THE BIGGER PICTURE

CRAFTING AN ECOSYSTEM BUSINESS MODEL FOR SHARED PROSPERITY

Unlocking Coffee & Cocoa Synergies Through Innovation

23-24 October 2025 | QEII CENTRE London | #WCIS25

200+ Attendees

25+ Countries

60+ Speakers

75%+ C-Suite, VP or Director Level

2025 SUMMIT OVERVIEW

In a time of unprecedented disruption and transformation, the World Coffee Innovation Summit 2025 in London convenes global visionary leaders, global brands and corporates, innovators, producers, policymakers, and investors to reimagine the future of coffee through shared prosperity, resilience, and systemic collaboration.

Under the theme “THE BIGGER PICTURE: CRAFTING AN ECOSYSTEM BUSINESS MODEL FOR SHARED PROSPERITY“, the summit challenges the coffee & cocoa industries to move beyond fragmented initiatives and transactional relations to embrace a holistic, collaborative ecosystem business model—one that prioritizes long-term value creation for all stakeholders, from farmers to consumers.

Join us in London to shift from transactional thinking to ecosystem leadership and shape the future of coffee together.

2025 SPEAKERS

H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal
Managing Director
Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)
Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida
Global Director- Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Forestry
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben
Former Chairman
UK Climate Change Committee (The CCC)
House of Lords
Nick Appleyard
Head of Applications and Solutions
European Space Agency (ESA)
Harper McConnell
Global Vice President Sustainability
Mars
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
Paul Stewart
Global Coffee Director
TechnoServe
Ashwini Sebastian
Senior Economist
The World Bank
Toby Behrmann
Head of London Market & Public Private Partnerships
AXA Climate
Owen Hewlett
Chief Technical Officer
Gold Standard
Technical Council Member
SBTi
Claude Bizimana
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), Rwanda
Anup Jagwani
Global Sr. Sector Manager – Agribusiness and Forestry
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Roel Messie
Chief Executive Officer
IDH Investment Management
Patrick Gibson
EO Senior Climate Lead
UK Space Agency
James Chamberlayne
Director, Sustainable Finance Program
CDP
Andrea Olivar
Strategy & Quality Director-Latin America
Solidaridad Network
Taco Bosman
Partner
EY

2024 SPEAKERS

Dr. Qu Dongyu

Director-General

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Sarah Nelen

Acting Director Green Diplomacy and Multilateralism(ENV. F), Directorate-General for Environment

European Commission

Dr. Alvaro Lario

President

International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD)

KEY THEMES

Geopolitical Disruption & Trade Realignment
Redesigning Resilience in a Fragmented World
Explore how escalating geopolitical tensions, trade barriers, and shifting alliances are redrawing the coffee and cocoa landscape, and how value chain actors can reimagine resilience, diversify risk, and strengthen regional collaboration in a multipolar world.
Compliance as Competitive Strategy
EUDR, CSRD & CS3D as Catalysts for Innovation and Brand Trust
Compliance is no longer a cost, it’s a catalyst. Learn how leading companies are transforming regulatory obligations into innovation pipelines, supply chain transparency, and deeper consumer trust.
Earth First: Regenerating Soil, Climate & Biodiversity
Data-Driven Stewardship for Long-Term Prosperity
Position nature at the centre of performance. Discover how cutting-edge diagnostics, farm-level intelligence, and biodiversity data are being harnessed to restore ecosystems and enhance productivity at scale.
Cracking Scope 3: Turning Complexity into Leadership
Decoding Emissions Across Value Chains for Real Impact
From ambition to action—unpack the tools, partnerships, and strategies needed to understand, reduce, and monetise Scope 3 emissions across procurement, logistics, and sourcing.
Coffee & Cocoa Climate Convergence
Aligning Two Sectors Around a Shared Climate Agenda
With parallel climate risks and overlapping supply chains, coffee and cocoa offer a unique opportunity for joint solutions. Discover how integrated strategies can accelerate climate adaptation, innovation, and policy influence.
Digitalizing Supply Chains: AI, Automation & Traceability
Tech-Driven Accountability from Farm to Shelf
Explore how digital infrastructure—from AI to digital twins—is transforming procurement, supplier engagement, and consumer transparency while improving speed, precision, and integrity in global sourcing.

Scaling Regenerative Agriculture Across Origins
From Pilot to Practice: Making Regeneration Investible
Understand how MRV systems, farmer incentives, and ecosystem service payments are turning regenerative agriculture into a scalable, measurable, and bankable reality.
Decoding Nature: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
Regenerating Ecosystems While Creating Economic Value
From watershed restoration to forest conservation, discover how NBS is becoming the next frontier in sustainability investment—mobilising capital to regenerate nature and deliver measurable returns.
Voluntary Carbon Markets & The Future of Offsets
Ensuring Integrity, Traceability, and Real Climate Value
Delve into the evolving world of voluntary carbon markets—how new standards, technologies, and buyer expectations are reshaping credibility and investment potential.
Geospatial Intelligence & Remote Monitoring
Real-Time Visibility for Compliance, Carbon, and Impact
See how satellites, drones, and machine learning are providing powerful, real-time insights into land use, carbon emissions, and regulatory compliance—enabling faster action and lower risk.
Precision Agriculture: The Next Green Revolution
Smart Farming for Climate, Yield & Profitability
Unlock the power of precision. From IoT sensors to AI-driven crop models, explore how data-rich farming systems are improving productivity, reducing waste, and aligning with climate goals.
Mainstreaming Regenerative Finance
Shaping Portfolios for Resilience, Nature, and Shared Value
Follow the capital as climate finance shifts from risk avoidance to regeneration. Learn how investors, insurers, and brands are redefining ROI by investing in nature-positive, long-term impact strategies.

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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