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2022 was a big year for our community.

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We were faced with significant challenges.

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine and extreme
weather events caused by climate crisis

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put increasing pressure
on our food systems,

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but the strength of our community
persists.

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We continue to innovate and we continue
to work together to co-create solutions

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which will transform the way
we produce and consume food in Europe,

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and this gives me hope for the future.

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This excellence and the importance
placed on the value of our community

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is evident from the award of nearly €180
million in grant funding

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for 2023 to 2025 from the EIT.

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In the next three years, we will use

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the momentum
we have created to build on our successes

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and really focus our efforts
on impact in our three Mission areas.

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Alongside this, we will
also be evolving our partnership model

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to maximise our impact by focusing
on the strength of our portfolio

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and ensuring we are recognising
and meeting the needs of our partners.

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My highlights from 2022 include

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first of all, startups and support.

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2022 was another great year
for the startups

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that we have been supporting
through our entrepreneurship programmes.

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Thanks to our dedicated corporate venture
services,

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more than 25+ matches were made
between startups and industry.

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on to prize-based challenges
and the Innovation Call 2023.

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Ten innovative solutions and startups
were awarded in our two newly created

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prize-based challenges on personalised
nutrition for all, with Food Valley Netherlands

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and Food Innovation Hub Europe,
and on cultivated meats with GFI Europe.

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We also launched a call

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for innovative projects that will create
positive change in the food system.

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Then on to Education Learning Services,

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and graduation of the Masters of Food Systems.

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October 2022 was a big month 
for education at EIT Food.

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We launched Education Learning Services,
a new pan-European standard

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for professional education
in the agrifood industry,

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and we celebrated the graduation
of 30+ students

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from our EIT-labelled
Masters in Food Systems Programme.

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Then also about empowering women
in agrifood.

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Our empowering women and agrifood
programmes supported more than 100 female

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entrepreneurs from 13 European countries
with tailored training,

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mentorship and networking opportunities.
Now going into its third year, the project culminated

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in the first Women in Agrifood summit 
in December of 2022.

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The next generation of leaders, decision
makers and consumers

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remain at the heart
of our public engagement work.

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We know that the ages between 9
and 18 are crucial to inspire leadership,

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entrepreneurial mindset
and vocational possibilities.

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This is why, through the Youth Mission,
EIT Food will motivate generations

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to realise potential career choices
in the agrifood sector.

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In 2022, together with multiple partners,
we have capitalised on previous assets

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developed in earlier education
and public engagement projects,

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resulting in ready-to-use resource packs
with and for teachers

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for the age groups of
9 to 14 and 15 to 18,

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which are available
in multiple European languages.

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And then on to policy events.
Shaping and contributing to policies

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on a national, EU and international level
which promote food systems

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transformation was again
on our agenda for 2022.

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In June, our Future of Food conference
provided a platform for dialogue

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between EU policymakers
and other key agrifood stakeholders

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to chart the pathway for transformation.

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And in November, EIT Food
was a co-host of the first-ever

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Food Systems Pavilion at COP 27.

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And now a bit about community.

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Our community came together
at the annual event in October 2022.

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It was amazing to meet everyone in person again

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after a year of challenges and change.

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The challenges of the food systems
are significant, but it is very inspiring

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to see our community
responding with such enthusiasm,

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and I look forward
to more of this in 2023.

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I will finish by saying

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thank you to our whole community
for all the hard work and dedication

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over the past year, and I look forward
to continuing our work together

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to build a healthy
and sustainable food system.

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Thank you.