NEXT WEEK IN WAYRA LONDON
Week commencing 8th September
Our call for new applications opens on the 8th of September which is already this Monday! Please share the message on Facebook, Twitter and let your friends and contacts know that they can put forward their application at www.wayra.co/apply
Check out what´s going on next week and have a great weekend!
ACCELERATION
Peer Review Group 3
The third peer review of the new series will take place in the Lane Fox Room immediately after the Town Hall. Remember that these sessions are your opportunity to decide who you think should represent your cohort at the demoDay in November.
Social Finance Investor Readiness Drop-In Clinics with The Social Venture Fund
Lennart Hergel from the SVF will be on hand to meet with the teams on Friday 12th September. You can sign up for a session here. All sessions will take place in the GATES ROOM.
Wayra UK Cohort 3 & Wayra UnLtd Cohort 2 – 1:1s
Monthly 1:1s with Gary in your pods. We look forward to hearing about your recent developments, so please have this information ready. Invites have been issued to teams involved.
Pitch Slam Group 3
The third pitch slam of the new series will take place in the Zuckerberg, 13:30 – 15:00. The person who would present your business at demoDay needs to attend and pitch.
UI/UX
The fortnightly sessions with Rob Porter from Telefónica return once again on Friday 12th September 2014. You can sign up for a session here; these sessions will take place in the DYSON ROOM.
Sales Drop-in Clinics
Marc Holland, our in-house sales guru, will be running the first of his sales drop-in clinics on Thursday 11th September 2014. The drop-in clinics will take place in the DYSON ROOM. There are plenty of slots left, so please sign up here.
Don't forget! The Falling Walls Lab London on 17 October 2014
Your Presentation
• Share your idea; research project, business plan, entrepreneurial or social initiative
that is relevant to the world of today.
• Present your idea in 3 minutes.
• Convince a top-class jury with members from academia, industry, research
institutions and the investment world.
• Exchange insights on an interdisciplinary level and network with like-minded peers.
Who Can Apply
• Young professionals, entrepreneurs, and innovative thinkers from all disciplines
up to 35 years.
• Master students, PhD candidates, post-docs, young scientists, professionals or
entrepreneurs.
Winners will represent London at Falling Walls in Berlin
A distinguished jury from the London lab selects the winners who qualify directly for
the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin on 8 November 2014 as one of 100 international
and interdisciplinary participants (travel costs and accommodation covered).
Application and Deadline
Apply online: www.atkearney.co.uk/fallingwallslondon
Application deadline: 26 September 2014
For any questions email: FallingWallsLabLondon@atkearney.com
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