Adam Strzelecki from Co-Location Centre (CLC) North- East presentation at Cross-KIC EIT RIS Dialogue Conference in Maribor, Slovenia. 22-23 Nov 2017. #ConnectingMatters #EUinnovation #Foodinnovation #EITCommunity

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Cross KIC EIT RIS
Dialogue Conference
Maribor/Slovenia
22.-23.11.2017
22 November 2017
EIT Food
ADAM STRZELECKI, CLC North-East, EIT Food
adam.strzelecki@EITFood.eu

2. Challenges Objectives
Overcome low consumer trust
Create consumer-valued food for healthier nutrition
Build a consumer-centric connected food system
Enhance sustainability through resource stewardship
Educate to engage, innovate and advance
Catalyse food entrepreneurship and innovation
Low consumer trust & transparency
Distorted nutritional habits
Sustainability
Fragmented supply chain
Skills gap
Limited entrepreneurial culture

3. Mission
EIT Food’s mission is
to catalyse the transformation of the food system
and effectively meet the global food sector demands
of present and future generations
by building, managing and empowering
a sustainable and trusted multi-stakeholder community
with a central role for the consumer.

4. Catalysing innovation in the knowledge triangle
Go-to-market
Boost entrepreneurship
Develop talents

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EIT Food partners: transforming our food system together

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The EIT Food community
5 innovation hubs
Co-location Centers (CLCs)
Leuven
Reading
Madrid
Munich
Warsaw
Core partners
Industry
Higher education
Research
RisingFoodStars
Start-ups
Network partners
Civil society
Regional and public authorities

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EIT Food Regional Innovation Scheme
Promoting
international
networking in agri-
food industry
Boosting the
innovativeness of
EIT RIS countries
Strengthening the
competitiveness of
the European food
system
Added value to EIT
Food and its
partners

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2 Co-Location Centres, 13 EIT Hubs,
28 EIT RIS countries

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Dedicated EIT RIS instruments for:
Primary
producers
• R&D projects
initiated by
KIC partners
developing
and
promoting
innovative
practices
Govern-
ments
• EIT Food
Government
Executive
Academy
Resear-
chers
• RIS Expert
Community
• Study visits
Students
• RIS
Fellowships
Start-ups
• Innovation
Scouting,
Demo Days,
Innovation
Grants
Calls for beneficiaries from EIT RIS countries
will be announced in 2018 and open to all interested
beneficiaries meeting the selection criteria

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WORKSESSION Day 2nd
• Expected outcomes
• Awareness of EIT and EIT Food
• Understanding Regional Innovation Scheme
• Awareness of possible fields of collaboration
• Involvement of organisations from EIT RIS
countries in EIT Food activities opportunities
• Inputs into the upcoming call for EIT Hubs

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Timing Topic
9:00-9:30
Welcome, meeting introduction
Overview of the expected outcomes
9.30-10.30
Societal challenges faced by agri-food industry
EIT Food strategy and operations
EIT Food partners
EIT Food Innovation programmes
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30
Instruments proposed in the EIT Food Regional Innovation Scheme
Opportunities of working with EIT Food– perspectives of business, academia and
research institutes
Questions and answers concerning the planned EIT Food RIS activities
11:30-12:00 EIT Hubs selection, scope of activities and performance metrics
12:00-13:00
Wrapping up of the meeting and discussing way forward
Bilateral meetings
13:00-14.30 Lunch

12. Innovate with us!
eitfood.eu