Roast Summit is Headed Down Under!

Roast Summit will be held in-person on March 18-19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia, sponsored by Loring and hosted by Anne Cooper of Equilibrium Master Roasters. This event is designed to bring together coffee professionals for an immersive experience in the art and science of coffee and roasting. Join us for two days of insightful discussions, workshops, and networking with coffee industry leaders.

Registration fee: $250 USD

Roast Summit Melbourne will be fully catered. Attendees can look forward to enjoying a variety of meals and refreshments throughout the event. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Travel Visa Information

International attendees, please be aware that a valid visa is required to enter Australia. It's essential to apply for your visa well in advance of your travel date. For detailed information on visa types and application procedures, visit the Australian Department of Home Affairs website.

Program

Day 1 | Educational Sessions

Venue: Better Building Exchange

Moderators Anne Cooper and Caleb Holstein lead a discussion on the volatility of the current green coffee market, looking at the reasons behind it and how to manage the increased costs to move forward sustainably as an industry. Panelist include Joe Tynan/Cafe Imports, Daniel Vella/Interamerican-Australia/NKG, Raihaan Esat/International Coffee Traders, Mark Howard/Caravela Coffee, Daniel Vergnano/List+Beisler, Jason Joffe/Opal Coffee, Nadia Moreira and Andre Selga/Southland Merchants.
Moderator Ben Bicknell leads a chat-and-taste of Australian coffee with Lucy Stocker/Crater Mountain Coffee and Sergio Londono & Jemal Murat/Murat Coffee. Ben also discusses the recent World Coffee Research study on Australian farms.
Presented by Luiz Saldanha
Presented by Erick Armbrust, area sales manager U.S. & Australia for Cropster.

Day 2 | Hands-On Activities

Venue: Project 281

Luiz Saldanha
Anne Cooper
Ben Bicknell
Presented by Caleb Holstein & Joe Tynan
It is now more than ever critical you are across every aspect of your green coffee as a roaster, with the drastic changes we have seen in the coffee market with not just price volatility but also the reduction in spot coffee a mistake in your green coffee procurement or management will be extremely costly.
In this session we will provide you with insights about how you can take control of your green coffee and ensure your roastery is equipped to handle the new dynamics of the green coffee market.
With a focus on what has changed in the market and how you can keep informed as things adapt, along with providing you with resources to be able to implement a holistic purchasing program to align your buying with individual origin harvest periods.
Session Key Areas
- The New Normal in the Green Coffee Market
  - Drivers behind price volatility
  - Spot Inventory Insights
- Planning, Forecasting & Managing Your Green
  - Aligning your purchasing with harvest, when is best to buy from where
  - How you can track your green coffee contracts
  - Holistic Purchasing, How to group your blend and single origin needs from origins.
- Budgeting, Costing & Pricing
  - Setting and tracking green budgets
  - Aligning your costs and pricing, ensuring your margins are what you need them to be.