Climate & Food Tech Mixer: Web Summit Edition
- Date
- 2025-11-11
- Location
- Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Host
- Hack
About this event
Web Summit week brings an unusual concentration of builders, operators, investors, and curious minds into one city. Climate & Food Tech Mixer: Web Summit Edition is designed to turn that energy into real conversations for people working at the intersection of climate, food, and technology in Lisbon on Tuesday, November 11 at 6:00 PM GMT. If you care about how we grow, distribute, consume, and rethink food in a climate-constrained world, this is the room to be in. Expect a focused, social, in-person gathering where the goal is simple: help the right people meet, compare notes, and spot opportunities worth pursuing after the summit noise fades. About the Event This mixer is an in-person meetup for people drawn to the overlap between climate innovation and food systems. The theme matters because food touches emissions, land use, supply chains, consumer behavior, resilience, and public health all at once, making it one of the most practical and urgent areas for meaningful innovation. Rather than a formal conference session, the format is built around connection. Think of it as a well-timed gathering during Web Summit week for founders, operators, investors, researchers, creatives, and ecosystem builders who want more than quick introductions and generic networking. The value of a focused mixer is that everyone arrives with at least one shared context: an interest in climate and food tech. That common ground makes conversations sharper from the start, whether you are discussing alternative ingredients, agtech, logistics, circular systems, decarbonization, retail innovation, or the future of sustainable consumption. Because it is happening in Lisbon during a high-density week for the global tech ecosystem, the event also creates a rare chance to meet people you might otherwise only know through email, investor updates, podcasts, research threads, or mutual connections. What to Expect Expect an evening format that feels social but purposeful. This is the kind of event where people can move fluidly between quick introductions, deeper one-on-one conversations, and small-group exchanges around the themes shaping climate and food right now. You can expect: A concentrated peer group connected to climate, food, and tech Natural networking rather than overly scripted programming Cross-disciplinary conversations spanning startups, capital, science, operations, and ecosystem building A Web Summit week backdrop that brings international perspectives into the room The evening will likely work best for people who come ready to engage with specifics. That means talking about what you are building, where you are stuck, what trends you are seeing, what kinds of partnerships you are exploring, and what kinds of people you are hoping to meet. Common conversation threads may include: Climate-resilient food systems Supply chain efficiency and traceability New consumer food experiences Sustainable ingredients and production models Waste reduction, circularity, and resource use Investment and partnership opportunities across the food value chain Why Attend The strongest reason to attend is relevance. In a busy summit week, broad networking can quickly become diluted. This mixer gives you a more targeted environment where the people around you are more likely to understand your market, your constraints, and the stakes of the problems you are working on. If you are building, investing, hiring, researching, or exploring in this space, the event can help you move faster. A single good conversation can lead to a pilot, customer intro, advisor relationship, talent connection, investor follow-up, or simply a clearer understanding of where the sector is heading. There is also value in hearing how others are framing similar challenges from different angles. A founder may be thinking about distribution, a scientist about feasibility, an operator about implementation, and an investor about timing and market readiness. Putting those perspectives in one room often surfaces practical insight you will not get from stage content alone. You should come if you want to leave with more than a stack of names. The best outcome is a short list of people you genuinely want to speak with again after the event, along with a better sense of how climate and food tech conversations are evolving during this particular moment in the ecosystem. Practical Details Location: In person in Lisboa, Portugal. This is a physical gathering, so plan to attend on-site and make space for real conversation rather than rushing between too many parallel events. Date and time: Tuesday, November 11 at 6:00 PM GMT. The early evening timing makes it a strong option for continuing your day after summit programming, meetings, or citywide side events. A few useful expectations: Come prepared for a networking-led format Bring a clear sense of what you are working on or looking for Expect a mix of local and international attendees due to the Web Summit context If climate and food tech are central to your work, this will likely be a higher-signal room than a general mixer The simplest way to approach the event is to treat it as a deliberate stop in your Web Summit week, not an afterthought. If you want meaningful conversations in Lisbon with people who care about the future of food and climate, this is a smart use of your evening.
Who should attend
If your Web Summit week is focused on climate, food systems, or the future of how we produce and consume food, you will likely feel at home here. - You are a **founder or startup operator** building in food tech, agtech, climate software, supply chains, sustainable packaging, alternative ingredients, or adjacent sectors and want sharper conversations than a general networking event usually offers. - You are an **investor, scout, or ecosystem builder** looking to meet credible people working on real climate and food challenges, not just broad tech themes. - You work in **product, operations, partnerships, or innovation** at a food, retail, logistics, agriculture, or climate-related company and want to understand where new collaboration opportunities are emerging. - You are a **researcher, advisor, policy thinker, or subject-matter expert** interested in how science, markets, and implementation come together in food system change. - You are in Lisbon for **Web Summit** and want one high-signal evening with people who share your interest in climate and food, instead of trying to network across every possible sector. - You are simply **serious about this space** and want thoughtful, practical conversations with people who are actively building, backing, or shaping what comes next.