On December 11, 2023, at an inaugural signing at the Panama Convention Center in Panama City, Panama, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Board Members and Chief Executive Officer, Yannis Apostolopoulos with SCA Board President, Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, joined a welcoming crowd alongside The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) Board Members and President, James Hunter Tedman, and The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama President, Adolfo Fabrega, to solidify the expansion of the World of Coffee trade show to Panama in 2026.