomic, Inc.
- Rounding Up the Facts on Crop Protectants and Coffee Contaminants
Dr. Mark Corey, Director Scientific & Government Affairs, National Coffee Association USA and Walter (Walt) Brandl, Merieux NutriScienes
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Virtual Happy Hour with Entertainment