This is a Next Bite Satellite Event.

Join us in beautiful Munich to network with EIT Food Strategic & Delivery Partners from all Regions and connect with innovations! This is a closed event (invite only) for Strategic and Delivery partners from South, North-East and West Region.

 What can you expect

This matchmaking event will focus on the themes of 'Advanced Biotech' and 'Regenerative Agriculture Practices'.

You will connect with other EIT Food Strategic & Delivery Partners, innovations, and have the opportunity to meet EIT Food staff and the leadership team, including our CPO Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, our Regional Director West Gulsah Uysal, Regional Director South Begona Pérez Villarreal, Regional Director North-East Marja-Liisa Meurice, Partnership Managers and others.

 

Dates: 24th - 26th March

Agenda

March 24th

Arrival and Strategic Partner dinner at Weisses Bräuhaus im Tal, starting at 20:00.

March 25th  

8:00 to 9:00 – Registration and Coffee  

9:00 to 9:10 – Program Start: Moderator Introduction & Agenda Announcements 

9:10 to 9:20  – Welcoming Words from Gulsah Uysal, Region West Director, EIT Food  

9:20 to 9:35 – Collaborating for Success: Opening Speech by Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, Chief Partnership Officer, EIT Food  

9:35 to 9:40  – Welcoming the Keynote Speaker from Richard Zaltzman, Chief Executive Officer, EIT Food 

9:40 to 10:10  - Keynote: Food Systems Transformation and Role of Partnerships by Randy Jagt, Global Future of Food Lead Strategy Partner, Deloitte   

10:10 to 10:40  – Coffee Break 

10:40 to 10:50 – Regenerative Agriculture at EIT Food, Presentation by Alicia Abendroth, Senior Partnership Manager, EIT Food  

10:50 to 11:35  – Expert Panel: ''Shaping the Future: Actionable Pathways to Regenerative Agriculture'' moderated by Regine Roncucci, Ecosystem Manager, EIT Food  

11:35 to 12:35– Regenerative Agriculture Project Pitches from Partners, organized by Regine Roncucci, Ecosystem Manager, EIT Food  

If you would like to submit a project idea, please be sure to follow the guidelines provided here and submit your proposal by March 5th, 2025.

 

12:35 to 12:40  – Moderator Recap and Announcements before Lunch  

12:40 to 14:00 – Lunch, accompanied by networking in the Start-Up & Poster Pavillion  

14:00 to 14:05  – Moderator Announcements  

14:05 to 14:15  – Biotechnology at EIT Food, Presentation by Lorena Savani, Mission Lead – Healthier Lives Through Food, EIT Food  

14:15 to 15:00 – Expert Panel: Biotech’s Role in the Future of Food moderated by Nazanin Khayyat, Partnership Manager, EIT Food  
 
15:00 to 15:30  – Coffee Break, accompanied by networking in the Start-Up & Poster Pavillion  

15:30– 16:30  – Food Biotechnology Project Pitches from Partners, organized by Regine Roncucci, Ecosystem Manager, EIT Food 

 If you would like to submit a project idea, please be sure to follow the guidelines provided here and submit your proposal by March 5th, 2025.

 

16:30 to 17:30  – The Future of EIT Food Missions and Funding Pathways led by Abbie Roberts, Senior Programme Manager – Strategic Programmes, Missions, and Nazanin Khayyat, Partnership Manager, EIT Food  

17:30 to 19:00 – Reception, accompanied by networking in the Start-Up & Poster Pavillion  

19:00 to 19:30 – Break   

19:30 – Dinner for EIT Food Strategic and Delivery Partners  

March 26th 

8:45 to 9:30  - Strategic Advisory Council West - invite only (for West Strategic Partners only) 
 
8:45 to 9:30 - Coffee & Networking – open to all  

9:30 to 9:35 – Program Start: Moderator Introduction  

9:35 to 9:50 – EIT Food Strategy Outlook, Gulsah Uysal, Region West Director, EIT Food  

9:50 to 10:10 – Keynote Speech from an EIT Food Partner  

10:10 to 10:15  – Break-Out Instructions and Announcements for Remainder of the Event  

10:15 to 10:45  – Coffee Break, networking in the Poster Pavillion  

10:45 to 12:00 – Theme Based Roundtables (Break-Outs)  
 
Split into Break-Out Rooms: Regenerative Agriculture and Food Biotechnology at EIT Food  

Room 1 – Regenerative Agriculture Roundtable 

Room 2 – Food Biotechnology Roundtable 

 
12:00 to 13:30 – Guided City Tour and Food Tasting Exploring the Local Food Scene in Munich  

13:30 – Official Event End 

 Venue and hotel information

The event and dinner venue, The Eden Hotel Wolff, is a convenient 1-minute walk from the Munich central train station.

There are many local hotels in the area.

If you would like to stay at The Eden Hotel Wolff, we have secured a special rate for 24 and 25 March for our group of €164 per night (including breakfast and Wi-Fi).

 We urge you to book as soon as possible to not miss out on this deal as rates will certainly increase soon.

When booking, please mention you are attending the EIT Food event.

The special rate is available for two nights

Other hotels and budget-friendly accomodation in the area:

Motel One Sendlinger Tor (4-star)

Ibis München City (2-star)

a&o Hostel München Hackerbrücke (Hostel)