Plenary session open to all European coffee industry operators.
THE FULL PROGRAMME

1. 09:30 13:00

   International Coffee Convention

   09:00 - 11:00 Session 1 — Climate, Cultivars & Resilience -Chair: Steffen Schwarz
   11:00 - 12:20 Session 2 — Genetic Resources & Frontier Species - Chair: Christophe Montagnon

   Illy Room Conference
2. 13:20 16:30

   International Coffee Convention

   09:00 - 11:00 Session 1 — Climate, Cultivars & Resilience -Chair: Steffen Schwarz
   11:00 - 12:20 Session 2 — Genetic Resources & Frontier Species - Chair: Christophe Montagnon

   Illy Room Conference

No competition scheduled for this day.

No training event scheduled for this day.

No market event scheduled for this day.

No awards ceremony scheduled for this day.

Second day - Plenary session open to all European coffee industry operators.
THE FULL PROGRAMME

1. 09:30 – 13:00

   International Coffee Convention

   09:00 - 10:45 - Session 5 — Opening & EUDR / Traceability - Chair: Steffen Schwarz
   10:45 - 13:00 Session 6 — Industry Round Table - Moderated by Yves Zimmermann

   Illy Room Conference
2. 13:00 - 16:30

   International Coffee Convention

   13:00 - 13:30 Kaldi Award
   13:30 - 15: 15 Session 7 — Technology & Digital Tools - Chair: Massimiliano Fabian
   15:15 - 16:30 Session 8 — Market, Consumers & Society - Chair: Dirk W. Lachenmeier
   
   19:30 Gala dinner at Ristorante Suban, Via Emilio Comici 2, 34128 Trieste (sponsored by Demus)

   Illy Room Conference

No competition scheduled for this day.

No training event scheduled for this day.

No market event scheduled for this day.

No awards ceremony scheduled for this day.

Official opening of TriesteExpo 2026 with inauguration ceremony and conference.

1. 10:30 – 12:00

   Inauguration and ribbon cutting

   Coffee Routes: logistics, ports and new connections for the supply chain
   Scenarios, critical issues and opportunities to make coffee supply more efficient and resilient. Official opening of the 12th edition of Triestespresso Expo 2026.

   Hall 27 Inauguration

Regional selections organised by Specialty Coffee Association.

1. 09:30 – 18:00

   SCA Selections · Northern Italy stop

   Barista Competition — regional selection competitions organised by Specialty Coffee Association. Cup in B Championship organised by Associazione Caffè Trieste.

   Hall 28 bis Competition

Training programme by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

1. 16:30 – 17:15

   Coffee & Education: Brewing Knowledge, Growing the Future

   45 min – English language. Training events organised by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.
   Speakers:
   Prof. Giorgio Valentinuz, Director of the Master for the University of Trieste (Management and Economics Area).
   Prof. Marco Zancani, Director of the Master for the University of Udine (Scientific Area).
   Alumna from a coffee-producing country (Lilian Pettersen Brazil 2025 tbc).
   Alumna from a coffee-consuming country (Margherita Costantini Italy 2025 tbc).

   Ressel Room Training

Conference on the ecological and energy transition and European regulation.

1. 15:00 – 16:30

   EUDR: European coffee facing traceability

   European Union Deforestation Regulation. Speakers: President of Associazione Caffè Trieste Arianna Mingardi · President of Gruppo Italiano Torrefattori Caffè Omar Zidarich, European Commission Policy Officer – International Forest Policy Alessio Cartosio t.b.c., Pacorini Max Scaramelli, President of European Coffee Federation Massimiliano Fabian, Commander of the Agri-food Security Section of the Carabinieri Command for Agri-food Protection Captain Daniele Vescarelli, Venezia Giulia Chamber of Commerce Digital Enterprise Point Lawyer Levantino on the legal framework of the regulation.

   Hall 27 Conference

No awards ceremony scheduled for this day.

No scientific event scheduled for this day.

S.C.A. selections and competitions: Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits.

1. 09:30 – 18:00

   S.C.A. Selections · Northern Italy stop

   Competitions: regional selections organised by Specialty Coffee Association. Specialties: Latte Art · Coffee in Good Spirits.

   Hall 28 bis Competition

Training programme by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS — At the heart of espresso.

1. 10:30 – 11:00

   At the heart of espresso: evolution and technology of the espresso machine

   30 min – Italian language.
   Speakers:
   Beatrice Stock, Senior Training Specialist at the Università del Caffè.

   Ressel Room Training
2. 14:30 – 15:00

   At the heart of espresso: evolution and technology of the grinder-doser

   30 min – Italian language.
   Speakers:
   Beatrice Stock, Senior Training Specialist at the Università del Caffè.

