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Guest Entrepreneurs
Kiri Sinclair
Founder and Managing Director of Sinclair Communications.
KaiKai Yang
Co-founder and COO of Energo Labs
Competition Jury Members
Jacopo Pesavento
Co-Founder & CEO of
Branding Records
Kiri Sinclair
Founder and Managing Director of Sinclair Communications.
Andrea Gerosa
Founder and Chief Thinker of ThinkYoung
Workshops
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Activities
TAKE PART IN A COMPETITION OF BUSINESS IDEA
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
VISIT CORPORATE
INNOVATION CENTRES
5 DAYS INTERVIEWING
ENTREPRENEURS
The Entrepreneurship School Hong Kong will take place on the 30th July - 3rd August 2018 in Hong Kong and will provide participants with a unique opportunity to widen their business horizon and develop their entrepreneurial ideas.
During the 5-days School young people from all around the world will have the opportunity to meet and challenge the most successful entrepreneurs. A busy week is to be expected, filled with activities and challenges for all the participants!
You will meet, discuss and compete against participants from different countries, share opinions and experiences with successful entrepreneurs and will also have the chance to contribute towards developing a new business start-up idea in an interactive way.
Additionally, you will network with fellow participants during breaks and activities during and after sessions to deepen your thoughts on entrepreneurship.
On the completion of the school, you are expected to be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship and identify the key success factors in business startups
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Adopt a can-do attitude to take up any challenges
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Get a better understanding of working in a team
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Programme
Venue
K.K. Leung Building on HKU Campus
FAQs
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WHAT IS THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOOL?
The Entrepreneurship School started in 2011 with one idea: that university
professors aren’t teaching students how to become successful entrepreneurs.
What’s missing?
There is not enough entrepreneurship education in Europe.
University education is too theory based, with students learning from professors
who don’t necessarily have the real life experience of what it takes to succeed.
When professionals are invited, they tend to be bankers, consultants and
managers, with most students wanting to follow their steps.
Our aim is to change this.
We believe that the most effective teachers and inspirers of entrepreneurship,
are actual entrepreneurs.
Our mission has been to actively engage students in a hands-on and interactive
school where students can develop their entrepreneurial skills.
This is why we created the first school without teachers.
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WHAT IS THINKYOUNG?
It was founded in 2007 and has expanded to have offices in Brussels, Geneva
and Hong Kong. It is a not for profit organisation, with the aim of making the
world a better place for young people, by involving them in decision making
processes and by providing decision makers with high quality research on
youth’s conditions.
Based on its analysis of young people’s needs, ThinkYoung creates trainings
and workshops to empower young people to have a positive impact and make
a change.
Through the Entrepreneurship Schools organised in Europe, Asia and Africa,
every year more than opportunity to collaborate, 600 young people are
given the the chance to learn from the first-hand experience of successful
entrepreneurs, and the skills to create their own company.
At the ThinkYoung Audiovisual Laboratory, young researchers are trained
in filmmaking and multimedia projects. So far, our team has produced about
100 documentaries on youth in more than 30 different European and Asian
countries.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO？
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√ No professors
√ No boring presentation
√ No books
√ Meet people from different places
√ Debate with participants
√ Interact with successful entrepreneurs
√ Get deeper in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
√ Win the competition!
You will be assigned to a team on day one and will have the entire week to
develop a business plan. The final product of your team work will be presented
on the last day, in front of a jury. You will have a few minutes to present to
make this presentation and you are free to choose your preferred method
when presenting.
About
The Entrepreneurship School aims to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial education and innovative learning.
We believe that the most effective teachers and inspirers of entrepreneurship are actual entrepreneurs.
This is why we have no professors, but only successful entrepreneurs who want to share their knowledge and experiences with young and motivated people.
The Entrepreneurship School is now expanding to various regions over the world: join us, empower your start up ideas and learn how to create your business!
Partners
Leading Partner
Strategic Partners
Institutional Partners
Educational Partners
Local Partners
Youth Organizations
