SMART FOOD FACTORY: Enhancing digital and green growth in food industry - From Vision to Impact
Join us on 30 September 2025 at imec, Leuven, Belgium, for an inspiring event hosted by the European HIGHFIVE project. Discover how SMEs are driving the twin transition—digital and green—in the food industry. Experience live demos, hear success stories, and connect with industry leaders.
Program
09:00
Welcome reception & registration
09:30
Welcome by HIGHFIVE & imec
09:35
Keynote: 'Insights into the latest trends in digitalization, sustainability, and innovation in agrifood'
by Mila Valcárcel Pato (Eatable Adventure)
10:05
HIGHFIVE project introduction
By Veerle De Graef (Flanders' FOOD)
10:15
Company successes
Intelligent development and use of sensor and camera data for less food waste (by Pomuni)
Real time and AI based quality control for food packaging (by Mortoff)
A better bottle recycling for the beverage industry (by Benco)
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
11:20
Company successes
Protecting green beans and peas production with the help of a AI driven camera (by Captic)
How AI can generate a flexible and more efficient production planning for dairy products (by Metronik)
How algorithms can revolutionise energy management for the frozen food industry (by Ikologik/Prophesea)
Applying optical senor technology for online monitoring butter production (by AOTech)
11:50
Nanoelectronics and digital technologies for the food production ecosystem
By Lex Oosterveld (imec)
12:00
Introduction to the afternoon program
12:10
Lunch and optional imec tour
13:40
Company demonstrations (guided tour)
From Data to Insights, also for dummies (by Food For Analytics)
The mobile cobot, a reliable partner on the workfloor (by Van Wees Waalwijk)
Ready to make your processes smarter and more flexible? (by Qing)
Monitoring the digitalised production process with integrated data insights (by RBK Group)
A Digital Twin for optimal wine fermentation (by Smartis)
How IoT can assess Mayonnaise quality (by AOTech)
Smart data platform maximising the value of waste, at scale! (by Anteja)
Implementing AI based production planning for cream cheese manufacturing (by Triple Alpha)
15:00
Coffee break and optional imec tour
15:45
Can't see the forest for the trees? Introducing a benchmarking tool for navigating Industry 4.0
Alexander Naessens (Delaware)
16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:45
Wrap up and sneak peek on the program of the 1st of October
17:00
