AGENDA
DAY 1, THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2025
SYSTEM RESET- REIMAGINING VALUE CHAINS & LANDSCAPES
8:00
REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE
9:20
FIRESIDE: THE FUTURE IS FRAGMENTED – CAN COFFEE & COCOA UNITE THE WORLD?
In a splintered geopolitical landscape, coffee and cocoa have the power to connect economies, ecosystems, and ethics. This session explores bold strategies for navigating disruption with purpose.
9:50
PANEL: TURNING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INTO BUSINESS STRATEGY- ADAPTING TO EUDR, CSRD & CS3D
Compliance as Catalyst – Rethinking the Regulatory Revolution. Turn EUDR and CS3D from box-ticking into brand-building. Discover how trailblazers are future-proofing business through radical transparency and shared accountability.
10:50
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:20
SOLUTION PROVIDER PRESENTATION
11:30
PANEL: DIGITALISING COFFEE & COCOA SUPPLY CHAINS: SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, AND CONSUMER-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATION
From bean to barcode— farmers, processors and retailers, from procurement to sourcing strategies to farm-level practices and supplier engagement, explore how tech is transforming FMCG accountability and winning consumer trust.
12:10
CASE STUDY: SOLUTION IN ACTION
12:25
PANEL: AI-DRIVEN & DIGITAL INNOVATION IN SMART FARMING
Optimising Ecosystems for Productivity and Climate Resilience. Discover how digital intelligence is enabling hyper-personalized farming, real-time risk reduction, and planetary resilience.
13:05
SOLUTION PROVIDER PRESENTATION
14:15
PANEL: SCALING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ACROSS ORIGINS – DE-RISKING TRANSFORMATION: MAKING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE INVESTIBLE
Unlocking the potential of regenerative agriculture requires more than pilot projects—it demands systemic redesign, risk transfer innovation, bold investment strategies.
15:05
SOLUTION PROVIDER PRESENTATION
15:15
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
15:45
PANEL: CRACKING SCOPE 3 – FROM CHAOS TO CLARITY
The world's toughest climate challenge becomes your company's next big opportunity. Learn how leaders are decoding, measuring, and monetising value chain emissions.
16:25
PANEL: BEYOND THE FARMGATE – SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVES ON PROFIT, PLANET, AND PROGRESS
It’s time to put producers at the centre of the conversation, sharing how they navigate climate shocks, shifting trade, and human rights challenges, highlighting the role of finance, sourcing, innovation, and policy in building resilience, improving livelihoods, and shaping more inclusive global strategies.
DAY 2, FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2025
COLLECTIVE AMBITION – FROM VISION TO SYSTEMIC ACTION
9:20
PANEL: COCOA & COFFEE SYNERGIES – UNITY FOR RESILIENCE
One planet. Two crops. Endless possibilities. Aligning innovations, infrastructure, and insights across sectors.
10:00
PANEL: CARBON CONFIDENCE – BUILDING TRUST IN NATURE-BASED MARKETS
Crack the carbon code: What does integrity mean, and how do we scale it in coffee and cocoa?
10:40
SOLUTION PROVIDER PRESENTATION
10:50
COFFEE TASTING SESSION + NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:20
PANEL: DECODING NATURE’S COMPLEXITY
From Natural Capital to Climate Assets: Building a Science-Based Regeneration Economy. How biodiversity, water, and ecosystem services are emerging as key assets in financial and supply chain decisions.
12:00
SOLUTION PROVIDER PRESENTATION
12:10
NETWORKING ROUNDTABLES
Chatham House dialogues on critical topic issues. Topics TBC.
13:50
FIRESIDE: CRAFTING ECOSYSTEM BUSINESS MODELS — WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OTHER SECTORS
How ecosystem business models can help coffee and cocoa industries tackle climate, compliance, and inequality challenges by fostering collaboration and resilience.
14:10
GLOBAL LEADERS FORUM: FIRESIDE– TOWARD A NET POSITIVE WORLD
A bold conversation about flipping the script—from extractive to regenerative, from offsetting to thriving.
14:50
GLOBAL INVESTORS FORUM: BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATION
Hard returns meet heart-driven missions. What will it take to mainstream ecosystem-based investment?
15:40
CLOSING REFLECTIONS & CALL TO ACTION