Open Innovation Forum – Pitching event for start-ups

A central focus of the Open Innovation Forum is to support members in harnessing external innovations from outside their organisations. As part of this, we run events for start-ups and innovators to pitch their exciting new ventures, ideas and emerging technologies to build relationships with larger companies.

Read about the OI Forums recent pitching competitions in:

2023 – Munich, Germany
2023 – Wageningen, Netherlands
2022- virtual event
2021 – virtual event
2020 – virtual event
2019 – London, UK
2018 – Belfast, Northern Ireland

Upcoming pitching events are advertised on our events page.

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LATEST NEWS FROM THE OI FORUM

Winners of the OI Forum pitching competition announced

The OI Forum met in Munich recently and heard pitches from start-ups seeking to change the food, drink and FMCG sectors for the better.

Open Innovation Forum food sector competition held in the Netherlands

The Open Innovation Forum met in the Netherlands and offered innovators from business and academia a platform to pitch their ideas. Pitchers sought to impress with novel solutions to the sectors’ sustainability challenges.