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Appointments, Business, Care

Iris Care Group appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Specialist independent health and social care provider, Iris Care Group, has announced that Dr Andy Jones has been appointed as the organisation’s  Chief Executive Officer.

 

Iris Care Group is the largest specialist complex care group in Wales and the South West of England, including hospitals, residential homes, supported living, and Special Education Needs services. The group was formed in May 2023, following the merger of two established care providers, Ludlow Street Healthcare and Holmleigh Care Homes.  It currently employs over 1,700 staff who are managed out of its regional offices in both Cardiff and Gloucester.

 

The merger was overseen by Chair and interim CEO, Peter Kinsey, a very well-respected senior executive within the healthcare industry with 35-years’ experience of managing large healthcare services in the NHS, voluntary and independent sectors.

 

Dr Andy Jones has been appointed to the CEO role where he will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation and delivering the group’s growth plans. The appointment enables Peter Kinsey to focus on his role as Chair.

 

Dr Andy Jones has carved a high-profile global career in strategic planning and implementation in consumer and healthcare industries. He studied Medicine at the University of Leeds and holds an Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge.

 

Most recently, Andy was the Head of Healthcare Asia for Aurelius, prior to which he was UK CEO and Global Chief Growth Officer for Australian-based international healthcare group Ramsey Health Care.

 

Dr Andy Jones, CEO of Iris Care Group, commented: “Iris Care Group has earned a reputation for the quality of treatment and care it provides for individuals with complex mental health conditions, and putting the needs of the people they support at the heart of everything they do.

 

“My primary goal as CEO will be to grow and develop more essential services in this under-resourced sector, whilst maintaining our quality-of-care ethos and continuing to ensure staff feel valued and respected.”

 

Peter Kinsey, Chair of Iris Care Group, adds: “With the merger now successfully completed, Andy’s track record of delivering enhancements at the helm of leading healthcare businesses made him the perfect choice to drive Iris Care Group’s future development and growth plans.”

 

Iris Care Group provides a full pathway of services for people with learning disabilities, Autism, mental health issues and personality disorder, along with neurodegenerative conditions and Acquired Brain Injury.

 

The group provides treatment and care for complex mental health conditions, and their domiciliary care, supported living, residential, educational, and nursing services support people to develop the skills to live independent, and meaningful lives in the community, whilst their specialist hospitals provide, assessment, care, and treatment.

 

Iris Care Group takes pride in delivering high quality, personalised and safe care that treats everyone with dignity; supporting individuals to lead happy, healthy lives in environments tailored to individual needs.

Awards, Business News, Wales

RD Group CEO honoured with BESA President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

Raven Delta (RD) Group CEO, Dave Kieft, has been recognised with the President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement at the BESA Awards 2024, which took place on October 17 at The Brewery, London. The award, presented by Adrian Hurley, President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), is one of the industry’s highest honours, given to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the sector.

Kieft was honoured for his visionary leadership and pivotal role in developing the world’s first technical standard focused on the health and wellbeing of building occupants – British Standard BS40102 (Part One). This standard, created in response to pioneering legislation from the Welsh Government, has become a cornerstone in the global effort to improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ).

Kieft’s work, which began nearly a decade ago, culminated in a standard that has gained international recognition for its role in addressing the need for healthier indoor environments, especially as the Covid-19 pandemic brought IEQ into the spotlight. The standard was fast-tracked by the British Standards Institute (BSI) and is already being adopted in multiple countries.

Kieft’s commitment to the project and his leadership in bringing together technical experts and standards bodies were key to the rapid development and approval of BS40102. His work has set a new benchmark for the measurement, metering, and monitoring of indoor environments, ensuring that health and wellbeing are central to future building designs.

Although Kieft could not attend the awards ceremony due to other commitments, Steve Pridmore, of Raven Delta Group, accepted the award on his behalf. In a pre-recorded message, Kieft expressed his gratitude to the team that supported the standard’s development and outlined his vision for expanding this work into the domestic building sector.

The President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement highlights Kieft’s lasting impact on the building services industry, especially his drive to ensure the wellbeing of future generations through healthier indoor environments. His efforts continue to shape the future of the industry, and his leadership in sustainability and environmental health is widely recognised.

