C20 Global Coffee Sustainability Summit 2027

2027 Dates TBC

In June 2026, the inaugural C20 Global Sustainability Coffee Summit took place.

The summit is a high-profile gathering of global coffee leaders collaborating across the entire value chain to drive a sustainable future for coffee.

C20 is a non-profit, action-oriented initiative addressing the key challenges facing our industry, while focusing on the significant opportunities ahead.

This high-profile gathering convenes the collective power of our global industry’s key decision makers and thought leaders: from agricultural innovators to CEOs, from disruptive visionaries to world barista champions, from talented farmers to major coffee enthusiasts.

The Audience:

120+ Senior Delegates spanning the entire global coffee value-chain
100+ Companies represented

2026 Agenda

Tuesday 23 June

08:30	Registration & Networking
09:05	Welcome Address Christiana Figueres, The architect of the historic Paris Agreement (Video)
09:10	Opening Plenary Industry Imperative: Going Beyond Sustainability Vanusia Nogueira, CEO, International Coffee Organization
09:30	Keynote: A Challenge to the Coffee Industry Dr Aaron Davis, Senior Research Leader, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
10:00	Networking Coffee Break
10:30	Keynote: World Leader in Regenerative Coffee Agriculture Sebastian Nielsen, CEO, Slow Forest
11:00	Panel: The Green Blueprint: Scaling Organic & Regenerative Models Kasper Hülsen, COO, Slow Forest Lee Holdstock, Head of Regulatory & Trade Affairs, Soil Association David Browning, CEO, Enveritas Freda Yuan, Director of Coffee, Origin Coffee Roasters
11:30	Panel: The Economics of Agency: Farming as a Business: Living Income and Farmer Profitability Miguel Zamora, Coffee Public-Private Task Force Coordinator, International Coffee Organization Joao Mattos, Commercial Director, CLAC
12:00	Networking Lunch
13:00	Keynote: Learnings from Agro-forestry: Empowering Knowledge Access Etelle Higonnet, Founder, Coffee Watch
13:30	Keynote: Inspiring the Future of Coffee: Education and Infrastructure at Origin Kate O’Brien, Executive Director, Costa Foundation
14:00	Networking Coffee Break
14:30	Panel: The Human Equity Audit: Radical Honesty in Labor & Social Reform Etelle Higonnet, Founder & Director, Coffee Watch Antonia Godward, Coffee Expert & Trainer, Change Please Nathan Beesley, Senior Sales Manager, Redemption Roasters
15:00	Panel: The Source of Resilience: Integrating Water Security into the Coffee Value Chain Frank Tanner, Responsible Sourcing Manager, Taylors of Harrogate Dejene Dadi, General Manager, Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union Anne Floor van Dalfsen, Global Sustainability Manager, Trabocca Roxy Rocks-Engelman, Interim Director, Project Waterfall Moderated by Jessica Worden, Head of Coffee, Gail’s Bakery

Wednesday 24 June

08:30	Registration & Networking
09:00	Welcome Address Jeffrey Young, CEO, Allegra Group
09:05	Keynote: Coffee’s New Ecology: A Scientific Lens on Climate Risk and Adaptation Mark Maslin, Pro-Vice-Provost: Climate Crisis, UCL
09:40	Panel: From Sustainability to Resilience: What the Coffee Industry gets Right and Wrong Matt Horsbrugh, Chief Trading Officer, Falcon Coffee Nicole Ferris, Managing Director, Climpson and Sons Alejandro Cadena, Co-founder & CEO, Caravela Coffee Moderated by Violeta Stevens, CEO, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
10:10	Innovation Spotlight: Closing the Loop: Circular Packaging Solutions Clare Brass, Co-Founder, Moree
10:20	Networking Coffee Break
11:00	Keynote: The Efficiency Frontier: Sustainability and Economics in Consuming Regions Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Managing Director, Colonna
11:30	Keynote: Profit with Purpose: Scaling an International Coffee Brand on 100% Impact Cemal Ezel, CEO, Change Please
12:00	Keynote: The Scalable Craft: Can Global Cafe Culture Be Regenerative? Tom Molnar, Co-Founder & CEO, Gail’s Bakery
12:30	Networking Lunch
13:45	Panel: The Great Energy Transition: Decarbonising the Coffee Chain Richard Milner, Category Insight Manager, Lincoln & York Helena Delgado Nordmann, Head of Sustainability, Arla Foods Mark Day, Principal Consultant, South Pole Madeline Garlick, Africa Director, One Carbon World Moderated by Abby Rix, Project Manager, C20
14:30	A Manifesto for the Future of Coffee Joao Mattos, Commercial Director, CLAC

On the evening of Tuesday 23 June, attendees took some time after the panels to reflect on the day’s discussions, connect with industry peers, and unwind. Networking drinks and a curated selection of canapés were hosted at England’s Grace, located at 64 St John’s Wood High St, London NW8 7SH.