EIT Food Challenge Labs: Brașov 2024
EIT Food Challenge Labs Brașov 2024 | How can we ensure and improve consumers’ access to local food?
Do you have an idea that can help improve consumer access to local food? We are waiting for you at EIT Food Challenge Labs: Brașov 2024, part of the European ideathon of EIT Food, seeking solutions to current and future challenges in the food system!
EIT Food Challenge Labs: Brașov 2024 will take place between November 9-10, at CATTIA, Brașov. We aim to bring together people and teams interested in sustainability and improving the food system, to develop ideas and solutions for the community.
During the event:
· You will have access to a network of sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation and food experts, and you will connect with like-minded people.
· You will receive guidance from mentors and facilitators and use a range of materials to inspire you in defining the proposed solution.
· You will learn the path from an idea with potential to a project with impact, with the perspective of developing a business in agri-food.
The winning solutions will receive funding of 3,000 euros – first prize and 2,000 euros – second prize and will be promoted in the EIT Food community.
Eit Food Challenge Labs Brașov 2024 is organized by the Brașov Metropolitan Agency for Sustainable Development, in partnership with Impact Hub Bucharest and Olympus. Eit Food Challenge Labs Brașov 2024 is part of the EIT Food Hub Romania activities.
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AGENDA
EIT Food Challenge Labs: Brașov 2024 | How can we ensure and improve access to local food for end consumers?
9-10 November, CATTIA Business Center (Institutului Str. 35, Brasov, RO)
PREP WORK | November 6 – 8
November 6, 18:00 – welcome, presentation of the program, teams formation, methodology and theme
November 7, 18:00 – presentation / practical activity
November 8, 18:00 – presentation / practical activity
DAY 1 | November 9
09:00 – 09:30 Registration / welcome coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Introduction: Agenda / Logistics / Rules
10:00 – 10:45 Theme Introduction – Guest Presentations
10:45 – 11:30 In-depth understanding of the problem. Desk research & homework
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 13:00 About empathy. The interview as a research tool.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:45 User interviews (end-consumers)
15:45 - 16:30 Downloading information from interviews, teamwork
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 – 17:45 Transition from problems to opportunities. In-depth analysis of opportunities. Teamwork
17:45 – 18:15 Ideation
18:15 – 18:30 Check-out Day I
DAY 2 | 10 November
09:00 – 09:15 Registration / welcome coffee
09:15 – 09:45 Reconnection with ideas and selection
09:45 – 11:00 Concept development, teamwork
11:00 – 11:15 Introduction to prototyping
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15 Prototype development, teamwork
12:15 – 13:00 Working lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Mentor feedback
14:30 – 15:15 Prototype update based on feedback/input from mentors
15:15 – 16:15 Final presentations’ preparation
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break/change set-up
16:30 – 17:45 Presentations
17:45 – 18:30 Deliberation and announcement of the winners. Award ceremony and group photo.
Please note that the event will be held in Romanian.