About Taipei Intl’ Coffee Fest

ABOUT The INTERNATIONAL COFFEE FESTIVAL

History

Taipei is the city that smells like coffee Oct 1 is International Coffee Organization's designated International Coffee Day. Since 2017, Coffeehouse Culture Committee of TCA has been holding the annual Taipei International Coffee Festival with the support of Taipei City Government. From local stories to international trends, TiCF seeks to tell the stories of coffee and connects people of Taipei through coffee.

OUR COFFEE MARKET with EXHIBITION and CURATION

Farmers
How to shorten the distance from seed to cup?
Promote coffee-related food education
Coffee Shops
How to provide correct coffee information?
Customers
What are coffee flavors and how do I tell the difference?
Finding the right cup of coffee
Cross Industry
Bringing you more surprising partnerships

TiCF Over the Years

【2017】
2017 - 4 Waves of Coffee Culture in Taipei

【2018】
2018 - 24 Shades of Black

【2019】
2019 - Aromas in Black

【2020】
2020 - COFFEE HACK

【2021】
Taiphoon — Taiwan's Typhoon-Born Coffee

Coffeehouse Culture Committee of Taiwan Coffee Association (TCA)

Convener
Lin, Che-Hao Krude
Master of Science in Agriculture, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University

Principal Investigator of Taiwan Coffee Laboratory (TCL) Publisher of C³offee Magazine Director of Taiwan Coffee Association (TCA) Convener of Coffeehouse Culture Committee of TCA Q Arabica Grader Instructor of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Q Processing Instructor of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Authorized Trainer for All Subjects of Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Q Processing Expert Certified by Coffee Quality Institute & Texas A&M Agrilife Research (CQI&TAMU) Licensed Q Grader Certificate of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Licensed R Grader Certificate of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Advanced Coffee Meister of Specialty Coffee Association of Japan (SCAJ) Experience: 2021 Taiwan Private Collection Auction National Head Judge Cup of Excellence International Jury

Project Executive Director
Eleanor Wu
Master of Business Administration, National Taiwan University

Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing Founder of Eleanor Flavor Journal Initiator of Talks With Global Female Coffee Professionals Initiator of 2021 #CoffeeForOurHeroes Columnist of C³offee magazine Licensed Q Grader Certificate of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Certification of Level 2 of Green Coffee, Sensory Skills, and Roasting of Specialty Coffee Association Certification of Level 1 of IICCT Experience: Judge of 2016 2016 Taiwan Coffee Festival - National Roasting Competition 2017 & 19 - bilingual emcee of World Coffee Roasting Competition (WCRC) World final 2018 Head Judge of TAKAO International Coffee Roasting Competition 2019 Convener of Best Of Guatemala (BOG) green coffee competition 2019 - 20 Marketing and PR of Taipei International Coffee Festival 2021 National Jury of 2021 Taiwan Private Collection Auction

Project Manager
Sunny Lin

2014 Executive Team of Tamper Tantrum Live Taipei 2015 Judge of Taiwan Specialty Coffee Competition 2015 Judge of Pingtung Green Coffee and Roasting Competition 2017 2017 Judge of Taiwan Hand Drip Competition (THDC) 2017 – 21 Executive of Taipei International Coffee Festival 2017 – 20 Judge and Sample Roaster of Hualien Specialty Coffee Competition

Culture Director
Jy-Chyi Yu
Bachelor of Arts, Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University

CoffeeAura, Owner, Roaster, Head Barista The Color of Coffee - Flavor visualization, Principal Investigators

Field Director
Wang Shih Yu

I was born in Taichung, Taiwan. I majored in catering management, with an associate degree in food and nutrition. I have been working in coffee industry for 20 years, which helps me to specialize in brand crossover cooperation on coffee. I, as project consultant for several coffee brands in Taiwan, expand my business into overseas markets in late 2 years, like Japan and Malaysia where I’ve learned totally different coffee cultures and integrate them into my ongoing programmes such as craft market, coffee festival or coffee-related desgin to represent a richer diversity in coffee world. As a cofounder of COFE coffee lab, now also in charge of chief management of ‘OR Lifestyle’ brand in Grand Vision Culture & Creative group at Hsinchu. Coordinate curator of old town side exhibition of 2020 Taiwan Design Expo in Hsinchu. Award: 2017 Good Design Award JIA Inc. Hand Drip Coffee Set (as technical advisor) Publication: 2016 Design Coffee Shop & Start Up (as co-author) 2018 Keys To Starting A Sucessful Coffee Shop

Consultant
Chang Liao, Chiao-Yu
Bachelor of Laws, (Financial and Economic Law), National Taiwan University

Manager of Taiwan Coffee Laboratory (TCL) Chief Editor of C³offee Magazine Licensed Q Grader Certificate of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Licensed R Grader Certificate of Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Experience: 2016-17 International Jury of COE 2014-19 Authorized Trainer for All Subjects of Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)n2014 Evaluation Committee of Barista of Specialty Coffee -Technology Evaluation

Consultant
Chih-yu(yuing) Tsai

Founder of DaVinCi Coffee President of Taiwan Coffee Development Association Authorised Trainer for International Specialty Coffee Association Lecturer of Licensed Class of Coffee of National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism Lecturer of Coffee of Le Cordon Bleu Judges of National and International Coffee Competitions Observer of National and International Coffee History and Culture

Media Collaborator
Eric Chiu

Chief Marketing of C³offee magazine Mission of C³offee: - Taiwan's professional coffee magazine with topic amplifying in new knowledge of coffee industry - Columns of lifestyle and point of views of celebrities from domestic to abroad - Introduction of international trends and indulgence in the intellectual time in the fragrance of coffee

Industrial Consultant
King-Jen Chang

Professor, Dept. of Surg., College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Attending Surgeon, Dept. of Surg., College of Medicine, National Taiwan University President, Taiwan Breast Cancer Foundation Experience in Medicine: Ph.D, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University Chairman, Dept. of Surg., College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Experience in Coffee; Publication: 2016 - Coffee and Health - Coffee Laboratory 2019 - 一杯咖啡抗百病