Author of The Book of Coffee & Certified Coffee Judge, Ali empowers the next generation of specialty coffee professionals.
Member of Forbes 30 Under 30 and Founder of PerfectTed, Teddie is revolutionizing energy drinks with matchapowered innovation and a bold vision for the future.
Founder of ReQaf, Aly is shaping the specialty coffee movement across Egypt and the Middle East.
World Barista Champion 2017, Dale Harris is a globally recognized leader in specialty coffee, shaping the industry through innovation, education, and community impact.
Founder of Hi Monkey Coffee, a pioneer in luxury brews, Mahmoud is elevating Egypt’s coffee scene with premium experiences and visionary leadership.
Director and Visual Storyteller, Sara leads the way in advertising shoots across food and beverage, fashion, and lifestyle, bringing brands to life with striking creativity.
Founder of Villa Sumatra, Haytham is pioneering Egypt’s specialty coffee Industry with logistics expertise with a passion for sustainability and gastronomy.
Stefanos brings unmatched expertise in brewing mastery and coffee craftsmanship.
Author of The Book of Coffee & Certified Coffee Judge, Ali empowers the next generation of specialty coffee professionals.
Founder & Managing Director Ritual Coffee CO, Hussein blends artistry and innovation to elevate coffee experiences across the region.
World Barista Champion 2017, Dale Harris is a globally recognized leader in specialty coffee, shaping the industry through innovation, education, and community impact.
Stefanos brings unmatched expertise in brewing mastery and coffee craftsmanship.
Founder of ReQaf, Aly is shaping the specialty coffee movement across Egypt and the Middle East.
World Barista Champion and co-founder of The Coffee Collective, Klaus is a global leader in specialty coffee innovation.
Teddie shares the story behind PerfectTed, one of the world’s fastest-growing matcha brands, and the strategy behind creating a movement, not just a product.
Teddie shares the story behind PerfectTed, one of the world’s fastest-growing matcha brands, and the strategy behind creating a movement, not just a product.
This discussion unpacks how to scale a coffee brand across borders while maintaining local authenticity. The panel will explore storytelling, digital reach, and evolving consumer tastes.
Founder of CreativePan | Entrepreneur & Concepts Architect.
Founder of CreativePan Group, the company behind Vasko one of Egypt’s most vibrant coffee brands. He leads the brand’s vision, blending innovation, quality, and identity into every cup. Also overseeing Desoky&Soda and Hameed, he transitioned from a medical background to follow his passion for food and beverage, building local concepts with global potential.
Independent board director.
M. Samy is a distinguished global executive and independent board director with extensive experience leading transformative growth across technology, cybersecurity, and software enterprises. With a demonstrated ability to build market-leading organizations, he specializes in creating high-performance cultures that drive strategic growth, operational excellence, and shareholder value.
Chief Marketing Officer, Zeal
Mohamed Fawzy is the CMO of Zeal, a London-based fintech transforming everyday card machines into smart customer engagement tools. He leads Zeal’s efforts in enabling coffee and retail brands to scale loyalty through white-labeled mobile apps—empowering them with real-time data, seamless experiences, and sustainable growth strategies. With a deep background in digital marketing and retail innovation across MENA and the UK, Fawzy brings a global lens on how technology can help local coffee brands go international.
Founder Hi Monkey.
The visionary behind Hi Monkey. From luxury cold brews to viral beats and bold branding, he’s brewing a new culture where coffee meets creativity and every drop tells a story.
Karim Rihan founder of elpodcasters media production, the production company behind elpodcasters the leading educational entertainment talk show in Egypt. Karim is on a mission to explore and share knowledge, culture and innovation with inspiring people across Egypt and the Arab world.
A flavorful deep dive into how chocolate, coffee, and artisan craftsmanship converge. This panel explores taste pairing, brand creativity, and the art of multisensory product experiences.
Founder of Villa Sumatra.
Haytham is pioneering Egypt’s specialty coffee Industry with logistics expertise with a passion for sustainability and gastronomy
Founder Maison Choc.
A master of pastry and chocolate, Clara is the pioneering founder of Cairo’s premier bean-to-bar shop, « Maison Choc ». Her passion for chocolate was kindled at university and expertly refined at Le Cordon Bleu Paris.Through prestigious internships and roles in top-tier restaurants, Chef Clara has mastered the art of chocolate making — from bean to bar — and introduced this craft to Cairo for the first time. Her commitment to quality, creativity, and sustainability has positioned her as a true trailblazer in Egypt’s evolving food scene.
Founder and managing partner of Canelé pâtisserie.
Self taught chef who started from my home kitchen and then after 3 years decided to open canelé.
Founder of CreativePan | Entrepreneur & Concepts Architect.
