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Event Overview

Overview
The Stage
The Sessions
Origin Discovery
Champion Live
SCA Education
Coffee Futures Challenge

World Coffee Forum(WCF)

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Email. info@wclforum.org

The World Coffee Forum is Asia’s premier coffee knowledge & insight platform where coffee professionals, innovators, creators and coffee lovers connect to share ideas, discover new perspectives and shape the future of coffee. Over the past 14 years, the World Coffee Forum has grown into Asia's leading knowledge-sharing platform, bringing together the world's top coffee leaders to provide solutions for the changes and trends of a new era. Marking its 15th edition this year, we have dropped the single word "Leaders." By lightening the weight that "Leaders" carried, we have expanded the conversation so that anyone who enjoys coffee—not just those leading the industry—can participate together. The 15th World Coffee Forum poses a fundamental question: "Why we drink coffee?", newly exploring the multidimensional meanings that a cup of coffee brings to our lives and culture. This forum deeply illuminates the essential reasons why coffee has transcended being a mere beverage to become a daily comfort, a source of inspiration, and a medium connecting people. Global leaders from diverse fields such as humanities, society, and culture, alongside coffee industry experts, will gather to analyze modern lifestyles and consumer psychology while sharing their insights. Join us in witnessing the moment of change as the journey to find the answer to this root question shapes new industry trends and a sustainable future.

World Coffee Forum 2026

- Event Name: The 15^th World Coffee Forum 2026 (WCF 2026)
- Date: Nov.11(Wed) - Nov.14(Sat), 2026
- Venue: Coex Coference Room, Seoul
- Official Program: Opening Ceremorny, Keynote Speech, Asia-Pacific’s 100 Best Coffee Shops GALA
- Academic Program: The Stage, The Sessions, Origin Discovery, Champion Session, SCA Education, Coffee Futures Challenge

Program Schedule

Time	Nov. 6			Nov. 7				Nov. 8				Nov. 9
Time	The 23rd Cafe Show Seoul & The 9th Seoul Coffee Festival (Concurrent Event)
09:00	Registration
10:00	Nov. 610:00~18:00 Plenary Session		Nov. 710:00~18:00 Professional Session [A,B]	Nov. 710:00~18:00Origin Adventure Session	Nov. 710:00~18:00 Origin Adventure Session		Nov. 8 10:00~18:00 Professional Session [A, B]	Nov. 8 10:00~18:00 SCA Education Program	Nov. 8 10:00~18:00 Origin Adventure Session	Nov. 9 10:00~18:00 Origin Adventure Session	Nov. 9 10:00~12:00 Professional Session [A, B]	Nov. 9 10:00~17:00 SCA Education Program
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12:00
13:00											Nov. 9 13:00~17:00 Champion Session
14:00		Nov. 614:00~18:00 Professional Session [A,B]				Nov. 714:00~18:00 Global Coffee Youth Idea Contest
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00