08
July 2025

Boost your digital and energy transition: Sharing experiences and opportunities for the food industry

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Ready to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions? Learn how digital tools and collective strategies can power a greener food industry.

Digital Transition and Sustainable Performance: Tackle the Challenges of the Agri-Food Industry

The agri-food industry is at a crossroads. To address socio-economic and environmental challenges, it must reinvent itself and strengthen its resilience.

There are many challenges: quality control and hygiene procedures, traceability of ingredients and products, flexibility and adaptability of production, performance improvement (yield, speed, flow optimization, etc.), labor, sustainable processes (valorization of co-products, resource optimization, food waste reduction), energy cost volatility, and carbon footprint.

A Dual Transition to Activate: Digital and Sustainable

To meet these challenges, digital transformation, the integration of Industry 5.0 and IoT technologies, and the optimization of energy performance are real levers of competitiveness. These tools help improve profitability, reduce environmental impact, and maintain a strong market position.

But success in this transformation requires more than just technology: a clear strategy, collaboration among stakeholders (startups, SMEs, large enterprises…), and appropriate investments are essential.

An Event to Inspire, Equip, and Move You to Action

Join our event dedicated to the dual digital and environmental transition in the agri-food and nutraceutical industries.

  • Discover inspiring testimonials from committed companies
  • Meet innovative solution providers tailored to your needs
  • Get information on funding and support opportunities
  • Connect with key players in the food sector and explore collaboration opportunities
Who Should Attend?

Agri-food, nutraceutical, and flavor industries, particularly decision-makers in:

  • General management
  • Industrial processes
  • Digital and transformation
  • Purchasing or CSR

As well as providers of digital solutions with practical applications in these sectors.


This free event welcomes all companies engaged in or exploring the transition challenges across the agri-food, nutraceutical, and flavor industries. Join us to exchange insights, discover funding opportunities, and connect with key actors in the innovation ecosystem.

Participation is free, with registration required.

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Practical information

When

08 July 2025 at 16:30

Where

INEED Centre de congrès, Alixan

Organizer

Innov'Alliance & CIMES
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Program

16:00

Arrival and Welcome

16:30

Opening Remarks

16:45

Digital Transition

▫️ Presentation of the challenges of digitalization in the agri-food industry
▫️ Testimony from an agri-food company that has adopted a digital solution
▫️ Financing digital transition investments with support from Europe: the example of the HighFive project – Sara Botti, Innov’Alliance and Loic Marin, CIMES
▫️ Q&A session

17:30

Energy Transition

▫️ Optimizing your energy budget: potential purchasing strategies – Anis Ghribi, Regional Director for Centre-East, Collectif Energie
▫️ Purchasing electricity on the spot market: real savings for companies (company insight)
▫️ The energy purchasing community: a collective approach to reduce costs and secure supplies. 
▫️ The pilot experience of the AENEAM project – Yvan Deloche, CRITT Agroalimentaire Sud

18:05

Financing Your Transition

▫️ Overview of regional and national calls for projects
▫️ Private funding: zero-interest loans
▫️ EU funding and regional support for businesses
▫️ Q&A session
▫️ Closing remarks

18:30

Networking Cocktail