Business Ideas 2021

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USI Startup Centre

Date: 24 November 2021 / 16:30 - 18:30

Auditorium Suglio Business Center, Via Cantonale 18, 6928 Manno

Business Ideas is a motivational event focused on the topic of entrepreneurship, dedicated to students and university researchers, organized by USI and SUPSI as part of the federal training program Innosuisse Start-up training.

The event is structured in two blocks:

  • Entrepreneurship as a career path
    3 young entrepreneurs who have decided to follow a different career path will share their stories and experience: what is their educational background, why did they choose the startup world over a career in established companies, what are the benefits and challenges.
  • “My first pitch” competition
    Do you have a business idea that you would like to develop? Record a video of maximum 3 minutes in English or Italian and upload it to the link found below. The top 5 candidates will be invited to present their project live in the "elevator pitch" format to win a direct admission to the pre-incubation phase at USI Startup Centre incubator to transform the idea into a startup.

Schedule:
16:30 Welcome

  • Francesco Meli, Center management and Coach at USI Startup Centre
  • Leandro Bitetti, Lecturer-researcher at SUPSI

16.40 Entrepreneurship as a career path

  • Andrea Girasole - CEO & Co-Founder of Billte
  • Riccardo Roveri – Co-Founder of animati.co
  • Giorgia Pati - Managing Partner - Match Strategies

17.20 Q&A
17.30 “My first pitch” competition

  • pitch of the finalists

17.50 Presentation: Innosuisse start-up training programme and EntrepreneurSkills

18:00 Award ceremony “My first pitch”

18:30 End of event – Apéro & Networking

In order to sign up for the Business Ideas event (even if you do not intend to participate in the "My first pitch" competition) you must register using the following link: https://entrepreneurship-training.ch/module1/ticino/ 

The videos created to participate in the "My first pitch" competition are to be uploaded here: https://bit.ly/3wtpRp6 (deadline 22th November)

 

Only participants with a valid Covid Pass and ID will be admitted in compliance with the current regulation.

For more information feel free to contact:

Francesco Meli
+41 58 666 4230
[email protected]