CESP 2020: CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme

19 Oct 2020, 07:30 → 20 Nov 2020, 17:30 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN)

:: Build and grow your start-up idea at CERN! ::

If you're a team of master level students and want to use machine learning in your new start-up, imagine spending 5 weeks at CERN to develop and grow your start-up idea! If you do not have a team, you can apply as an individual too. 

Throughout the CESP, the successful applicants will work with CERN experts to develop strategies for new ventures solving problems already discovered by the applicants. During the programme, your team will develop a plan on how to build and scale your new venture with the assistance of CERN experts in machine learning as well as CERN Knowledge Transfer professionals. 

Read more the full Terms & Conditions, and instructions for applications. 

CESP is a CERN & Society project, funded by Arconic Foundation, and the programme is organised by CERN's Knowledge Transfer group. Watch the video from CESP 2018 here.

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Zoom meeting rooms:

All sessions: https://cern.zoom.us/j/91980923600

OJOS mentoring: https://cern.zoom.us/j/91517981647

Legal-Pythia mentoring: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97989308000

Encord mentoring: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97183884619

APIIR mentoring: https://cern.zoom.us/j/98462153205

 

Monday 19 October

10:00 → 11:00 Welcome: CERN and Knowledge Transfer

A brief introduction to CERN & the CERN Knowledge Transfer group by the deputy group leader of the CERN Knowledge Transfer group.

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/91980923600

Speaker: Manuela Cirilli (CERN)

11:00 → 11:30 Entrepreneurship @CERN and general info about CESP

And get to know each other

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 13:45 KT Mentoring session 1. OJOS

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/91517981647

13:45 → 14:30 KT Mentoring session 1. Legal-Pythia

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97989308000

14:30 → 15:15 KT Mentoring session 1. Encord

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97183884619

15:15 → 16:00 KT Mentoring session 1. APIIR

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/98462153205

Tuesday 20 October

09:00 → 10:00 Workshop 1. Expectations and interests. Each group present their project and goal for CESP

Presentation from each team. 5-10 minutes: What is your project? This could include problem, solution, market, team, what you are looking for at CERN, what would be your ideal outcome after the 5 weeks of CESP, and what your plans are for the future.

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset

10:00 → 11:00 Getting to know each other

Speakers: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

15:00 → 16:00 Technical Mentoring session Encord

Zoom call: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97183884619

Speaker: Nick Ziogas (CERN)

16:00 → 17:00 Technical Mentoring session OJOS

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/91517981647

Speakers: Nick Ziogas (CERN), Paul Hientz

Wednesday 21 October

09:00 → 10:00 Preparation time for Workshop 2

Previous to the WS you are invited to watch videos about Business Model Canvas :
https://vimeo.com/78350794

Longer video about Business Model Canvas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0cUBWTgpY&t=362s

"Build your lean canvas"
https://toolkit.techstars.com

Short video about how to present your canvas: https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/posts/2014/7/26/telling-your-story

10:00 → 11:00 Workshop 2. How to use the Business Model Canvas

Canvases online version will be made available. The teams will work on the initial Business Model Canvas and present this to the rest of the group tomorrow.

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

11:00 → 12:00 Initial team work on Business Model Canvas

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

14:00 → 14:30 Technology entrepreneurship - Experience from a CERN Alumnus

Speaker: Onur Aydogan (Creative Destruction Lab)

15:00 → 17:00 Team work on BMC

Thursday 22 October

09:00 → 09:30 Weekly Zoom coffee

Online shared coffee or tea and informal chat.

Speakers: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

09:30 → 10:30 Business Model Canvas team presentation

Present work on BMC to the other groups and time for feedback.

Each group present one slide with the BMC, for feedback from the other teams.

