Environment And Food Matchmaking Event
22/05/2025
23/05/2025
About

Crowdhelix’s Environment And Food event seeks to bring together leading researchers, business leaders and industry experts so that they can build innovative consortia that respond to Horizon Europe’s 2025 pillar II cluster 6 calls.

Hosted by Brunel University of London at their campus, our Environment And Food matchmaking event will feature networking and interactive sessions specifically designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and foster collaborations.

Collaboration Activities:

  • Expert Presentations
  • Pitch Sessions
  • Proposal Building Workshops 
  • Poster Sessions
  • Networking Dinner
  • Venue Technology Showcase
Targeted Horizon Europe Calls:
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-17: Research and innovation for food waste prevention and reduction at household level through harmonised measurement and monitoring
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-16: Making food systems more resilient to food safety risks through the deployment of technological solutions
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-04: Enhancing the EU plant protein production to bolster the resilience of agricultural systems and EU self-sufficiency in plant protein feed.
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-08: Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-07: Micro-indicators for the transition to sustainable and circular economy   
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-08: Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-COMMUNITIES-04: Creating urban co-creation spaces for driving sustainable food system transformation
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-01: Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy
  • HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-12: Demonstration of reduced energy use and optimised flexible energy supply for industrial bio-based systems
For more information about the targeted calls, please check the 2025 Draft Work Programme.
Date & Time

May 22-23, 2025 at 1 pm BST

Hamilton Centre, Brunel University of London

Useful Information

Useful Information

Travel information:

By Underground (Tube):
  • Take the Metropolitan or Piccadilly Line to Uxbridge Station (Zone 6).
  • From Uxbridge Station, Brunel University is a 20-minute walk or a short bus or taxi ride.
By Bus from Uxbridge Station:
  • Buses 222, U3, and U1 run regularly from Uxbridge Station to the university.
  • Disembark at the ‘Cleveland Road’ or ‘Brunel University’ stop.
 By Train:
  • The nearest mainline station is West Drayton, with services from London Paddington.
  • From West Drayton, it’s a 10-minute taxi ride or a short bus journey to campus.
Agenda

Agenda

* All times are in British Summer Time (BST)

Day 1

13:00 - 14:00

Registration and refreshments

14:00 - 14:10

Welcome Address

Speaker

Professor Hua Zhao - Pro Vice Chancellor Research, Brunel University of London

14:10 - 14:40

Keynote session - UK National Contact Point

14:40 - 15:10

Park Royal Net Zero

Speaker

Professor Geoff Rodgers - Pro Vice Chancellor Enterprise and Employment, Brunel University of London

15:10 - 15:40

Elevator Pitch Session

15:40 - 16:10

Coffee Break

16:10 - 16:30

The Crowdhelix Helix Impact Model

Speaker

Michael Browne - CEO, Crowdhelix

16:30 - 17:15

Panel Discussion - EU Innovations

17:15

Final Remarks & Poster session

19:00

Networking Dinner

Day 2

09:00 - 09:30

Registration and refreshments

09:30 - 10:30

Brunel University of London Visit

10:30 - 11:00

UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training

11:00 - 12:30

Consortia building parallel themed sessions

12:30 - 12:45

Presentations and feedback from breakout sessions

12:45 - 13:00

Wrap up and steps forward

13:00

Networking Lunch

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