Organisers of the Global Coffee Review Leaders Symposium Singapore have announced the first set of speakers for the event, taking place on 5 March 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands. The list of prominent speakers include: – Toby Smith, Founder, Toby's Estate Coffee
– Ryan Tan, Owner, Strangers' group of businesses (Singapore)
– Mark Furniss, Sustainability and Business Development, Volcafe
– Pascal Schlittler, CEO and Co-Founder, Mocoffee Ltd.
– Cosimo Libardo, Sales and Marketing Director, Nuova Simonelli
– Lance Brown, National Account Manager Commercial Coffee, Lion Dairy and Drinks
– Oscar Schaps, Managing Director, Head of Global Soft Commodities, INTL FCStone “These speakers represent a diverse cross-section of the regional coffee industry, bringing in important insights relevant to emerging coffee cultures,” says Brad Buchanan, General Manager of Coffee Media and Events for Global Coffee Review’s parent company Prime Creative Media. These speakers will discuss pressing issues facing the coffee industry, including the spread of coffee chains in Asia, trends in instant coffee, the latest in coffee prices, the future of single serve, specialty coffee in Asia, and coffee service. Tickets to the event can be purchased by contacting: Steve Roberts
Steve.Roberts@primecreative.com.au For more information, visit www.globalcoffeereview.com
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