Roast Summit Portland 2026: Advancing Roasting Education, Connection, and Technical Knowledge
Roast Summit Portland 2026 will bring coffee professionals together this October for focused education, practical insight, and meaningful conversation across roasting, sourcing, production, quality, and business operations.
Diedrich is proud to support Roast Summit Portland as part of our continued commitment to roasting education and the growth of the specialty coffee industry.
Hosted by Roast Magazine, Roast Summit is designed for coffee professionals who want to deepen their knowledge, refine their craft, and engage with the technical and operational questions shaping today’s roasting businesses. The event creates space for roasters, cuppers, green coffee buyers, production teams, marketers, and industry leaders to learn from experienced presenters while connecting with peers working through similar challenges and opportunities.
Timely Education for Coffee Professionals
This year’s confirmed sessions reflect the range of skills and decisions involved in modern coffee roasting.
Attendees will explore how to maximize production while preserving cup quality, examine the impact of coffee processing methods on flavor expression, and learn how thermal control and roasting profiles can influence coffee integrity and chemical safety.
The program also includes deeper discussion around sourcing relationships and what makes partnerships successful over time, moving beyond surface-level terms to examine trust, communication, economics, sustainability, and shared responsibility.
For those interested in origin education and sensory development, the session on East African coffees will explore the history, geography, and cup profiles of coffees from Burundi and Rwanda, including guided cupping using CVA protocols.
Current confirmed sessions include:
- Pushing Limits to Maximize Production
Presented by Nicki Amouri - Taste the Process: Exploring the Impact of Processing Methods on Cup Profile
Presented by Scott Merle - Thermal Control and Chemical Safety: How Roasting Profiles Impact Coffee Integrity
Presented by Luiz Severo - What Makes a Partnership Good, Not Just Functional?
Moderated by Steven Lee - History, Geography and Tasting East African Coffees
Presented by Barbara Jordan
Together, these sessions connect the art, science, and business of coffee in a way that is immediately relevant to working coffee professionals.
Supporting the Roasting Community
Events like Roast Summit play an important role in the specialty coffee industry. They create opportunities for professionals to step out of daily production demands, engage with new ideas, ask better questions, and build relationships across the roasting community.
For Diedrich, supporting Roast Summit reflects our belief that strong roasting businesses are built through more than equipment alone. Education, technical knowledge, operational discipline, sensory development, and industry connection all contribute to long-term success.
We are looking forward to joining Roast Magazine, presenters, sponsors, and attendees in Portland this October for another valuable gathering dedicated to advancing coffee roasting knowledge and professional development.
Join Us in Portland
Coffee professionals interested in practical takeaways, technical insights, and meaningful industry conversation are encouraged to attend Roast Summit Portland 2026.
