Women in Agrifood Summit

Women in Agrifood Summit is a sum up of the activities performed within the frames of Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme carried out by EIT Food in 2022 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.

This event represents the closure of this year’s edition and it is conceived on the one hand as a graduation day and on the other hand as a source of up-to-date and valuable information for women leaders in agrifood sector.

The event will be held hybrid and will be a place to discuss and share experiences, strategies and opportunities with and for women in the agrifood, agritech and entrepreneurial area. Women in Agrifood Summit will be a celebration of the completion of the programme, showcasing the innovative and unique projects that it has hosted.

We will have the opportunity to witness some presentations of the business ideas that our women leaders have developed during this edition.

• 12.30 - 13.30 | Networking Lunch
• 13.30 - 13.45 | Welcome & Opening Presentation | Why is it essential to support startups for the economic growth?
• 13.45 - 13.50 | Message from Mariya Gabriel. European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth at the European Commission
• 13.50 - 14.20 | Inspiring Keynote - Spread your talent to the world
• 14.20 - 14.45 | Biz4Change: Creating hype about Sustainability
• 14.45 - 15.20 | Roundtable | Being a Founder: How Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Agrifood Systems
• 15.20 - 15.45 | Biz4Change: Healthier Lives Through Food
• 15.45 - 16.15 | Coffee Break & Startup Showcase
• 16.15 - 16.40 | Biz4Change: Digitalised Solutions for a Food-system Transformation
• 16.40 - 17.25 | Impactful Conversations: Bridging the Entrepreneurship Gap in Southern and Eastern Europe – Why Is there a Difference?
• 17.25 - 18.00 | Keynote - Own Your Health: Turning the Food Pyramid Upside Down
• 18.00 - 18.15 | Closure
• 18.30 | Afterwork drinks