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.

Hello my name is Alvin, I live in Hong Kong. I’m self-employed and also do freelance marketing among other things. Many people call me a social media influencer, although I consider myself to be more than that

My name is Michalina Sujewicz, I am originally from Poland but have been living in New Zealand for last 9 years. I have been working in hospitality almost my entire life, with strong focus on coffee in the last 5 years

My name is Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle, I was born in El Salvador and grew up in different parts of the world. I'm a coffee producer and I also run an importing company based in Berlin, Productor Coffee, which helps distribute my coffee as well as coffees produced by my friends.

Santiago and Victor Gamboa, two out of three of the founders behind Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roastery based in London. Through our shops, we sell single-origin Colombian coffee with a focus on showcasing the diversity and complexity that can be found in beans from our home country.

I’m Driss from Marrakech, where I work as a roaster at Bloom Coffee

I’m Ryan Woldt. I’m originally from Wisconsin (USA) but have moved around quite a bit. For the past ten years, I’ve been in Southern California.

We are Daniel from Falkenberg, Sweden and Beatriz from Lisbon, Portugal. We run our own coffee-roastery Swerl Coffee Roasters and rolling coffee-bar in the summer time. Daniel is full-time at the roastery, while Beatriz runs the coffee-bar and helps out at the roastery.

Luis Enrique here! a.k.a. The Gay Barista in the coffee world. I'm a former finance professional from Mexico City who, after ten years of hiding behind an Excel sheet, decided to take an unexpected turn and pursuit his passion for coffee.