Timetable
Saturday 20th February
10.30-11am
11am
11.30am
12.00
12:30
1pm
1.30-2.30pm
2.30pm
4.30pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
Arrive. Drinks reception
Introduction
Icebreaker
Idea Generation with Pete Cripps, IBM
Team Formation
BREAK
Problem Setting with Ian Mason, Virgin
TEAM TIME
Guest speaker – Entrepreneur, Michael McLeod
Paul Adams – Question time and Close
TEAM TIME - PIZZA
Close
Sunday 21st February
9:00-11am
11am
11.30am
12.30pm
1pm
1.30-2.30pm
2.30pm
3.30pm
7:00pm
Optional use of room for TEAM TIME
Opening
Presentation training with Paul Adams
TEAM TIME
BREAK
Guest speaker – Entrepreneur, James Eder
Paul Adams – Question time and Close
Work on Presentations
Room closes
Monday 22nd February
5pm
5.10pm – 8:30pm
8.30 – 8.45pm
Introduction – Paul Adams
Teams – Presentation night (30 min slots given to teams)
Awards and close
B Start-Up Boot Camp – February 2016
Paul Adams - Entrepreneur in Residence
Paul is an entrepreneur and business mentor with a varied
background in the public, private and third sectors. Paul has been
involved in a wide number of business projects and uses his
entrepreneurial knowledge and start-up experience to assist
students and recent graduates at the University of Birmingham.
Michael McLeod - University of Birmingham Entrepreneur
Michael is currently taking time out of his MSc in Integrative Physiology
at the University of Birmingham to concentrate on his company
UniGreenScheme. Michael recognised an opportunity one day when he
saw discarded items in University skips on campus which he believed
would be of considerable value in the used goods market. Rather than
going to landfill, Michael was able to resell the goods with the
departments consent whilst improving the impact on the environment.
James Eder - University of Birmingham alumni Entrepreneur
In 2005, James Eder founded website Student Beans aged 22,
alongside his brother Michael. 10 years later Student Beans
has gone from an idea to brand, recognised globally for its
student offers and discounts. Now known as The Beans
Group, the business encompasses Hexjam, a leading lifestyle
website for 16-24s and Voxburner, a youth insights
consultancy. The company employs a team of over 40 people
and continues to recruit and grow.
Housekeeping
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Please arrive by 10:30am on the Saturday Morning, in order to register
everybody. Refreshments will be available and you will be able to start getting to
know your fellow participants.
Please be punctual and stick to the timetable provided, you are expected to attend
every session as part of your team.
Light Refreshments are included; staff will inform you of where these will be
located. Food outlets will be closed on campus so please ensure you bring plenty
of snacks etc with you.
Attire is smart-casual throughout. Teams may opt to dress smartly to present their
pitch on Monday 22nd February.
It is assumed for the benefit of yourself and your team mates that you will be in
attendance for the whole three days. However, if exceptional circumstances mean
that you have to miss some of the sessions, please advise the organising team at the
earliest opportunity.
There will be breakout spaces provided for team work throughout the weekend.
We will be taking photos and short videos for evaluation and marketing purposes. If
you wish to be excluded from this, please tell someone on the welcome desk at
registration, otherwise we may not be able to exclude you from footage.
Please ensure you have your student card at all times for security purposes and also
admission to the building.
House Rules
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Please attend the daily introduction and guest speaker sessions before breaking out
into groups
Be positive: respect and support each other’s ideas
Work as a team
Speak up if you are not satisfied about anything on the course
Please respect the other teams’ work environment
It is a competition, but it’s a learning experience first and foremost. Don’t be afraid to ask
questions. The most effective learners are those who keep asking the questions.