2026 AGENDA
DAY 1, WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE – RETHINKING COFFEE & COCOA SUPPLY
Speaker
Joy Macknight, Journalist, Former Editor, Financial Times - The Banker
As EUDR reshapes global coffee and cocoa trade, traceability is becoming the licence to trade. But how ready is today's supply—and what separates compliance on paper from compliance in practice?
- What does genuinely audit-ready traceability look like in practice?
- Can farm-level data deliver transparency without slowing trade or excluding smallholders?
- Which traceability approaches are proving reliable in practice — and where are gaps, inconsistencies or false confidence still emerging?
Chair
Mumbi Gitau, Commodities Reporter, Bloomberg News
Speakers
Olivier Laboulle, Global Head of Coffee Sustainability and Social Impact, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)
Mario Abreu, Group Vice President Sustainability, Ferrero
Marcela Gaviria, Director of Alliances and Projects, Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC)
Speaker
Patrick Lanz, Co-Founder, osapiens Terra
Coffee trading has always evolved—but today's combination of regulation, volatility and supply uncertainty raises a bigger question: what will define the next generation of coffee trading?
- As volatility intensifies, how should risk and value be shared across the supply chain?
- As buyers demand greater visibility and supply security, how must the trader’s role evolve?
- As procurement moves from a buying function to a strategic business priority, how will this reshape the role of traders and supplier relationships?
Chair
Nik Gowing, Founder and Director, Thinking the Unthinkable
Speakers
Tim Scharrer, COO and Regional Director Europe and North America, Volcafe
Chrystel Monthean, Executive Vice President Americas; Group Executive Board member, Yara International
Eric Gorlier, Global Head of Procurement, Commodities and Sustainability, Nestlé
Resilience cannot be built without capital. Who carries the risk, who finances the transition and where is long-term value created? As investment priorities evolve, which financing models will prove most effective in securing future supply?
- What will make climate and supply-chain resilience genuinely investable at scale?
- How can blended finance, insurance and public-private capital reach farms and supply chains more effectively?
- Where can insurance and risk-transfer mechanisms unlock investment that traditional finance cannot?
Chair
Joy Macknight, Journalist, Former Editor, Financial Times - The Banker
Speakers
Ulyana Dovbush, Manager for Farming and Agribusiness, Solutions and Impact, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Dr. Sarah Tischer, Head of Group Compliance & Group Sustainability (Co-lead), Neumann Gruppe GmbH (NKG)
Saurabh Sharma, Global Technical Lead - Nature & Inclusive Insurance, UNDP
Dominic Probyn, Managing Director, Climate Risk Advisory, Aon
Speaker
Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff, Senior Software Engineer, contributing to the Forest Data Partnership, Google
What happens when satellite signals, climate data and nature intelligence begin to change how supply risk is seen? The question is not only what can be seen — but what should shape decisions, and when.
- Can Earth Observation, geospatial intelligence and AI identify emerging supply risks early enough to act?
- How could El Niño and wider climate and nature pressures affect coffee and cocoa production and supply?
- How can better risk intelligence support sourcing, insurance, investment and financial resilience?
Speakers
David Laborde, Director of Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff, Senior Software Engineer, contributing to the Forest Data Partnership, Google
Dr. Inge Jonckheere, Head of the Green Solutions Division (EOP-SG), Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA – European Space Agency
Luke Knowles, Head of Catastrophe Analytics, Lloyd’s of London
Moving from Scope 3 commitments to measurable outcomes remains one of the industry's biggest execution challenges. What will it take to embed carbon management into procurement, supplier engagement and day-to-day business decisions—and how can digital MRV help turn ambition into measurable action?
- Scope 3 targets are set—but where are emissions actually falling across the supply chain?
- How can digital MRV deliver credible farm-level data without creating additional burdens for producers?
- How should the cost and responsibility of upstream decarbonisation be shared?
Chair
Nathan Cole, Head of Sustainable Business, CDP
Speakers
Andre van den Beld, Chief Sustainability Officer, Export Trading Group (ETG)
Kevin Duisters, Commercial Lead, Proba
Anders Frigaard, Investment Director, Sustainable Food Systems, Impact Fund Denmark
Healthy landscapes underpin long-term productivity, supply security and investment performance. How can biodiversity, soil health and water resilience become measurable business assets rather than external costs?
- How can nature-related risks and dependencies be measured and valued credibly enough to influence sourcing, investment and risk decisions?
- Can businesses put a price on nature without reducing it to a purely financial metric?
- How can natural capital approaches create measurable value for both supply chains and producing communities?
