Programme



Thursday 16 March 2017

08:30 Welcome Coffee & Registration
09:00 Welcome & Introduction Dirk Hilbert, Mayor of the city of Dresden Jacopo Losso, EBAN Ana Tomasek, EUREKA Secretariat
09:15 Pitch session 1 Company presentations (12)
Each company presents 8 minutes with the following structure: A) Which problem do you solve; B) How do you solve it (product/service description); C) What is your status with the product, the team and the customers; D) What are you looking for (competencies and capital). Coaches and experts provide 5 minutes feedback on strengths and improvement areas needed for investment readiness.
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Coaching Session
Assigned coaches work with entrepreneurs to facilitate improvements to the pitching presentation, focused on the investment readiness and provide feedback on the proposition, idea and business plan.
14:30 Pitch session 2 Company presentations (12)
Companies pitch again for 8 minutes following the feedback they just had during the coaching session Coaches and judges score each presentation and decide on the investment readiness
16:30 Closing remarks End of the Coaching Academy Dresden