Program
STUDIO 2
10:30 a.m. — TEA CULTURE IN Türkiye
Conference with Leyla Taşkın, tea producer and founder of DATEA (Türkiye)
in English
11:30 a.m. — TEA AND ART
Conference with Ymy Nigris, Arthé Association, Brittany, France
In French
12:30 PM — A JOURNEY THROUGH TAIWANESE TEA ALONG THE 24 SOLAR TERMES
Workshop with FORMOSA Brew, a high-end Taiwanese tea house. In English (Paid workshop — registration required )
1:30 PM — SHU VS. SHENG PU-ERH: ONE TEA, TWO UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
With Jenya Blagyk, certified tea master
in English
2:30 p.m. — TEA, A SILENT DANCE
With Jozefien Muylle, Tea Sommelier and playwright. In English
3:30 PM — TEA & CHOCOLATE — THE OTHER TEA × THE ALCHEMY OF CHOCOLATE
The pairing of tea and chocolate, presented by Charlotte Kockmann. In French
Paid workshop — registration required (link to come)
4:30 PM — TEA RITUALS IN DIALOGUE
With Olivier Nuttens and Ymy Nigris, hosted by Luca Marchetti
In French
STUDIO 3
11:00 AM — TEAS FROM THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT: SRI LANKA
With Stijn Van Schoonlandt and the Embassy of Sri Lanka
in English
12:00 PM — TO BE CONFIRMED
1:00 PM — WHAT TEA RITUALS REVEAL ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Conference with Dr. Beth Dawson
in English
2:00 p.m. — JOELLE SWANET — CONFERENCE
In French
3:00 PM — WHEN THE LEAF BECOMES TEA
With Anton Tourtier, biologist-chemist and research student at the Tea and Beverage Research Station in Taiwan and at Paris-Saclay University. In English
4:00 PM — THE FLAVORS IN TEA: BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY
With Jérémy Tamen, tea expert at UNESCO and lecturer at the École Supérieure du Parfum & de la Cosmétique in Paris. In French
5:00 PM — TRAINING IN TEA IN BELGIUM
With Hedwige Grovens, tea sommelier and teacher at CEFOR. In French
STUDIO 5
11:00 AM — CHANOYU DEMONSTRATION
With URUSHI In French / English
All activities are free of charge, subject to availability, unless otherwise specified; you will find the link to register.
To access the Brussels Tea Festival you must have an entry ticket , available online and on site on Sunday, September 27.