About HACK AgriFood'21 Challenge Lab
This year, the annual hackathon HACK AgriFood will be transformed into the Challenge Labs initiated by the EIT FOOD. It is the leading food innovation initiative in the European Union aiming for a more sustainable, healthier and more reliable food system across the continent.
Individuals from various fields of interest are invited to participate in the Challenge Labs. When the registration ends, all participants will be divided into teams. During creative workshops, teams will seek to offer creative solutions to the challenges posed by the organizers. They will be supported by experienced mentors throughout the event.
Why is it worth to participate?
- You will have a chance to win a cash prize (the winning team will be awarded a prize of EUR 2,000).
- During the mentoring sessions, you will gain valuable experience and learn from professionals.
- You will make new connections with other young innovators from business, academia, industry and other fields.
- You will be visible to a wide network of international EIT FOOD partners across Europe.
- The winning team will be presented at the International AgriFood Forum 2021.
Win a cash prize
2 000 €
Eksperts & mentors
Aistė Kubiliūtė
Dr. Ramunė Vanagaitė
Dr. Nerijus Nika
Dr. Rasa Melnikienė
Dr. Antoni Kozič
Dr. Edita Bagdonaitė
Dr. Artūras Jakubavičius
Dr. Eglė Butkevičienė
Aida Matulevičiūtė-Čepukaitė
*The list of speakers will be updated.
Agenda
Recruitment
November 14th – Registration of participants is open until the end of this day. If the required number of participants registers earlier, registration may be ended before November 14.
November 14th – Participants of the HACK AgriFood’21 Challenge Labs will be announced.
November 15th-16th – Teamed-up groups of participants perform preparation tasks.
November 17th
9:00 Opening of the HACK AgriFood’21 Challenge Labs
9:10 Presentation: “Hackathon’s Success Story: Alternative Proteins, What Can Be Created?”
Milita Žygytė | Winner of the HACK Digital Sea
9:25 Time for getting to know each other.
9:45 Coffee Break
9:55 Mentoring session
11:20 Presentation: “How to prioritize correctly to meet the challenges?“
Alina Laukienė | Sales and marketing manager at Xplicity
11:35 Discussions in teams
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Creative workshop
16:00 Wrap up of the first day
November 18th
9:00 Opening of the second day
9:05 Presentation: “What solutions to the current challenges are being developed in the market today?“
Augustas Alešiūnas | CEO at ART21
9:20 Validation of ideas with mentors and clients
10:30 Prototyping
12:15 Lunch
13:00 Review of developed prototypes with mentors and clients
14:30 Presentation: “Key principles of the perfect pitch“
Ieva Šūmakarytė | Events and Pre-accelerator manager at Startup Lithuania
14:45 Preparation for pitches
16:15 Presentation of ideas to the jury
17:45 Jury meeting
18:15 Announcement of the results and award ceremony
Registration for the HACK AgriFood’21 Challenge Labs ends in:
000 d. 00 h. 00 m. 00 s.