Keynote address
Importance of collaboration between academia/ research, industry, and startups to reach our mutual goals on the EU level.
Liene Briede, Vice-Rector for Innovation at Riga Technical University, member of the European Innovation Council Board (EIC), and member of the board at Latvian Startup Association.
Reducing Risk for a Fair & Resilient Food System:
spotlight on new start-ups in our community.
New in the EIT Food community: Get to know our 2023 cohort of agri-food tech start-ups from the EIT Food entrepreneurship programmes here first.
Participating startups:
OneThird
ekolive
Yangi AB
Freshsens
Die Frischemamufaktur
Panel discussion:
Reshaping food environments to enable a change in consumer behaviour.
Reshaping food environments is critical for food systems sustainability, a need now recognised at the EU level, most notably in the Farm to Fork Strategy. Creating enabling food environments means ensuring that foods, beverages, and meals that contribute to sustainable healthy diets are the most available, affordable, convenient, and widely promoted. Creating healthy, sustainable food environments involves implementing policies to reshape incentives across the food chain, regulatory efforts, new business models for both in and out of home eating. How can we together reshape food environments to long term consumer shifts in diets?
Panel lead:
Prof. Klaus G. Grunert, Professor of Marketing at Aarhus University
Speakers:
Mecislavs Maculēvičs, HR Director and member of Corporate Responsibility Board Rimi Baltics
Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa, European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisor and Professor, Tallinn University
Anja De Cunto, Team leader – Food, Eurocities
Networking & Matchmaking - Lunch
Your opportunity to have dedicated personal meetings with EIT Food partners and event attendees. Book your own networking meetings via our networking app.
Lunch buffet open from 12.00 – 13.00
Interactive parallel sessions:
Attend your session of preference (Information sessions about calls will be recorded):
Breakout 5 (this session is a repeat of breakout session 1)
Mission-based funding & collaboration opportunities - [Room: Gamma]
Join this session to learn more about the types of activities and projects we will be funding in the next Call. Centred around Mission targets and Priority areas, you will learn about the two-stream approach to delivering impact:
- funding programmes that are problem-led, responding to Mission targets, and in direction collaboration with EIT Food programmes and infrastructure to deliver systems-level change
- investing in solution-led projects that accelerate impact within our Priority areas, led by our community and supported by us
The second half of the session will be interactive. Help us prioritise the collaboration opportunities for our community to drive the biggest change in our Missions and Priority Areas of Regenerative Agriculture, Protein Diversification and Labelling, Packaging & Transparency. Be it Think Tanks, Task Groups or leveraging existing EIT Food programmes and co-funding opportunities, we will ask what you need from EIT Food, and each other to be successful.
Speakers:
- Andrew Carlin,
- Abbie Roberts
Breakout 6
Opportunities for funding and visibility within the EIT Community activities - [Room: Omega 2]
The session will provide an overview of the EIT Food contribution to the EIT Community activities, with a focus on ongoing & upcoming opportunities for start-ups, ngos and education partners across the different 'clusters' of EIT Community projects.
Programme:
13-13.10 The role of EIT Food within the EIT Community activities
13.10-13.20 Opportunities for start-ups in the 'New European Bauhaus', 'Supernovas' & 'Strategic RIS' projects
13.20-13.30 Opportunities for education partners in the 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Strategic Education' & 'Strategic RIS' projects
13.30-13.40 Opportunities for NGOs, research centres & consultancy firms in the 'New European Bauhaus' project
13.40-14.00 Q&A
Speakers
Tommaso Emiliani
Dr. Martine van Veelen
Milda Krauzlis
Amparo San José
Dr. Maarten van der Kamp
Breakout 7
RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) - [Room: Sigma]
13.00 - 13.30 Unleashing the Potential: How RIS instruments have supported the development of Baltic knowledge-intensive agrifood startups
Join us for a captivating panel discussion as we delve into the vibrant startup ecosystem of the Baltic region and Latvia in particular, uncover how the RIS dedicated activities have set knowledge-intensive startups apart. During the discussion, our panelists will explore the characteristics that contribute to the rising success of the Baltic startups and the support structures that enable them to compete on an international scale.
- Alīna Dolmate, Riga Technical University (RTU) Science & Innovation Centre (EIT Food Hub Latvia)
- Kārlis Ūdris, CEO at Elogium
- Michel Daniel Wettstein, CEO at Got Foods
- Milda Savickaite, CEO of MB Kulagenas
13.30 - 14.00 Industry involvement in implementation of Regional and National Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) in agrifood sector.
How does the industry benefit from Regional and National Smart Specialization Strategies in the agri-food sector? How to encourage and strengthen the participation of business representatives in RIS3? Join us in this discussion prompted by the latest publication of the "EIT FOOD RIS3 GUIDEBOOK - A call to action for agrifood policymakers and doers", created in collaboration with experts from 17 European countries, and learn about the advantages and best practices of successful business collaboration within the regional innovation ecosystem.
