EIT Food Alumni

🚜🌱WEBINAR EVENT REMINDER! Join us this friday! Kick Off 2025 with Our 8th Thematic Webinar on Digital Transformation in Agri-Food! #Digitaltransformation plays a key role in different thematic areas in agri-food sector, so make sure you join us and get insights from our esteemed speakers: 🎤 Assoc. Prof. Galina Momcheva, Ph.D. - Bulgarian Academy of Science 🎤Evgeny Savin, PhD - Co-founder of Green Growth 🎤Dr. Sjaak Wolfert - Wageningen University & Research ✨ The webinar is free, but registrations are necessary! ✨ 📅 Date: 10 January 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:15 CET 📍 Where: Online, https://lnkd.in/e93PQgsa (MS Teams) Glenn 🥦 Mathijssen Karina Akopian Mirna Germšek Begüm ÖNAL, ph.d. Laurie Lancee Lorenzo Conti Julia Dutkiewicz Slađana Lovrić Rodolfo Dimasi EIT Food EIT Food Education EIT Food Accelerator Network EIT Food North-East EIT Food West EIT Food Women in Entrepreneurship EIT Food Seedbed Incubator EIT Food South EIT Food RisingFoodStars

💫 New Year, new opportunities to keep shaping the future of our food systems! 🍎 📢 Calling all impactful #agrifoodtech startups, researchers & entrepreneurs in Europe! 🇪🇺 🖥 Join our "Ask us anything" webinar on the 15th of January 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET to learn more about our EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes 2025: 🔸 EIT Food Seedbed Incubator 🔸 EIT Food Accelerator Network 🔸 EIT Food RisingFoodStars 👉 Register to the webinar today: https://lnkd.in/eutT2diF 🌿EIT Food’s Entrepreneurship programmes cater for all stages of business growth: from market potential - EIT Food Seedbed Incubator; business acceleration and market tech validation - EIT Food Accelerator Network; to commercial capabilities upscaling - EIT Food RisingFoodStars, delivering new food innovations and businesses worldwide. The programme presentations will be followed by a Q&A for startups to ask any questions about the application process. 💥Applications for the EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes 2025 are open until the 21st of February! 👉 To apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eXC75sek Benoit Buntinx, Adam M. Adamek, PhD, Magdalena Herrador Moreno, Yulia Bodnar, Chryssa Dimaki, PhD, Anna Laudy-Nagy, Lena Marijke Wenzel, Laura Curtis, Ann Generlich, Rebecca Poulsen, Marie Brueser, Belen Moscoso del Prado Gonzalez, Latif Andersson, Dr. Christoph Mandl, Samantha Gadenne, Benoît Lelong, Jeltsin Neckebroek, Lukas Vandenreyt, Martina Burolo, EIT Food Alumni, Laura Elphick, Juliet Bray, Kamila Czerwinska, Juan Ignacio Zaffora, Elina Kuzjukevica #FoodSystemTransformation #ImprovingFoodTogether #AgriFoodTechInnovations #FutureofFood

🚀 Looking for a way to put your New Year's resolution for 2025 into practice? We invite you to reach out to your team and submit your last minute application🔔 for the Menu for Change Challenge,  👉 to win cash prize, mentorship and access to food technology events to pitch your project! Today is the last chance for you to embark on this journey & to contribute with your fellows to a healthier, brighter food future for all. Don’t miss it! 🙌 Find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dxiVvjhi 🗓️ Deadline: 5th January, 2025 EIT Food Alumni The Alt Protein Project at EIT Food #FutureFood #MenuForChange #Innovation #YoungChangemakers #FoodSystems #YouthEngagement #opportunity

Let’s set the year straight! 🔋 💯 Kick off the new year with a fresh beginning by engaging in opportunities and events focused on connecting and empowering individuals from the agri-food and sustainability sector. The month of January offers fantastic activities, from the 8th Thematic Webinar of EIT Food Alumni on Digital Transformation and Trade Resilience Seminar of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), to international conventions like the 4th edition of Sustainable Foods summit and innovation challenges with the webinar of EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programmes EIT Food Seedbed Incubator EIT Food Accelerator Network EIT Food RisingFoodStars!🔝 🔔 The beginning of the month marks the application deadline for Menu for Change Challenge. Don’t miss the opportunity to win a cash prize, mentorship, and access to food tech events to pitch your project! This is a chance like no other to contribute to a healthier food future for all of us. FutureFoodMakers Seeding The Future Foundation 🔗 Check out the full details in the article and mark your calendars!

🚜🌱 Kick Off 2025 with Our 8th Thematic Webinar on Digital Transformation in Agri-Food! As the holidays approach and you plan your New Year goals, don’t miss this chance to explore how technology is driving traceability, transparency, and sustainability in the agri-food sector. 📅 Date: 10 January 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:15 CET 📍 Where: Online, registrations on: https://lnkd.in/ekeU65BX Connect with leading experts, innovators, and entrepreneurs driving the future of food systems. Speakers include: 🔸 Assoc. Prof. Galina Momcheva, PhD – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 🔸 Evgeny Savin – Co-founder of Green Growth 🔸 Dr. Sjaak Wolfert – Wageningen University & Research ✨ Don’t wait—register now and start the year with inspiration and innovation! https://lnkd.in/ekeU65BX #DigitalAgriFood #Sustainability #AgTech #FoodInnovation #EITFoodAlumni #Traceability #Transparency #Networking EIT Food Begüm ÖNAL, ph.d. Glenn 🥦 Mathijssen Dasha Shvaikovskaya Federica Cornago Rodolfo Dimasi Laurie Lancee Lorenzo Conti Mirna Germšek Julia Dutkiewicz Slađana Lovrić