Adrian Hurley, President of BESA, introducing the award:

“This year’s recipient was the driving force behind the world’s first technical standard for the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Inspired by groundbreaking legislation passed by the Welsh Government aimed at safeguarding future generations, this individual set about galvanising technical experts and standards-setting bodies to turn a legislative requirement into practical measures.”

“For his vision, tenacity, and determination to improve indoor environments for the good of communities worldwide, this year’s President’s Award goes to Raven Delta Group’s CEO, Dave Kieft.”

 

Raven Delta Group CEO, Dave Kieft, has been recognised with the President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement at the BESA Awards 2024.

Dave Kieft, expressing his gratitude after receiving the award:

“I am truly honoured to receive this prestigious award from BESA, and I’m incredibly grateful for the recognition. However, this achievement is not just mine—it reflects the hard work, dedication, and expertise of a remarkable team of individuals who have worked tirelessly over the years to bring the BS40102 standard to life.”

“This award is a testament to the collaborative effort of many, including the technical experts, standards bodies, and industry partners who have contributed along the way. I’d especially like to recognise Chris Jenkins, who led the original steering group and has been instrumental throughout the process. Without his leadership and the support of BESA, this achievement would not have been possible.”

“The next step is to continue this vital work by expanding these principles into the domestic environment, ensuring that we safeguard the health and wellbeing of future generations. I am immensely proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, and I look forward to working with the team and our partners to drive even greater advancements in the years to come.”

Business, Wales

Chamber appoints new CEO with commitment to further growing its business support

Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid has appointed Gus Williams as its interim CEO.

The appointment comes as the Chamber seeks to underpin and further develop its commitment of high quality business support services for its partners and members.

To drive the Chamber’s mission to promote, connect, support and inform businesses in Wales, Gus and the senior team will particularly focus on services such as key events, international documentation, property support and the highly anticipated annual Wales Business Awards in 2025.

Gus is the CEO of leading Welsh chartered accountancy firm Bevan Buckland, and will continue in that role alongside his role at the Chamber. Gus has a background in international banking prior to joining Bevan Buckland and is passionate about supporting Welsh business.

This appointment follows the recent strengthening of the Chamber’s trade team which saw David Peña join as International Trade Manager to assist members, partners and businesses in Wales with their exporting and importing needs.

Gus Williams, interim CEO at Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid, said: “Chambers Wales continues to be more than just a business support organisation; it’s a leading voice for business in Wales, playing a vital role in supporting people within our member and partner businesses.

“Its international network also makes it uniquely positioned to bring Wales to the world, and the world to Wales.

“The key pillars of our support are around our events, which continue to prove extremely popular, international trade support, and of course, our flagship awards. Each of these help to enable people to connect and work together regionally, nationally or internationally.

“I am excited to lead the Chamber in its next chapter, and work with the team to use our network and expertise to support businesses in Wales through both good and challenging times as businesses respond to a range of legislative changes, and announcements expected from the Chancellor in Wednesday’s Budget.”

Penny Lock, the Chamber’s Director of Partnerships, said: “Hundreds of our partners and members have been involved in our engaging and impactful events through the past year.

“The Chamber will continue to build and develop this programme in consultation with those partners and members, in particular, the 2025 Wales Business Awards.”

The Chamber has also actively started to strengthen its Board to further reflect the diversity and voices of its membership, and to appoint a new Chair, replacing Paul Clark, who has resigned from the Board.

The Chamber is a membership organisation which supports businesses across 80 per cent of Wales through facilitating connections, upskilling opportunities and trade expertise. It is part of the British Chambers of Commerce and wider global Chamber network.

Business, Events

Adapting to change: CEO of The Royal Mint addresses Cardiff Business Club

Cardiff Business Club marked the last event of its 2023/24 season with insights on change, diversification and authenticity as Anne Jessopp CBE, CEO and Deputy Master of the Mint at The Royal Mint, addressed the Club.

At the event sponsored by Hugh James, Jessopp discussed the recent redevelopment that the Mint has undergone since her appointment in 2018, and following the 35% decline in coin usage through the pandemic.

Highlighting the change in society and industry by asking attendees to raise their hands if they had used coins today, this week, or this month, she went on to say that they have been redefining what it means to be a Mint, building a portfolio of businesses with a £1.9 billion revenue annually.

