Call for Proposals: Lectures at 2027 World of Coffee Trade Shows

Share your expertise through focused, educational experiences for the global coffee community

About World of Coffee Lectures

Lectures at World of Coffee are designed to share current knowledge, research, and perspectives from across the coffee industry. Led by respected experts, these focused educational sessions aim to offer practical takeaways, spark dialogue, and help coffee professionals deepen their understanding of key topics across the value chain.

Each lecture runs 45-60 minutes and can be presented by a single speaker or a panel. Topics may include coffee business, sustainability, science, education, innovation, professional development, and sensory analysis.

  • Industry experts, researchers, educators, and coffee professionals are invited to propose lectures for World of Coffee. Presenting is an opportunity to share your expertise, introduce valuable ideas, and enhance your visibility within the global coffee community.

  • Strong proposals define a compelling, well-scoped topic, identify the intended audience, and outline clear takeaways for attendees.

    • An engaging title and topic supported by relevant evidence, examples, or experience

    • Specific, practical learning outcomes

    • A clearly defined audience

    • Complete, publication-ready content

    Priority will be given to proposals that demonstrate strong relevance to World of Coffee audiences, clear learning objectives, and meaningful value for the global specialty coffee community.

    • December 4, 2026 – Proposal submissions for World of Coffee New Orleans and Dubai close. Decision notifications will be sent in January.

    • February 5, 2027 – Proposal submissions for World of Coffee Tokyo and Lisbon close. Decision notifications will be sent in late February.

    • May 28, 2027 – Proposal submissions for World of Coffee Bogotá close. Decision notifications will be sent in July.

    These dates represent the final deadlines for submissions, and sessions may be accepted or declined on a rolling basis as they are received.

    Proposals for Dubai, Tokyo, and Bogotá will be shared with the respective event partners, and further communication and coordination will be handled by their event organizers.

Ready to share your expertise? Submit your complete lecture proposal by the deadline for your selected World of Coffee event.

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Lecture Examples with Strong Audience Interest

  •      The specialty coffee movement has pushed producers, roasters, and baristas to achieve remarkable complexity in the cup—yet the beverages we build around those coffees often fall short of expressing that same level of creativity and intention. This lecture explores how to craft drinks whose visual presentation, texture, and structure are as thoughtfully composed and sensorially rich as the coffees they feature.

         Participants will learn how to apply culinary principles, multi-layered textures, ingredient preparation techniques, and strategic visual design to create beverages that amplify—not overshadow—the coffee at their core. We’ll examine the role of emulsions, foams, gels, syrups, dustings, layering, ice shape, milk aeration, glassware, and color perception in shaping the drinker’s full experience.

    Through kitchen-inspired methods and specialty-coffee sensibility, this session will empower baristas to move beyond “pretty lattes” into genuinely crafted, multi-sensory beverages that tell a story from the first glance to the last sip.

  • This lecture will explore the most critical issues (and mistakes) owners face during the design and build-out process when opening a new café. Topics covered include floor plan design, health and building codes, equipment needed to support your menu and timelines. The seminar will also examine ways to reduce build-out costs, improve employee efficiency, and increase seating capacity. Since 1996, Tom Palm has worked with over 1000 clients interested in opening a new café. This is a must-see seminar for anyone entering the specialty coffee business.

  • 2026/27 is going to be pure, unadulterated chaos – and your P&L is riding shotgun. Brazil is barreling toward what could be the largest arabica crop on record, while every other major origin that chased the 2023–2025 price spike is now flooding the market with extra volume.

    Buckle up for the wildest ride in coffee in a decade. In this fast-paced, zero-sugar-coating session, we’ll rip the lid off everything that’s about to hit:

    • Brazil’s 2026 mega-crop: the latest verified estimates and why the numbers keep growing

    • Differentials on a knife-edge: how far premiums can crater (or rocket) when the tsunami arrives

    • Exchange-certified stocks: the hidden avalanche waiting to bury or rescue the market

    • The global supply boom: Colombia, Vietnam, Honduras, Ethiopia, Peru and others all ramped up production chasing high prices – now the bills are due

    • Demand destruction in real time: hard evidence of how skyrocketing retail prices is already killing consumption

    C-market volatility forecast: the triggers, the levels to watch, and the La Niña wildcard still lurking?

    Bottom-line survival tactics: concrete moves roasters, traders, importers and producers can make right now to protect (or grow) margins in the chaos

    This isn’t theory. This is the session that translates the coming storm into dollars and cents for your business.

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