Open to the public. Come meet the latest batch of 3rd year students of BCII and see their startup pitches. This is an interdisciplinary cohort of 100+ amazing students who have two weeks to get from idea to startup. To turbocharge that process, they have completed a business model design sprint with Business Models Inc., participated in the world's largest Playing Lean event, and are being mentored by a hand-picked portfolio of UTS' best entrepreneurial educators. Leading up to this event, they'll continuously validate their ideas, participate in a public panel talk about student entrepreneurship, learn about IP from one of Australia's top IP specialists, and complete an angel fund simulation in competition with a highly experienced angel.

Run sheet:

• 1300-1330: Welcome (main room)
• 1330-1430: Pitches in 2 parallel tracks: 3 min pitch + 3 min Q&A (main room + board room)
• 1330-1600: Expo: teams may obvserve each others pitches and/or tend their expo booths (main room)
• 1600-1630: Wrap-up & awards (main room)

Pitches include: TBD! They might only have 2 weeks, starting from scratch, but you should see how much progress they can accomplish!

Sponsors:

• Stone & Chalk: 3 month PT Residency for the startup with the Most Potential to thrive in a fintech innovation hub

• Right Click Capital: two mentoring sessions to the top performing team

• Fishburners: One month free co-working space for the most creative use of technology

• Galileo Venture Partners: Most Potential for Global Impact

• More sponsors welcome. Receiving an award is contingent on taking the idea forward, beyond the coursework for 81516.

Location:

Plan A: Building 15, level 3

https://wayfinding.uts.edu.au/uts/signs/0000/maps/building?destination_id=19267&icons_filter=&destination_level=03&destination_building=15

Often best to enter via Harris St or via alleyway between the business school (Frank Ghery building) and building 15.

Plan B: Lecture theatre CB11.00.401 https://wayfinding.uts.edu.au/uts/signs/0000/maps/building?destination_id=6180&icons_filter=&destination_level=00&destination_building=11

(I’ve got two locations, because last year a fire drill chased us out of plan A and we had no plan B!)