Before delving into the Mint’s change, she discussed her personal change, from a career in HR to becoming CEO of The Royal Mint. Anne Jessopp stated: “The Royal Mint was like a teenager deciding what to do when it grew up.” To diversify its offering, they had to understand what made the organisation unique, understand the core values held by employees and customers, and understand the capabilities they have, along with those they don’t.

By implementing these steps, The Royal Mint has diversified in absolute marketplaces through product innovation, such as precious metals investments and collectables, and grown into new markets entirely. Jessopp discussed their partnership with Canadian clean tech company Excir, to scale up patented chemistry to extract gold from electronic waste, and their new jewellery line, where their recovered gold is already being used.

She closed by highlighting the importance of job retention through their period of diversification and change, as the organisation will decommission its Overseas Currency business later this year. All 230 employees have been offered new roles in their new industries, be it in the jewellery making section, collectable coin creation, or electronic waste recycling. She stated that people are the most important part of a business, discussing those open to change and those who push against it, but highlighted the importance of them all when it comes to a period of redevelopment.

Anne rounded off by highlighting their overarching goal – to remain authentic to who they are throughout the transformation.

Cardiff Business Club will return for its new season in the autumn.

Appointments, Food & Drink, News

DIRTEA appoint former Huel COO Grant Coetzee as CEO

DIRTEA, the market-leading functional mushroom brand, is proud to announce Grant Coetzee as its new CEO.

DIRTEA, the leading functional mushroom brand online and the UK’s no.1 Mushroom Extract Powder, Coffee, Matcha, and Super Blend products, welcomes Grant Coetzee to its team as its new CEO, supporting the strategic growth and global development of the business.

A seasoned leader with extensive expertise in building global brands, consumer businesses, and high-performing teams, Grant joins DIRTEA after five years as COO at Huel, where he was instrumental in helping scale the business x16 fold, from £9m to £144m.

With a proven track record of driving organisational growth and international expansion in the consumer goods space, Coetzee’s appointment marks a significant moment for DIRTEA. As CEO Coetzee will collaborate with DIRTEA founders Simon and Andrew Salter, concentrating on scaling the business, catalysing global growth, fostering innovation, and enhancing DIRTEA’s market-leading presence, to steer the brand towards even greater heights. Commenting on his appointment, Coetzee states, “I am delighted to join DIRTEA, a mission-led rocket ship, aimed at enhancing the world’s global wellbeing through the power of mushrooms. I have a passion for overall health and fitness, aiming to improve life quality for people. DIRTEA is a fantastic gateway for people to do that, using the functional properties of mushrooms to transform lives. Andrew, Simon, and the DIRTEA gang have done an incredible job in building a really cool science-backed lifestyle brand. I see huge potential in our mission to globally address the true potentials and health benefits of our DIRTEA mushrooms.”

“Grant is an exceptional leader and a veteran executive in driving growth, and we’re excited to welcome him to DIRTEA during a period of remarkable expansion for our business,” says Andrew Salter, DIRTEA Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “As the demand for functional mushrooms continues to grow globally, Grant’s proven track record positions him perfectly to propel the DIRTEA brand whilst enhancing our connections with our loyal community.”

Successful in creating one of the world’s fastest-growing wellness brands and communities, as well as showcasing the power of functional mushrooms on a large scale, DIRTEA is renowned for its best-selling, high-quality product range. Including dual-extract mushroom powders and super blends which are derived solely from the fruiting bodies of scientifically researched functional mushrooms, the DIRTEA range offers a wide variety of health and wellness benefits including improved focus, calm, immunity, and energy.

Appointments, News

Chris Dunning-Walton welcomed to Six Degrees’ advisory team

Six Degrees welcomes Chris Dunning-Walton to its advisory team, as the company strikes new ground in the cyber security landscape.

Six Degrees has appointed Chris Dunning-Walton to its advisory team. Chris joined the Six Degrees advisory team on 1st January 2023.

