19 November
Location – CAP Innove
13h45 -14h15
Pre-registrations and welcome coffee
14h15 -15h45
Insight session | Circular business models in the Agrifood sector
Powered by CCRI - Knowledge Hub, the workshop is designed for EU|BICs and European cities and regions willing to understand how EU|BICs can serve regional policies on circular economy through dedicated incubation and innovation & entrepreneurship support programmes with a focus on the agrifood sector.
16h15 - 17h45
Training | Spaces for innovation, where innovation happens. How prototyping can help innovation?
How EU|BICs and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Support Organizations leverage their spaces to promote and support innovative entrepreneurship in their ecosystems? In this workshop we will specifically address the strategic and the operational aspects of setting up and running a FabLab.
19h00 -22h00
Socialising and networking
20 November
Location – CAP Innove
09h30 - 10h30
Welcome to the 2025 EBN Techcamp
Featuring:
Meet the host | CAP Innove – From a university spinoff-oriented incubator to a European leader in drone and agrifood
Keynote | Drone applications you couldn't even imagine
10h30 -16h30
Parallel Thematic Tracks
Participants will be able to deepen their understanding of one of these sectors by attending one of the two sectorial training tracks. Each track will build on 3 insight sessions aimed at providing a good understanding of the specificities and novelties of the sector, focusing on the specific coaching needs and techniques, and considering dedicated sectorial incubation approaches and programmes.
Choose your thematic track:
Sectorial Focus on Autonomous Vehicles:
How autonomous systems (such as drones) will change the way of business in the coming years?
Sectorial Focus on Agri-food & AgriTech:
How can breakthrough technologies impact the food journey from farm to fork?
10h30
Transfer
Visit to Dynali
Dynali is a Belgian manufacturer of light helicopters. For the last 3 years, they started working on unmanned flights. Discover their exciting journey that opens unexpected markets.
11h30 - 12h30
Session | How autonomous systems will change the way of running/doing business in the coming years?
Autonomous systems (drones, rover, etc.) are part of daily news. For good and bad reasons. Will they really change our way of living? How can I take the most of them in my business on a regular basis? How can incubation managers/coaches push companies to rethink their businesses? These are questions that will be raised and illustrated with practical examples from various sectors.
12h30
Transfer back to CAP Innove
13h00 - 14h00
Lunch (drone soccer + motion capture camera demo)
14h00 - 15h00
Session | Incubation of breakthrough technologies, how EU BICs can help?
Several regions in Europe developed new ways of testing/evaluating new technologies. This implies a new coaching approach for EU|BICs while it offers new opportunities to universities and research centres.
15h00 - 15h30
Coffee break (drone soccer + motion capture camera demo)
15h30 - 16h30
Companies pitch | How autonomous systems change my (business) world?
Come and listen to some practical examples where autonomous systems are used and deeply affect daily business.
10h30 - 11h30
Session | New production techniques, how to find the right balance between productivity and sustainability?
Production techniques are evolving quite fast nowadays, and companies need to find the right balance between productivity and sustainability. In the complex value chains of the agrifood sector, how can startups and SMEs consider both aspects and position themselves as impactful actors of the ecosystem?
11h30 - 12h00
Coffee break (drone soccer + motion capture camera demo)
12h00 - 13h00
Session | Alternative proteins, superfood, how new ingredients can boost new businesses?
Nowadays, we are bombarded with sales pitches promoting new foods for a healthier life, respect of nature/workers, etc. This session is about the way we can use them in a daily business and the boost they can offer to reach new markets.
How to coach such projects - for example working with researchers/academia in the agrifood sector?
13h00 - 14h00
Lunch (drone soccer + motion capture camera demo)
14h00
Transfer
Visit to Sur Le Champs
Sur Le Champs is a concept of agricultural coworking. A piece of land of 15 ha is available for projects that need to test new harvesting techniques.
15h00 - 16h00
Session | How to re-invent agriculture-related businesses in this changing world?
Several regions in Europe developed new ways of testing elements of the food value chain. This implies new coaching and incubation approaches for EU|BICs while it offers new opportunities to universities.
16h00
Transfer back to Nivelles
17h30 -19h00
Side event (TBA)
19h00 - 23h00
Networking Dinner
21 November
Location – CAP Innove
09h30 -10h00
Welcome Workshop
The objective of this dynamic opening session is to let participants exchange about the key highlights from day 1. This will offer them the opportunity to learn what happened in the other thematic track and draw some common conclusions on how to best support breakthrough technologies.
10h00 -11h00
Session | How flying autonomous systems can impact agriculture?
This session shows how agrifood companies adopted autonomous vehicles into their operations and provides insights on how to help companies adopting new technologies. Some products/services using drones are already on the market to support the actors of the food value-chain. Let’s discover their input and the gains they bring.
11h00 -11h30
Coffee Break
11h30 - 12h30
Session | How land autonomous systems can impact agriculture?
Some products/services using rovers/ground robots are already on the market to support the actors of the food value-chain. This session is focussing more on how companies enter new sectors with a technology they originally developed for other purposes/sectors. Let’s discover their input and the gains they bring.
12h30 -13h00
Keynote and closing
13h00 -14h00
Lunch