Alicia Feng
Director of Calēre Coffee / Chiaki / Atelier Ensō
Alicia Feng is the Founder of Calēre Coffee, ranked Top 28 in the World’s Best Coffee Shops and winner of Time Out Best Café of the Year, and Co-Founder of Chiaki, Australia Café of the Year by The Age. She serves as Advisory Partner to Melbourne Coffee Weekend and Shanghai Lujiazui Coffee Festival, contributing to cross-market industry dialogue.
As a WCE World Certified Sensory Judge and Australia Brewers Cup Head Judge, Alicia holds SCA Professional certifications, Q Grader, and WSET qualifications in wine and sake.
Her upcoming venture, Atelier Ensō, bridges traditional craft and future automation - a space for daily ritual, experimentation, collaboration, and the incubation of new ideas. For Alicia, hospitality is a lifestyle grounded in precision, awareness, and meaningful human connection.
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Friday 27th March 2026 Day 2
What Does It Take to Become the World’s Best Coffee Shop?
Discover how to bring attention to your café on a local/national and international stage, and sustain attention with high standards and consistency beyond being a social media haven and influencer paradise.
