Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley’s (SFNV) “Walking the Valley: Meet the Swiss Food Ecosystem” is an official side event of the FoodHack Summit for international startups. In its second 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. All pre-registrations will be filtered and confirmations sent accordingly. This event has limited seats so we welcome a maximum of 2 persons per organisation.
Agenda
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee meet & greet
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & overview by Christina Senn-Jakobsen, SFNV Managing Director
10:15 – 11:50 Walking the Valley: Speed dating with Swiss Ecosystem Players
Government, Large Enterprises,Investors, SME’s & Innovation Enablers
11:50 – 12:15 In the hiking boots of Swiss startups:
Guy Maurice, Bzeos SeaEO & Founder
Group picture and Q&A with startups
12:15 – 13:15 Innovation Lunch
13:25 Departure – Shuttle to The Accelerator powered by Nestlé R+D
13:45 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 – 14:05 Welcome by Tom Wagner, Global Head of The Accelerator powered by Nestlé R+D
14:05 – 14:15 R+D Accelerator Program for Startups
Mar Serra, Accelerator Head Nestlé
Susanna Reber, Global Brand and Sustainability Strategy Manager at Nestlé
14:15 – 15:15 Selected Startup Pitches
15:15 – 16:00 Tour of the Accelerator: Pilot Plant, Kitchen, Chameleon
16:00 – 16:45. Networking exchange & coffee
16:45 – 17:00 Departures
Shuttle drop off to Lausanne city centre
Contact suki@sfnv.ch for any further information.