World Tea Expo 2025: Full Schedule

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8:30am PDT

Business Incubator Advanced - Business Strategies

Monday March 24, 2025 8:30am - 12:30pm PDT

Calling all veteran tea business owners who are ready to ascend to new heights of success! This is your opportunity to have your questions answered by our panel of tea industry luminaries. They’ll share the strategies, techniques, and insights that separate the exceptional from the ordinary. The challenges of tomorrow are different than the challenges of yesterday so let our experts give you the tools to tackle those obstacles and turn that bottom line from red to black!
This was one of the most popular sessions of the 2024 conference, it was sold out so come early.

Speakers

Desiree Nelson

Business Development, QTrade Teas & Botanicals

Desirée Nelson is a seasoned Specialty Tea Master Blender and Industry Specialistwith over two decades of experience and certification from the Specialty TeaInstitute. She is a driving force for innovation and sustainability in the tea world.Desirée currently holds pivotal committee... Read More →

Nishchal Banskota

Founder, Nepal Tea Collective

Nishchal Banskota is a 2nd generation tea producer and the founder of Nepal Tea Collective which directly brings certified organic teas from Nepal to the American market. His vision is to create a tech-enabled transparent tea trade that bridges the gap between the primary producers... Read More →

Ravi Pillai

Director, David's Tea

An expert in the industry with 40 years of experience, Ravi began his career running tea plantations in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and progressed through all facets of the teacup from planting, production, international marketing, buying, selling, blending, consulting, quality control and... Read More →

Don Ho

Co-Founder, BDH Consultants

Don is the Founder and Owner of BDH Consultants. Don has been involved in the food service industry since 2013 when he decided to get out of the daily grind of corporate life after discovering his passion for tea. He sold his law firm and turned his hobby into a business. Don traveled... Read More →

Kevin Gascoyne

Co-Owner, Camellia-sinensis

Kevin first bought tea in Asia in 1989 and has since spent every Spring there as for almost 25 years. Aside from his obsessive quest for Darjeeling’s finest leaf, his interest in the teas of Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the African continent have added these regions to his repertoire.Born... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 8:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room #229/30

Incubator

Registration Pass Tea Guru Pass
Track Tea Nerdery
Level Intermediate