Challenge Lab Slovenija 2025
The Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS-CAFE), in cooperation with the EIT Food, invites you to join Challenge Lab Slovenia 2025 – a unique program where you can turn your ideas into concrete solutions for the food challenges of the future.
Why participate?
💡 Challenge your ideas
This year’s theme, From Challenges to Change, encourages you to develop innovative solutions for current and future food challenges.
🧩 Workshops and mentorship
Gain entrepreneurial skills and receive guidance from experienced mentors.
🏆 Win €1,000
Present your solution to a panel of experts and compete for the main prize!
🎙 Learn from the best
Attend inspiring lectures by leading experts and companies from the agri-food sector – covering marketing, branding, product development, sensory analysis, and more.
This event is in Slovenian.
You can find out more, HERE
To register, follow this LINK
AGENDA
Challenge Lab Slovenia 2025 – Day 1
Ljubljana | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
23 October 2025
- Welcome and opening remarks
- Revolutionary changes in the food system and innovations shaping the future (lecture)
- Introduction of challenges
- Team building and group formation (workshop)
- Presentation of the Challenge Lab process and methodology
- Design thinking in practice (workshop)
- Entrepreneurial mindset and first business steps(workshop)
- Short talk: Understanding consumers
- Preparing for research (interviews and customer journey mapping) (workshop)
- Closing of Day 1
Challenge Lab Slovenia 2025 – Day 2
Ljubljana | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
24 October 2025
- Welcome and recap of Day 1
- Food labelling (workshop)
- Group work: Brainstorming ideas, prototyping, and 1-minute pitches
- Group work: Developing concepts and building prototypes
- Session: Market entry and placement in retail
- Preparing for the final pitch (workshop)
- Closing of Day 2
Challenge Lab Slovenia 2025 – Day 3
Ljubljana | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
5 November 2025
- Welcome and introduction
- Mock pitch session
- Final presentations before the expert jury
- Jury deliberation and announcement of winners
- Session: From idea to funding – how to access support programmes and grants
- Awards ceremony: Announcement of Challenge Lab Slovenia 2025 winners
- Networking and closing session
Registered participants will receive the detailed agenda by email.
The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.