Workshop on Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers from Developing Countries | (smr 2815) (30 March 2016 - 5 April 2016)

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Brief introduction of speakers and organizers / Workshop Expectations and intro to group projects. - "Speed-Networking" Exercise -

Session: DAY 1

Business Model Development

Session: DAY 3

- Business_Model_and_Business_Plan_Preparation_Raghu_Day3.pdf

Case studies and participant innovators. Entrepreneurship Curriculum Module

Session: DAY 4

Classroom Exercise on taking an idea to market

Session: DAY 3

Concluding Remarks. Distribution of Certificates after handing out the written evaluations.

Session: DAY 5

Developing a winning Value Proposition

Session: DAY 2

- Developint_a_winning_value_proposition_Taylor_Workshop_Day2.pdf

Down-selecting high-impact projects and Resource Mapping and Teaming the talent pool for working on specific ideas - team formations / Project planning and setting up timelines / Group Project Part 1 --- Group Activity ---

Session: DAY 2

- Systems_Approach_Project_Planning_Amadei_Day2.pdf

Feedback to the participants on their presentations / Feedback from participants to the organizers (written and informal)

Session: DAY 5

Financial Estimations for Start-ups. Basic Financial Terminology

Session: DAY 2

- Finance_Estimation_for_Start-ups_Reyes_Day2.pdf

Follow-up Support from IOP

Session: DAY 5

Gathering the talent pool in the class for developing solutions to the problems: Technical skills / Other skills related to business / What are you willing to learn to get the job done? / Example of a good team to execute a solution to a typical problem --- Participant-intensive session ---

Session: DAY 1

Group Project (contd.) and Business Pitch

Session: DAY 4

Group Project Part 2 --- Technology Road mapping and opportunity assessment / Market analysis / Preliminary costs and margins / IP strategy

Session: DAY 2

Group Project Part 3 --- Forecasting costs and cash requirement / Stage of your product-service and time to market / Valuations and Return on Investment / Collaborations, partnership and strategic relationships / Competition Analysis Barriers to Entry

Session: DAY 3

Identify 10 selected problems related to developing contries and generate list of skills and resources needed to invent, innovate and implement solutions to the problems. --- Group activity ---

Session: DAY 1

Importance of Knowledge Transfer for economic development

Session: DAY 1

- Invention_to_startup_D_Secher_Day1.pdf

Legal Contracts and Documents for Start-ups

Session: DAY 3

- Legal_Contracts_and__Agreements_Y.Hamano_Day3.pdf

Morning chairperson: Sandro Scandolo

Session: DAY 1

Need for Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries

Session: DAY 1

- Sustainable_Solutions_Amadei_Day1.pdf

Pitching for cash. Equity issues, share dilution / Valuation at various stages of development / Funding needs at different stages

Session: DAY 3

- Pitching_for_Cash_D_Secher_Day3.pdf

Project Planning and Systems Approach to Implementing Solutions

Session: DAY 2

Project trouble shooting: Q & A for speakers. --- Group Project Part 4: Complete the 10-minute pitch and practice for the presentation using guidelines provided

Session: DAY 4

Session 1, Groups 1, 2, 3

Session: DAY 5

Session 2, Groups 4, 5, 6

Session: DAY 5

Soft-Skills & Presentation Skills

Session: DAY 4

- Presentation_mistakes_Secher_Day4.pdf

Start, stumble and succeed

Session: DAY 4

- Start,_Tumble_and_Succeed_Raghu_Day4.pdf

T1

Session: DAY 1

Taking the inventions to market - Evaluating the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of an invention for commercialization, processes involved and estimates of time required to develop a product from an invention

Session: DAY 3

- Invention_to_Product_and_TRLs_Raghu_Day3.pdf

Teaming and Coffee break

Session: DAY 2

Tools for Opportunity Assessment and Feasibility Analysis. --- Group activity ---

Session: DAY 1

- Technology_Roadmaps,_Opportunity_Assessment__and_Feasibility_Analysis_S._Raghu_Day1.pdf

Tools for protecting Intellectual Property: Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, etc.

Session: DAY 2

- IP_-_Tools_for_Economic_Development_Y.Hamano_Day2_.pdf

Upload business-pitch presentations. Determine order of presentations. Introduction to rules of presentations /Introduction to the panel of judges..

Session: DAY 5

Welcome Remarks

Session: DAY 1

Wrap-up

Session: DAY 1

Wrap-up for the Day 2

Session: DAY 2

Wrap-up for the Day 3

Session: DAY 3

Wrap-up for the Day 4 and announcements

Session: DAY 4

Writing Skills for Scientists and Engineers

Session: DAY 4

Organizers

Surya Raghu, Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan, Joseph Niemela,
ICTP Local Organizer: Joseph Niemela

Co-sponsors

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