GLOBAL STARTUP WORKSHOP 2004

University of Cambridge
Homerton College

Cambridge, UK

March 25 - 27, 2004

Co-hosted by: MIT $100K and Cambridge University Entrepreneurs

GSW 2004 Highlights

• Opening Address: Herman Hauser & Bill Reichert - Silicon Fen Vs. Silicon Valley: Entrepreneurship in Europe and the United States
• Keynote Addresses
- Shai Vyakarnam : The State of Entrepreneurship in the UK
- Jeremy Leggett, The Role & Emergence of Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship
• Panel Discussions on running successful BPCs
- Business Plan Competitions That Work
- Starting a Business Plan Competition
- Managing an Evolving BPC
- Business Plan Competition Best Practices: i.) Events & Marketing,
- ii.) Judging, iii.) Sponsorship/Funding, iv.) Building the Community Further through Alumni & Mentors
- Success Stories: Tomorrow's Leading Firms
- The Future of Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Competitions

• Regional Collaboration Discussion Groups
• Company-sponsored Tea & Biscuits: Networking Break by Region

Keynote Speakers

Hermann Hauser, Renowned Computer Authority / Co-Founder of Acorn Computers
Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Ventures
Ken Morse, Senior Lecturer and Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center
Jeremy Leggett, CEO of Solarcentury
Shai Vyakarnam, Teaching Programme Director, Cambridge Entrepreneurship Centre