Keynote lecturers
Session Coffee Plant Science
Genomics of coffee quality
- Prof. Robert Henry
Director of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) - The University of Queensland, Australia
Impact of climate changes on coffee pests and diseases and mitigation strategies
- Prof. Karen A. Garrett
Plant pathology department - University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Session Sustainability, Climate Change
Coffee and climate change
- Dr Piet Van Asten
Agronomy Head. Coffee plantations - OLAM International, Kampala, Uganda
Session Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Green Coffee
Coffee postharvest - a crucial processing step for maintaining green coffee quality - or even more?
- Dr Gerhard Bytof
Senior Manager Coffee & Science - Tchibo GmbH Coffee Technology, Science and Research, Hamburg, Germany
Session Coffee Chemistry & Sensory Sciences
The molecular code of coffee aroma and taste
- Prof. Imre Blank
Coffee Excellence Center - ZHAW, Zürich, Switzerland
Characterisation of coffee polyphenols in roasted coffee
- Prof. Nikolai Kuhnert
Chemistry - Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany
Session Consumption & Health
Will it keep me awake? Common coffee / caffeine intake habits and sleep in real life situations
- Dr Hans-Peter Landolt
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Zurich, Switzerland
A cup of coffee for healthier aging
- Prof. Rodrigo Cunha
Center for neurosciences and cell biology - Faculty of medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