Speaker: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL))

10:30 → 12:00 Team work

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 17:00 Team work

Friday 23 October

09:00 → 13:00 External business mentoring session

First 30 minutes: Short presentations from each team

Thereafter: 30-45 minutes individual mentoring calls

External mentors Charlotte and Onur are available for calls after the pitches.
- Book a time with Onur here: https://calendly.com/onur-aydogan-cdl/30min?month=2020-10&date=2020-10-23
- Book a time with Charlotte here: https://doodle.com/poll/c88g28fugf3xvcsh

Speakers: Charlotte van der Laag, Onur Aydogan (Middle East Technical University (TR))

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 14:00 Preparation time for Workshop 3

Watch videos about "How to evaluate Startup ideas", "How to Talk to users", "All about pivoting"
https://www.startupschool.org/curriculum

"Understand your customers"
https://toolkit.techstars.com

You can also watch Simon Sinek's TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action

14:00 → 15:00 Workshop 3. Discuss best ways to evaluate market

Discussion about the best ways to do market evaluation.

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

15:00 → 16:00 Optional: Entrepreneurship Meet-Up with the CERN community

You are welcome to join our Entrepreneurship Meet-Up with the CERN community.

Link to event: https://indico.cern.ch/event/940393/

Event description:
Big deep tech startups - how do they do it?

Airplanes, metal 3D printing, and wearable health sensors all have to be produced by established companies. Or do they?

The examples above are all products of startups, and there exist plenty of examples of big deep tech startups like these. Join us for this entrepreneurship meet-up to hear a few examples, learn more about how to create new big deep tech startups, and discuss what it takes to succeed.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://cern.zoom.us/j/99706100777?pwd=ampGTXdQS01NY2JPd0x2OGgrQnppQT09

Meeting ID: 997 0610 0777
Passcode: 246910

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

Monday 26 October

09:00 → 12:00 Team work

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 17:00 Team work

Tuesday 27 October

09:00 → 11:00 Preparation time for Workshop 4

You are invited to prepare by watching a video about how to make sales and reading a short article
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/7f-how-to-sell-sus-2018
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/5T-sales-advice-for-technical-founders

You can also read the following articles
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6h-startup-pricing-101
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/5T-sales-advice-for-technical-founders

You can also watch this video (skip the first 25 minutes): https://www.ycombinator.com/library/7q-after-pmf-people-customers-sales-sus-2018

11:00 → 12:00 Workshop 4. Workshop / Training on Sales

Speaker: Mr Ash Ravikumar

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 17:00 Team work

Wednesday 28 October

09:00 → 12:00 Team work

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 14:00 Preparation time for Workshop 5

You are invited to watch a video about "How to plan an MVP".
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6f-how-to-plan-an-mvp

And read the following article
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/4Q-a-minimum-viable-product-is-not-a-product-it-s-a-process

14:00 → 15:00 Workshop 5. Discussion: How to make an MVP?

How to make an MVP. Include topics such as gaffahacking / digital prototyping, AWS credits.

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

15:00 → 17:00 Team work

Thursday 29 October

09:00 → 09:45 KT Mentoring session 2. OJOS

09:45 → 10:30 KT Mentoring session 2. Legal-Pythia

10:30 → 11:15 KT Mentoring session 2. Encord

11:15 → 12:00 KT Mentoring session 2. APIIR

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 17:00 Team work

14:00 → 15:00 Legal-Pythia + Stephanie (KT legal team)

Zoom link: https://cern.zoom.us/j/97989308000

Friday 30 October

09:00 → 12:00 Friday pitch and feedback (week 2)

Short pitches and feedback from the rest of the teams.

Opportunity to share challenges and what you need help with.

The session is followed by check-in with external mentor. Book your slot with Onur here: https://calendly.com/onur-aydogan-cdl/30min?month=2020-10

Speakers: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Onur Aydogan (Creative Destruction Lab), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer), Valentina Venturi (WaterSportMarks)

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 16:00 Team work

Monday 2 November

13:00 → 14:00 Introduction to negotiation simulation

Speaker: Bernard Denis

Tuesday 3 November

13:00 → 17:00 Negotiations simulation

Theory, practical tools, and simulation exercise
13:00 - 14:00: Theory and intro
14:00 - 17:00: Simulation (with possible break for meetings)

Speaker: Bernard Denis

Wednesday 4 November

15:00 → 18:00 Negotiations debrief and theory

Speaker: Bernard Denis

Thursday 5 November

09:00 → 10:00 Preparation for workshop 6

For today's workshop, you are invited to watch and read the following videos and articles
https://neilpatel.com/blog/build-team-wont-sink-startup/ or https://foundr.com/founding-team

10:00 → 12:00 Workshop 6: Team dynamics

First part will be more theory, second part more interactive

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

14:00 → 14:45 KT Mentoring session 3: Legal-Pythia

14:45 → 15:30 KT Mentoring session 3: Encord

15:30 → 16:15 KT Mentoring session 3: OJOS

Friday 6 November

09:00 → 12:00 Friday pitch and feedback (week 3)

MVP showtime!

