Co-Creation as a Tool to Accelerate the Green Transition

AgriFoodTure, Copenhagen Business School and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark invite you to a day focused on radical user-driven innovation, and new partnerships in the food and agriculture sector. By exploring open and collaborative approaches to innovation we will dive into how SME´s can tackle the complex challenges of the green transition, and create sustainable solutions.

The day will include inspiring talks, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities. Together, we will explore new tools, processes, and partnerships that can accelerate your company's green innovation. 

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024 

Time: 9:30 – 16:00 

Location: Copenhagen Business School, Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg 

Program: 

9:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Breakfast 

10:00 – 10:30 | Welcome & Introduction 

• Today's Agenda & Goals – Mette Kallestrup Spring, Program Manager, AgriFoodTure & Elena Skytte, Innovation Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark 
• Green Growth Through Innovation – Kathrine Vejgaard Stage, Head of Innovation & Partnerships, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark 

• Research and Innovation in a Mission-Driven Partnership – Anette Engelund Friis, Mission Director, AgriFoodTure

10:30 – 11:00 | Spora - The food we need must be the food we crave

Speaker: Mette Johnsen, CEO, Spora 

11:00 – 11:30 | Co-Creation in B2B 

Speaker: Henrik Ottesen, CEO, Food Remade 

11:30 – 12:15 | Sustainability & Innovation 

How open and collaborative approaches to innovation can help SMEs develop novel and sustainable products and services 

Speaker: Marion Poetz, Professor of Innovation Management, Copenhagen Business School 

12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch & Networking

13:00 – 15:30 | Mini-Workshop 

Using open innovation and co-creation to design innovation projects for sustainability transitions  

Facilitated by: Marion Poetz, Professor of Innovation Management, Copenhagen Business School 

15:30 – 16:00 | Networking 

Key takeaways: 

Networking: Connect with industry peers and knowledge institutions. 

Commercialization: Learn how to integrate market and consumer thinking early in development. 

Knowledge Sharing: Exchange ideas and insights with experts and other companies 

Tools: Discover practical methods for co-creation and open innovation for sustainable solutions. 

  

Who Should Attend? Startups, SMEs and knowledge institutions in the agri-food sector looking to drive green innovation.  (We encourage you to register only 1 employee per company.)

Language: English 

Supported by: The event is supported by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark. 

When you participate in this event, your time will be used as co-financing for the Innovationskraft project, which is supported by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. 

About 

Marion Poetz, Copenhagen Business School 

Marion Poetz is a professor of innovation management in the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on questions related to the management and organization of open and collaborative science and innovation. As an academic advisor, she also supports organizations in developing and implementing open innovation strategies, projects and organizational designs. 

AgriFoodTure 

AgriFoodTure is a mission-based partnership that aims to accelerate the green transition of the Danish agri-food system and position Denmark as the leader for innovative, green solutions. 

Food & Bio Cluster Denmark 

Food & Bio Cluster Denmark is the Danish national cluster for food and bioresources. Food & Bio Cluster Denmark work to bring the entire industry together to think new things, create development and strengthen the strong position in Denmark and abroad.