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Monday, October 26

12:00 - 5:00 PM	Triple-Header Green Coffee Field Trip: Port, Warehouse and Import House Tour Tour Guides and presenters will include: Del Bobbish, Yard Operations Manager, PNCT Jaime Schoenhut, Royal Coffee New York (RNY) Susie Spindler, Executive Director, Cup of Excellence Space limited; preregistration required.Fee:$45 (includes lunch)	Staten Island New York
3:00 - 7:00 PM	Registration Desk Hours Come pick up your badge for the Welcome Reception	Roosevelt Hotel
3:00 - 5:00 PM	Guided Walking Tour of East Village Cafés No Fee; preregistration required.	East Village Manhattan
12:00 - 5:30 PM	Sponsor / Exhibitor Set Up	Roosevelt Hotel
6:00 - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception	Palm Room Roosevelt Hotel

Tuesday, October 27

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration/Information Desk Hours	Roosevelt Hotel
7:45 AM	Networking Continental Breakfast	Roosevelt Hotel
General Sessions Begin
8:15 AM	Conference Welcome: Jim Cleaves, Dunkin’ Brands, Conference Chair	Roosevelt Hotel
8:25 AM	The History of Coffee in New York Jack Putnam, Historian, South Street Seaport Museum	Roosevelt Hotel
9:00 AM	Virtual Tour: Harvesting & Processing At Origin Dennis Dran, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee	Roosevelt Hotel
9:45 AM	Coffee Break	Roosevelt Hotel
10:00 AM	“Greening” Your Operations How and Why We Do It and How You Can, Too Paul Comey, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Mike Love, Coffee Lab Roasters	Roosevelt Hotel
10:45 AM	How We’re Navigating the Challenges to Run a Successful Coffee Business Today Panel Discussion: Stephen Schulman, S&D Coffee (moderator) Oren Bloostein, Owner/Roastmaster, Oren’s Daily Roast Caroline Bell, Co-Owner, Café Grumpy	Roosevelt Hotel
11:30 AM	Water-The Other 98.5 % (Tasting Session) David Beeman & Skip Finley, Cirqua Customized Water	Roosevelt Hotel
12:35 PM	Conference Luncheon Topic: Learning From the Successful Collaboration of Producer and Buyer in Guatemala William Hempstead, Director, Anacafé	Roosevelt Hotel
2:00-2:45 PM	After Lunch Coffee: Cup of Excellence Comparative Tasting Susie Spindler, Executive Director, Cup of Excellence	Roosevelt Hotel
2:45-5:15 PM Concurrent Break-Out Sessions
2:45 - 3:45 PM	Business Basics, Part One: Managing Your Business Finances Ed Arvidson, President, E&C Consulting	Roosevelt Hotel
2:45 - 3:45 PM	Importing 2.0: Navigating the “C” Market Jack Purr, Trader, Atlantic (USA), Inc.	Roosevelt Hotel
3:45 - 5:15 PM	ROASTER ROUNDTABLE: Guided Discussion and Q&A on Key Issues for Roasters	Roosevelt Hotel
3:45 - 5:15 PM	RETAILER ROUNDTABLE: Guided Discussion and Q&A on Key Issues for Retailers	Roosevelt Hotel
6:00 - 7:00 PM	“Continue the Conversation” Cocktail Party	Roosevelt Hotel

Wednesday, October 28

7:00 AM	Coffee Service (at hotel)	Roosevelt Hotel
8:00-9:30 AM Concurrent Break Out Sessions
8:00 - 9:30 AM	Business Basics, Part Two: Hiring, Training and Retaining the Right People for a Successful Operation Ed Arvidson, President, E&C Consulting	Roosevelt Hotel
8:00 - 9:00 AM	A Better Way to Ship Green Specialty Coffee? A Discussion on Vacuum Packing Coffee in Reusable Bags at Origin Andrew Miller, President, Café Imports	Roosevelt Hotel
8:00 -10:00 AM	Guided Walking Tour of West Village Cafés (end up at ICE for next session)	West Village, Manhattan
9:45 AM depart hotel	Commodities Market Primer at The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Cupping Room (formerly NYBOT) Steven Colten, Trader, Atlantic (USA), Inc.	Intercontinental Exchange
10:30 AM	Triangulation Cupping Workshop at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Cupping Room Mané Alves, Founder,Coffee Lab International and Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea	Intercontinental Exchange
12:30 - 3:30 PM (depart from ICE)	Red Hook Brooklyn Field Trip: Roaster Tour at Fairway Markets &Retail Tour of Fairway Market Coffee Merchandising (with visits to noteworthy cafés along the way)	Red Hook, Brooklyn

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