- Anna Kubiak, Ecosystem Manager at EIT Food
- Enno Ence, CEO at MILZU! Creartor
- Augustas Alešiūnas, CEO at ART21
- Gonçalo Amorim, CEO at BGI
Breakout 8
Partnership - [Room: Omega 1]
This session will present an overview of partnership, highlighting the areas of opportunity for you to be involved with EIT Food activities. There will be a call for action about recruiting new organisations to fill gaps in the EIT Food network. We will highlight opportunities for networking, matchmaking and funding.
Speakers:
- Jayne Brookman
- Jente Schoutens
Interactive parallel sessions:
Attend your session of preference (Information sessions about calls will be recorded):
Breakout 9
Self-organising for systemic
change (next gen innovators) - [Room: Omega 1]
Learn first-hand how self-organized grassroots initiatives bring change into the food system from next-generation innovators. Our speakers will walk you through their path of challenges and successes to show you how individual efforts brought together can make a real impact. We then will cocreate how a Youth Advisory Group could support EIT Food and vice versa.
Speakers:
- Dr. Maarten van der Kamp
- Dr. Lucy Wallace
- Karina Akopian
- Aya Mounir
- Xiuqi Wang
- Marta Ciampechini
- Genna Tesdall
- Dr. Lorenzo Conti
Breakout 10
How Seed investing adapts to
the volatile market conditions - [Room: Sigma]
Economic turmoil has created uncertainty and changing dynamics for venture capital funds and startups alike. Yet funding technology innovation in climate, food and health is as critical as ever. We will discuss how seed-stage investors – and startups – can adapt to succeed.
Speaker:
- Thomas van den Boezem
Breakout 11
MyEITFood.eu, your new central platform for
EIT Food partnership and participant support - [Room: Gamma]
*Our platform centralizes all EIT Food calls, challenges, and related information, making it easier for you to stay up-to-date on all opportunities.
* You can also access project-related information, including project details, impact reports, monitoring updates, funding and financing schedules, and contracts - all in one place.
Speaker:
- Raphael Debleser
* With our centralized support and knowledge base, you can get the help you need quickly and efficiently.
Breakout 12
Cultivating Core Values at EIT Food: Building a Foundation for Success - [Room: Lambda]
🌟 Join Our Workshop: Unleashing the Power of Values!
At EIT Food, working with intrinsically motivated and engaged personalities is the backbone of EIT Foods’ wide range of activities, formats and European spread interactions. Therefore, EIT Food is starting to integrate its 4 values, collaborative, constructive, inventive and inclusive into its DNA, as we believe in transformation driven by the power of values. Lets discuss, understand and discover how integrating values drives success, fosters collaboration, and creates a thriving thriving environment. Don't miss this transformative opportunity!
Speakers:
- Marie Ammann
- Dr. Georg Schirrmacher
- Dr. Marie Brueser
Breakout 13
Regenerative Agriculture Portfolio: Enabling the Transition - [Room: Omega 2]
The regenerative agriculture transition is critical to Europe’s food agenda, climate commitments and to address the challenges faced by the sector. In this breakout we will discuss the critical role Regenerative Agriculture plays within our Missions, and explore two exciting programmes, the Regenerative Innovation Portfolio, and the Carbon+ Coalition. These programmes are looking for solutions across multiple landscapes, working on complementary areas of the transition. In partnership with Food Valley, The Regenerative Innovation Portfolio is focussed on removing barriers to adoption of regenerative agriculture, working directly with farmers on supply / demand matching, ecosystem services, and de-risking the financial barriers. The Carbon+ Coalition, created by the Green Deal CEO Action Group, is delivering a pilot to test the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework, to establish viable pathways for farmers to achieve carbon reduction and removal and benefit from the transition.
Speaker:
- Richard Zaltzman
- Begoña Pérez Villarreal
- Jourdan Damien
- Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel
- Melissa Comellas
Closing and drinks
Your last networking opportunity.
Preliminary Event Programme Agenda
2023 Annual Event
Day 1 - 27 June
9:30 - 18:30
Day 2 - 28 June
9:30 - 15:30
Opening Address Dr. Andy Zynga, CEO EIT Food
New in the EIT Food community: Get to know our 2023 cohort of agri-food tech start-ups from the EIT Food entrepreneurship programmes here first.
The EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programmes are designed to launch, accelerate, and scale impactful agri-food tech start-ups to solve global food system challenges and deliver new food innovations and businesses worldwide.
