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MEET THE SPEAKERS
Abdullah Ramay
CEO of Pablo & Rusty’s Coffee Roasters
Adam Theobald
Founder and CEO of Ordermentum
Alan White
CEO of StreetSmart Australia
Alicia Feng
Director of Calēre Coffee / Chiaki / Atelier Ensō
Amelia Hicks
CEO and Co-Founder at Old Quarter Coffee
Andre Selga
Co-founder and director of Southland Merchants
Andrew Low
CEO of Coffee Supreme Group
Anna Lumsden
Founder & Owner - Told You So
Barry Moore
Managing Director at La Marzocco Australia & MICE Advisory Board Member
Ben Bicknell
Founder, The Sensory Agenda
Benjamin White
National Sales Manager for Padre Coffee
Braeden Lord
CEO of Starbucks Australia
Brandon Jo
Director & Co-Owner of Good Measure
Brett Bolwell
CEO of Baristaequip Australia
Brian Leonard
World-Renowned Latte Artist & Creator
Bridget Amor
Co Owner of Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters and Brother Baba Budan
Brydon Price
Sales Manager & Product Strategy Lead at La Marzocco Australia
Caleb Cha
Founder & CEO of Tone Coffee Roasters and 2015 Would Latte Art Champion
Charlie Hachem
Founder, FABE (Food And Beverage Enterprises) | Co-Founder, Piccolo Me
Chris Maybury
Owner of Beta Coffee
Chris Norris
Operator at Opus Coffee Brewers, Halfday Deli & Mid Bagels
Chris Tate
Operations Manager at Publo & Rusty’s
Connor Nestor
Founder & MD of New Ground™
Craig Dickson
CEO, Nomad Coffee Group
Craig Shapiro
Executive Chairman – Riverina Fresh
Daniel Gotlib
CEO & Founder of Mush Mush
Dave Chauhan
Leadership Strategist, Author of ‘Captain, Set Sail’, Founder of Nautical Leadership
Dave Makin
Founder & MD of Axil Coffee Roasters
David Stewart
Executive Chef at Roasting Warehouse
Eddie Cho
The Hideout Specialty Coffee Director/Owner
George Skell
Café Manager at Kuranga Native Nursery Paperbark Café
Georgia Rovacsek
Head Technician & Workshop Manager at Brewtech
Ian Callahan
Assistant General Manager at Carlton Traders Hospitality Group
Jack Simpson
Australian Barista Champion (2023, 2024, 2025) and 2025 World Barista Champion
Jade Jennings
Barista Trainer Melbourne Coffee Academy
James Hennebry
CEO of Rosslyn Coffee
Jerome Manion
Director at The More Hospitality Group
Jimmy Tjoeng
Co-founder and Head Roaster of Vacation Coffee
Jody Leslie
General Manager of Toby's Estate
John Hart
National President, Restaurant & Catering Association of Australia
John Ronchi
Commercial Director at Campos Coffee
Josh Taylor
Owner of Project One
Junnie Phyu
Director of Cafe and Coffee Training
Karl Lee
Australian Cup Tasters Champion (2026) & World Brewers Cup (WBC) judge
Kate Langford
CEO of The Big Group
Kelly Kornacki
Manager of Emerging Industries at AgriFutures Australia
Lachlan Ward
CEO at ST. ALi Coffee Roasters
Laura Boulton
Head Chef of Heide Kitchen by The Mulberry Group
Laura Hindson
Founder and Managing Director of Madame Tiger
Lou Dyer
Innovation Manager at KeepCup
Lucy Ward
Head of Operations and Sourcing at ST.ALi Coffee Roasters
Luke Floyd
Founder and Owner of Artisti Coffee Roasters
Mark McKenzie
CEO, Freedom Fuels
Martin Nguyen
National Head of Coffee Operations – SSP Australia & New Zealand
Matt Gellert
CEO of Black & White Espresso
Matt Lucas
Owner - The Coffee Pedaler
Matt Perger
Founder of Barista Hustle
Maxine Lacey
Product Lead for Square in Australia
Mik Di Pacci
Founder and Director of Di Pacci Coffee Company and The Roasting Club
Mike Ico
Co-Owner of Superfreak, The Baron, Good Fella, The Tuckshop, Soulmate and Splash
Monique Jaksic
Partnerships Manager – Corporate, World Vision Australia
Natalie Latimore
MILKLAB Marketing Manager
Nathan Toleman
Founder & Creative Director of The Mulberry Group
Nick Ferguson
Director of Coffee for The Grounds Group
Ninna Katrine Larsen
Founder & CEO of Reground
Nolan Hirte
Founder of Proud Mary Coffee
Ollie Puddick
Founder of Innerbloom
Pete Licata
Co-Owner - Caffeine Control Coffee NPD/Coffee/Competition, Consultant 2013 World Barista Champion
Raihaan Esat
General Manager, ICT
Rebecca Zentveld
Founder Coffee Roastery, specialising in Australian grown coffee
River Vili
Head of Business Partnerships at Stitch Coffee
Sabel Hunter
Head of Social Enterprise, Change Coffee
Sally Morris
Head of Tea at T2
Sam Crowl
Co-owner of Cow and the Moon
Sam Keck
Co-founder & Managing Director of Common Folk Coffee
Sam Taylor
Soul Origin National Coffee Manager
Sasa Sestic
Founder and CEO of ONA Coffee Wholesale, Project Origin & Nucleus Coffee Tools
Sergio Londono
Head of Coffee at Jack Murat
Sonja Needs
Lecturer at The University of Melbourne
Thomas Ervin-Ward
State Manager VIC at Campos Coffee
Tim Noye
Founder of Clever Cafe
Tobias Kretzschmar
Professor for plant breeding and genetics at Southern Cross University (SCU)
Tom Hobbs
Senior Packaging Specialist at Grounded Packaging
Winnie Nawei
Managing Director of Kenangan Coffee Australia
Yuri Angele
CEO and Owner of Brunetti Oro
Yuta Tanaka
Operator San Manager