​​Chris is currently CEO and Managing Partner of Sentients, a boutique international executive search firm that focuses on placing Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cyber leaders with FTSE 250 enterprises. He is also CEO of InfoSec People Ltd, a multi-award-winning cyber security recruitment consultancy, and the founder and director of CyNam, the UK’s largest Cyber Cluster focused on cyber tech industry development, innovation, and inclusive talent enablement in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
Chris has worked with a number of premier brands including Admiral Insurance, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse, Aviva, The Economist, Vitality, BAE, BT Deloitte, and KPMG.

Chris said: “Cyber threats present as the world’s top business risk. It’s important that businesses develop strategies that not only seek to improve their cyber security postures, but also their cyber resilience: how technology and processes enable the business to respond when incidents arise. What drew me towards Six Degrees was their exceptional people and portfolio of services, fronted by expertise in hybrid cloud technology and with security at the core of everything they do. I am excited to be working closely with the leadership team of a great business which is committed to enabling its clients to not only survive – but to thrive in these complex times.”

Commenting on the appointment, Six Degrees CEO Simon Crawley-Trice said: “With the economic outlook we’re facing over the next few years, it’s more imperative than ever that companies transform their digital strategies to be reliable, resilient and cost-effective. Security must be at the heart of any transformation. Chris has years of experience working with top FTSE brands, helping them to better understand the challenges before them, to mature their cyber strategies, and to secure a return on their cyber security investments. Chris is the right person to work with us as we strive to connect our clients with the solutions needed to protect and grow their businesses.”

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Appointments, News

Acoustic Appoints Mark Cattini CEO

SaaS industry veteran with over 20 years of CEO experience to lead next phase of innovation and growth

Acoustic, a global marketing and customer experience provider for B2C brands, today announced that Mark Cattini has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mark has served on the company’s Board of Directors since May 2022 and joins Acoustic as it evolves the marketing digital experience for its customers to meet the growing needs of today’s businesses. Mark brings on board Adam Stewart as Chief Technology Officer and Jay Schaufeld as Chief People Officer, underscoring the company’s continued investment in its technology and talent.

Acoustic helps customer-obsessed brands build closer customer connections with hyper-personalized, multichannel experiences. Mark’s appointment, as well as Acoustic’s recent investment from Francisco Partners, will accelerate the company’s vision to provide powerful technology to meet the needs of B2C brands across retail, financial services, insurance, tech and telecom, travel and hospitality, and more.

“I am thrilled to be asked by the Board to lead Acoustic as CEO during an exciting time for the company and the marketing industry as a whole,” said Mark Cattini, CEO of Acoustic. “Businesses today require easy-to-use solutions that can be quickly deployed to drive more value to their customers. Acoustic is uniquely positioned to help brands deliver personalized digital experiences and provides robust behavioral analytics to optimize customer journeys to increase loyalty and growth. I’m delighted to join Acoustic as it accelerates this platform vision on a global scale and look forward to working with our customers and partners to realize the next phase in our strategic growth.”

Mark brings over two decades of experience as a successful CEO at enterprise software companies, including MapInfo (NASDAQ: MAPS), Autotask, and ClickSoftware.

“As businesses grapple with market uncertainty, new privacy regulations, and evolving consumer expectations, they require a technology partner that can support their needs today while future-proofing their business for the challenges of tomorrow,” said Jared Hendricks, Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners. “With Mark’s appointment as CEO, Acoustic is better positioned than ever to support businesses across industries as they tackle these challenges head-on. Acoustic’s combination of best-in-breed technology and proven SaaS leadership positions the company as a next-generation leader within this space. We’re thrilled to have Mark join as CEO to further Acoustic’s mission to bring hyper-personalized digital experiences to life.”

Mark along with Adam Stewart and Jay Schaufeld start their roles immediately. Adam spent 17 years at Autotask/Datto in the role of SVP, Engineering while Jay brings over 25 years of experience as a human resources leader, including serving as Chief People Officer at ClickSoftware.

About Acoustic, L.P.
Acoustic, L.P. helps businesses close the digital experience gap by giving them a holistic view into the customer experience and enabling them to deliver personalized experiences based on consumer needs and preferences. The Acoustic portfolio of products helps businesses across industries to grow customer lifetime value with award-winning technology and unbeatable client success teams. Learn more about the Acoustic portfolio at www.acoustic.com.

