I am Aurore Ceretta, originally from the south of France and this year’s Cup Tasters Champion of Germany. I left my hometown of Toulouse in 2009 to study German literature and history. Instead of following this path, however, I moved to Freiburg, Germany, to open a café with my husband Philip Weller in 2013.

My name is Holger Lente and my home base is in Munich Germany. However, I’ve been working for US companies for the past 10 years. In terms of work related to coffee I have been doing the full circle of brewing techniques. I started with my heavily espresso based coffeeshop business in Germany running 5 stores from 2002-2013.

My name is Mikey Rinaldo. I was born in Indonesia, but currently live in Chicago, USA. I am the roaster/founder of New Math Coffee, a roastery focused on Asian producers.

I am Nikolai Fürst. I grew up in Germany, but since 2015, I have been living in Colombia. My company is called Desarrolladores de Café (coffee developers), and it's based in Medellín.

My name is Ben Miller, I am originally from the US and am currently located in Lisbon, Portugal. I am exploring some independent projects, but until December I had been working for 6 months in Papua New Guinea as Operations Manager and Quality Control for Sucafina and for the year before that filling the same role for a company in Timor Leste.

I'm Justin Piercy - husband and dad first, coffee person second! I'm based out of Ontario, Canada, about an hour north of Toronto and besides running my coffee pages, I also do freelance digital communications and marketing consulting together with my wife Sarah. We love putting more fuel behind people doing good things in the world!

My name is Mikolaj Pociecha. I was born in the harbour city of Gdansk, Poland and raised on the north-west coast of Ireland.

Hello I'm Chris Calkins I'm the owner and CEO of Gotham Coffee Roasters in New York City. Gotham is a 10 year old specialty roaster based in Brooklyn, with a retail shop in the Flatiron district of Manhattan.

My name is Steve Moloney, i am the founder and CEO of The Barista League as well as Ordna Event Agency - the company that produces The Barista League.

Kat Melheim is a versatile coffee industry professional with experience as a roaster, barista, coffee writer, artist, publisher, and content creator. While she spent most of her coffee career in Denver, she currently resides in Raleigh, NC, where she works for Black & White Coffee Roasters. With a passion for specialty coffee and a broad range of skills, Kat is committed to bringing new and exciting coffee experiences to enthusiasts and professionals alike.