Participating startups:
Green Spot Technologies
BettaF!sh
Onego Bio
CattleEyePanel discussion: Enabling farmers to lead the transition
Innovation is required to harness the positive potential of agriculture towards GHG emissions and enabling farmers to lead the transition to more sustainable practices is key to making this happen. The transition to environmentally friendly practices is risky and requires systemic solutions that include carbon pricing, carbon farming and the experimentation of new business models. How can we speed this up and enable farmers to lead the transition?
Panel lead:
Prof. Nigel Scollan, Professor and Director, Institute for Global Food Security of Queens University Belfast
Speakers:
Howard Koster, Farmer / Research & Education Officer, De Biesterhof (Land van Ons) / WUR
Prof. John Gilliland, Strategic Advisor, Practitioner & Innovator in Climate Smart Farming, Land Management & Policy Development
Orsolya Frizon Somogyi , Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development at European Commission
Marjolein A.J. Brasz, CEO, Foodvalley NL Practice leadership in food transition
Networking & Matchmaking - Lunch
Your opportunity to have dedicated personal meetings with EIT Food partners and event attendees. Book your own networking meetings via our event tool.
Lunch buffet open from 12.00 – 13.30
Healthier lives through food: Spotlight on new start-ups in our community
New in the EIT Food community: Get to know our 2023 cohort of agri-food tech start-ups from the EIT Food entrepreneurship programmes here first.
Participating startups:
Aliga Microalgae
Verdify
Agrain by Circular Food Technology
ENGINZYMEPanel discussion: Bringing protein diversification to the mainstream for people & planet.
For the potential of protein diversification to be fully realised in a balanced and environmentally sustainable way, a long-term vision and systems approach is required. Accelerated innovation to market and enabling policy frameworks are required to incentivise the transition to diversified protein resources and drive consumer confidence in the products to stimulate behaviour change. How we can accelerate and make protein diversification mainstream?
Panel lead:
Dr. Kari Tronsmo, Open Innovation leader at Danone and president of EIT Food Think Tank on protein Diversification
Speakers:
Acacia Smith, Senior Policy Manager, GFI Europe
Sofia Kuhn, Director of Public Engagement, EIT Food
Enno Ence, Co-owner, founder and brand creator for MILZU!
Robert E. Jones, Vice-President, Global Public Affairs at Mosa Meat
Networking & Matchmaking
Your opportunity to have dedicated personal meetings with EIT Food partners and event attendees. Book your own networking meetings via our event tool.
Breakout 1: Mission-based funding & collaboration opportunities - [Room: Omega 1]
Join this session to learn more about the types of activities and projects we will be funding in the next Call. Centred around Mission targets and Priority areas, you will learn about the two-stream approach to delivering impact:
- funding programmes that are problem-led, responding to Mission targets, and in direction collaboration with EIT Food programmes and infrastructure to deliver systems-level change
- investing in solution-led projects that accelerate impact within our Priority areas, led by our community and supported by us
The second half of the session will be interactive. Help us prioritise the collaboration opportunities for our community to drive the biggest change in our Missions and Priority Areas of Regenerative Agriculture, Protein Diversification and Labelling, Packaging & Transparency. Be it Think Tanks, Task Groups or leveraging existing EIT Food programmes and co-funding opportunities, we will ask what you need from EIT Food, and each other to be successful.
Speakers:
- Andrew Carlin,
- Abbie Roberts
Breakout 2: Democratization processes: public education - [Room: Gamma]
With 2023 being the European Year of Skills, in this session we will put skills centre stage and will discuss their relationship with democratic processes. We will discuss life skills in the context of Europe, and showcase several development opportunities and activities across the EIT Food community and beyond.
Speakers:
- Dr. Maarten van der Kamp
- Vivien Bodereau
- MEP João Albuquerque
Breakout 3: Public Engagement Proof of Concepts: Funding to test your project idea - [Room: Sigma]
Do you have a great idea how to better equip people to make more informed choices when buying and consuming food, increase transparency & engagement in the food system and encourage greater involvement in shaping a future food system which you’d like to test for its potential of societal impact? Then this session is for you.
During the session we will share the details of our Proof of Concept Call, what we are looking for, and also what we are not looking for. The session will give you an opportunity to link up and discuss ideas with other people who are interested in applying. The call opens on 15 June and closes on 15 August.
Speakers
- Sofia Kuhn
- Marta Erquicia González-Careaga
Breakout 4: Building consortia for success - [Room: Omega]
Join us at this session to explore practical approaches to EIT Food's new engagement opportunities. How can we help you create successful consortia to achieve our mission-level targets? We'll be sharing handy hints on the key ingredients for successful consortia building: set up; project implementation; KPI evidence gathering; financial management and communications.
Speakers:
- Dr. Jayne Brookman
- Richard Zaltzman
Your opportunity to have dedicated personal meetings with EIT Food partners and event attendees. Book your own networking meetings via our networking app.
18:30 cocktails, 19.00 start dinner