The American College of Greece to host Disrupt Greece 2018 Bootcamp

Discover how an entrepreneurship competition operates!

When: September 18–19, 2018

Where: The American College of Greece

Organized by: Fortune Greece and Industry Disruptors–Game Changers

Academic Partner: The American College of Greece

We are happy to invite you to Disrupt Greece 2018 Bootcamp which will take place at the ACG campus on September 18-19.

Disrupt Greece was designed by Fortune Greece magazine and Industry Disruptors–Game Changers. Also known as “The Startup Event of the Year”, Disrupt Greece celebrates talent, innovation, entrepreneurship and aims to strengthen the Greek startup ecosystem as well as to promote a growth model that may become the ideal one for Greece’s economy now and in the future.

This year’s Disrupt Greece is themed “The future of work” and will feature The American College of Greece as academic partner. This high-profile entrepreneurship competition will include workshops and presentations from market specialists who will provide advice and guidance to the groups participating in the grand final on September 25.

The Disrupt Greece 2018 Bootcamp will be open to ACG students on September 18, between 10:00-18:00, at the Upper Level Library. During the event, students will have an excellent opportunity to discover how an entrepreneurship competition operates, they will interact with both competitors and judges, be introduced to innovative ideas and individuals and will benefit from the overall experience of participating in a Bootcamp!

Part of this year’s judging committee that will choose the top 3 finalists on September 25, will be Alba Graduate Business School professor, Dr. Georgios Batsakis.

The participation of The American College of Greece in Disrupt Greece reflects on the College’s vision to help re-invigorate the Greek economy and become an agent of social change through education and knowledge.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Program

 

Tuesday 18.9: Main Hall 

Arrival Time & Registrations at 9:00 

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome, Dr. David G. Horner, President, The American College of Greece

10:05 – 10:10 “Deree Supporting Entrepreneurship”, Dr. Katerina Voutsina, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship, Deree School of Business and Economics

10:10 – 10:15 “Entrepreneurship at Alba”, Alexis Komselis, Director, Alba Hub for Entrepreneurship and Development

10:15 – 10:30 Introduction, Ishan Elgin

10:30 – 11:00 What is a Startup? and Who is an Entrepreneur?

11:00 – 11:30 Elevator Pitch Session

11:30 – 12:00 What is a “Fit Startup Road Map”

12:00 – 12:45 Workshop by OWIWI (last year's winners and Alba alumni)

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30 Analysing business idea via “Lean Canvas”

14:30 – 15:00 Canvas Pitching & Feedback

15:00 – 15:30 Assessment of Lean Canvas 1

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 17:30 Investor Pitching Training -1

17:30 –18:00 Closing

 

Wednesday 19.9: 7th Level Auditorium 

10:00 – 11:00 Designing “Business Model Canvas”

11:00 – 12:00 Canvas Pitching & Feedback

12:00 – 12:15 Break

12:15 – 13:15 Investor Pitching Training -2

13:15 – 14:30 Studying on Presentation

14:30 – 15:30 Lunch

15:30 – 17:00 Pitching Presentation & Mentoring

17:00 – 18:00 Fit Startup Road Map Closing