MAP IT FORWARD Middle East
The Map It Forward Middle East Podcast explores the business of coffee across the Middle East, featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, producers, and professionals building the future of the region’s coffee industry.
Hosted by Dubai-based Map It Forward founder Lee Safar, each five-episode series highlights one guest's journey, offering practical insights, regional context, and candid discussions that reflect the evolving global coffee landscape.
Episodes are released daily at 6 am local UAE time.
The video version of the podcast can be found on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/mapitforward
Our website https://www.mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast
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Previous Episodes
- The Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 2): Geopolitical Volatility and Coffee in 2026 - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
- The Coffee Industry in 2026 (Part 1): Where the Industry Stands Today - Felipe Croce and Angel Barrera
- EP 930 Greg Oddo - Challenges Ahead for Coffee and Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 929 Greg Oddo - Open Sourced Weather Data for Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 928 Greg Oddo - Coffee Industry Adapting to Changing Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 927 Greg Oddo - Connecting The Price of Coffee to the Weather - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 926 Greg Oddo - The Impact of Weather on the Coffee Industry - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 925 Osamah Alawwam - The Opportunities Ahead In Specialty Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 924 Osamah Alawwam - Middle Eastern Culture and Business in Coffee - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 923 Osamah Alawwam - The Challenges of Doing Business In The Middle East - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 922 Osamah Alawwam - Building The Roasting House - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 921 Osamah Alawwam - A Coffee Entrepreneur In Saudi Arabia - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 920 Carley Garner - Coffee Futures Markets in 2026 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 919 Carley Garner - Speculators Are Important To The Coffee Futures Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 918 Carley Garner - Taking Advantages of High Coffee Prices Outside the Cash Market - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 917 Carley Garner - The Forces That Moved Coffee Futures in 2025 - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 916 Carley Garner - 2025 Has Been An Unusual Year in Coffee Futures - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 915 Samo Smrke - Innovation at Coffee Competitions - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 914 Samo Smrke - Real Coffee Innovation Versus Marketing Hype - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
- EP 913 Samo Smrke - Mainstream Coffee Innovation vs Specialty - Map It Forward Middle East Podcast Lee Safar
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