School Entrepreneurship Olympiad and Conference December 2015

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1 School Entrepreneurship Olympiad and Conference December 2015 University of Cape Town 1 December December 2015 Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won t so that you can live the rest of your life like most people can t... Anonymous 1

2 Date Time Start Time End Activity Resource Tuesday 1 December :30am 10:00am Welcome Trustees, UCT 10:00am 10:30am Business Pitch Competition Briefing Alexander McLeod 10:30am 11:00am Break Break 11:00am 11:30am Guest Speaker 1 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation 11:30am 12:30pm Breakaway Sessions Alexander McLeod 12:30pm 12:45pm Closing of Day 1 Alexander McLeod Wednesday 2 December 2015 Time Start Time End Activity Resource 9:30am 10:00am Day 2 Opening Alexander McLeod 10:00am 11:00am Round 1 Business Pitches Group 1 11:00am 11:30am Break Break 11:30am 12:30pm Round 1 Business Pitches Group 2 12:30pm 12:45pm Break Announcement of Finalists and Closing of 12:45pm 1:00pm Day 2 Alexander McLeod Time Start Time End Activity Resource Thursday 3 December :00am 10:30am Day 3 Opening Alexander McLeod 10:30am 11:00am Guest Speaker 2 Patrick Schofield 11:00am 11:30am Break Break 11:30am 12:30pm Final Round Business Pitches 12:30pm 1:00pm Guest Speaker 3 Nuzhah Jacobs Winner Announcement and Olympiad Alexander McLeod, Professor David 1:00pm 1:30pm Closing Priilaid 2

3 Conference Speakers Nuzhah Jacobs I'm a 19 year old student with a passion for entrepreneurship, fashion and my country. I started an online jewellery and accessories store when I was 16, called 'The Ramp' (found on and it has grown phenomenally since then. The Ramp's brand is sold on Zando, a highly esteemed online fashion platform and is also sold at Portobello Road, a physical store situated in Kenilworth. The Ramp's jewellery has been featured in magazines like 'Seventeen' as well as in music videos (Jimmy Nevis' "Miscato"). I currently attend Rustenburg Girls High School and intend on studying Business Science next year. My goal is to successfully run my own business empire and in doing so, improve the social and economic state of South Africa. 3

4 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation The Foundation is of the firm belief that high impact responsible entrepreneurs will dramatically contribute to a positive economic, social and political change. The Foundation therefore identifies, selects, and invests in individuals that show potential greatness over the long-term through its Scholarship and Fellowship opportunities. The Foundation's investment approach provides access to education and entrepreneurial development. Once formal education is completed the Foundation encourages work experience that compliments personal passion, purpose and skills development. It is the Foundation's hope that Fellows will then move into areas of influence where they will effect lasting change and positive impact. The Foundation is investing in a long-term legacy of greatness through inspiring and developing individuals who will become high impact responsible entrepreneurs. It is the Foundation s belief that such individuals are capable of shaping and transforming the future of the Southern African region as they will be driven to make a life-altering positive impact on the world around them. The Foundation therefore seeks to nurture and develop an entrepreneurial mindset in the most promising of Southern Africa s youth through its Scholarship and Fellowship opportunities. Visit for more information 4

5 ThundaFund Thundafund is an online Crowdfunding Cafe and marketplace for creatives and innovators in South Africa. Through Thundafund, entrepreneurs with their respective projects and ideas can raise capital and build a supportive crowd of backers through the process of crowdfunding. In 5 years time people will see crowdfunding as a nobrainer when it comes to launching a new idea or project. Why would you spend your time and cash on an idea without first asking your future customers if they would buy it? Crowdfunding is the ultimate in the democratization of finance. The many, coming together to back people who create products that they would like to see materialized in the world. Patrick Schofield, co-founder 5

6 Business Idea Pitch Competition There will be two rounds of business pitches, Round 1 and the Final Round. All of the School Entrepreneurship Societies will present to a panel of judges for the Round 1 activity. The Round 1 business pitches will take place on the 2 nd day of the Olympiad as is indicated on Page 2 of this Olympiad Programme. We have allocated the School Entrepreneurship Societies to two groups, Group 1 and Group 2. Your School Entrepreneurship Society will be notified which Group you have been allocated to. The top 10 business pitches from Round 1 will progress on to the Final Round where you will be pitching to a different panel of judges. Please note, you will have 3 minutes to pitch your idea to the panel of judges in Round 1 and you will have 4 minutes to pitch your idea to the panel of judges in the Final Round. There will be first place, second place and third place prizes for the Business Pitch Competition. Prize Money for your School Entrepreneurship Society is as follows: 1 st Place = R nd Place = R rd Place = R Good luck and enjoy the School Entrepreneurship Olympiad! 6

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8 Thank you We would like to thank you, the conference delegates, for sacrificing your time to come and attend the December 2015 School Entrepreneurship Olympiad. We hope that you have enjoyed this event. On behalf of all the learners, we would like to thank all the guest speakers that have made their time available to come and address the delegates of the School Entrepreneurship Olympiad. We really do appreciate you coming out to speak at this unique event. To our partner, the University of Cape Town, on behalf of the School Entrepreneurship Trust and all the delegates, we would like to say a big thank you for agreeing to host the December 2015 School Entrepreneurship Olympiad! Finally, to our sponsors, Deloitte (Deloitte Foundation) and the University of Cape Town School of Management Studies, we would like to thank you for your support. Then, again to the conference delegates the High School Learners: We wish you the best of luck for the future. 8