Espresso Summit 2026: The Key Discussion board To Perceive The Future Of Espresso In Europe

Madrid, Spain – February 5, 2026 – In only a few days, inside the framework of CoffeeFest Madrid 2026, the second version of Espresso Summit will happen. This specialised discussion board will convey collectively worldwide leaders from the espresso business to debate the foremost challenges dealing with the sector. The occasion can be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, and can concentrate on the central theme: “Europe With out Inexperienced Espresso: Delusion, Threat, or Imminent Actuality?”

Espresso Summit was created as an area for high-level reflection, evaluation, and dialogue, designed for professionals in search of to grasp the present context of the espresso market and anticipate the modifications that can form the way forward for the business. All through the day, consultants will deal with key matters such because the implementation of the EUDR regulation, market volatility, challenges at origin, traceability, sustainability, and different traits redefining the espresso worth chain.

Key matters on the Espresso Summit 2026 agenda embody:

• Present market circumstances and rising prices: Who’s paying the worth for inexperienced espresso at this time? Speaker: Albert Scalla, StoneX
• EUDR implementation: Barrier or alternative? Panel: Montse Prieto, AE Café, and Eileen Gordon, European Espresso Federation
• CVA Necessities: Certifications, traceability, and regenerative agriculture. Speaker: Andrés Montenegro, Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA)
• Espresso as a necessary day by day vitality supply. Speaker: Rafael de Mello, iCona
• Identical bean, completely different vacation spot: Classes from commercialization. Panel: Roasters, producers, and exporters
• Labor market panel. Led by: Espresso Summit Organizing Committee
• The way forward for espresso in Europe. Panel: Latin American producers, importers, and equipment producers

The Espresso Summit 2026 program has been curated by a globally acknowledged organizing committee made up of key business figures, together with:

• Blanca Avendaño, founding father of Nena Chosen Espresso and member of the Worldwide Ladies’s Espresso Alliance;
• Pascale Schuit, Head of Moral Sourcing at Union Hand-Roasted Espresso;
• Andrés Montenegro, sustainability chief inside the Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA);
• Juan Luis Barrios, Basic Supervisor of Handelsa, former president of Anacafé (Guatemala’s Nationwide Espresso Affiliation), and former president of the Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA); and
• Ricardo Oteros, co-founder and president of Supracafé and Nationwide Coordinator of the Spanish Chapter of the SCA.

For César Ramírez, the artistic thoughts behind Espresso Summit, the occasion performs a key function inside the pageant: “CoffeeFest is far more than a commerce present, and Espresso Summit is a reference level for anybody who needs to really perceive espresso. That’s why, for me, it’s important that it stays a must-attend occasion and a benchmark for the business.”

Espresso Summit 2026 is aimed toward roasters, importers, producers, merchants, associations, establishments, and professionals in search of to grasp adapt to a brand new actuality formed by regulatory modifications, value pressures, and evolving markets.

With this second version, Espresso Summit consolidates its place as some of the related areas for evaluation and debate inside the European espresso sector, reinforcing CoffeeFest Madrid’s dedication to going past exhibition by fostering information, dialog, and knowledgeable decision-making.

Admission to Espresso Summit 2026, which incorporates entry to all three days of CoffeeFest Madrid underneath the skilled cross, is priced at €80 and may be bought HERE.  

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