Lecture Description
This session will give roasters the practical tools they need to prepare for EUDR compliance requirements in their supply chains while continuing to engage on transformation. Focusing on the case study of EUDR, which has already gone into effect, from an integrated upstream approach, panelists will also discuss the general regulatory environment as it is developing within the EU and globally. Furthermore, panelists will provide advice on how participants meet compliance requirements while continuing to work towards their own sustainability goals.
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Time: 11:45 - 12:45
Location: Lecture Room 1
This lecture is free to attend with a World of Coffee entry badge. Register to attend World of Coffee Copenhagen here.
Lecturers / Presenters
Giacomo Celi (he/him)
Head of Partnerships, Sucafina
Giacomo Celi is the Head of Partnerships at Sucafina. Giacomo is an Agriculture Engineer by degree with a Master in Food Quality Management at Wageningen University and a visiting research on coffee agro-forestry modelling at the University of Oxford. Giacomo has over 20 years of experience in the coffee industry covering roles in operations, sustainable procurement and corporate sustainability. We worked across the supply chain for illycaffe, Caffe Nero, AB Agri and Mercon.
Robin Sampson (he/him)
CEO, Trade in Space
Robin has established a rich and varied career in the space and satellite applications sector. Having worked to deliver low-cost, satellite informed bush-fire detection systems to protect people and farms in continental Africa, he founded Trade in Space in 2017 to explore how satellite applications could improve agricultural transparency and sustainability. In 2021 Trade in Space launched their flag ship product which is now used by global coffee and cacao traders to evidence legislative compliance to sustainability laws and support corporate reporting. Trade in Space leverage space-based technologies to support agricultural supply chains.
Bavo Vandenbroecke (he/him)
Sales Manager, Sucafina
Acting as Sales Manager of Sucafina Specialty EMEA, Bavo supports a passionate sales team that is focused on bringing value to both roaster clients, as well as committed producers. Facilitating this link with a clear focus on sustainable supply chains and exquisite service to all stakeholders, is what our team is about. Bavo has an MBA in Sociology. After extensive traveling in coffee producing regions all over the world, he has been working professionaly in coffee since 2016. Understanding that coffee is a unique commodity that thrives through, and because of relationships, Bavo aims at contributing to the coffee industry's development towards a net zero, equitable, and fairer trade environment for all actors involved in the coffee value chain.