Walking the Valley: Meet the Swiss Food Ecosystem – For International Startups

Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley’s (SFNV) “Walking the Valley: Meet the Swiss Food Ecosystem” is an official side event of the Hack Summit for international startups. In its 4th edition, our goal is to introduce the attending international startups to key actors of the Swiss Food Ecosystem that comprise the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley. Swiss startups will also share their experience with building a business in Switzerland. To get an idea of the energy in the room, watch the highlight film by clicking the link here.

This event is for international startups that want to meet Swiss food ecosystem players from corporations like Nestlé, dsm-firmenich, Givaudan, ADM, Tetra Pak, through innovation enablers like MassChallenge and Kickstart Innovation; to governmental representatives like Canton Vaud and Canton Fribourg. You will also hear from Swiss startups about their experience in building a business in Switzerland.

Agenda 

• 09:30 – 10:00   Coffee meet & greet
• 10:00 – 10:15    Welcome & overview by Christina Senn-Jakobsen, SFNV CEO & Katarzyna Winek, Head of Innovation Scaling and Global Engagement
• 10:15 – 10:30    In the hiking boots of Swiss startups: Q&A with Swiss startups
• 10:30 – 11:00    Global startups 1 min power pitches
• 11:00 – 12:15    Walking the Valley: Speed dating with Swiss Ecosystem Players: Government, Large Enterprises, Investors, SME’s & Innovation Enablers
• 12:15 – 13:30     Innovation Lunch & Networking