Open Exploration Workshop in Lugano

Shaping the future together: Rethinking resource efficiency – from soil to plate
In collaboration with Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub.

From Farm to Table: Understanding Resource Efficiency Through Digital Transformation

How can we organize the journey from farm to table in a way that fully leverages the resources and explores the potential of digitalization? Technologies such as sensors, real-time data, digital traceability, and automation can help us use resources more efficiently, close loops, and ensure healthy food for everyone—without compromising sustainability or affordability.

In this open exploration workshop within the Innovation Booster Future Food Farming powered by Innosuisse, we do not focus on generating new ideas, but on understanding the underlying challenges along the entire value chain: from precision agriculture to smart logistics, from food processing to digital services for consumers.

Together, we examine how data, energy, water, soil, nutrients, human labour, time, and capital are interconnected—and how digital solutions can reduce goal conflicts and unlock innovation.

You will learn new system analysis methods, while exchanging perspectives with actors from agriculture, food processing, gastronomy, and research.
This workshop provides a space to share insights, gain knowledge, and build new alliances that can serve as a foundation for future innovation projects.
From a deeper understanding of current challenges and digital opportunities, new impulses for change and innovative solutions emerge.

Participation with funding opportunity
Participation in the workshop also entitles you to submit solution ideas. Project funding of a value up to CHF 39,000 can be applied for after participating in the workshop, incubation sessions/coaching and taking into account the conditions of participation.

Why participate
* You know the challenges for sustainable and regenerative food systems from your own experience and are looking for solutions with like-minded people.
* You have a specific problem that you would like to gain more insight into during the workshop (pitch opportunity depending on available slots upon registration).
* Together, you will identify obstacles that currently hinder solutions for transformation.
* You are looking for partners to develop an innovation project with potential project funding of up to CHF 39,000.
* You want to become part of a multidisciplinary and committed community that is developing new food models.

Who is it for?
Companies, start-ups, restaurateurs, farmers, organisations and research institutions working on sustainable food systems and seeking a holistic understanding of resource efficiency.

Participation
Free of charge, with a reservation fee of CHF 100 (which will be refunded after participation in the workshop).
This event will be held in Italian and English*!*