EU Day @ Anuga FoodTec - Future of food: On the path to a resilient and sustainable food industry

Join us for an afternoon filled with insights from the European Union. We are joined by representatives of the European Commission, the European Innovation Council, Enterprise Europe Network and others to discuss companies' challenges and opportunities on the road to a sustainable food tech industry.

15:45

Welcome

Hans Stein, ZENIT GmbH /NRW.Europa

16:00

News from Brussels

Christos Skouras, DG GROW, European Commission

16:20

Agrifood challenges in EIC

Sara Machiels, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

16:40

Fostering interregional investments for the twin transition of the food sector – the HIGHFIVE project

Veerle de Graef, Flander´s Food and Simon Maas, Agri Food Capital

17:00

Panel discussion on challenges and solutions for a sustainable food industry

Sara Machiels, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Dr Marie Brueser, EIT Food

Norbert Reichl, HIGHFIVE

Giada Platania, EEN / SG AgriFood

Rolanda O'Connor, CARE4BIO

Moderation: Lee Greene, FoodHub.NRW