DANIEL LIEW MING CH’ZE

Academic Director & Co-founder | Authorised SCA Trainer

Daniel is currently one of the globally certified Authorised Specialty Coffee Association Trainer (AST) and Certifier. He also holds professional world certifications from Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and Barista Guild of America, as well as the title of a Licensed Q-Arabica Grader since 2015.

Since the inception of BGA, the team has organized three Malaysia Barista Championships, Malaysia Brewers Cup, Malaysian Aeropress Championships, chartered the Malaysia Specialty Coffee Association and successfully obtained international sanction for Malaysia to participate in the World Championships. 

Daniel has been featured on BFM, Capital FM, Bernama TV, Star Newspaper, Nourish Magazine, Flavours Magazine, TravelWireAsia and other news media on his contributions in the Malaysian coffee industry. In his other professional capacity, he is also a seasoned Speaking Professional, Trainer and HR Consultant and Managing Director of Direct Results Asia Pacific Consultancy Sdn Bhd.

• Authorised Specialty Coffee Association Trainer (AST)

• Authorised Specialty Coffee Certifier

• Licensed Q-Arabica Grader

David LEONG WENG WAI

Director & Co-founder | Authorised SCA Trainer

David was placed 2nd runner up at the First Battle of Barista in Malaysia and has continued to compete, organize, and judge over his journey as a coffee professional. 

Having completed SCA's Barista Skills module up to the Professional Level and becoming an Authorised SCA Trainer (AST),  David has gone on to judge in countries all over Southeast Asia, from the Cambodia Barista Championship in 2016, to the Vietnam Barista Championship and China Latte Art Championship in 2017, and of course at Malaysia's most elite Barista Championships and throwdowns since 2013. He has been a Visual Judge, Sensory Judge, Technical Judge and Head Judge for countless national competitions. 

• 2nd runner up at the First Battle of Barista in Malaysia

• Authorised SCA Trainer (AST),  

• Cambodia Barista Championship 2016 - judge

• Vietnam Barista Championship - judge

• China Latte Art Championship 2017 - judge