Mrs. Xinia Chaves Quiros - President
Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica

Mr. Victor Villalobos - Vice President
General Director, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Mr. Ronald Peters Seevers - Secretary
Executive Director, Costa Rica`s Coffee Institute ICAFE

Executive Committee

• Mrs. Laura Esquivel, Board Directors ICAFE, Coordinator
• Mr. Mario Arroyo, ICAFE
• Mr. Guido Vargas, Board Directors ICAFE
• Mr. José Ml. Hernando, Roasters Chamber, Segafredo
• Mr. Rafael Hernández, Volcafe
• Mr. Diego Montenegro, IICA
• Mr. Steve Aronson, Café Britt
• Mr. Eric Poncon, ECOM
• Mr. Eric Thormaehlen, Coricafe, National Chamber of Exporters
• Mrs. Grace Mena, Deli Café
• Mr. Luis Zamora Quirós, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
  

Technical Committee

• Mr. Jorge Ramírez, CICAFE, Coordinator

• Mrs. Helga Rodriguez, Board Directors, ICAFE
• Mr. Edgardo Alpizar, ECOM
• Mr. Armando García, PROMECAFE
• Mrs. Nelly Vasquez, CATIE
• Mr. Elias De Melho, CATIE
• Mr. Jorge Mora, INTA
• Mrs. Marta Valdez, CENIBIOT
• Mr. Carlos Mario Rodríguez, STARBUCKS

Scientific Committee

• Mrs. Astrid Nehlig - Human physiology
• Mr. James Coughlin - Toxicology and risks
• Mrs. Adriana Farah - Chemistry and quality
• Mr. Marino Petracco - Chemistry and quality
• Mr. André Charrier – Genomics and Biotechnology
• Mr. Benoît Bertrand – Genetics and Breeding
• Mrs. Maria do Ceu Silva – Pathology and IPM
• Mr. Edgardo Alpizar – Agronomy
• Mr. Herbert van der Vossen – Ecophysiology and agronomy