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Captains of Industry Session

May 23rd
10.00AM – 1.00PM

Listen and learn from key players in the coffee industry. Find out how the industry is moving and the direction Malaysia is headed in.

Independent Café Owners Session

May 23rd
2.00PM – 5.00PM

Take a deep dive into the operational challenges of an independent café owner. Listen to the journeys of successful Café Entrepeneurs who share their secrets and stories.

Roasting Revelations

May 24th
10.00AM – 1.00PM

Refine your skills in espresso shots, latte art design, brewing techniques and continue your journey to be a true coffee master.

Mastering the Barista Craft

May 24th
2.00PM – 5.00PM

Refine your skills in espresso shots, latte art design, brewing techniques and continue your journey to be a true coffee master.

GAN JUN QI

Founder
Drum Coffee Roaster

Gan Jun Qi is the Founder of Drum Coffee Roaster and an Associate Trainer at the Barista Guild Asia. One of the pioneers in the specialty coffee scene in the East Coast, Jun currently runs four successful cafes/coffee bars across Malaysia, showcasing her passion for quality and innovation in every cup.

MIRWAN BADRI

(SPREZZATURA COFFEE)

  • Deputy President of Professional Coffee Connoisseur, M.F.B.E.A
  • Certified Coffee Q Processing – Professional
  • Joined the coffee industry in 1998 and started roasting in 2000

    Judging Experience:
  • 2015 – Culinaire Malaysia
  • 2016 – FHA2016 (Singapore)
  • 2017 – Culinaire Malaysia
  • 2018 – Malaysia Coffee Fest
  • 2019 – Culinaire Malaysia International College Barista Championship (Batu Pahat)
  • 2022 – Culinaire Malaysia Grace II (Indonesia, Bali)
  • 2023
    Sept – Culinaire Malaysia ‘23 – Kuala Lumpur
    Nov – Kopi Panggang Station 3 – Selangor
    Nov – Speaker at Simposium Dunia Kopi – Roasters Randevu
    Dec – Kopi Panggang on Site – Selangor
    Dec – Panellist for Career Talk with Food Science and Technology Faculty, UPM

NORIENA HASSAN

(ATMA COFFEE)

  • Founded one of the very first specialty coffee roasters in Malaysia, and currently in the 10th year of retail and wholesale coffee business.
  • In 2020, created an online marketplace connecting coffee lovers around Malaysia and beyond. Buna Market eventually became one of the largest coffee equipment and accessories centers in Malaysia.
  • With more than 15 years of experience in the coffee industry, currently providing F&B management consulting services together with 2 other partners.

    EDUCATION
  • BEng Automotive Engineering
  • MEng Mechanical Engineering

    WORK EXPERIENCE
  • 2011-2013: Account Manager at Maybank – Corporate Banking.
  • 2013 – present: Founder of Sprezzatura Coffee, one of the first specialty coffee roasters in Malaysia, established in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
  • 2019 – present: Founder of Coffee Market Place, a green-coffee trading house supplying roasters around Malaysia.
  • 2020 – present: Founder of Bunamarket, an online marketplace for coffee lovers offering a variety of coffee equipment and resources.
  • 2022 – present: Founder of Buna Consulting Services, providing F&B management consulting services to business owners.

Aaron Phua

2019 Malaysian Barista Champion

  • 2019 Malaysia Barista Champion
  • 2018 2nd runner up Malaysia Barista championship
  • 2017 3rd runner up Malaysia Barista Championship
  • 2017 Top16 World Open Latte art Championship Tokyo, Japan

REGINE WAI

Co-founder of Kings Hall café

Part-time barista during weekends in Kings Hall Cafe
Primary job as business development in a medical devices company

Competition Experience:
• 2015 – MBrC – Champion
• 2015 – WBrC – Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016 – MBrC – 8th ranking
• 2016 – Malaysia Siphon Championship – Champion
• 2016 – World Siphon Championship, Seoul Korea – 1st runner up
• 2017 – World Siphon Championship, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2nd runner up
• 2018 – MBrC – Champion
• 2018 – World Siphon Championship, Tokyo, Japan, 2nd runner up
• 2018 – WBrC , Belo Horizonte Brazil, 1st runner up
• 2019 – Nil
• 2020 – Malaysia Brewers cup Champion
• 2022 – Hario cup, Japan, Champion