Development Stage Event: Shaping the Future of Coffee

2025 is a year of exploration, reflecting, and learning from the past to envision a new future for ourselves. Innovators and legends from the coffee world and beyond join The Crown team on the stage to discuss, collaborate, and explore what specialty coffee’s future might look like.

Our goal is to unite coffee makers and drinkers in unconventional coffee tastings and pairings, engaging conversations, and meaningful workshops to elevate our appreciation of coffee.

Event Schedule

Time	Agenda
9:00 AM	Doors, coffee service, pastries
9:45 AM	Welcome / Housekeeping
10:00 AM	"Standing on Ceremony" - Traditional coffee service and shared experiences from Ethiopia & India with Milana Ram, Rediet Admasu & Tayesh Wighiorghis
11:30 AM	Trust the Process with Edwin Norena
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	The Bridge: Communications During Times of Turmoil with Roaster Kat and Paolo Bicchieri
3:15 PM	New Languages of Coffee Flavor - A Collaborative Tasting with Dave Smith, St. George Spirits, & Chef Oumar Diouf, The Damel

Time	Agenda
9:00 AM	Doors, coffee service, pastries
9:45 AM	Welcome / Housekeeping
10:00 AM	Standing on Ceremony II, Traditional coffee service and shared experiences from Yemen with Mokhtar Alkhanshali
10:30 AM	"Local Soil, Global Growth" Juli Burden
11:45 AM	Little Coffees Making Noise in the Global Market with Natalia Mejia, Mayra Orellana-Powell, Wbeimar Lasso, and Hailie Stevens
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Workshop: The Future of Coffee Quality and Value with Chris Kornman & Evan Gilman
3:00 PM	Utopian Visioning with Cody Gordon, Michael McGee, Meg Skop, and Evan Gilman