We are inviting Students and Graduates from our 3 local universities to tackle a sustainability challenge relevant to Leicester to develop novel ideas for the city. Businesses and the key public sector policy advisors will be judging the ideas.
It’s the defining battle of our generation and the next. Whilst Climate Change and terms like ‘climate crisis’ are nothing new, our fight for the planet is in a crucial phase and it’s important that everyone’s thoughts, ideas and efforts are considered. That’s why NatWest are delighted to be hosting our Climate Hackathon in collaboration with DMU using ideas development tools from the bank’s Business Builder Programme, this 2-day, interactive event will deal with real world climate challenges and you, in teams of 5 will create, develop and pitch viable business solutions to these challenges. Not only will you be working on a real climate innovation challenge, you’ll build new entrepreneurial skills such as business modelling, pitching, team building and leadership.
Two Day Event Agenda
Virtual Day 1
· 10:00-10:30 Welcome, Intro from hosts, Team Sorting and Reveal of the Problem Statement
· 10:30-10:45 Team Break Out 1 (Intro & connect)
· 10:45-11:30 Creative Problem Solving exercise
· 11:30-11:45 Break
· 11:45-12:30 Business Modelling & Customer Profiling exercise
· 12:30 Recap & set Hackathon Day 1 outputs: concept brief-BMC-Customer Persona
Virtual Day 2
· 10:00-10:30 Recap & Refresh - Submission deadline for Day One outputs
· 10:30-11:30 Writing a Great 60-Second Pitch inc example
· 11:30-11:45 Break
· 11:45 -12:00 Q&A & set Hackathon Day 2 outputs: pitch recorded and uploaded by 3pm
· 15:00 Pitch Delivery, Judges deliberation and Winners announced.