Area 31 Newsletter
Thursday 5th of February 2015
Dear Area 31 Entrepreneurs and Friends,
Two great opportunities this week that you shouldn't miss are the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards and IE's 3 day program to accelerate growth, Gamechangers. Finally, from our blog, check out the interview with Cuaqea's founder explaining how voice will take over from text.
EVENTS FEB 9TH -- FEB 12TH
Spain Startup Investor Summit Advisory Board
Monday February 9 2015
12:30 – 14:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
The Advisory Board that supports Spain Startup Investor Summit will meet in Area 31. This is a private and confidential meeting.
6th Product Demo Day.
Tuesday February 10 2015
17:30 – 19:30
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Three startups in IE’s Incubator for Alumni will showcase their products to fellow entrepreneurs for constructive feedback. The startups presenting in this 6th edition of the Product Demo Day are:
- Tiiim, a cloud based platform for video review which simplifies the way creatives and clients collaborate through video productions
- Kehko, a marketing platform and we help companies create meaningful engagement with socially-conscious customers
- Drive gum, the best energetic alternative in the market place to help drivers to stay awake, alert and concentrated
Sign up here
Emzingo and Net Impact Happy Hour Challenge
Thursday February 12 2015
16:00-17:30
Location: Area 31, The Garden
Join Emzingo and Net Impact for a “Happy Hour” social challenge on Thursday, February 12 at 4pm. We will bring a social entrepreneur onto campus to present an issue they are currently facing. Students will work together to provide recommendations, using the Emzingo consulting toolkit. Beers and networking to follow! If you want to participate contact IE's Net Impact Club.
The EU mobile challenge Semifinals
Thursday February 12 2015
18:00 – 20:30
Location: Area 31, The Valley
Don't miss the chance to meet All the young developers will have their shot to make it to the final and compete for the semifinals of the EU Mobile challenge to qualify for the last phase of the challenge in the Mobile World Capital Barcelona World Finals in 2015.The challenge is organized by Applied Innovation Institute (AII), the IE Business School and Mobile World Capital. This event will be the Venture Network Weeklies for this week.
EVENTS OUTSIDE AREA 31
Venture Network Sevilla
Thursday 12 February 2015
18:00--20:00
Location: Camino de los Descubrimientos,
Sevilla
A new edition of venture network is coming to Sevilla! IE business School , Startup and Banco Sabadell are bringing together the best startups in town. Venture Networks are the best place for entrepreneurs to get together in an informal setting to network and share experiences.More Info
OPPORTUNITIES
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards ,a business plan competition aimed at supporting creative, financially sustainable and responsible women-led companies, is looking for committed female entrepreneurs heading initiatives with the potential to grow significantly in the years to come. The six Laureates nominated for the Awards receive one year of coaching, US$ 20 000 in funding, media visibility and networking opportunities. To apply for the 2015 edition, fill out the application form in English. Deadline February 27, 2015 at 10am Paris time (CET).
Gamechangers: Innovative Strategies to Accelerate Growth
Game changers is a 3-day workshop for business and marketing leaders. It combines new ideas and insights from the world’s most innovative companies, with the best approaches to making sense of changing markets, developing better strategies and innovation, then delivering more effective brands and marketing, for profitable growth.
The workshop will be stretching and inspiring. It brings together new leading-edge content, with practical case studies and techniques, group experiential learning, and personal development. Participants also bring and work on their own projects and challenges to maximize the impact the program will have on their own organization.
FROM THE BLOG
Cuaqea: Voice vs. Text
AVAILABILITY OF THE SPACE
- Monday, February 9th, 12:30-14:30 the whole space will NOT be available
- Thursday, February 12th, 18:00-20:30, Only half of the space will be available