Thursday, June 01, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

*Hands On Barista Training: Alternative Milk Steaming Science + Latte Art

Room: Meet At Registration

Thursday, June 01, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

*Learning CQI Flavor Standards

Room: M108

Thursday, June 01, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

*Hands On Barista Training: Foundations

Room: Meet At Registration

Friday, June 02, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Coffee By the Numbers

Room: M100

Social Media for Coffeeshops

Room: M103

Starting or Adding a Roasting Program vs. Private Labeling Your Brand

Room: M104

Friday, June 02, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

*Cupping 101: Practical Application

Room: M108

*Effective Leadership: Strategies, Systems and Striving for Perfection

Room: M109

*Hands On Barista Training: Introduction to Free Pour Latte Art

Room: Meet At Registration

Friday, June 02, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

*Coffee Roasting 101

Room: Meet At Registration

*Energy Drink Workshop: Power up your Profits

Room: Meet At Registration

Friday, June 02, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Crafting Culture : How to Hire, Retain, and Care for Employees

Room: M100

Negotiating Leases For Coffee Shop Tenants

Room: M103

Successful Seasonals: A process for designing drinks your customers will love

Room: M104

Friday, June 02, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

2023 Drink Trends

Room: M100

Operating Horror Stories & How to Stay Safe

Room: M103

Post Roast Resting Times, and the Sensory Impact

Room: M104

Friday, June 02, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Cafe Imports Featured Cuppings

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Friday, June 02, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Bar Design: Principles for Success

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Intro to Business Building Essentials

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Open Cupping with Sucafina

Room: M108

Friday, June 02, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Brewing Success: Navigating the Key Business Metrics for Coffee Shops

Room: M103

Opening a New Café?

Room: M100

Friday, June 02, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Coffee Roasting for Coffee Shop Owners

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Friday, June 02, 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Start-up Essentials

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Food For Thought: Panel Discussion on Food Menu Development

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Cafe Imports: How We Cup Interactive Demonstrations + Q&A

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Friday, June 02, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

*Cold Brew Program Development and Sensory Analysis

Room: M110

*Developing and Maintaining a Coffee Training Program

Room: M104

*Starting Right: The business knowledge you need to succeed

Room: M109

Friday, June 02, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Holistic Branding

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Coffee Roaster Engineering & Design

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Friday, June 02, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Business 101: A Panel Discussion on Starting Out, Growth, and Achieving Success

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

*Making Sense of Coffee Processing Methods

Room: M108

Friday, June 02, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Creating Unforgettable Drinks

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Sensory Skill Building: Taste the Roast Profile

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Friday, June 02, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Cafe Imports Tasting Competition: Open Registration

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Friday, June 02, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Beyond the Cafe: Marketing Outside your Four Walls Panel Discussion

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Engaging Your Customers

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

*Guide to Green Coffee: Intro to Buying, Coffee Contracts, and Importer Services

Room: M103

Cupping Corner: Local Roaster Takeover

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Friday, June 02, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

*Choosing Your Partners: How to Select your Product Suppliers when there are so many choices

Room: M104

*The “R” Word: Preparing for and responding to a potential economic downturn

Room: M109

*The 3 Keys To Unlocking Your Employee Dream Team

Room: M110

Friday, June 02, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Common Grounds: A Conversation on DE&I within the Coffee Industry

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Equipment Essentials

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

*Coffee Sensory Skills: Understanding Taste and Developing Aroma

Room: M108

*The Rise of Coffee Cocktails

Room: M109

Friday, June 02, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Specialty Coffee Success No Matter the Size of Your City

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Cafe Imports Featured Cuppings

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Friday, June 02, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Avoiding Business Pitfalls

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Friday, June 02, 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Attend Coffee Fest, Now What? 10 Best practices to Keep Momentum Going

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Friday, June 02, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Business Building Essentials Summary

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Cold Brew 101

Room: M100

Customer Service Essentials: Six tips to building your base

Room: M103

Trends in the Business of Coffee: What does the data say?

Room: M104

Saturday, June 03, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

*Exploring the SCA Cupping Form: Theory and Use

Room: M108

*Tasting The Flavor Wheel: Building Your Palate For Coffee

Room: Meet At Registration

Saturday, June 03, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

*Hands On Barista Training: Foundations

Room: Meet At Registration

Saturday, June 03, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

*Coffee and Espresso Grinder Essentials

Room: Meet At Registration

*Coffee Roasting 101

Room: Meet At Registration

*Tea in the Coffee Shop

Room: Meet At Registration

Saturday, June 03, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

*Creating and Curating Effective Systems in Your Shop

Room: M109

Saturday, June 03, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Going Green with Your Business

Room: M103

How to Develop + Promote Memorable Signature Drinks

Room: M100

Selling Coffee a Bag at a Time: Guiding Customers to a Purchase

Room: M104

Saturday, June 03, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Digital Marketing Success for your Coffee Shop/Cafe

Room: M104

Pricing and Menu Strategies

Room: M103

Using Coffee as a Catalyst for Deepening Social Connections

Room: M100

Saturday, June 03, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Cafe Imports Featured Cuppings

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Saturday, June 03, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Intro to Business Building Essentials

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Roasters Forum: A Panel Discussion hosted by Roast Magazine

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Saturday, June 03, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Open Cupping with Sucafina

Room: M108

Saturday, June 03, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Hiring for a Dynamic Culture

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Roastery Architecture: Designing Spaces that Scale

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Saturday, June 03, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Mid-Morning Menus and Beyond (Growth Opportunities to Maximize Profit)

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Saturday, June 03, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

*Buying or Selling a Coffee Shop

Room: M104

Saturday, June 03, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Cafe Imports: How We Cup Interactive Demonstrations + Q&A

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Saturday, June 03, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

*Get Out of the Shop: Building & Promoting Your Mobile Coffee Service

Room: M103

*Real Numbers in Your Cafe

Room: M110

*Startup Cafe Equipment and Operations Consultation: Plan, Prepare and Execute at the Highest Level

Room: M109

Saturday, June 03, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Building an All-Star Training Program

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Coffee Roaster Engineering & Design

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Saturday, June 03, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

*Hands On Barista Training: Matcha, Tea, and other non-coffee beverages

Room: Latte Art Venue

Saturday, June 03, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

BIPOC Coffee Business Ownership: Let's talk about it.

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Saturday, June 03, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

*Coffee Shop Leases – Deep Dive

Room: M104

Saturday, June 03, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

*The New Frontier of Coffee Processing

Room: M108

Saturday, June 03, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

COGS, Menu Development, and Inventory Management

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Sensory Skill Building: Taste the Roast Profile

Room: Mill City Big Red Roast Rig - Booth 1030

Saturday, June 03, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Cafe Imports Tasting Competition: Open Registration

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Saturday, June 03, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Drink Trends: Building a Successful Seasonal Beverage Menu Panel Discussion

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630

Saturday, June 03, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Business Building Essentials Summary

Room: Business Building Essentials - Booth 230

Saturday, June 03, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

*Green Coffee Sourcing Strategies: Managing Quality, Price, and Sustainable Sourcing

Room: M110

Saturday, June 03, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

*Creative Branding and Marketing Workshop

Room: M109

Cafe Imports Featured Cuppings

Room: Cupping Corner - Booth 916

Saturday, June 03, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Tech Basics All Coffee Pros Should Know

Room: Conversation Corner - Booth 630