This year’s CEO Forum takes place at The New York Coffee Festival on 6 October 2023 and will focus on the vitally important issue of people and talent management in coffee and hospitality
World Coffee Portal is proud to announce a stellar line-up of speakers for this year’s CEO Forum, which will once again take centre-stage at The New York Coffee Festival (6-8 October 2023).
Taking place on the event’s first day, 6 October, the CEO Forum welcomes leaders from across New York’s vibrant coffee shop scene for an afternoon of talks, interviews, business insight and lively discussion.
The theme of this year’s CEO Forum is People and Talent Management, with the expert panel exploring how coffee and hospitality businesses can attract, retain and develop the next generation of talented workers in today’s tough recruitment environment.
Created by The Global Coffee Institute and 5THWAVE, the programme will feature:
- Jonathan Rubinstein – Founder & CEO, Joe Coffee Company
- Lucy Thom – Chief Operating Officer, Two Hands
- Chi Sum Ngai – Co-founder & CEO, Coffee Project New York
- Michael Meates – Operations Director USA, WatchHouse
- Amaris Gutierrez-Ray – Founder, Women in Coffee Project
- Brandon Peña – CEO, 787 Coffee
- Selina Ullrich – Director of Coffee, East One Coffee Roasters
- Hector Carvajal – CEO of Don Carvajal Café
- Jeffrey Young – CEO & Founder, Allegra Group
