WITovation Entrepreneur Bootcamp, Oct 18, 2010LKC School of Business, Singapore Management University
09.00-09.15 Kick-Off
09.15-09.45 Rebel with a Focus – Morten Lund, “Archangel” investor and serial entrepreneur (pictured)
He’s co-founded more than 50 high-tech start-ups, most famously Skype and online stockbroker Zecco. He was also involved in the Chinese browser, Maxthon. Morten will kick off our Bootcamp with a presentation that will tell it like it is, followed by question time.
09.45-10.45 Inspiration For Entrepreneurs
Mentors share their stories of blood, sweat and tears, of mistakes made and of successes achieved in their own start-ups. This panel will share the different stages of growth– from one t hat grew organically to one that brought in a CEO to take the business to the next stage, to one who will talk about exit strategies.
Morris Sim, CEO & Co-Founder, Circos Brand Karma
Hrush Bhatt, Founder & Director, Cleartrip
Martin Symes, CEO, Wego
Dhruv Shringi, CEO, Yatra
Wu Hai, CEO, Orange Hotel Group, China
10.45-11.00 Q&A
11.00-11.30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Innovation Exchange
What’s hot and what’s not, what’s working and what’s not, and what’s coming round the corner. Experts pick out the current tools and technology that are changing the landscape and predict the ones to come.
Andrew McGlinchey, Head of Product Management, Southeast Asia, Google South East Asia
Brett Henry, Vice-President, Marketing, Abacus International
Timothy Hughes, Vice President Commercial, Orbitz Worldwide and HotelClub & Blogger, BOOT – The Business of Online Travel
Timothy O’ Neil Dunne, CTO, Lute Technologies
Moderator: Kevin May, Editor, Tnooz
12.30-13.00 Lessons from another universe: Case studies of successful web businesses from outside travel
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.30 WITovation Pitches
Finalists present their business plans in 3 minutes each to mentors and advisors
14.30-15.30 Bootcamp Begins
Groups get together with mentors and advisors to workshop their business plans
15.30-16.30 Coffee Break
Individual group workouts as finalists work on their final pitch
16.30-17.30 Finalists Pitch
Finalists pitch their business plan in 3 minutes each to panel; judges pick three winners
Three finalists will be chosen to pitch at Grand Finals at WIT, Oct 19
Note:
• Free for WIT delegates
• Seating is limited, seats available on first come first serve basis
• Entry fee of S$180 applies for non-WIT ticketed delegates
(Programme and timings correct at time of publication, and subject to change)
View the full programme here.
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