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World Coffee Leaders Forum(WCLF)

The World Coffee Leaders Forum, celebrating its 14th anniversary this year, presents a new vision under the theme "The Architects of Gastronomic Experience." Serving as a stage that connects taste, space, culture, and philosophy, this forum brings together those who “Architects of joy in every sip and every bite,” sharing their stories and diverse insights.

World Coffee Leaders Forum 2025

  • - Event Name: The 14th World Coffee Leaders Forum 2025 (WCLF 2025)
  • - Date: Nov. 19(Wed) - Nov. 22(Sat), 2025
  • - Venue: COEX
  • - Official Program: Opening Ceremony, Keynote Speech
  • - Academic Program: Plenary Session, Origin Adventure Session, Champion Session, Professional Session, SCA Education Program, Global Coffee Youth Idea Contest (planned).

Program Schedule

2024 Speaker

  • Chahan Yeretzian

  • Jennifer “Vern” Long

  • Pauline Brown

  • James McLaughlin

  • Luiz Paulo

  • Franz Zeimetz

  • Seungyeon Cho

  • Hide Izaki

  • Geonwoo Choi

  • Bosung Kwon

  • Hyejin Song

  • Junho Ji

  • Nakeon Choi

  • Moongyu Jang

  • Gyeongwon Woo

  • Seungchan Wi

  • Jongkyu Yu

  • Dongmin Kim

  • Hyunjae Lee

  • Heeheung Noh

  • Junghyeok Ahn

  • Gary Urrutia

  • Laurie Linn

  • Jungjin Kim

  • Heesoo Chae

  • Seoyoung Lee

  • Sungye Chun

  • Champion Mikael Jasin

2023 Speaker

  • Ted Fischer

  • Yannis Apostolopoulos

  • Suneal Pabari

  • Laila Ghambari

  • Vaughn Tan

  • Nadia Park

  • 유정수

  • 배지영

  • Gregory Mottola

  • 정다운

  • Elisa Crision

  • 김승백

  • 박상화

  • 이치훈

  • 백영일

  • 신은수

  • 하성종

  • 최철

  • 추경하

  • 정진재

  • 김길진

  • 강민서

  • 이일용

2022 Speaker

  • Yannis Apostolopoulos

  • David Griswold

  • Monika Firl

  • Masashi Goto

  • Miki Takamasa

  • Annemarie Tiemes

  • Paulo Ferreira

  • Fran Gonzalez

  • 손창현

  • 조영준

  • 김재준

  • 김동완

  • 송인영

  • 안지혜

  • 베르크로스터스

  • 임지영

  • 황동환

  • 노영준

  • 박상화

  • 송호석

  • 조용민

2021 Speaker

  • Bartosz Ciepaj

  • Matt Swenson

  • Ralf Rueller

  • Yannis Apostolopoulos

  • 강용해

  • 김동완

  • 김민수

  • 문헌관

  • 박상화

  • 박성운

  • 방정호

  • 송길영

  • 송호석

  • 안중혁

  • 유승권

  • 이영민

  • 이정민

  • 임보은

  • 정지윤

  • 정진재

  • 조용민

  • 차기동

  • 황지영

2020 Speaker

  • Dr.SamoSmrke

  • Fabiana Carvalho

  • Jean-Xavier Guinard

  • Jose Sette

  • Mario Fernandez

  • Nancy Cordoba

  • Norbert Wilson

  • Sara Marquart

  • William Ristenpart

  • Yannis Apostolopoulos

  • Dongwan Kim

  • Byeonggi Kim

  • Jeongho Kim

  • Sanghwa Park

  • Seunggyu Park

  • Hyeongyeong Bang

  • Boyeong Shin

  • Taeun Yu

  • Rim Lee

  • Yunyeong Lee

  • Changho Lee

  • Jina Jang

  • Yongmin Cho

  • Yudong Cho

  • Junhui Cho

  • Yeongmin Ju

  • Yeongho Jin

  • Sunghee Tark

2019 Speaker

  • Jose Sette

  • Peter Giuliano

  • Kim Elena Lonescu

  • Isabel van Bemmelen

  • Michael Sheridan

  • Will Frith

  • Jen Apodaca

  • Peter Kettler

  • Rodrigo Jimenes Briceno

  • Maria Auxitiadora Alpizar

  • Leonel Seo

2018 Speaker

  • Kellem Agnew Emanuele

  • Michelle Johnson

  • Colleen Anunu

  • Greg Meenahan

  • Katie Carguilo

  • Cynthia Chang Ludviksen

  • Nicholas Cho

  • Su-hwi Chae

  • Hun-sop Kim

  • Paul Um

  • Jun-bae Bang

  • Ki-hoon Kim

  • Kyu-wan choi

  • Ki-hong Jun

  • Jong-yeop Lee

  • Jun-Myung Lee

  • Ki-yong Yoo

  • Myeong-seok Yang

  • Jose Francisco Pereira

  • Jun-su Han

  • Se-hyun Lee

  • Sung-joo Hyun

  • Hoon Song

  • Jin-ho Yang

  • Jae-wook Do

  • Sung-young Kwack

  • Dong-wan Jeff Kim

2017 Speaker

  • Sarah Allen

  • Bryan Meehan

  • Michael Phillips

  • Mark Michaelson

  • Daehoon Kim

  • Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood

  • Lucy Fu

  • A. Syafrudin

  • Shinji Sekine

  • Min HLaing

  • Robert De Santos Francisco

  • Meechai Amornpathanakul

2016 Speaker

  • Timothy Schilling

  • Mery Santos

  • Emma Sage

  • Christopher Hendon

  • Hyun Yong Jung

  • Yannis Apostolopoulos

  • Nicholas Cho

  • Mike Yung

  • Berg Wu

  • Sasa Sestic

  • Hidenori Izaki

  • Tim Sturk

2015 Speaker

  • George Howell

  • Brett Smith

  • Abdullah Bagersh

  • Jason Wang

  • Joseph Brodsky

  • Ellie Hudson

  • Michael Phillips

  • Trish Rothgeb

  • Sasa Sestic

  • Caleb Cha

2014 Speaker

  • Andrea Illy

  • Ric Rhinehart

  • Matt Lounsbury

  • Robério Oliveira Silca

  • Mark Pendergrast

  • Rick Peyser

  • Myungkyu Ahn

  • Pil Hoon Seu

  • Mi-Ran Oh

  • Katsuhiko Hasegawa

  • Sunalini Menon

  • Xu Lu

  • Ja Sang Shin

  • Dato Seri Chia Kwang Chye

  • Stefanos Donatiotis

  • Susie Spindler

  • Sherri Johns

  • Hidenori Izaki