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Coffee-verse, another world expanding through coffee

A story that begins with a single cup of coffee spreads to people, spaces, and the city itself. This year, the Seoul Coffee Festival unfolds a new world of coffee within our everyday lives, through the connections and inspirations that coffee creates. Here, where aroma and warmth, conversations and moments come together, discover a coffee experience that enriches your day even more deeply.

- Date : Nov.19(Wed) ~ Nov.20(Thu), 2025
- Venue : Coffee Talk Stage in Starfield Library

2025 Program

Nov.19(Wed)

15:00 ~ 15:30		[Theme] The Future of Specialty Coffee: The Fifth Wave - Present and Future of the Coffee Industry [Speaker] Wonjin Cho Coffee Columnist
15:30 ~ 16:00		[Theme] Drawing the world with coffee, connecting people through it. [Speaker] Cacol Creator
16:00 ~ 16:30		[Theme]How I Remember a Cafe [Speaker] Han Coff Creator

Nov.20(Thu)

15:00~15:30		[Theme]How Global Coffee Trends are Changing After the Pandemic [Speaker] Jaebeom Shim Specialty Coffee Columnist
15:30~16:00		[Theme]Brew Your Identity : A Moment to Find Myself in the Infinite Coffee-verse [Speaker] Yeseul Kim Illustrator
16:00~16:30		[Theme]One Cup of Coffee, One Piece of Art – The Essence of What Makes Coffee Truly Great [Speaker] Yongmin Cho CEO

2023 Program

Nov. 8(Wed)

15:00~15:30		[Blend] Imaginary Future Coffee Story, picture by artificial intelligence [Speaker] Heather Lim, AI Art director
15:30~16:00		[Roast] About the Yemeni Specialty Coffee [Speaker] Yehan Kim, Ala Almuraish CO-FOUNDER (DIE SYNTHESE)
16:00~16:30		[Roast] Who is April? [Speaker] Patrik Rolf CEO (April Coffee)

Nov. 9(Thu)

15:00~16:00		[Roast] Lands to shops Coffee of the day & Grand Crus – an everyday look at what makes Specialty Coffee [Speaker] Christophe Servell Founder & President (Terres de Café), Pierre de Chanterac (Head of Coffee & 2023 Ibrik World Champion)
16:00~16:30		[Roast] New Old, Preparation for the next 10 years by a 10-year-old coffee brand [Speaker] Jaewoong Shin CEO (Coffee Montage)
16:30~17:00		[Blend] New Discovery of Café [Speaker] Jeyoung Park CEO (Manwol)

2022 Program

Nov. 24(Thu)

15:00~15:45		[COFFEE] Sustainability and Direct Trade in Coffee Industry [Speaker] Masashi Goto FOUNDER (TYPICA) Pilhoon Seu FOUNDER (COFFEE LIBRE) Yasuo Ishii FOUNDER (LEAVES COFFEE ROASTERS)
16:00~16:30		[COFFEE] THE BARN BERLIN – OUR JOURNEY [Speaker] RALF RUELLER (THE BARN BERLIN)
16:40~17:10		[COFFEE] From customer to roaster and from green to cup [Speaker] CAROÀLVAREZ Head Roaster (NOMAD COFFEE)

Nov. 25(Fri)

15:00~15:30		[BRANDING] 'It's Unnecessarily Good' Unnecessarily curious. Unnecessarily obsessed [Speaker] Sang Gyu Wo Representative, Martin Jeong Head Roaster (Bonanza Coffee Korea)
15:40~16:10		[SOCIAL IMPACT] More than tumblers? Yes, there is! [Speaker] Sungun Chang CEO (YOLK)
16:10~16:40		[COFFEE] Australian coffee culture by Caleb Cha [Speaker] Caleb Cha CEO (Humble Tigers Coffee Roasters)