News

Tax Systems Announces the Appointment of Bruce Martin as Chief Executive Officer

Tax Systems, the tax software supplier to accountancy firms and corporates, has announced the appointment of Bruce Martin to the role of CEO, post a 12-month succession planning programme. Martin joined Tax Systems as Chief Finance Officer in 2021 and was promoted to MD and CFO in February 2022. He now succeeds Gavin Lyons as CEO, who remains with the business as a strategic advisor and Board member.

In his role as MD, Martin has been instrumental to the business; delivering excellent financial results, overseeing the development of a new cloud platform as part of a strategic move to become a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, building out the senior management team and ensuring the business continues to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

Prior to joining Tax Systems, Martin was CFO/COO at Arrowpoint Advisory, an international mid-market M&A advisory firm. Before that, he was Head of FP&A and Operations at eFront. As he steps into the role of CEO, he will be replaced by Tax Systems’ Head of Finance, Adam Feigin, who is promoted to Group Finance Director. Feigin will also join the leadership team.

“Tax Systems is a special place to work. The large and expanding market opportunity, together with the impending launch of our new business model into a pure SaaS provider with a new to market, purpose-built platform, marks this out to be a very exciting journey,” commented Martin. “This transformation will cement our place as market leader in the UK and Ireland and will create the springboard for exciting future growth (plans of which are already underway). We pride ourselves in pushing the tax compliance industry to evolve with changing technology capability and doing our bit to reduce the well-documented tax gap. We have lots to do and I am eager to lead our team on this exciting journey!”

“Bruce has made a significant impact on the leadership team and our business since joining in 2021. We are delighted to appoint him at this key point in the Company’s evolution and we are confident he will lead us well during this period and beyond,” commented Mark Rogerson, Chairman of Tax Systems. “As a Board, we are extremely grateful to Gavin Lyons who has led the Business with considerable success as Co-Founder and CEO over the last six years and are truly delighted to be continuing to work with him and benefit from his support and guidance in the years ahead.”

Appointments, News

Greg Watson takes the helm as CEO of Napier

Former CEO Julian Dixon moves to a full-time role as Founder and Board Member

Napier, a global end-to-end intelligent compliance platform and provider of advanced financial crime risk management solutions, has announced that its current Chief Operations Officer Greg Watson, is to take the helm as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, as former CEO Julian Dixon moves into a full-time role as Founder and Board Member.

Greg’s tenure at Napier as well his wealth of experience in operational management and business strategy, gained at the likes of Fenergo, HSBC and UBS, makes him the ideal choice to lead Napier into its next phase of growth, building on the past several successful years of rapid expansion for the flourishing company.

“Greg’s an outstanding candidate for the position. His experience and understanding of our products and clients is exemplary, as is his commitment to making Napier the pre-eminent provider of AI-enhanced financial crime risk management software. I’m looking forward to seeing him take the company from strength to strength,” said Julian Dixon.

Since joining the award-winning company in 2020, Greg has worked closely with Julian and the executive team at Napier to put in place a robust operating model to support Napier’s rapid growth.

Greg Watson said: “I am proud to be taking the mantle from Julian. Since founding Napier in 2015, Julian has built a world-class tech company from the ground up, steering it through a period of exceptional and rapid growth into the leading financial crime risk management business that it is. Filling Julian’s boots will be no easy task, but this change is very much about evolution, rather than revolution. My job now is to take Napier to even greater heights, as we continue to innovate and to deliver increasingly higher levels of customer satisfaction.”

Following a period of aggressive expansion, Napier has presence in key financial hubs across the globe including North America, UK, Europe and APAC. As provider of choice to over 200 enterprise clients including banks, payment providers, asset managers, FX, gaming, crypto exchanges and other financial institutions, Napier doubled its annual revenues in 2021 by providing its award-winning AI-enhanced platform for intelligent AML and financial crime compliance.

Napier’s Board of Directors also includes Andy Maguire, Chair of Global Banking and Managing Director and Senior Partner in the London office of The Boston Consulting Group. Other Board Directors include senior partners from Big Ideas Group, Rosa Howard and its founder Sebastian Gray, while Wall Street veteran John Neary and ex-PwC partner John Barnsley sit in global advisory roles.