Founder of CreativePan Group, the company behind Vasko one of Egypt’s most vibrant coffee brands. He leads the brand’s vision, blending innovation, quality, and identity into every cup. Also overseeing Desoky&Soda and Hameed, he transitioned from a medical background to follow his passion for food and beverage, building local concepts with global potential.
World Barista Champion Stefanos discusses how to build a signature approach in a saturated coffee scene — from competition to café innovation.
World barista chamption
Stefanos brings unmatched expertise in brewing mastery and coffee craftsmanship.
Exploring the heritage, rituals, and evolving narratives of coffee in Arab societies — this panel looks at tradition, innovation, and identity in every cup.
Author of The book of coffee, coffee educator and certified judge
From 10 years of tropical fruits and vegetables field I worked as trainer and consultant for farmers l shift to Coffee nothing but coffee as project officer with Smeps and master trainer with cash project with CQI.Starting with coffee sector till became certified trainer in all SCA 5 modules in coffee.Supporting the new roasting companies and coffee shops always as part of my experience.Green coffee buyer and marketing taking part of my experience and job in most companies I joined till now.Training roasting and sensory and green coffee the most likely will do.I am always learning every day join courses online or in person especially in roasting and sensory.
Founder 929 coffee.
Taha Moussa is a dynamic entrepreneur who began his professional journey as a lawyer at Cadbury's Chocolate Factory in Egypt. Transitioning from law to business, he made a remarkable impact in the fitness industry, founding renowned brands such as Hers, Balance, Ignite, and Flash gyms, which have become benchmarks in health and wellness.Expanding his entrepreneurial pursuits, Taha ventured into the food and beverage sector, establishing Nine Two Nine Specialty Coffee, a brand synonymous with premium coffee experiences, and Stuffit, a creative concept in the culinary space. With his diverse ventures, Taha continues to shape industries and inspire others with his innovative vision and relentless drive.
Karim Rihan founder of elpodcasters media production, the production company behind elpodcasters the leading educational entertainment talk show in Egypt. Karim is on a mission to explore and share knowledge, culture and innovation with inspiring people across Egypt and the Arab world.
From behind the bar to center stage, this session highlights creative coffee cocktails and how beverage brands are blending coffee with lifestyle culture.
A candid conversation between two of Egypt’s coffee pioneers about how the local specialty scene took shape, and what’s coming next.
Founder ritual coffee
Hussein Bahgat is the Managing Director and Founder of Ritual Coffee Co, one of Egypt’s leading specialty coffee companies redefining what it means to roast, brew, and educate in the Middle East. With over 9 years of experience in the coffee industry, Hussein is a certified Q Arabica Grader and an Authorized SCA Trainer (AST) in Roasting, Sensory Skills, and Brewing.
Since founding Ritual in 2018, Hussein has grown the brand into a benchmark for quality and consistency—roasting for Egypt’s top coffee brands, building a reputation for hands-on training, and delivering full-spectrum coffee consulting services. Through Ritual, he continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in local roasting and regional coffee education.
This year, Ritual Coffee Co proudly sponsors the Roaster’s Village, bringing a vision of Egyptian coffee culture to life. The focus: empowering everyday coffee drinkers to make better coffee at home. With the recent launch of Ritual’s B2C line and a strategic collaboration with DeLonghi, Hussein is showcasing how specialty coffee can be accessible, intuitive, and uncompromising on quality.
At the festival, Hussein is here not only to represent the brand but to immerse himself in the community, share ideas, and help shape the next chapter of coffee in the region.
“We believe great coffee should be easy to make, easy to access, and hard to forget.” — Hussein Bahgat
Founder Reqaf, is the Founder of ReQaf, a specialty coffee brand reimagining convenience and quality in every cup. With a passion for coffee, outdoors, and sports, Aly leads ReQaf’s vision to bring premium, accessible coffee experiences to everyday drinkers
Meet professionals who pivoted from other industries into coffee. This talk dives into passion, risk-taking, and how coffee became a second calling.
Founder Daily Dose.
As the founder of Daily Dose Mohamed Samy turned his passion for coffee into a brand focused on great specialty coffee, great company, and creating a space that’s open to everyone. Coming from a non-F&B background, he sees coffee not just as a drink, but as a way to bring people together, create meaningful moments, and offer a unique experience that goes beyond your typical coffee shop.
C0-founder 8Oz
Mohamed El Shamy is an engineer turned entrepreneur whose journey has taken him from construction sites around the world to the heart of the coffee industry. With a background in systems design and project management, Mohamed spent years living and working abroad, helping companies build at scale - until a growing passion for the F&B industry inspired a major pivot.
