CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme - Open Lectures

22 Jul 2019, 09:00 → 23 Aug 2019, 11:00 Europe/Zurich

Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

Join the open lectures of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP), and learn more about CERN technologies as well as high-tech venture creation. The lectures consist of a mixture of CERN technology presentations and entrepreneurship lectures. 

Note that the content is customized for the CESP participants and that the CESP projects will be the focus of the lectures. You are of course welcome to ask questions or share your own thoughts and experiences!

About CESP:

During 5 weeks, 15 Master's students with combined backgrounds of technology and entrepreneurship will explore CERN technologies with the aim of creating concepts for new ventures. The students will do market assessments on CERN technologies, form teams, and select one of the technologies/opportunities they want to continue working with. During the last three weeks they will develop their business concepts and present their ideas on the public Demo Day 21 August.

More info: https://indico.cern.ch/event/797672/timetable/

CESP 2018 movie

Monday, 22 July

14:00 → 16:00 The story of Terabee

Inspiration from a start-up working with CERN and CERN technology.

Find out more: https://www.terabee.com/

Speaker: Max Ruffo

Tuesday, 23 July

09:30 → 12:00 Technology session 1: REMUS

Find out more: https://kt.cern/technologies/remus

Presentation of REMUS from the technical expert, Q&A, and brainstorming with the students about possible market opportunities.

Speakers: Adrien Robert Ledeul (CERN), Gustavo SEGURA (CERN)

2019-07-23 REMUS CESP.pdf

2019-07-23 REMUS CESP.pptx

13:00 → 15:00 Technology session 2: Indico

Find out more: https://kt.cern/technologies/indico

Presentation of Indico from the technical expert, Q&A, and brainstorming with the students about possible market opportunities.

Speaker: Adrian Mönnich (CERN)

Wednesday, 24 July

09:30 → 12:00 Technology session 3: C2MON

Find out more: https://kt.cern/technologies/cern-control-and-monitoring-framework-%E2%80%94-c2mon

Presentation of C2MON from the technical expert, Q&A, and brainstorming with the students about possible market opportunities.

Speaker: Brice Copy (CERN)

13:30 → 15:00 IP and licensing from CERN

When start-ups or existing companies want to use CERN technology in their products or services, an agreement with CERN Knowledge Transfer is usually formed. Learn about the licensing agreement and the opportunities and limitations of using CERN technology in your company.

Speaker: Myriam Ayass (CERN)

15:00 → 17:30 Technology session 4: Invenio

Find out more: https://kt.cern/technologies/invenio

Presentation of Invenio from the technical expert, Q&A, and brainstorming with the students about possible market opportunities.

Speaker: Jose Benito Gonzalez Lopez (CERN)

Thursday, 25 July

13:00 → 15:30 Technology session 5: Structured Laser Beam

Find out more:https://kt.cern/technologies/structured-laser-beam

Presentation of the Structured Laser Beam from the responsible Knowledge Transfer Officer, Q&A, and brainstorming with the students about possible market opportunities.

Speaker: Amy Bilton (CERN)

17:00 → 18:00 Expert Session: The Senior Research Physicist

Get a sneak peek into the mind of a Senior Research Physicist at CERN.

Speaker: Michael Doser (CERN)

Tuesday, 30 July

18:00 → 19:00 Entrepreneurship Meet-Up (EM-U #86)

Open for all!

There are many ways to make the transition from being a researcher to becoming an entrepreneur. However, taking the leap from research to entrepreneurship can seem challenging, and many tech talents never ‘jump' because they do not really have the a solid team, funding or the right push. At Entrepreneur First, they make the leap easier. Their program admits highly talented people to join their cohorts where the potential founders find ideas and co-founders to build new businesses with.

Join us for the first EM-U after the summer to hear Ambica Jobanputra, talent manager at EF, talk about how they headhunt engineers and researchers, and other skilled individuals and enable them to create their own company. Ambica will also be talking about the application process, what they look for in a good applicant, and why entrepreneurship is a good way to amplify your impact.

Ambica Jobanputra is the Talent Manager at Entrepreneur First. She holds a Bachelors of Law from King’s College London and has worked in both private, public and social sectors. So far, EF has worked with over 1,000 individuals to create 200+ companies, worth a combined $1.6bn. EF is backed by Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, among others.

Afterwards, we continue the discussions over pizzas and beer.

Speaker: Ambica Jobanputra (Entrepreneur First)

Wednesday, 31 July

13:00 → 15:00 The Founding Team

Team, personalities, and communication: How to select the right co-founder? How to handle difficult conversations in your start-up?

Speaker: Ambica Jobanputra (Entrepreneur First)

Tuesday, 6 August

13:30 → 16:00 Value Proposition

Learn how to find the value, not the attributes or technical specifications, of the product or service you are offering.

Speaker: Han Hubert Dols (CERN)

Tuesday, 13 August

18:00 → 19:00 Entrepreneurship Meet-Up (EM-U)

Open for all!

Hear the story of Securaxis, a start-up using CERN technology to provide real-time data for the growth of smart cities across the world.

More info: https://securaxis.com/

Speaker: Glenn Meleder (Securaxis)

Wednesday, 14 August

13:00 → 14:00 Funding

When do you need money, and how do you raise it? Learn the differences between the different funding sources.

NB! Only the first part of this session is open. The second part of the workshop (from 14:00 approximately) is for the CESP participants only.

Speaker: Josefiina Kotilainen (MAKI.VC)

Wednesday, 21 August

09:00 → 13:00 Demo Day

Listen to the presentations of the CESP teams and their projects. Open for all!