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EIT Food | Agrifood Entrepreneurs Days

4 November, 2024

A Startup Madeira é a parceira local do evento Agrifood Entrepreneurs Days, um evento impulsionado e apoiado pelo EIT Food, organismo do European Institute of Innovation & Technology, que irá acontecer nos dias 20 e 21 de novembro no Hotel VidaMar Madeira, Funchal. 

Through EIT Food, the world's largest food innovation community that seeks to create connections throughout the food system, this event is designed to stimulate and empower entrepreneurs in the local agri-food sector, with speakers and guests participating to address emerging trends, innovative technologies, global challenges and market opportunities.

Event

EIT Food - Agrifood Entrepreneurs Days aims to be an opportunity to establish and strengthen relationships between the local community and boost innovation in the areas of FoodTech and AgriTech. This session is aimed at entrepreneurs, startups, projects, researchers, entities and business people in the agri-food sector.

Over two days, participants will have the opportunity to take part in training sessions, such as talks, workshops and presentations, which will include topics such as an introduction to agri-food innovation and the role of the EIT Food, funding for startups and agri-food projects, brand strategy and marketing.

FoodTech, agrifood, technologies in agriculture and smart production, technology 4.0, IoT and AI, sustainability, food & packaging, nutrition, zero waste, awareness, communication, e-commerce & food distribution (digital platforms + marketplace), investment and scalability, will be some of the topics covered by the guest speakers, with dynamic and practical interaction from the participants.

Agenda

Day 1 | Training & Workshops: November 20th

09:00 >
Check-in @ Hotel VidaMar Madeira
09:15 >
Offical Opening
Eduardo Jesus | Secretário Regional de Economia, Turismo e Cultura
09:30 > 
Apresentação da Agenda & Dinâmica
Marta Miraldes | Managing Partner @ SBI_Consulting & Program Director @ From Start-to-Table
10:00 >
Talk: Introdução à Inovação Agroalimentar e o Papel do EIT Food
Zelai Ambrosio Basterretxea | Ecosystem Manager at EIT Food South
10:15 >
Workshop: Oportunidades no sector Agroalimentar
Moderadores | Cátia Fialho (Swee Creamery), Teresa Vivas, Maria Rosa (SBI Consulting)
10:45 >
Pause: Food for Thought
11:00 >
Workshop: Main conclusions of the opportunities in the Agri-food sector
11:30 >
Talk: Funding Mechanisms for Innovation
Marta Miraldes 
11:45 >
RoundTable: Financiamento na área de Foodtech e Agrotech
Marta Miraldes | Moderação
Isabel Faria | Angel Fund Leader @ COREAngels Food
Anouk Veber | Head of Venture.s @ Sparkfood
Sara Mendes | Innovation Manager - Sogrape 
12:30 >
Talk: Founder’s Story
Milana Dovzhenko | Co-founder, HRD & Product @ Bairro
13:00 >
Lunch Break
14:00 >
Workshop: Telling a story
Ricardo Nunes | Co-fundador @ O Benefício
14:45 >
RoundTable: Brand and Marketing Strategy
The importance of storytelling and branding in agri-food businesses
Diogo Valente | Co-Fundador @ Swee Creamery
Ricardo Nunes | Co-fundador @ O Benefício
15:30 >
Pitching Skills: The art of the Pitch in an Agri-Food business
15:50 >
Work Session: Ideas Lab - Creating FoodTech & AgroTech Solutions
17:30 >
Session: Pitch 
18:00 >
End of 1st Day

Day 2 | Networking: November 21

09:00 >
Check-in @ Hotel VidaMar Madeira
09:15 > 
Innovative Retrospective: Connecting Ideas
Marta Miraldes | Managing Partner @ SBI_Consulting & Program Director @ From Start-to-Table
09:30 >
Talk: Taste Tomorrow: Market Trends
Bernardo Henriques | Commerce & Digital Communication Manager @ Grupo Puratos
09:50 >
Talk: Technology in the Agri-Food Industry
Filipe Freitas | Head of Madeira Pre Sales Department @ Altice
10:10 >
Networking: Innovations Roadmap > Ideas Generated
11:10 >
Pause: Food for Thought
11:30 >
RoundTable: Seeding the future in the agri-food sector
Startup Madeira | Moderação
Ana Jesus Ghira | Direção Regional De Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural | UANA
Bárbara Magalhães Pires | Diretora de Produção, Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar @ Insular
Marisela Pontes | Analista de Laboratório @ Madeira Wine Company
Pedro Lourenço | Sales Account @ FN hotelaria
12:15 >
Conectar Pontos: Desafios e Oportunidades
EIT Food
Carlos Soares Lopes, Presidente Executivo @ Startup Madeira
12:30 >
Closing Session

Speakers

Ana Jesus Ghira

Direção Regional De Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural | UANA

Anouk Veber

Head of Venture.s - FoodTech & AgTech Investments | Sparkfood (SONAE)

Bárbara Magalhães Pires

Diretora de Produção, Qualidade e Segurança Alimentar | Insular

Bernardo henriques

e-Commerce & Digital Communication Manager | Grupo Puratos

Carlos Soares Lopes

Presidente Executivo | Startup Madeira

Cátia Fialho

Marketing | Swee

Diogo Valente

Fundador | Swee

Eduardo Jesus

Secretário Regional de Economia, Turismo e Cultura

Filipe Freitas

Head of Madeira Pre Sales Department | Altice

Sara Mendes

Innovation Manager | Sogrape

Isabel Faria

Angel Investor | COREAngels Food

Maria Rosa

Consultant | SBI Consulting

Marisela Pontes 

Analista de Laboratório | Madeira Wine Company

Marta Miraldes

Managing Partner | SBI Consulting & Program Director - From start to Table | Startup Lisboa

Milana Dovzhenko

Co-founder, HRD & Product | Bairro

Pedro Lourenço

Sales Account | FN Hotelaria

Ricardo nunes

Co-founder | O Benefício

Zelai Ambrosio Basterretxea

Ecosystem Manager | EIT Food South

Registrations

Event: Training + Networking 
20 - 21 November | Participants

SOLD OUT | Atendendo ao limite do espaço e evento, as inscrições já estão encerradas. 

No entanto, se pretender participar no evento de Networking, na manhã do dia 21, ainda pode registar a sua inscrição neste link.