About Napier

Napier is a new breed of financial crime compliance technology specialist. Our intelligent compliance platform is transforming compliance from legal obligation to competitive edge. All Napier products are built using cutting-edge technology, and the platform can be delivered via public cloud, private cloud or on-premise. (https://www.napier.ai/)

News, Supply Chain

WCA CEO announces Keynote and speakers’ lineup for Big Data virtual event (Episode 2) on 27 July 2022, 2-5 pm BST(UK)

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LONDON, United Kingdom – World Coffee Alliance (WCA), a leading network alliance of coffee industry professionals and stakeholders, producing critical insights including market research, due diligence reports and technical advice to the actors in the global coffee value chain, will hold Episode Two of the WCA TECHNOCOFFEE INNOVATION SERIES: DEMYSTIFYING BIG DATA IN COFFEE virtual event on Wednesday 27 July 2022 from 2:00-5:00 pm BST (UK time)/9:00 am-12:00 EDT.

Joseph de Villiers, CEO and Founder of World Coffee Alliance (WCA) said, “As ever, I am delighted to announce that our Keynote for Episode 2 of our WCA Trilogy in Digital Traceability – Big data virtual event is Vanusia Nogueira, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization (ICO). I believe that with her vast experience in the private sector, she will bring new impetus and energy to the global coffee industry and will provide a dynamic leadership with a vision that can hopefully bring some real and meaningful changes where needed.”

Vanusia commented, “I am delighted to be the Keynote for WCA Trilogy in Digital Traceability – Big Data virtual event. Big data plays a very important role in the sustainability and traceability of the global coffee value chain. However, in the end, question will be whether coffee producers and consumers can benefit from the use of this technology and how it can help mitigate or enable adaptive measure to address Climate change, specifically deforestation.”

Other confirmed speakers include David Davies, CEO and Founder, AgUnity (Inspirational Speaker), Cees Homburg, CEO, FarmersDirectCoffee (Solution Provider Speaker), James McKay, Principal and Founder, McKay Research (Moderator), Paul Rooke, Executive Director, British Coffee Association (BCA), Dr. Memoona J. Anwar, Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer, Data Zoo, Helen Bellfield, Trase Deputy Director, Global Canopy, Peter Kettler, Senior Advisor, International Trade Centre (Moderator), Dr Aaron Davis, Senior Research Leader, Crops and Global Change, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew., Jade Saunders, Senior Policy analyst and Board member, World Forest ID, Priya Guliani, UK Pre sident, Government Blockchain Association (GBA).

Sponsors for this event include AgUnity (Episode Sponsor) and FarmersDirectCoffee (Solution Provider Sponsor). David Davies, CEO and Founder, AgUnity commented, “Did you know that most of the world’s coffee is grown by largely invisible micro-farmers? Current traceability occurs with big farms, but many small farms are left out. Collecting data from them is extremely difficult, resulting in millions of missing data points. We can solve this issue by tracking data from the source. However, with micro-farmers living in remote regions without connectivity, the challenge must first be addressed by enabling digital inclusion of the last mile, alongside the coffee industry following a path of standardised data acquisition. I look forward to inspiring the coffee industry on how this is possible.”

Cees Homburg, CEO, FarmersDirectCoffee: “Thank you for the opportunity to present at the WCA Big data virtual event. Our Coffee Coalition makes the coffee chain traceable and more transparent. With this initiative, farmers are co-owners. Using open source blockchain technology, a CO2 calculator, and the FarmersApp, we add value to data for the entire chain.”

Big data is the main topic for Episode 2 of WCA Trilogy in Digital Traceability. The areas of discussion will include its impact on the coffee supply chain and Climate change. Big data has an increasingly pivotal role in e-commerce and coffee retail, developing new methods of tracking and delivering orders, and maintaining compliance. The event will also focus on the role of big data in identifying some of the critical issues in mitigating Climate change, especially in deforestation cases, where they require urgent action.

The British Coffee Association (BCA) our event partner. Paul Rooke, Executive Director of BCA said, “BCA Is happy to support WCA in this virtual Big data event particularly with regard to its impact on the supply chain and the role it can play in delivering a sustainable coffee future. Increasing data volumes can give us all more precise knowledge and information to support the whole coffee community whether that be in better informing consumer choice, building best practice information for the producer or streamlining and enhancing the movement and production of the coffee – all to ensure we can continue to grow and enjoy this special beverage.”

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