International Workshop “Global Entrepreneurship in Technology” (GET International @TUSUR)

Program

GET International@TUSUR Hackathon Program

October 9–12, 2018
TUSUR University, Tomsk
Venue: 45 Sovetskaya ulitsa, Tomsk

Goals

To develop, test and present strategies for global marketing of technology products;
To engage students, primarily those of international origin, in projects for development of University’s innovative products and technology startups;
To create an active body of students and a community of entrepreneurs and investors willing to support student initiatives.

14.00 – 16.00

City tour for participants (preliminary registration required)
17.00 – 18.00

Registration
18.00 – 19.15

Case and hackathon challenge presentation
Anastasia TYURINA
Managing Partner at Digital Spring Agency
19.15 – 20.00

Draw and team recruitment. Hiring Hall
Speaker/Moderator: Team moderators

09.00 – 09.30

Registration and welcome coffee
09.30 – 10.00

Start of Hackathon, briefing
Speaker/Moderator: Anastasia Tyurina
10.00 – 11.00

Master class by Neil Rubens
Strategy for creation and development of technology products
What AI can do today and what can we expect tomorrow
Neil RUBENS
MIT Skoltech Initiative, Stanford, USA
11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00

Briefing for CMO Marketing lab: creating strategy for high-tech product promotion
Briefing for CTO Product strategy: how to choose the right basic prototype functionality and plan future development of the product
Briefing for CFO Investment proposal: how to calculate required investment and what investors want to know about startups
12.00 – 14.00

Project work
14.00 – 15.00

Lunch
15.00 – 16.00

Master class by Sasha Baksht
Creating a world-level product. Personal lessons of launching a global startup: what to learn while still at school
Sasha BAKSHT
COO at Blockgeeks, Toronto, Canada
16.00 – 17.00

Consultations with project mentors and company representatives
17.00 – 18.00

Master class by Sergey Dorofeev
The importance of soft skills in engineering career
Sergey DOROFEEV
CEO, Rubius, Tomsk, Russia
18.00 – 19.30

Project work
19.30 – 20.00

Check point 1 and day’s results
Speaker/Moderator: Anastasia Tyurina
20.00 – 00.00

Reception & Entertainment

08.30 – 09.00

Welcome coffee
09.00 – 09.30

Check point 2, goal setting for the Final day
Speaker/Moderator: Anastasia Tyurina
09.30 – 10.30

Master class by Valeria Tsibulnikova
Why you need investment: personal investment strategy, where to find funding for a startup and how to work with investors
Valeria TSIBULNIKOVA
Head of Economics Department At TUSUR, Tomsk, Russia
10.30 – 11.15

Briefing for speakers and team leaders. Preparation of project presentations
Speaker/Moderator: TBD
11.15 – 11.30

Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30

Master class by Leonid Chechurin
Future of telecommunications: why we need to study mathematics, should we seek employment with heavyweight technology companies, …
Leonid CHECHURIN
Professor, Head System Engineering Group, LUT, Finland
12.30 – 14.00

Project work
14.00 – 15.00

Lunch
15.00 – 17.00

Finalization of project presentations Team work. Consultations with experts
17.00 – 19.30

Project presentations to the Jury. Q&A
Speaker/Moderator: Anastasia Tyurina
19.30 – 20.00

Hackathon awards ceremony. Closing ceremony
Speaker/Moderator: Partners and sponsors

11.00 – 13.00

Closing address at U-NOVUS Forum on the Workshop results
Venue: Garmonia Conference Center, 7 ulitsa Vysotskogo, building 6
Speaker/Moderator: Anastasia Tyurina