MY Coffee Awards
Agenda

Three days,
four stages.

Day 1 · Fri 6 Nov
  • 10:00
    → 11:00
    Doors open
    Welcome and registration.
    Main Hall · break
  • 11:00
    → 12:00
    Opening keynote: state of speciality 2026
    Annual reading of the year in speciality coffee.
    James Hoffmann
    Main Stage · talk
  • 12:30
    → 13:30
    Cupping: Ethiopia anaerobic naturals
    Guided cupping of six lots.
    Anette Moldvaer
    Cupping Lab · cupping
  • 14:00
    → 15:00
    Roasters panel: profile design 2026
    Three roasters compare approaches to development time.
    Talor Browne · Klaus Thomsen · Lem Butler
    Main Stage · panel
  • 16:00
    → 18:00
    Latte art throwdown – round 1
    Open registration on the day.
    Bar Arena · competition
Day 2 · Sat 7 Nov
  • 09:30
    → 10:00
    Doors open
    Welcome and registration.
    Main Hall · break
  • 10:00
    → 11:30
    Barista craft: extraction without dogma
    Workshop on dialling in by taste.
    Hidenori Izaki
    Workshop A · workshop
  • 10:00
    → 22:00
    MCA 2026 Awards: voting closes at 22:00
    Public voting open all day on site and online.
    Voting Booth · other
  • 12:00
    → 13:00
    Origin talk: working with smallholders in Sumatra
    Producer perspective.
    Yoshikazu Iwase
    Main Stage · talk
  • 15:00
    → 17:30
    Brewers Cup – finals
    Live finals.
    Main Stage · competition
Day 3 · Sun 8 Nov
  • 09:30
    → 10:00
    Doors open
    Welcome and registration.
    Main Hall · break
  • 10:30
    → 11:30
    Cupping: producer lots from Project Origin
    Curated lots.
    Anette Moldvaer
    Cupping Lab · cupping
  • 15:00
    → 16:00
    Closing panel: what 2026 changed
    Year-in-review with industry voices.
    James Hoffmann · Talor Browne · Marta López
    Main Stage · panel
  • 18:00
    → 19:30
    MCA 2026 Awards Ceremony
    Winners announced live.
    Main Stage · other
  • 20:00
    → 23:30
    Closing party
    Open to all ticket holders.
    Main Hall · other