Phil Beattie (Dillanos Coffee) and Stephen Vick (Blue Bottle Coffee) rub beards and prevent a Harvee Award
The 12th Let’s Talk Coffee, the supply-focused event put forth by Sustainable Harvest, came and went last week in Panama. Roast Magazine was proud to be a media sponsor of this year’s event, which as usual brought together an incredibly diverse group of some of the best minds in coffee to focus on all things related to sustainability and quality as it touches every step of the supply chain.
We will most likely be publishing numerous stories that grew out of this year’s Let’s Talk Coffee in the coming months. But for now, the next best thing to being there is seeing there, so here we give you Let’s Talk Coffee 2014 in photos:
(all photos courtesy of Sustainable Harvest)
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- David Griswold gets the group organized for the group photo.
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- US Barista Champ Laila Ghambari pours a latte during a Coffee Break
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- David Griswold moderates ‘The One for One’ Model for a Global Supply Chain. Panelists seated: Elan Lieber and Karen Bynes (TOMS) and Darrin Daniel (Allegro Coffee)
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- Results are recorded from the Coffee Break featuring a Geisha ‘Blind’ Tasting
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- The Rookie of the Year award is presented to Capucas, a cooperative in Honduras.
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- The panelists discuss Geisha: The Famed Bean, Ten Years On
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- Phil Beattie (Dillanos Coffee) and Stephen Vick (Blue Bottle Coffee) present ‘rub beards’ and prevent an award at the Harvee Awards
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- Tasting some coffees at ‘Let’s Talk Tasting’
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- Carlos Brando, P&A International Marketing, speaks during the lecture ‘Making Sense of Today’s Coffee Market. Seated Ric Rhinehart SCAA and Leslie Josephs of the Wall Street Journal.
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- Tasting some coffees at ‘Let’s Talk Tasting’
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- The Sustainable Harvest team takes the stage for introductions.
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- Laila Ghambari (USBC Champion) and Phil Beattie (Dillanos Coffee) discuss their journey to the World Barista Championships. Presentation: Making a Barista Champion
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- Rick Peyser speaks during his presentation ‘Back to the Future 2.0’ . This was focused on a look back at his lengthy career with Keurig Green Mountain.
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- Pierre Ferrari of Heifer International presents ‘Building a World Class, Equitable Supply Chain’
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- Photo of a Friday morning plenary sessions titled “Geisha Panel: The Famed Bean, Ten Years On.” Hanna Neuschwander (pictured left) moderated this panel that featured Willem Boot of Boot Coffee, Ted Stachura of Equator Coffees & Teas, Maria Ruiz of Casa Ruiz SA, Aaron Davis of Roya Botanic Gardens, Kew, Ric Rhinehart of the SCAA, and Daniel Peterson of Hacienda La Esmeralda. Seated in the photo are Ted at the far right with the mic, Daniel middle left, Maria middle right, and Hanna far right.
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- Group photo of the attendees at Let’s Talk Coffee 2014.
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- Let’s Talk Cocoa (a sub-event at Let’s Talk Coffee) – This panel was titled “Understanding the Specialty and Differentiated Cocoa Market” and took place on Thursday morning. It was moderated by Stephanie Daniels of Sustainable Food Lab (pictured right) and featured the panelists John Kehoe of Guittard Chocolate (2nd from right), Michiel Hendriksz of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) (2nd from left), Nathan Royston of Theo Chocolate (middle), and Leslie Josephs of the Wall Street Journal (left).
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- Grabbing an espresso between lectures. In the foreground is Mark Stell of Portland Roasting ordering a drink from Christian Ullrich.
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- Grabbing an espresso between lectures. Pictured are several of the baristas from the event, including Christian Ullrich pictured second from the right, who is the 2014 World Latte Art Champion.
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- Leslie Joesphs of the Wall Street Journal speaks during the lecture ‘Making Sense of Today’s Coffee Market. Seated: (right) Ric Rhinehart, SCAA and (left) Carlos Brando, P&A International Marketing
Nick Brown
Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.
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