The session is followed by check-in with external mentor. Book your slot with Onur here: https://calendly.com/onur-aydogan-cdl/30min?month=2020-10

Speakers: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Onur Aydogan (Middle East Technical University (TR)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer), Valentina Venturi (WaterSportMarks)

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 14:00 Preparation time for workshop 7

You are invited to watch the following videos
https://toolkit.techstars.com/get-more-done

14:00 → 15:00 Workshop 7: Getting things done

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

Monday 9 November

09:00 → 11:00 Team work

11:00 → 12:00 Preparation time for workshop 8

You can watch the following optional videos for your personal interest
https://toolkit.techstars.com/build-your-investor-pipeline
https://youtu.be/lZi4A9pyJb4

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 15:30 Workshop 8: Funding and VCs

Presentation from Maki.vc, following an exercise in teams.

Speaker: Josefiina Kotilainen (MAKI.VC)

Tuesday 10 November

09:00 → 10:00 Preparation time for workshop 9

Watch a video about pitching
https://toolkit.techstars.com/master-your-pitch

And positioning your product
https://toolkit.techstars.com/position-your-product

Pitch slide desk explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuxnzuH3XiM

How to make a better slide desk
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/4T-how-to-design-a-better-pitch-deck

10:00 → 11:00 Workshop 9: Pitching

What is important to think of when giving a pitch/presentation? How do you prepare the best for it?

Speaker: Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 13:45 Mentoring session 4: OJOS

13:45 → 14:30 Mentoring session 4: Legal-Pythia

14:30 → 15:15 Mentoring session 4: Encord

Wednesday 11 November

09:00 → 10:00 Preparation time for Workshop 10

10:00 → 12:00 Workshop 10: Individuals in Team

General about personalities and how individuals work in a team

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 19:00 Team work

Thursday 12 November

09:00 → 16:00 Team work

13:00 → 14:00 Individual mentoring: Encord

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

14:00 → 15:00 Individual mentoring: Legal-Pythia

14:00-14:30: Jeremy
14:30-15:00: Chris

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

Friday 13 November

09:00 → 10:00 Friday morning discussion

Opportunity to share challenges and what you need help with, and discuss how to prepare best for Demo Day

Speakers: Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

12:30 → 13:30 Individual mentoring: Legal-Pythia

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

13:30 → 14:30 Individual mentoring: OJOS

Speaker: Yseult Perilhou

Monday 16 November

09:00 → 12:00 Team work

12:00 → 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 → 15:00 Pitch feedback session

Each project present what they plan on presenting for Demo Day, with feedback from the rest.

Based on the feedback, the teams continue preparing for the final pitch on Thursday.

Speakers: Ash Ravikumar, Maelle Maaike Olivier (Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)), Silje Uhlen Maurset (CERN Knowledge Transfer)

Tuesday 17 November

09:00 → 12:00 External mentoring session

Book your slot with Onur here: https://calendly.com/onur-aydogan-cdl/30min?month=2020-10

Speaker: Onur Aydogan (Middle East Technical University (TR))

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 13:45 Mentoring session 5: OJOS

14:30 → 15:15 Mentoring session 5: Encord

Wednesday 18 November

09:00 → 16:00 Team work

14:00 → 14:45 Mentoring session 5: Legal-Pythia

Thursday 19 November

09:00 → 11:00 Demo Day

Event: https://indico.cern.ch/event/974560/

Join Zoom Meeting
cern.zoom.us/j/99470808423?pwd=aml6Q1A4NFJyc2o2NjFaekwzN3kvZz09
Passcode: cesp2020

12:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 16:00 Feedback & discuss further process

Friday 20 November

10:00 → 12:00 Time to discuss further process (TBC)

Potential time slot to discuss further process