Map & Agenda
Bounce Hackathon 2023
Agenda
4:30 – 5:15 pm — Registration and Team Formation
Location: Atrium
5:15 – 5:30 pm — Opening Remarks
Location: Atrium
5:30 – 6:30 pm — Canapes + Developing and Evaluating Startup Ideas Workshop
Facilitated by Ed Martin, MCE
Location: Atrium
6:30 – 6:45 pm — Prompt Release
Location: Atrium
6:45 — Team Collaboration
Locations: *check map for available rooms*
10:00 – 10:30 am — Coffee + Muffins
Location: Atrium
10:30 – 12:30 pm — Team Collaboration + Mentors
Locations: *check map for available rooms*
12:30 – 1:30 pm — Lunch + Mini Game
Locations: MED 1M101
1:30 – 3:30 pm — Team Collaboration + Mentors
Location: *check map for available rooms*
3:30 – 4:30 pm — How to Pitch Workshop
Facilitated by Bronwyn Bridges, PragmaClin
Location: MED 1M102
4:30 – 6:00 pm — Team Collaboration
Location: *check map for available rooms*
6:00 – 7:30 pm — Trivia + Food Truck + Candy Bar
Location: Atrium
10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee + Muffins
Location: Atrium
10:30-11:30 am Team Collaboration
Location: Atrium
11:30 – 12:30 pm Branding & Revenue Generation for Start-Ups
Facilitated by Chris Dunne and Adam Puddicome, Idea Factory
Location: MED 1M102
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
Location: Atrium
1:30 – 3:00 pm Judging Round 1
Location: MED 1M101 + MED 1M102
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm Judging Round 2
Location: MED Main Auditorium
4:15 – 4:30 pm Break
4:30 – 5:30 pm Awards and reception
Location: Main Auditorium
Workshops
Developing and Evaluating Startup Ideas
Friday, Mar 24, 5:30-6:30 pm
MED Atrium
Hosted by
Ed Martin
Director (Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship)
Summary
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship, based at St. John’s campus, promotes entrepreneurship, supports students, faculty and staff to develop their start-up ideas, and contributes to the development of an attractive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Newfoundland and Labrador. MCE is the starting point for any Memorial student, faculty or staff member interested in entrepreneurship.
Company: MCE
This workshop will help you develop practices to come up with startup ideas, and evaluate their potential. A mix of individual and group exercises will arm you with processes and frameworks to take those first steps into entrepreneurship.
How to Pitch
Saturday, March 25th, 3:30-4:30 pm
MED 1M102
Hosted by
Bronwyn Bridges
CEO & Co-Founder (PragmaClin)
Summary
Bronwyn has gone on to win over $300,000$ in pitch competitions over the past year. Through this workshop you will be able to learn what makes a perfect pitch. Bronwyn will share feedback she’s learned, and tactics she’s used to improve her pitch, and ways to incorporate story telling to make the biggest impact.
Company: Pragmaclin
PragmaClin aims to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease monitor their condition with the use of our flagship software, PRIMS. PRIMS is a patient assessment tool for supporting neurologists in the clinic. PRIMS is an integrated system that monitors, analyzes and rates the Parkinson’s disease severity according to international standards. PragmaClin are reaching for a world where patients can get help faster, with more accurate results.
Branding & Revenue Generation for Start-Ups
Sunday March 26th, 11:30-12:00 pm
MED 1M102
Hosted by
Chris Dunne
Director of Agency Dev (Idea Factory)
Adam Puddicombe
VP, Digital Strategy (Idea Factory)
Summary
This workshop will provide start-ups an overview of the role that branding plays in the various stages of the business growth cycle, and how to build your sales funnel regardless of where your business is in its journey. From strategic planning to tactical execution, you’ll learn the basics to get your start-up generating revenue through marketing efforts.
Company: Idea Factory
The Idea Factory, located in the vibrant city of St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, opened its doors in 2000. Today, The Factory is home to twenty passionate individuals who crave using creativity to solve problems, big and small. And that’s exactly what we do for clients like Roebothan McKay Marshall, Marine Atlantic, Colemans, Harley-Davidson, The Salvation Army, Galway, and The Rooms.
