EIT Food member of EIT’s Innovation community Begoña Pérez Villarreal Interim Director of Innovation May 2017

EIT’s Innovation Communities EIT Climate-KIC EIT Digital EIT InnoEnergy EIT Raw Materials EIT Health EIT Food From Nov 2016

Vision EIT Food: the food I value

10 billion people by 2050  

3 billion overweight, 2 undernourished

25% of our food is wasted 25% of our food is wasted

Challenges Low consumer trust & transparency Distorted nutritional habits Sustainability Fragmented supply chain Skills gap Limited entrepreneurial culture Technology adoption is slow The food sector is the largest manufacturing sector in Europe, providing 44 million jobs… but it is still stuck in the twentieth century. It is complex, consumer trust is lacking, and it’s resource inefficient: we throw away 25% of our food. Innovation is limited. Emerging technologies are slow to be adopted, and the right talent and skills are lacking.

Challenges Objectives Low consumer trust & transparency Distorted nutritional habits Sustainability Fragmented supply chain Skills gap Limited entrepreneurial culture Technology adoption is slow Overcome low consumer trust Create consumer-valued food for healthier nutrition Build a consumer-centric connected food system Enhance sustainability through resource stewardship Educate to engage, innovate and advance Catalyze food entrepreneurship and innovation Accelerate and customize innovation Via unique approach we want to address the 7 challenges the food sector and the society are facing and come up with solutions that are realistic and will be implemented. We will train xx new people; create new jobs, trigger excitement for food sector and rebuild respect/trust for those working in the sector. We will build and strengthen EIT brand. We want to have impact in a sustainable way.

Our ambition is to create a future proof and effective food sector through a connected food system, centered on the consumer, built on trust.

Boost entrepreneurship An impactful and sustainable food innovation and education organization with a strong focus on entrepreneurship and the consumer as change-agent. Go-to-market Develop talents Boost entrepreneurship

EIT Food Partners

EIT Food partners: transforming our food system together production processing distribution consumption side streams

The EIT Food community 55 partners business/industry Higher education Research organisations Public administration NGO Slide with animation build-up : CLC’s + industrie/research + RisingFoodStars stars + RFS logo’s

RisingFoodStars Members

Strategy EIT Food in relation with Circular Economy: OUR ZERO WASTE AGENDA

Education programmes

Business Creation programmes

Innovation programmes

Innovation : 4 innovation programmes

Strategies for food waste prevention, reduction of GHG emissions and fresh water use Recycling strategies, by-products valorization and the bio-refineries of the future New technological solutions to increase the environmental efficiency of the food value chain The Zero Waste Agenda This programme will explore and utilize circular bio-economy pathways by identifying favourable tracks for (i) optimizing resource efficiency and environmental sustainability, (ii) generating consumer relevant functionalities, (iii) creating economic and societal value, and (iv) developing novel solutions for future food security.

EIT Food Innovation programmes & synergies DGs Other KICs

EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) EIT Food’s activities for RIS regions: Improving the Innovation capacities of RIS regions need to engage with local stakeholders Integrated with the knowledge triangle Adding value to operations of EIT Food and its partners Synergies with regional innovation strategies Portfolio of RIS instruments and projects adding value to operations of EIT Food and its partners (e.g. RIS Fellowships; Joint projects and pilots with S3P Agri-Food) Outreach and mentoring activities for local players from RIS countries (e.g. Matchmaking for start-ups; Lagging regions)

Innovate with us! eitfood.eu @EIT_Food