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

   13:20 - 15:30 Session 3 — Circularity & ByProduct Valorization -Chair: María Dolores del Castillo
   15:30 - 16:30 Session 2 — Genetic Resources & Frontier Species - Chair: Adriana Farah

   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.

No scientific event scheduled for this day.

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 events organized 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:
   Anna Illy, Chair, Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS
   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).
   Dott.ssa Lilian Pettersen, (Brazil – Alumna Class of 2025)
   Dott.ssa Margherita Costantini, (Italy – Alumna Class of 2025)
   
   

   Ressel Room Training

Official opening of TriesteExpo 2026 and conference on the ecological and energy transition.

1. 10:30 – 12:00

   Inauguration and ribbon cutting

   The Green Coffee Supply Chain: Challenges and New Opportunities
   
   Institutional Welcome Addresses
   Antonio Paoletti, President of the Venezia Giulia Chamber of Commerce
   Roberto Dipiazza, Mayor of Trieste
   Sergio Bini, Regional Councillor for Productive Activities, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
   Arianna Mingardi, President of the Trieste Coffee Association
   Omar Zidarich, President of the Italian Coffee Roasters Group
   Massimiliano Fabian, President of the European Coffee Federation
   Carlo Feruglio, President of Banca di Credito Cooperativo Venezia Giulia
   
   Focus: Coffee Logistics – Roundtable Discussion
   João Paulo Ferreira, Senior Trade Executive, Guaxupé
   Riccardo Marchesi, Managing Director of Pacorini Silocaf, CEO of Soft Commodities Europe and Producing Countries, Pacorini
   Diego Vizintin, MSC Trieste (TBC)
   Stefano Visintin, President of the Trieste Port Forwarders Association / Friuli Venezia Giulia Forwarders Association
   Fabrizio Polojaz, Vice President of the Trieste Coffee Association and CEO of Primo Aroma
   Marco Consalvo, President of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
   
   Moderator
   Barbara Ganz, Il Sole 24 Ore

   Hall 27 Inauguration
2. 15:00 – 16:30

   EUDR: European coffee facing traceability

   European Union Deforestation Regulation.
   
   Speakers
   Arianna Mingardi, President of the Trieste Coffee Association
   Omar Zidarich, President of the Italian Coffee Roasters Group
   Massimiliano Fabian, President of the European Coffee Federation
   Alessio Cartosio, Policy Officer, European Commission (TBC)
   Massimiliano Scaramelli, International Forest Policy, Pacorini Group
   Massimiliano Fabian, President of the European Coffee Federation
   Captain Daniele Vescarelli, Commander of the Agri-Food Security Section, Carabinieri Command for Agri-Food Protection
   Attorney-at-Law Giulio Levantino, Venezia Giulia Chamber of Commerce – Next Digital Enterprise Point

   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 events organized by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

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. 12:00 – 13:00

   Press Conference Italy - El Salvador

   New alliances in the coffee supply chain
   Unioncamere project - AICS Italian Agency for Development Cooperation

   At BMTI booth Hall 28, stand 18-19 Press Conference
2. 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
3. 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
   ALL MEETINGS SHALL TAKE PLACE AT EXHIBITORS’ BOOTHS

   Hall 27 Conference
4. 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
5. 15:00 – 16:30

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

   Speakers:
   Arianna Mingardi, President of the Trieste Coffee Association
   Omar Zidarich, President of the Italian Coffee Roasters Group
   Luca Stramare, Director of the Circular Economy Research Division, CONAI
   Attorney-at-Law Giulio Levantino, Next Digital Enterprise Point, Venezia Giulia Chamber of Commerce
   Guglielmo Destri and Franco Gruden, Gruden Imballaggi, Padua

   Hall 27 Conference
6. 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 Remarks and Institutional Greetings
   Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
   Andrea Illy, Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A.
   Donata Vianelli, Rector of the University of Trieste (TBC)
   
   Speakers
   Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
   UNITS – University of Trieste
   illycaffè S.p.A.
   CIHEAM Bari
   
   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 events organized by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

1. 10:00 – 10:45

   Coffee Business Masterclass: Markets, Strategies, and Risk Management

   A journey through consumers, strategy, and global markets. 45 min – english
   
   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

   Ressel Room Training

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

1. 10:00 – 13:30

   Consortium meeting Friend Europe - Enterprises Europe Network

   Closed meeting.

   Illy Room (closed meeting) Meeting
2. 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
3. 10:00 – 12:00

   Current-affairs workshop · Ecological and energy transition · Greenwashing

   Speakers:
   Giulio Levantino, Attorney-at-Law, Venezia Giulia Digital Enterprise Point – Legal Framework
   Experts from the Italian Coffee Roasters Group
   Trieste Coffee Association

   Hall 27 Workshop
4. 12:00 – 13:00

   Generazione C – Italian Coffee Roasters Group: The Next Generation in the World of Coffee

   Organized by Generazione C – Italian Coffee Roasters Group
   Panel discussion and debate featuring young professionals shaping the future of the coffee industry.
   Donato Pensa, Co-General Manager of NKG Bero Italia
   Lara Caballini, Dersut (TBC)
   Katerina Polojaz, Primo Aroma (TBC)

   Hall 27 Panel

No awards ceremony scheduled for this day.