   Ressel Room Training

Day dedicated to international B2B, with a market focus on the Central-Eastern European HoReCa sector.

1. 10:10 – 11:00

   Coffee Sector: consumption trends in some Central and Eastern European countries

   Coffee beyond borders: markets, perceptions and new opportunities in Central-Eastern Europe, through the testimonies of stakeholders, experts and operators from Slovenia, Austria, Croatia
   
   Participants shall previously have to register as CENTRAL EAST EUROPE OPERATORS on the B2Match platform dedicated to the event (where they’ll also choose the exhibitors to have meetings with)
   
   Registration link: https://www.b2match.com/e/tee-brokerage-b2b-2026

   Hall 27 Conference
2. 11:00 – 12:00

   Coffee Market Intelligence: consumption and coffee machines in Central-Eastern Europe

   Presentation of a business intelligence market analysis commissioned by Triestespresso Expo, dedicated to the consumption of roasted coffee and the sale of coffee machines in Central-Eastern Europe. By COFFEEBI.

   Hall 27 Conference
3. 13:00 – 16:30

   Triestespresso expo · BROKERAGE: B2B Session

   B2B session between visitor operators, foreign delegations and exhibitors with scheduled meeting agendas.

   Illy Room B2B
4. 15:00 – 16:30

   Ecological and energy transition · PPWR (EU Regulation 2025/40)

   On packaging. Conference opening and greetings: Arianna Mingardi, President of Associazione Caffè Trieste, Omar Zidarich, Gruppo Italiano Torrefattori Caffè. CONAI talk · Luca Stramare, Director of the Studies Centre Division for Circular Economy · Lawyer Venezia Giulia Levantino.

   Hall 27 Conference
5. 16:00 – 17:00

   Presentation of the AICS project “Towards a new generation of sustainable quality coffee producers in southern Tanzania” — Results and Future Goals

   Opening and Institutional Greetings: Massimiliano Fedriga (President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Region), Andrea Illy (Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A.), and Donata Vianelli (Rector of the University of Trieste — TBC).
   Speakers: FVG Region, UniTS, illycaffè S.p.A., CIHEAM Bari.
   Event on the coffee sector in Tanzania. Initiative AID 013244/02/4 funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).

   Ressel Hall Conference

Presentation and awards ceremony, Guide to Coffee and Roasting Companies of Italy 2027 by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria).

1. 15:30 – 18:00

   Presentation and awards ceremony, Guide to Coffee and Roasting Companies of Italy 2027 by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria)

   15:00 participant registration · 15:30 – 17:30 Presentation and awards ceremony, Guide to Coffee and Roasting Companies of Italy 2027 by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria).

   Luttazzi Room Awards

No scientific event scheduled for this day.

Regional Brewers Cup selection.

1. 09:30 – 18:00

   S.C.A. Selections · Northern Italy stop · Brewers Cup

   c) Brewers Cup — regional selection competition organised by Specialty Coffee Association.

   Hall 28 bis Competition

Training programme by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

1. 10:00 – 10:45

   Coffee Business Masterclass: Markets, Strategies, and Risk Management

   Markets, strategies and risk management in a transforming sector. 45 min – English language.
   Speakers:
   Prof. Giorgio Valentinuz, Director of the Master for the University of Trieste, Referent Professor for Trading Techniques and Risk Management.
   Prof. Rubina Romanello, University of Trieste, Referent Professor for Markets, Consumption Models and Distribution Channels.
   Dr. Giuseppe Taccari, Vending Director & General Manager Austria & Germany, illycaffè, expert in Competitive Strategies in the Coffee Industry.
   Vanusia Nogueira, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization (ICO) or Eileen Gordon-Laity, Secretary General, European Coffee Federation (ECF) tbc.

   Ressel Room Training

Sessions on ecological transition, B2B and the younger generation in the world of coffee.

1. 10:00 – 16:30

   Triestespresso expo · BROKERAGE: B2B Session

   B2B session between visitor operators, foreign delegations and exhibitors with scheduled meeting agendas.

   Illy Room B2B
2. 10:00 – 12:00

   Current-affairs workshop · Ecological and energy transition · Greenwashing

   Lawyer Levantino, PID Venezia Giulia — legal framework · PID + experts from Gruppo Torrefattori and Associazione Caffè Trieste.

   Hall 27 Workshop
3. 12:00 – 13:00

   C30 — Youth in the world of coffee

   By C30 — panel and debate with the young protagonists of the coffee sector.

   Hall 27 Panel

No awards ceremony scheduled for this day.