IDEAFEST Final 2022

Jurek Sikorski is Executive Director at the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship (HCfE) at the Henley Business School, a world-renowned international business school, which is part of the University of Reading. The HCfE was established in 2007 with the dual remit of providing entrepreneurship education across the University and carrying high quality research. The HCfE co-ordinates a range of activities that includes teaching of University wide modules and masters programmes at the Henley Business School, providing advice and support for new ventures started by graduates of the University and engaging with SMEs in the Thames Valley for mutual benefit.Jurek SikorskiLinkedIn:http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jureksikorski

Jurek Sikorski, Executive Director, Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship

Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship invites students, staff and extended family to join the audience for the IDEAFEST Final 2022.

Henley Business School Room G10,

The IDEAFEST Student Business Idea Competition is an annual initiative that seeks to find the Henley Business School or University of Reading student with the best idea for a business. From over 20 submissions, five teams of students have been selected to present their ideas at the IDEAFEST Final to our panel of judges. The IDEAFEST Final 2022 will be held on 27 April. The winner of IDEAFEST will be awarded a cash prize of £1,000 to spend on developing their business idea, with the additional prize of mentoring from business experts. There are also cash prizes for second and third places and an additional cash prize of another £1,000 for the best innovative idea. On top of this, there is a special China bursary open to full time MBA students for the best idea capable of being commercialised in China. This bursary is sponsored by Savio Kwan, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Alibaba. All University of Reading and Henley Business school students and staff are encouraged to be part of the audience to support the finalists as they pitch. Friends and family members of the finalists are also welcome!The finalists are as follows:- Aquaverticalis, led by BSc Real Estate student Kolatat Phaiboonnukulkij, is a business that produces vertical planters to fit into the exterior walls of buildings, using phytoremediation to cleanse water and help reduce heat absorption, waste and climate change- Authentura, led by BA Entrepreneurship student Shlok Maheshwari, is a start-up that offers firms a software security audit report to ensure the cyber safety of their business- CheckL, led by MSc Entrepreneurship student Thatchaphol Tiranaprakit, is a tech start-up that provides a specific test of graphics software skills when recruiting employees for an organisation- Insight Ed, led by Executive MBA student Cassandra Renaut, is an education tech platform connecting young people to business boot camps to develop fundamental professional skills such as critical thinking, communication and presentation- SalonSurf, led by BA Accounting and Business student Shreya Tiwari, is an app that connects customers with salons, providing instant booking appointments and information such as prices and reviewsThe full schedule is outlined below:2:00pm - Welcome and Introduction2:15pm - Aquaverticalis Presentation2:30pm - Authentura Presentation2:45pm - CheckL Presentation3:00pm - Insight Ed Presentation3:15pm - SalonSurf Presentation3:30pm - Break4:30pm - Results Announced5:00pm - Closing Remarks5:15pm - FinishThe event will be held in person in room G10 of the Henley Business School building, Whiteknights campus. For those unable to attend in person, there is also the option to dial in remotely via Microsoft Teams. Once you have signed up you will be sent the link to dial in.

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