✨🎀✨ Are you aware of all the perks that come with being a member of the EIT Alumni community? 🤔 🙌 Thanks to previous alumni feedback, we now have the EIT Alumni DealBox, a platform offering exclusive deals, special discounts, and more - just for our community! To continue improving and expanding these efforts, we want to hear from you! Please take less than 5 minutes to complete our survey and let us know how we can update and enhance the benefits we offer. Maybe your wish will come true! 🪄 👉 Take survey: https://lnkd.in/dw8S9dth 🕵️ Explore the EIT Alumni DealBox: https://lin213.softr.app/ Thank you for your valuable input! 🙏 #EITAlumniDealbox #EITAlumniBenefits #EITCommunity EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology Fernanda Todeschini (Maria Fernanda Marques Todeschini) Ioanna Nydrioti

Hello Alumni! 🔔Don’t miss this chance to lead the change! Apply today and help shape the future of food in Europe. Why Participate? 💸 Funding Opportunities: Win the resources you need to bring your project to life or scale an existing initiative.  👥 Mentorship: Receive guidance from experts to grow your professional and entrepreneurial skills.  🎙️ Exclusive Exposure: Showcase your project at major events like EIT Food’s Next Bite 2025, Food Future Tech London, and SIAL Paris. Find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dxiVvjhi 🔗 Direct link to the application: https://lnkd.in/eRGd3r8W IAAS (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences) YPARD EIT Food Education

🌟 EIT Food Alumni – Join our Digital Entrepreneurial Networking Breakfast Ready to connect with entrepreneurial minds in our alumni community? 🚀 🕡 When: Thursday,12. December 2024, 9:30–10:15 a.m. CET 📍 Where: Microsoft Teams, link on: https://lnkd.in/ekBmG-Kv The EIT Food Alumni Board is thrilled to invite you to our Entrepreneurial Networking Breakfast session! Grab your coffee, and let's dive into meaningful connections with fellow alumni entrepreneurs. This guided session, led by one of our entrepreneurial board members, offers a unique opportunity to: ✅ Exchange ideas with like-minded alumni ✅ Expand your network within the entrepreneurial community ✅ Share insights or challenges, and collaborate on solutions 👉 RSVP now and secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/esxuu6kW #EITFoodAlumni #Networking #Entrepreneurship #AlumniEvent #Innovation Glenn 🥦 Mathijssen Lorenzo Conti Begüm ÖNAL, ph.d.Laurie Lancee Dasha Shvaikovskaya Federica Cornago Rodolfo Dimasi Julia Dutkiewicz Mirna Germšek Slađana Lovrić

🚀 Apply for the Menu for Change Challenge! (The deadline is 5 January, 2025).  🌱 Are you open to secure funding for your team, get personalized mentorship, and spotlight your ideas at Europe’s leading tech events? Regardless of whether you are already active young visionaries in the creative transformation of Europe's food system OR just paving the first path, this is   an opportunity you don't want to miss. This unique competition empowers changemakers like you to pitch projects that align with the Menu for Change manifesto - a vision designed by young leaders to create a sustainable, nutritious food future for Europe. EIT Food, Seeding The Future Foundation, FutureFoodMakers, and the Young Professionals Platform (YPP) are thrilled to invite YOU to the Menu for Change Challenge   and support you in the realisation of your vision! Why Participate? 💸 Funding Opportunities: Win the resources you need to bring your project to life or scale an existing initiative.  👥 Mentorship: Receive guidance from experts to grow your professional and entrepreneurial skills.  🎙️ Exclusive Exposure: Showcase your project at major events like EIT Food’s Next Bite 2025, Food Future Tech London, and SIAL Paris.  Who Can Apply? -Anyone between the ages of 18-30 -You must be based in a European country (including Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, and Turkey) -Your project must align with one of the six key priorities of the Menu for Change manifesto.  How to Apply: -Form a Team: Gather your team of three. -Choose Your Focus: Review the Menu for Change manifesto and decide how your project addresses one of its priorities. -Submit Your Idea: Share a new project idea or an existing project that needs scaling. Don’t miss this chance to lead the change! Apply today and help shape the future of food in Europe. Find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dxiVvjhi 🔗 Direct link to the application: https://lnkd.in/eRGd3r8W IAAS (International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences) YPARD EIT Food Education

🚀 Join the EIT Food Alumni Board as the new Communications Intern! 🌱 Are you a student passionate about the agrifood sector and looking to gain valuable experience while making a real impact? We’re excited to announce an open volunteer position for Communications on the EIT Food Alumni Board! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to get involved, as you'll have more flexibility to dedicate time while representing your peers. 🔑 Benefits of joining the team: - Represent students in the growing agrifood sector. - Opportunities (yes, multiple) to travel and connect with students, distinguished speakers, and agri-food professionals across Europe. - Be part of shaping and participating in exciting events, like the mentorship programme, online events, and more ... - Gain hands-on communications and leadership experience while contributing to impactful projects. - Build a strong network of alumni and industry experts that can help boost your future career. 🎯 Our expectations: - Support Alumni events. - Assist Country Representatives with their local events to ensure smooth operations and promotion. Ready to take on this rewarding role and be at the heart of the EIT Food Alumni community? 🌍 We’re looking for someone organized, creative, and ready to jump in! Send us a message or drop a comment if you're interested. #EITFoodAlumni #VolunteerOpportunity #Agrifood #Communications Glenn 🥦 Mathijssen Lorenzo Conti Laurie Lancee Begüm ÖNAL, ph.d. Julia Dutkiewicz Dasha Shvaikovskaya Rodolfo Dimasi Mirna Germšek