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Asia International Coffee Conference
Asia International Coffee Conference
The Reverie Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Conference Dates: December 2-3, 2025
Event Dinner: December 1, 2025

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Key Sessions
Judy Ganes
International Market Outlook
J Ganes Consulting LLC
Le Duc Huy
From Farm to Future: Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Embraces Emission Reduction
SIMEXCO Dak Lak
Eileen Gordon-Laity
EU Regulatory Update
European Coffee Federation (ECF)
Do Ngoc Sy
Brewing Balance: Regeneration & Resilience in Coffee's Future
Jacob Douwe Egberts
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Main Conference Day 1

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07:30 - 09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
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09:00 - 09:10
Welcome from VICOFA
09:10 - 09:15
Chair's Opening Remarks
  • Thiet Nguyen - Vietnam Country Director, Rainforest Alliance
09:15 - 09:45
EU Regulatory Update
  • A comprehensive overview of the EUDR
    EUDR/CS3D/FLR/Glyphosate
  • Eileen Gordon-Laity - Secretary General, European Coffee Federation (ECF)
09:45 - 10:30
Deforestation-Free Coffee: Corporate Commitment Beyond Regulation
  • Examining anti-deforestation efforts in Asia Pacific countries (Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Thailand, China) and whether momentum continues regardless of regulatory changes
  • Practical approaches to greenhouse gas emissions tracking that deliver business value beyond compliance
  • Carbon sink potential: Leveraging coffee farming's environmental benefits as a market differentiator.
  • Supply chain integrity: Building traceability systems that serve multiple business objectives beyond regulatory requirements.
  • Gideon Balasingam - Manager, MEL and ICT, Fairtrade NAPP (Asia Pacific)
  • Thibaud Vantalon - Machine Learning Expert, CGIAR
10:30 - 10:45
Questions
10:45 - 11:15
Networking Break
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11:15 - 11:45
International Market Outlook
  • Forward-looking projections on Arabica and Robusta price trends and movements across major exchanges.
  • Quantitative predictions of global production versus consumption patterns for the upcoming 12-24 months.
  • Harvest cycle projections: exploring country-by-country production forecasts accounting for weather patterns, flowering reports, and regional challenges.
  • Growth projections for different market segments: specialty vs. commercial or instant coffee, and their price points
  • Judy Ganes - President & Co-Founder, J Ganes Consulting LLC
11:45 - 12:15
From Farm to Future: Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Embraces Emission Reduction
  • Le Duc Huy - Chairman, SIMEXCO Dak Lak
12:15 - 12:45
Global Trade Dynamics and Regulatory Impacts
  • Critical insights on changing customs requirements and documentation needs across key coffee markets.
  • How changing tariff structures affect pricing strategies and market competitiveness.
  • Understanding evolving food safety regulations like EU Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), FDA FSMA requirements, and country-specific safety standards.
  • Navigating trade prerequisites like sustainability certification requirements, mandatory sustainability reporting and verification systems.
  • Identifying emerging markets with favourable trade conditions for expansion.
12:45 - 13:00
Questions
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and Networking Break
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14:15 - 14:20
Chair's Opening Remarks
  • Thiet Nguyen - Vietnam Country Director, Rainforest Alliance
14:20 - 14:50
Advancing Coffee Quality and Sustainability through Biostimulant Innovation
  • Chuan Lee - Director, CH Biotech Flavor Compound Research Center, CH Biotech
14:50 - 15:35
Brewing Balance: Regeneration & Resilience in Coffee's Future
  • Why regenerative agricultural practices and crop diversification are essential solutions for breaking unsustainable cycles.
  • How to negate the overuse of fertilizers, thus limiting chemical residue issues and long-term environmental damage.
  • Collective action initiatives that address both economic sustainability and environmental stewardship across the entire coffee value chain.
  • Regenerative agriculture coffee guidelines for Vietnamese producers.
  • Do Ngoc Sy - Asia Pacific Sustainability Manager, Jacob Douwe Egberts
  • Trung Pham - Country Representative - Vietnam, Global Coffee Platform
  • Timen Rasmus ter Meulen Swijtink - Founder & Managing Director, Lacàph
  • Tam Nguyen - CEO, TMT Consulting
15:35 - 15:50
Questions
15:50 - 16:20
Coffee & Networking Break
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16:20 - 16:50
AI Revolution in Coffee: From Farm Management to Flavour Engineering
  • Agro-Tech: How the digital transformation of agriculture is reshaping the coffee farmer's role from operational to strategic farm managers.
  • Outlining the benefits of AI-Assisted crop selection, screening, pre-selected enzymes and yeasts, as well as scoring and grading quality.
  • How AI can drastically improve operational efficiency and traceability throughout the supply chain.
  • Jeremy Choong - CEO and Owner, Paksong Coffee
16:50 - 17:35
Technological Showcase
17:35 - 17:45
Chair’s Closing Remarks
  • Thiet Nguyen - Vietnam Country Director, Rainforest Alliance
17:45 - 18:00
End of Conference Day 1
18:00 - 20:00
Coffee Night Reception
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