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Imperial College Business SchoolJONAS VAN HOVE

Reseacher and I&E Network Coordinator

Strictly Confidential (C) Innovify

Researcher and Network Coordinator

Build long-term relationships and be outward-looking to learn from precedents

E.g. get more crucial catalysts in (professors, investors, alumni, banks etc.)

Keep ourselves informed to recognize state-of-the-art support methods & raise public exposure

E.g. build database of startup organisations and their practices

Increase communication towards the Imperial community E.g. Dispatch Day (+ 30 startup organisations, + 400 ‘aspiring’

entrepreneurs)

Investigate feasibility of complementary programmes (e.g. pre-accelerator programme; startup garage etc.) + stimulate organic growth creation

E.g. pre-accelerator (such as FFWD accelerator at CUL); startup garage etc.

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS UNIQUE SELLING POINTS @ Imperial College London Business School

Entrepreneurs. Dreamers. Thinkers.Doers.Innovators…

Opportunities @ Imperial College

Advanced Hackspace: lean hardware and prototyping

Imperial Create Lab (“pre-accelerator”)

Imperial HUB: incubation programme for social entrepreneurs

Climate-KIC and Greenhouse

EIT ICT Labs

Thinkspace: free space for students to register their business at our new Imperial West Campus

Althea Imperial Programme: development programme to support women entrepreneurs with £10,000 top prize & runners up prizes (launch event 24th Oct.)

Events currently running/coming up

At Imperial College Business School Speaker Series with Benjamin Joffe (General Partner at HAXLR8R) Business insight series Drop-in sessions every last Friday of the month with qualified investors Best Pitch events ((Guided tours to RCA and Level39; Dispatch Day 2.0))

In London Disrupt Hack (Hackcampus & Techcrunch) (18th – 19th Oct.) Google office hours every Friday between 10 am – 12 pm at Campus

London, campus talks etc. Startup Weekend Fintech edition (24th – 26th Oct.) NACUE Varsity Pitch Semi Finals (28th Oct.) Nesta: Alternative Finance in the UK (10th Nov.)

EXPLORE…

Strictly Confidential (C) Innovify

Inception of new ventures

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Thank You

Contact: j.van-hove@imperial.ac.uk

3rd floor, I&E department