This year’s class of eight Re:co Fellows will contribute to the event in numerous ways: first and foremost, with the Fellows Talks, which will take place during Thursday’s Seminar Program. With their wide range of backgrounds and areas of expertise, the 90-minute seminar led by the Fellows promises to be one of the most engaging, thought-provoking sessions of the event. The Fellow’s Talks will draw on the experiences of these coffee and research professionals to examine topics including: the role of coffee brewing technology in shaping our understanding of “good” coffee; specialty coffee as a vehicle for economic growth and autonomy for women in the value chain; and the history of gentrification in Portland. Delegates will find some of the big-picture themes from the Plenary Program, like the idea of specialty coffee embracing diverse tastes, reflected in the perspectives offered by the Fellows, who are working to apply these ideas in a variety of supply chain roles and cultural contexts.

SPEAKERS:

Arnaldo Gratacos, Dennis Cote, Gabriela Montalvo, Garry Johnson III, Karla Lagos, Olga L Cuellar-Gomez, Raghunath Rajaram, Stephanie Segovia