The programme for the two-day entrepreneurship workshop at the Digital Catapult Centre is as follows:
Day One
| Time | Activity | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome | Professor Sarah Sharples/Felicia Black, Digital Economy Network |
| 10:15 | Workshop scope and organisation | Professor Philip Treleaven, UCL |
| 10:30 | Identifying your idea, branding and vision | Philip Treleaven, UCL |
| 11:00 | Business model canvas | Chris Skilton, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Consultant |
| 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:45 | Funding pitches: Overview | Philip Treleaven, UCL |
| 12:15 | PhD entrepreneurial journey
| Tom Stone, Former UCL PhD Student, Co-Founder of PredictionIO and Advisor - London Co-investment Fund Paula Parpart (Former UCL PhD Student and Co-Founder), Kasia Borowska, Laura Weis - Brainpool |
| 13:00 | Buffet lunch | |
| 13:45 | Hackathon organisation | Dr Chris Carter, Haydn Green Institute & Chris Skilton |
| 14:15 | Group working | All participants |
| 15:00 | Group working | All participants |
| 15:30 | Refreshments served (continue group work) | |
| 16:30 | Funding pitches and advice | Daniel Hulme, Former UCL PhD Student & CEO of Satalia |
| 17:00 | Day 1 round up - Information for Day 2. | All participants |
Day Two
| Time | Activity | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Company structures and IPR | Professor Philip Treleaven |
| 09:30 | Sources of funding | Philip Treleaven |
| 10:00 | PhD student entrepreneurial case study presentations | Hirsh Pithadia, PhD Student & Advisor - UCL Financial Industry Series Andrew Mann, David Twomey, Ross Phillips, Co-Founders of CoinStrats |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 | Hackathon pitching advice and preparation | Mentors/Organisers |
| 11:15 -12:30 | Group working | All participants |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Dragon's Den presentations | Facilitated by Chris Carter (Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) & Oonagh McGee (Newcastle University) |
| 14:00 | Dragon's Den presentations | Facilitated by Chris Carter & Oonagh McGee |
| 14:30 | Dragon's Den presentations | Facilitated by Chris Carter & Oonagh McGee |
| 15:00 | Tea break | |
| 15:30 | Winners announcements and prize giving | Digital Catapult, EPSRC and DEN colleagues |
| 16:00 | Event close |