Thank you!
From Mare Terra Coffee we are very pleased with the great reception of our Coffee Encounters event, held on October 19, 20 and 21, 2023 in Castelldefels – Barcelona – together with the Open de Cata.
This event was born in 2007 with the aim of bringing together people dedicated to the world of coffee at different stages and organize talks in which to share and disseminate the coffee culture.
Encuentros Cafeteros 2023 has been an exclusive event for Mare Terras Coffee clients, in these two days, the attendees have had the opportunity to meet Coffee Producers from all over the world with whom we work, learn about the latest trends in experimentation, as well as different coffee tasting activities, talks with experts, round tables and even some of the participants have participated in the Open Tasting!
Encuentros Cafeteros with notes to Colombia
These days of talks and workshops have been focused so that attendees can connect, exchange, and share on topics that move and interest the world of Coffee.
Encuentros Cafeteros serves as a bridge between the actors of origin and the coffee roasting countries. This edition has been focused on Colombia as an outstanding origin, with the objective of broadening and deepening the knowledge on experimental Processes, production, development of varieties and on the projects that Mare Terras Coffee develops in the coffee producing countries of origin.
We have counted on professionals from all over the world with great prestige within the coffee field.
Our speakers
They have shared their experiences
Experts in their field willing to share their knowledge and experience from their unique and valuable perspective in the world of specialty coffee.
Andrés Salaverría
Jasal - El Salvador
Growing in volume without losing quality, industrialization of state-of-the-art Processes
Lais Faleiros
Cocapil - Brazil
Development of yeast for coffee fermentations
Hertson Bernal
Small Producer - Colombia
Progress in traditional coffee growing by a small Producer
Kirubel Fikresilassie Getachew
Daye Bensa - Ethiopia
Coffee and education
Martha Albir
Coffee trees of Nueva Segovia - Nicaragua
The coffee community and generational change in Nicaragua
Rosabella Langat
Chepsangor Hills Coffee - Kenya
The Social Impact of Coffee Production in Chepsangor, Kenya
Luis Mauricio Rivera
Coocentral - Colombia
Development strategy changes in Coocentral
Emmanuel Rutsatira
Baho Coffee - Rwanda
Project 'Breast Cancer Prevention'.
Mariano Ventura and Enrique Salazar
Bicafé - Honduras and Guatemala
Common factors in the production of coffees in Central America
Daniel Robles
Descamex - México
Decaffeinization of Organic and Specialty coffees, and the environmental impact of this Process
Schedule - Encuentros Cafeteros and Open de Cata
Thursday 19/10
9:30 Accreditation and Material Distribution+ Welcome coffee
10:00 Welcome – Rafael Moral – CEO of Mare Terra Coffee
10:15 Mare Terra Coffee’s Development Model– Timur Dudkin · Director of I+D Mare Terra Coffee
10:45 Development strategy changes in Coocentral – Luís Mauricio Rivera · Coocentral – Colombia
11:15 Q & A Session
11:30 Break: a Coffee?
12:00 Scaling Production While Maintaining Quality: Advanced Industrial Processes – Andrés Salaverría · Jasal – El Salvador
12:30 Advances in Traditional Smallholder Coffee Production – Hertson Bernal · Colombia
13:00 Q & A Session
13:15 ACTIVITY – Colombian coffees cupping
14:00 Break and lunch
15:00 Decaffeination of organic and specialty coffees, and the environmental impact of this process -Daniel Robles · Descamex – Mexico
15:30 The social impact of coffee production in Chepsangor, Kenya – Rosabella Langat · Chepsangor Hills – Kenya
16:00 ROUND TABLE – The cultivation of specialty coffees in Africa– Emmanuel Rutsatira, Rosabella Langat, Kirubel Fikresilassie
16:30 Questions and answers
16:45 ACTIVITY –Interactive cupping: Coffees from Africa and Central America
17:30 Closing of the day
Friday 20/10
9:30 Welcome coffee
10:00 Welcome – Rafael Moral – Director of Mare Terra Coffee
10:15 Breast Cancer Prevention Project-– Emanuele Rutsatira · Baho Coffee – Ruanda
10:45 Coffee and Education: A Synergistic Approach – Kirubel Fikresilassie · Daye Bensa – Ethiopia
11:15 Q & A Session
11:30 Break: a Coffee?
12:00 Yeast Development for Fermentation– Lais Falheiros · Cocapil – Brazil
12:30 Shared Challenges in Central American Coffee Production – Mariano Ventura and Enrique Salazar · Bicafé – Honduras and Guatemala
13:00 Q & A Session
12:00 Generational Shifts in Nicaragua’s Coffee Community– Martha Albir · Cafetos de Segovia – Nicaragua
13:45 Closing talks
14:00 End of event
Note: Following the conference, the Open de Cata will take place in the Garbí Hall.
Friday 20/10
15:00 – 18:30 Semi-finals
Saturday 21/10
10:00 – 15:00 Grand finale and prize-giving ceremony
Open de Cata
Barcelona, October 20-21
The Open de Cata is a unique and different tasting championship, this edition has been organized within the event Encuentros Cafeteros in Castelldefels, Barcelona. The contest includes the modalities of free tasting, sensory memory and triangulation.
In this new edition of the Open de Cata 2023 we have brought together the best coffee tasters in the world, recognized worldwide. A total of 34 participants from 9 different countries participated to win the €11,000 prize money.
Location Encuentros Cafeteros
This new edition of Coffee Encounters has been held at the Gran Hotel Rey Don Jaime, returning to our origins and returning to the place where we started this event more than 15 years ago.
The Hotel Rey Don Jaime is located in Castelldefels, a few minutes from Barcelona, with good connections to the airport, next to the beach and the Garraf Park.
In the spaces of the hotel we have organized the lectures and activities of Encuentros cafeteros and the Open de Cata.
A fantastic place where some of the participants of Encuentros Cafeteros have stayed and enjoyed the comfort of the tandem event of Coffee and accommodation with sea views in the same space.
We share with you some of the moments of the event
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