Plenary session open to all European coffee supply chain operators.

1. 09:30 18:30

   International Coffee Convention

   Coffee at the Crossroads: Climate, Consumers and Circularity. Scientific conference, attended by approx. 150 European coffee supply chain operators. www.coffee-convention.com

   Illy Room · Hall 27 Conference

No competitions scheduled for this day.

No training events scheduled for this day.

No market events scheduled for this day.

No award ceremonies scheduled for this day.

Second day of international convention open to all European coffee supply chain operators.

1. 09:30 – 18:30

   International Coffee Convention

   Coffee at the Crossroads: Climate, Consumers and Circularity. Scientific conference, attended by approx. 150 European coffee supply chain operators. www.coffee-convention.com

   Illy Room · Hall 27 Conference

No competitions scheduled for this day.

No training events scheduled for this day.

No market events scheduled for this day.

No award ceremonies scheduled for this day.

Official opening of TriesteExpo 2026 with inauguration and conference.

1. 10:30 – 12:00

   Inauguration and Ribbon Cutting

   Coffee Routes: logistics, ports and new connections for the supply chain
   Scenarios, critical issues and opportunities to make coffee supplies more efficient and resilient. Official opening of the 12th edition of Triestespresso Expo 2026.

   Illy Room · Hall 27 Inauguration

Regional selections organized by Specialty Coffee Association.

1. 09:30 – 18:30

   SCA Northern Italy Selection Stage

   Barista competition — regional selection competitions organized by Specialty Coffee Association. "Capo in B" Championship by Associazione Caffè Trieste

   Workshop · Hall 28 bis Competition

Training program by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

1. 16:30 – 17:15

   Coffee & Education: Brewing Knowledge, Growing the Future

   45 min – English language. Training events by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.
   Speakers:
   Prof. Giorgio Valentinuz, Director of the Master for the University of Trieste (Management and Economics Area).
   Prof. Marco Zancani, Director of the Master for the University of Udine (Scientific Area).
   Alumna from a coffee-producing country (Lilian Pettersen Brazil 2025 tbc).
   Alumna from a coffee-consuming country (Margherita Costantini Italy 2025 tbc).

   Illy Training Training

Conference on ecological and energy transition and European regulations.

1. 15:00 – 16:30

   EUDR: European coffee facing traceability challenges

   European Union Deforestation Regulation. Speakers: President of Associazione Caffè Trieste Arianna Mingardi · President of Gruppo Italiano Torrefattori Caffé Omar Zidarich, Pacorini Max Scaramelli, President of European Coffee Federation Massimiliano Fabian (speakers to be confirmed). Intervention by Lawyer Levantino, Digital Enterprise Point, Chamber of Commerce Venezia Giulia, with legal framework of the regulation.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Conference

No award ceremonies scheduled for this day.

No scientific events scheduled for this day.

S.C.A. Selections and competitions: Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits.

1. 09:30 – 18:30

   S.C.A. Northern Italy Selection Stage

   Competitions: regional selections organized by Specialty Coffee Association. Specialties: Latte Art · Coffee in Good Spirits.

   Workshop · Hall 28 bis Competition

Training program by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS — At the heart of espresso.

1. 10:30 – 11:00

   At the heart of espresso: evolution and technologies of the espresso machine

   30 min – Italian language.
   Speakers:
   Beatrice Stock, Senior Training Specialist at the Università del Caffè.

   Illy Training Training
2. 14:30 – 15:00

   At the heart of espresso: evolution and technologies of the coffee grinder

   30 min – Italian language.
   Speakers:
   Beatrice Stock, Senior Training Specialist at the Università del Caffè.

   Illy Training Training

Day dedicated to international B2B, focus on Horeca market in Central-Eastern Europe

1. 13:00 – 16:30

   Triestespresso expo · BROKERAGE: B2B Session

   B2B session between visitors, foreign delegations, and exhibitors with meeting schedules.

   Illy Room · Hall 27 B2B
2. 10:10 – 11:00

   Coffee Sector: consumption trends in some Central and Eastern European countries

   Coffee beyond borders: markets, perceptions and new opportunities in Central-Eastern Europe through testimonies of stakeholders, experts and operators from Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Conference
3. 11:00 – 12:00

   Coffee Market Intelligence: consumption and coffee machines in Central-Eastern Europe

   Presentation of a business intelligence market analysis commissioned by Triestespresso Expo dedicated to the consumption of roasted coffee and the sale of coffee machines in Central-Eastern Europe. By COFFEEBI.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Conference
4. 15:00 – 16:30

   Ecological and energy transition · PPWR (EU Regulation 2025/40)

   On packaging. Opening conference and greetings: Arianna Mingardi President of Associazione Caffè Trieste, Omar Zidarich Gruppo Italiano Torrefattori Caffè. Intervention by CONAI · Luca Stramare, Director of the Circular Economy Research Center Division · Lawyer Venezia Giulia Levantino.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Conference

Presentation and awards, "Guida Caffè e Torrefazioni d’Italia 2027" by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria)

1. 15:30 – 18:00

   Presentation and awards, "Guida Caffè e Torrefazioni d’Italia 2027" by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria)

   15:00 registration · 15:30 – 17:30 Presentation and awards, "Guida Caffè e Torrefazioni d’Italia 2027" by Andrej Godina and Mauro Illiano (ed. Bibliotheca Culinaria)

   Luttazzi Room Awarding

No scientific events scheduled for this day.

Brewers Cup regional selection.

1. 09:30 – 18:30

   S.C.A. Northern Italy Selection Stage · Brewers Cup

   c) Brewers Cup — regional selection competition organized by Specialty Coffee Association.

   Workshop · Hall 28 bis Competition

Training program by Fondazione Ernesto Illy ETS.

1. 10:00 – 10:45

   Coffee Business Masterclass: Markets, Strategies, and Risk Management

   Markets, strategies and risk management in a transforming sector. 45 min – English language.
   Speakers:
   Prof. Giorgio Valentinuz, Director of the Master for the University of Trieste, Referent Professor for Trading Techniques and Risk Management.
   Prof. Rubina Romanello, University of Trieste, Referent Professor for Markets Consumption Models and Distribution Channels.
   Dr. Giuseppe Taccari, Vending Director & General Manager Austria & Germany, illycaffè expert in Competitive Strategies in the Coffee Industry.
   Vanusia Nogueira, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization (ICO) or Eileen Gordon-Laity, Secretary General, European Coffee Federation (ECF) tbc.

   Illy Training Training

Sessions on ecological transition, B2B and young people in the coffee world.

1. 10:00 – 16:30

   Triestespresso expo · BROKERAGE: B2B Session

   B2B session between visitors, foreign delegations, and exhibitors with meeting schedules.

   Illy Room · Hall 27 B2B
2. 10:00 – 12:00

   Current events workshop · Ecological and energy transition · Greenwashing

   Lawyer Levantino, PID Venezia Giulia legal framework · PID + experts Gruppo torrefattori and Associazione Caffè Trieste.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Workshop
3. 12:00 – 13:00

   C30 Youth in the coffee world

   By C30 — panel and debate with young protagonists of the coffee sector.

   Ressel Room · Hall 27 Panel

No award ceremonies scheduled for this day.