Event Agenda Overview
The Cacao and Chocolate Summit is founded by CONEXIÓN CHOCOLATE, and organized in partnership with Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), and Rikolto.
Day 1: Wednesday May 25, 2022(All times are EST)
10:30am – 10:45am
Live Traditional Music
with
Mana Maymanda (Facebook / Spotify)
10:45am – 11:00am
Welcome Address
with
Conexión Chocolate, Rikolto, Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, FCIA
11:00am – 12:15pm
This Moment in Fine Cacao
with
Ephi Maglaris (FCIA), Jack Steijn (Equipoise), Christian Marlin (MAG), Selassie Atadika (Midunu Chocolates)
12:20pm – 1:35pm
The Market Perspective on Building Resilience
with
Lauren Adler (Chocolopolis), Jenny Samaniego (Conexión Chocolate / Cacao & Chocolate Summit), Jody Hayden (Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate), Spencer Hayman (Cocoa Runners), Arcelia Gallardo (Mission Chocolate)
1:40pm – 2:55pm
Talking Traceability & Transparency
with
Kate Cavallin (Cacao Latitudes), Fausto Rodriguez (Rikolto LATAM), Simran Bindra (Kokoa Kamili), Monica Rogan (Goodnow Farms), Emily Stone (Uncommon Cacao)
2:55pm – 3:00pm
Closing Remarks
with
Conexión Chocolate, Rikolto, Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, FCIA
Day 2: Thursday May 26, 2022(All times are EST)
10:30am – 10:45am
Live Traditional Music
with
Maya Maymanda (Facebook / Spotify)
10:45am – 11:00am
Opening Remarks
with
Conexión Chocolate, Rikolto, Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, FCIA
11:00am – 12:15pm
Cacao & the Climate Crisis
with
Luis Orozco (LWR – MOCCA Project), Monica Mena (Agroarriba S.A.), Summer Allen (FCCI), Marco Fernando Guilcapi (Proamazonia), Ethan Budiansky (World Cocoa Foundation)
12:20pm – 1:35pm
The Producer Perspective on Building Resilience
with
Jerónimo Pruijn (SPP Global), George Fletcher Lazo (UOPROCAE ECOCACAO), Sarah Bharath (SarahBharath.com), Aaron Sylvester (Tri-Island Chocolate / Grenada Chocolate Company), Charita Puentespina (Malagos Chocolate Company)
1:40pm – 2:55pm
Highlighting the Heirloom Cacao Project
with
John Kehoe (Guittard Chocolate Company), Anne Zaczek (HCP), Lambert Motilal (The University of the West Indies)
2:55pm – 3:00pm
Closing Remarks
with
Conexión Chocolate, Rikolto, Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, FCIA