English presentation of the Skåne Food Innovation Network (Skånes Livsmedelsakademi).

1. Welcome to the Skåne Food Innovation Network!

2. Our history Network, created in 1994 Represents the entire value-chain Built on commitment Open and transparent www.livsmedelsakademin.se

3. Objective: to develop and strengthen the south Swedish food sector´s competitiveness, nationally and internationally.

4. 2003 – a turning point ”Innovation at Interfaces” Vinnväxt Winner Focus on innovation Acceleration ”Hand-picked” board of directors (Triple Helix)

5. Skåne Food Innovation Network – a business-driven cluster with strong connections to the region´s universities, colleges and business development organizations.

6. Vision We create tomorrow´s food business. Business idea To be the best network for co-operation between competences developing the food sector. To create unique meeting-points, break barriers and make the unexpected happen.

7. The board

8. A strong management group

9. Partners and members Partners 40 large companies and organisations Partnership gives great inluence through networks and board of directors. High level of service and contacts. 35 000 SEK/year Members Support the general idea. Smaller companies and organisations – many entrepreneurs. Shown on homepage, invited to activities etc. 2 000 SEK/year

10. We provide the arena Networks yield new solutions CEO:s Food Researchers Retailers Chefs Heads of R&D Heads of HR Students (Advisory Board)

11. The CEO network A unique network ensures commitment and support on the executive level.

12. Building the innovation Community From nanotechnology to lingonberry bread

13. The career project A new assignment from the food industry: ”Enhance the attractiveness of the business and help us recruit the best people!”

14. The career project Activities: CEOs visit universities Career days Summer jobs Trainee program Master Theses Study visits Scholarships Career Coach

15. The Trainee Programme Only possible with cooperation between cluster-actors Developed as a user innovation SFIN coordinates and facilitates Network build-up

16. Food Researchers Network A network for food researchers and R&D officers Objective: to contribute to an enhanced knowledge about current food research and promote multidisciplinary contacts. Activities: Seminars, workshops, the initiating of research and development projects. More than 120 members.

18. Education and knowledge about the consumers in the region.

19. International overview and benchlearning.

20. Identifying success factors for local retail.

22. A website with a high profile News, activities, opportunities, background

24. Covers critical areas of knowledge.

26. The Foresight Method Get togethers ”Gillen” identify future challenges Actors from the entire chain confront critical areas Opens up new research fields Speeds up development and gives synergy effects and new business opportunities

27. Results Skåne Food innovation Network has been a driving force behind 25 food-related company startups 2007 – 2009. A strong focus on new services and foods with added value.

28. Results 2003 – 2007 according to CIRCLE Food is the outstanding industry cluster in Skåne SFIN facilitates and provides arenas for networking and cooperation Productivity up by 15,3% - better than the national development Strengthened competitiveness in the food sector 9 out of 17 overspecialized sectors in Skåne located in food business Common understanding about the importance of added value More co-action and agreement in the food sector Strengthened geographic concentration – specialization index up from 2.1 to 2.3

29. The interactive food chart illustrates the cluster

31. President of the management-group for ”Taste Skåne” – developing the small-scale food production in south Sweden.

33. The future ”The food carrier” Packages for locally grown food Retail as an innovative purchaser in direct contact with the consumer Further development of methods for cluster management

34. We support… …open business models in open innovation processes and a triple helix context. And the winners are…

35. And the winners are… Business Society Research Consumers (especially consumers with weak voices)

37. Cutting-edge skills within earth-to-table research

38. Well known and innovative companies

39. New companies

40. Entrepreneurs

41. Inter-disciplinary innovations

42. A supporting region

43. Interest from outside