A unique opportunity for executives in large corporations to experience what it takes to get an idea from concept to investor-grade prototype
You’ve been on innovation training courses. You’ve read the latest management bestseller. The Economist is stacking up and you only read HBR when LinkedIn tells you to. All of these are only going to get you so far. You have to deliver results and revenue fast.
Our fast paced, high-energy business building experience will feel like nothing you’ve ever done before – and your day job will never be the same again.
We’ll give you a challenge, a time limit and all the tools and coaching you need to develop and pitch your start-up concept to investors or your Board.
This year’s theme will be the ‘The Internet of Things’ (don’t worry, we’ll make it fun, commercial and real)
Dubai has developed from desert to thriving city in the last seven years and has set itself the challenge to become a global centre of entrepreneurialism by 2020.
We’ll leverage this energy to give you a real challenge set by a senior local figure responsible for delivering Dubai’s growth agenda
Each Bright Ventures experience is by invitation only to ensure the most productive exchanges among delegates and guarantee real hands-on start-up experience
Meet your team members and the senior local challenger. Receive the challenge and generate business ideas to solve it. Meet other local entrepreneurs and evaluate your ideas.
Get your idea up and running with our in-house development team. Build the app, website or mock-up to get your idea going. Find creative ways to achieve great outcomes in limited time.
Test and validate your idea in the market. Iterate and change your proposition based on feedback and apply those changes to your product.
Prepare your start-up story. Your demons? The investors and start-up founders who will constructively challenge your pitch.
Make your pitch back to the senior local challenger. Find out which is the winning business. Feedback to the other teams and share your learning.
During our downtime we’ll make the most of some of the unique experiences Dubai has to offer and compare notes and make connections with our peers.
Simon Blair is a creative business builder who leads innovation thinking for large firms across a wide range of industries and geographies. Simon is a specialist in connecting high tech firms with global corporates
×Tanvir Mufti accelerates growth and innovation for both large and small firms. He brings a much sought after, actionable perspective, stemming from his product design and corporate venturing background
×Cristina Warren combines strategic outside in thinking and deep commercial know-how helping businesses find growth. Cristina is the former head of ventures and innovation for a long established FTSE100 company
×Karim Djerboa is an expert in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. He delivers highly interactive workshops in lean entrepreneurship that inspire audiences and appeared as a subject matter expert on live TV shows
×Kamal Hassan is a veteran of the business world and an expert in managing the deployment of innovation programs that enhance value creation through innovative products, services and business models
×Dates: April 28 – May 4 2014
Location: Dubai, UAE
Cost: $26,300 / £16,000 / €19,500
Bonus: Sign up during February 2014 and SAVE 20%
Included: All travel within Dubai, hotel, meals and course materials and scheduled social activities
Excluded: Return flights to Dubai
Contact: info@venturebright.co.uk
Venture Bright specializes in connecting corporates and start-ups to leverage the best of both worlds. Combining the energy, lean development and imperatives of the start-up with the assets, resources and needs of corporates to launch valuable new ventures
Innovation 360 has become one of the most recognized and respected consultancies in the MEA region, known for its dedication to furthering innovation awareness and competency and fostering entrepreneurship