2025 / V edizione
25→28 november
CIHEAM BARI
The Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week is an event organized by CIHEAM Bari and is the annual opportunity for organizations, BSOs, companies, startups, people, ideas, experiences, and expertise to come together to build innovative visions of sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean and Africa.
The previous edition, held in 2024, attracted 400 participants representing 14 international organizations, 50 companies, 30 experts, 35 Business Support Organizations (BSOs), and 21 startups from the Mediterranean and African regions.
The fifth edition of Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood 2025 aims to expand our community of innovators and enhance collaboration opportunities between the Italian system and Mediterranean and African countries.
The fifth edition of the Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week promotes the joint involvement of public and private stakeholders, with the aim of strengthening collaboration and consolidating innovation ecosystems as drivers of change for Mediterranean and African Countries.
The event aims to create concrete connections between startups in the Med-African region and the Italian profit system, to strengthen the skills of incubators and companies leading agri-food innovation, and to promote innovative solutions both in the business and in international cooperation projects.
An ever-growing community of innovators
from Mediterranean and African Countries
MEET
innovation leaders through B2B, meetings and showcases
SHARE
ideas, models, practices, and innovative solutions to foster collaborations
EMPOWER
skills and capabilities through dedicated masterclasses and mentoring
entrepreneurs
& innovation hub
organizations
experts
MEET
- more than 20 Startup booth
- pitch competition stage featuring companies from the Italy System
EMPOWER
- mentorships for Startups with International Experts
- masterclass & workshops
SHARE
- business matchmaking spaces for companies, startups, and BSOs
- dedicated meeting rooms for bilateral discussions on strategic collaboration
- international conference & panels
Creativity for contamination
Music & Performances
Illustrators Exhibition
International Art Contest
Program
DAY 1 - Tue 25 November
Opening Event
CIHEAM Bari
16:00 - 19:00
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Connecting Innovation Ecosystems: Empowering Change Through International Partnerships
DAY 2 - Wed 26 November
Focus Sistema Italia
CIHEAM Bari
SESSION #1
Financial instruments for Italian companies in international cooperation
9:30 - 11:00
SESSION #2
The efforts of Italian companies in international cooperation processes
11:30 - 12:30
DAY 3 - Thu 27 November
Focus Innovation Ecosystems
CIHEAM Bari
SESSION #1
Palestine - The Innovation Ecosystem and Drivers of Change
9:30 - 11:00
SESSION #2
Digital Transformation: global challenges, mediterranean perspectives
11:30 - 12:30
DAY 4 - Fri 28 November
Empowering Apulian Innovation Ecosystem for International Cooperation
10:00 - 12:00
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