Speakers

Miranda Caldwell is a veteran specialty coffee expert and business consultant igniting innovative ideas in the global coffee community. With transformative insights, Miranda empowers the industry to embrace creativity, drive change, and thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Celebrated for sparking actionable ideas, she fosters sustainable growth and innovative excellence. Invite Miranda to your event and witness the transformational power of innovation in specialty coffee. Her 2023 speech at Re:co Symposium exploring mass customization in specialty coffee inspired action from coffee producers and coffee roasters alike.

What will Miranda be speaking on?

Lecture: Leveraging Big Business Strategies for Specialty Coffee Success

Join us for a transformative session titled, "Leveraging Big Business Strategies for Specialty Coffee Success", where we delve into the often overlooked benefits of incorporating tried-and-true corporate strategies into small coffee businesses. This talk aims to challenge preconceptions and showcase how embracing methods from the giants of the industry can catalyze growth, foster innovation, and significantly enhance the operational efficiency of your specialty coffee business. Discover practical insights into research and development, strategic planning, and innovation—pillars that have propelled multinational corporations to success. Learn how to adapt these strategies to fit the scale and ethos of your business without compromising your values or passion for coffee. This session is a must for coffee entrepreneurs eager to evolve and thrive by integrating broader business wisdom into their practices.

Roaster Session:

Ops Chops: Streamline Roastery Operations with Process Mapping

In this focused session, learn the essentials of process mapping to enhance efficiency in your coffee roasting business. Discover how to visualize workflows, identify bottlenecks, and implement strategic improvements for streamlined operations. Perfect for roastery owners and operators aiming for peak operational performance. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your process and drive your business forward! LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Patrik Rolf - April Coffee

Patrik Rolf, has spent a decade in the coffee industry, literally going from a novice in his first coffee competition to one of the most influential coffee professionals of our era, in this short time. Now, visiting South Africa for the very first time, Patrik is here to give a brief glimpse into his rise to specialty coffee fame and the many things he’s learned along the way! Plus he is hosting the April Brewers Cup!

What will Patrik be speaking on?

Big Match Temperament: Competition Focus with Patrik Rolf

Q&A session with Winston Thomas. As a fiercely competitive nation, we expect a lot of the people who represent us, and in the coffee competition arena we have big aspirations, but we have yet to be able to back it up with results. Hear insights into a competitor that has made it to the finals across multiple disciplines.

A Roastery as a Platform: Discipline, Building a Brand and Intentionality

April Coffee Roasters is routinely named as one of the best roasteries in the world. But through discipline and intentionality, Patrik has been able to expand his business across coffee hardware, a clothing line and becoming a published author (to name a few of his endeavours).

The April Brewers Cup

Get insights into brewing by watching some of the best coffee professionals in the country go head to head using the April Brewers! Exciting!

Andrew Nicholson - Windrose Coffee

Andrew Nicholson is based out of Windrose Coffee in Oman. He has extensive experience in Yemeni coffee, having lived and worked in the region for many years with green coffee before starting Windrose Coffee, Oman's first third-wave cafe and roastery, in Muscat. Andrew is a Q-Grader, an international coffee judge, educator and thus has a passion for sharing his extensive knowledge of roasting and brewing specialty coffee.

What will Andrew be speaking on?

From the Ground Up: A case study in Yemen

Get to hear about a unique perspective on the oldest cultivated coffee lands in their journey to specialty coffee standards.

Exploding Espresso: Thinking about Espresso through Sensory not Jargon

Communicating espresso and recipes across languages and continents. A little bit of FUN.

Jorge Alberto - Origin Coffee Roasting

Jorge Alberto is a stalwart of artisanal coffee roasting in Southern Africa. He comes from three generations of coffee farming and production, all based in the heart of Angolas' Gabela, Amboim region. Having sourced and roasted from some of the more inaccessible coffee farms around the world, he releases between 40 - 60 traceable single-origin coffees for Origin Coffee Roasting South Africa. He has been doing this for the last 17 years alongside the founder, Joel Singer. Jorge has seen the speciality coffee landscape evolve and change over the last decade and a half from his front-row seat at the Cape Town-based roasting operation.