What began as a daily ritual evolved into a mission to create spaces that celebrate coffee, culture, and connection. Today, Mohamed is the cofounder of Eight Ounce, a specialty coffee concept rooted in quality, design, and community. Drawing on his engineering mindset, he brings structure and strategy to an industry fueled by creativity and craft.
Founder Matter house
Pharmacist, WCE certifierd judgem, AST sensory skills, CQI certified Judge
A storytelling-focused session on how coffee touches everything — from memory and identity to creativity and business.
Klaus shares the philosophy behind Coffee Collective and how collaboration and shared values can build long-term impact in the coffee world.
World Barista Champion and co-founder of The Coffee Collective, Klaus is a global leader in specialty coffee innovation.
Author of The book of coffee, coffee educator and certified judge
From 10 years of tropical fruits and vegetables field I worked as trainer and consultant for farmers l shift to Coffee nothing but coffee as project officer with Smeps and master trainer with cash project with CQI.Starting with coffee sector till became certified trainer in all SCA 5 modules in coffee.Supporting the new roasting companies and coffee shops always as part of my experience.Green coffee buyer and marketing taking part of my experience and job in most companies I joined till now.Training roasting and sensory and green coffee the most likely will do.I am always learning every day join courses online or in person especially in roasting and sensory.
Founder ritual coffee
Hussein Bahgat is the Managing Director and Founder of Ritual Coffee Co, one of Egypt’s leading specialty coffee companies redefining what it means to roast, brew, and educate in the Middle East. With over 9 years of experience in the coffee industry, Hussein is a certified Q Arabica Grader and an Authorized SCA Trainer (AST) in Roasting, Sensory Skills, and Brewing.
Since founding Ritual in 2018, Hussein has grown the brand into a benchmark for quality and consistency—roasting for Egypt’s top coffee brands, building a reputation for hands-on training, and delivering full-spectrum coffee consulting services. Through Ritual, he continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in local roasting and regional coffee education.
This year, Ritual Coffee Co proudly sponsors the Roaster’s Village, bringing a vision of Egyptian coffee culture to life. The focus: empowering everyday coffee drinkers to make better coffee at home. With the recent launch of Ritual’s B2C line and a strategic collaboration with DeLonghi, Hussein is showcasing how specialty coffee can be accessible, intuitive, and uncompromising on quality.
At the festival, Hussein is here not only to represent the brand but to immerse himself in the community, share ideas, and help shape the next chapter of coffee in the region.
“We believe great coffee should be easy to make, easy to access, and hard to forget.” — Hussein Bahgat
Director and Visual Storyteller, Sara leads the way in advertising shoots across food and beverage, fashion, and lifestyle, bringing brands to life with striking creativity.
Founder ritual coffee
Hussein Bahgat is the Managing Director and Founder of Ritual Coffee Co, one of Egypt’s leading specialty coffee companies redefining what it means to roast, brew, and educate in the Middle East. With over 9 years of experience in the coffee industry, Hussein is a certified Q Arabica Grader and an Authorized SCA Trainer (AST) in Roasting, Sensory Skills, and Brewing.
Since founding Ritual in 2018, Hussein has grown the brand into a benchmark for quality and consistency—roasting for Egypt’s top coffee brands, building a reputation for hands-on training, and delivering full-spectrum coffee consulting services. Through Ritual, he continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in local roasting and regional coffee education.
This year, Ritual Coffee Co proudly sponsors the Roaster’s Village, bringing a vision of Egyptian coffee culture to life. The focus: empowering everyday coffee drinkers to make better coffee at home. With the recent launch of Ritual’s B2C line and a strategic collaboration with DeLonghi, Hussein is showcasing how specialty coffee can be accessible, intuitive, and uncompromising on quality.
At the festival, Hussein is here not only to represent the brand but to immerse himself in the community, share ideas, and help shape the next chapter of coffee in the region.
“We believe great coffee should be easy to make, easy to access, and hard to forget.” — Hussein Bahgat
Founder Maison Choc.
A master of pastry and chocolate, Clara is the pioneering founder of Cairo’s premier bean-to-bar shop, « Maison Choc ». Her passion for chocolate was kindled at university and expertly refined at Le Cordon Bleu Paris.Through prestigious internships and roles in top-tier restaurants, Chef Clara has mastered the art of chocolate making — from bean to bar — and introduced this craft to Cairo for the first time. Her commitment to quality, creativity, and sustainability has positioned her as a true trailblazer in Egypt’s evolving food scene.
Founder Reqaf, is the Founder of ReQaf, a specialty coffee brand reimagining convenience and quality in every cup. With a passion for coffee, outdoors, and sports, Aly leads ReQaf’s vision to bring premium, accessible coffee experiences to everyday drinkers