Chair
David Laborde, Director of Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Speakers
Juliette Cody, Director, Global Sustainability Programs, Barry Callebaut Group
Toby Behrmann, Head of London Market & Public Private Partnerships, AXA Climate
Raymond Bob Katta, Executive Chairman, Produce Monitoring Board (PMB), Sierra Leone
Cleiton Vargas, SVP Innovation Americas, Yara International
Speaker
Joy Macknight, Journalist, Former Editor, Financial Times - The Banker
DAY 2, THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2026
DELIVERING THE SOLUTION – MOVING FROM STRATEGY TO EXECUTION
Speaker
Sean Edwards, Chairman, International Trade Forfaiting Association (ITFA); Head of Legal, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Speaker
The Rt. Hon John Gummer, The Lord Deben, Former UK Secretary of State for the Environment & Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food; Former Chairman, UK Climate Change Committee (CCC)
Speaker
Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Climate ambition is beginning to reshape the economics of trade. For producing countries, the question is no longer only how to respond — but how to turn transition into competitiveness, investment and long-term value.
- Where could climate ambition create new trade and investment opportunities for producing countries?
- What will help agricultural value chains remain competitive as climate expectations reshape markets and trade?
- How can producing countries attract long-term investment, strengthen market access and retain more value at origin?
Chair
Peter Foster, World Trade Editor, Financial Times (FT)
Speakers
Hon. Alpha Ibrahim Sesay, Minister of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of Sierra Leone
Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Bringing together senior decision-makers from across the coffee and cocoa value chain, this signature discussion examines how procurement, finance, technology and partnerships must evolve to secure future supply. Which decisions made today will matter most over the next decade?
- Where will future coffee and cocoa supply come from as production conditions change?
- Which investments made today will have the greatest impact on supply resilience through 2030?
- Which actions and commitments are needed across producers, traders, brands, governments and investors to secure future supply?
Chair
Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Partner, Founder, Global Sustainability & Responsibility Practice, Bain & Co.
Speakers
Olivier Laboulle, Global Head of Coffee Sustainability and Social Impact, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)
Dr. Sarah Tischer, Head of Group Compliance & Group Sustainability (Co-lead), Neumann Gruppe GmbH (NKG)
Piet van Asten, SVP - Head Sustainable Production Systems, Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)
Juliette Cody, Director, Global Sustainability Programs, Barry Callebaut Group
Mario Abreu, Group Vice President Sustainability, Ferrero
If higher productivity alone is no longer enough, what will resilient production look like? How can farming systems respond to climate pressures, protect natural resources and remain commercially viable at scale?
- Which practices are delivering measurable gains in resilience, productivity and farmer economics?
- Can regenerative models contribute meaningfully to the living-income challenge—or are different economic levers still required?
- Which technologies and data can help prove what works at farm level — and support wider adoption at scale?
Chair
Eden Cottee-Jones, Senior Director, BCG Henderson Institute, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Speakers
Piet van Asten, SVP - Head Sustainable Production Systems, Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)
Ben Rimaud, Global Sustainability Manager for Coffee, ECOM Agroindustrial Corp
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Adam Jason, Co-CEO, Green Coffee Company (GCC)
Ulyana Dovbush, Manager for Farming and Agribusiness, Solutions and Impact, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
AI creates real value when it helps organisations make faster, better and more confident decisions. As the pace of innovation accelerates, the bigger question is how companies decide which technologies are worth adopting — and how they assess whether they are delivering.
- Where is AI already delivering measurable value across sourcing, forecasting and supply-chain risk?
- What makes an emerging technology worth adopting — and able to scale?
- How should organisations assess outcomes, govern data and build trust in technology-enabled decisions?
Chair
Dr. Harvey Lewis, Lead Analyst, Technology Theme - EY Insights, EY
Speakers
Paola Scarpa, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Lavazza Group
Tim Scharrer, COO and Regional Director Europe and North America, Volcafe
Procurement is no longer simply about buying—but can it become one of the industry's greatest drivers of long-term supply resilience? How are leading organisations balancing resilience, supplier partnerships and competitiveness in an increasingly uncertain market?
- How are procurement teams rethinking cost, risk and supply security as market volatility increases?
- What would stronger, longer-term supplier partnerships look like in practice?
- How will technology, data and AI reshape risk visibility and long-term sourcing decisions?
Chair
Michael Mowat, Supply Chain Strategy Practice Leader, IBM Consulting
Speakers
Malcolm Hett, Director of Sustainability, UCC Europe
Lena Schweighöfer, Head of Sustainable Coffee, Tchibo GmbH
Rick van der Kamp, Global Lead for Markets, Value Chains and Rural Finance, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
After two days of discussion, one question remains: what will define the next generation of resilient coffee and cocoa supply? From technology and finance to procurement and production, which shifts deserve the industry’s attention—and which are simply noise?
- How will climate change reshape coffee and cocoa production geographies — and how must capital, regulation and technology respond through 2030?
- What should the industry scale now—and what deserves less attention?
Chair
Peter Foster, World Trade Editor, Financial Times (FT)
Speakers
Eric Gorlier, Global Head of Procurement, Commodities and Sustainability, Nestlé
Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Partner, Founder, Global Sustainability & Responsibility Practice, Bain & Co.
Michael Mowat, Supply Chain Strategy Practice Leader, IBM Consulting