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A one-of-a-kind event…
Date: February 9-11, 2020
Place: Rosen Plaza, Orlando
Work with Global Ambassadors
Experience the full power of mentorship and relationship as you work alongside an impressive list of successful entrepreneurs and business professionals dedicated to supporting you under our Global Ambassador Program.
Tackle a Real-World Problem
Work directly with one of our local partners to present and bring about a solution to a very real-world problem currently affecting the local community they serve. Our 2020 initiative will be announced by November 1.
Interact with Program Alumni
Be mentored by and learn from members of our Alumni Program who will assist you in solution building, as well as discuss how they applied their entrepreneurial skills in the real-world in our speaker series, “Life Beyond the Program.”
Showcase Your Startup
Network with all of our exclusive, invited guests in a professional conference setting highlighting the power of networking and relationship building as you work to improve and gather feedback on your very own Value Propositions.
A one-of-a-kind event…
Date: February 9-11, 2020
Place: Rosen Plaza, Orlando
“The Startup Studio has come to the world to be a new idea in education. To accomplish this, we must give our students and our educational leaders the opportunity to converge directly with the world of entrepreneurship and business. Nowhere can we accomplish this better than when we all come together under one roof in our Summit Program.”
Gary Conroy – Founder & CEO of The Startup Studio
An Experience
This one-of-a-kind, powerful event built exclusively for The Startup Studio’s community of students, mentors, and school leaders is an immersive experience where education and entrepreneurship intersect.
Unlike anything offered in the market today, students will work directly with world-class mentors building solutions to real-world problems in a powerful, competitive, professional conference uniquely for students of The Startup Studio’s Entrepreneurial Studies program.
Stay On-Site
For the best experience, you’ll want to stay on-site at the luxurious Rosen Plaza. Located in the heart of I-Drive, the Rosen Plaza offers boutique-inspired guest rooms featuring two double beds and amenities that include complimentary Wi-Fi, mini refrigerator, coffee maker, lighted make-up mirrors, laptop size safe, and hairdryer.
Get There!
* Hotel bookings will be open shortly to allow WPS students to lock in their room for the event.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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- 3pm: Drop Off and Registration
- 5pm: Conference Opens
- Opening Ceremony & Dinner: Introduction of our Global Ambassadors, School Leaders, and Alumni Ambassadors. Introduction of our “Entrepreneur of the Year Award”.
- Cocktail Hour: Exclusively for our School Leaders, Global Ambassadors and Alumni Ambassadors, this gathering provides an intimate opportunity to discuss innovation in education.
- Networking Event: Our students display their startup concepts to all invited guests, including parents.
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MORNING AGENDA:
- Breakfast: Welcome to “A Day of Problem Solving”
- Keynote Speaker: “The Power of Story” (Speaker TBA)
- Problem Presentation: Members of a local organization present a major community problem or initiative currently in need in of a solution supported by a distribution of data to all student teams.
LUNCH & AFTERNOON AGENDA:
- Breakout Workshops: Teams build solutions to the presented problem. Note: Our Global Ambassadors remain for the two days to mentor students as they build their solutions.
- Discussion: “The difference between Business and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed”: UCF students and teachers join the discussion
DINNER & EVENING AGENDA:
- Alumni Speaker Series: “Life beyond The Startup Studio Program” presented by The Startup Studio alumni
MORNING AGENDA
- Breakfast
- Top Teams Chosen
- Pitches to our local organization’s representatives
LUNCH & AFTERNOON AGENDA:
- Closing Ceremonies: Winners announced
HOUSING & DINING
All of our participating schools from outside of the local Orlando area will be staying at the Rosen Plaza for the duration (2 nights) of the Summit. WPS students have the option to stay on property for the two nights or can be dropped off daily by their parents. We highly recommend that all students stay on property so as to have an immersive conference experience. *
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MORNING AGENDA:
- Breakfast: Welcome to “A Day of Problem Solving”
- Keynote Speaker: “The Power of Story” (Speaker TBA)
- Problem Presentation: Members of a local organization present a major community problem or initiative currently in need in of a solution supported by a distribution of data to all student teams.
LUNCH & AFTERNOON AGENDA:
- Breakout Workshops: Teams build solutions to the presented problem. Note: Our Global Ambassadors remain for the two days to mentor students as they build their solutions.
- Discussion: “The difference between Business and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed”: UCF students and teachers join the discussion
DINNER & EVENING AGENDA:
- Alumni Speaker Series: “Life beyond The Startup Studio Program” presented by The Startup Studio alumni
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MORNING AGENDA
- Breakfast
- Top Teams Chosen
- Pitches to our local organization’s representatives
LUNCH & AFTERNOON AGENDA:
- Closing Ceremonies: Winners announced
HOUSING & DINING
All of our participating schools from outside of the local Orlando area will be staying at the Rosen Plaza for the duration (2 nights) of the Summit. WPS students have the option to stay on property for the two nights or can be dropped off daily by their parents. We highly recommend that all students stay on property so as to have an immersive conference experience. *
