PAST EVENT
Online Cacao and Chocolate Summit
The Online Cacao and Chocolate Summit was a digital discussion bringing together representatives from throughout the cacao and chocolate industry in Latin America and the US to share examples and best practices in the response to Covid-19. From May 27 to 28, we had panel discussions for cacao producers, exporters, chocolate makers, NGOs, and government representatives to share their experiences and predictions for the future. We are honored to have had the participation of the President of the ICCO, Michel Arrion, who delivered the Opening Remarks.
This online event is in addition to this year’s Cacao & Chocolate Summit that has been postponed to September. The organizers of both events feel that now more than ever, we need this kind of connection and knowledge-sharing.
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
Carla Martin
Executive Director at Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI)
Brad Kintzer
President of Fine Chocolate Industry Association and Chief Chocolate Maker for TCHO Chocolate
Jenny Samaniego
Conexión Chocolate and Cacao and Chocolate Summit, Founder
Bill Guyton
Executive Director at Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA)
Michel Arrion
Executive Director at International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)
Fausto Rodríguez
Latin America Director of Rikolto
Emily Stone
Co-Founder & CEO, Uncommon Cacao Group
Xavier Lazo
Ecuador’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
Esperanza Dionisio
Manager of Pangoa Coop, Perú
John Kehoe
Director of Sustainability at Guittard Chocolate
Patricio Rubio
Manager of the Reactivation Project of Coffee and Nacional Fine Aroma Cacao
Kirsten Luxbacher
Agricultural Counselor for Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador Resident in U.S. Embassy Lima
Iván Ontaneda
Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries
Lauren Adler
Founder & Chief Chocophile of Chocolopolis
Jorge Ortiz
UNOCACE President
ORGANIZERS & SPONSORS
