8th Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance
The Member Governments of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) had the pleasure of hosting the 8th Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance on Tuesday, 18 September 2018, held at the International Maritime Organization as part of the 122nd Session of the International Coffee Council in London, UK.
Chaired by Mr Kirill Matrenichev (Russian Federation), the 8th Forum brought together experts from the private and public sectors to exchange ideas on ‘Harnessing technology and innovation for investments in the coffee sector’.
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Forum Programme English | French | Portuguese | Spanish
Forum Report English | French | Portuguese | Spanish
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Panel 1: Technological innovations
Moderated by Ms Nancy Cheruiyot - Managing Trustee, Commodities Fund (Kenya) - presentations were received from:
Professor Thorsten Beck - Professor of Banking and Finance, CASS Business School, City University of London
Mr Richard Counsell - CEO and Founder, Stable
Mr Daniel Jones - CEO and Founder, bext360
Dr Yenugula Raghuramulu - Director of Research, Central Coffee Research Institute (India)
Panel 2: Innovative financial instruments
Moderated by Mr Alexander Borisov - Vice Chairman, Rusteacoffee (Moscow), presentations were received from:
Ms Michaela Seimen Howat - Sustainable Debt Strategist, UBS
Mr Andrey Kuleshov - Strategy & Development Adviser, Common Fund for Commodities
Mr Nick Silver - Co-founder, Climate Bonds Initiative
