October 21, 2013 by Huang HP

WIT Bootcamp

WIT (Web-in-Travel) Conference kicks off with a Bootcamp on October 21, at the swanky Microsoft Singapore premises.

09.00-9.10       Opening

09.10-9.45       Inside Asia: Start-Ups Worth Knowing
A panel of experts pick the start-ups and trends they’re watching in the region

09.45-10.00    Global Watch: Start-Up Trends Worth Knowing

10.00-10.40    The First Spark: Who Says Hard Work Will Get You To The Top? John Mims, Vice President Global Sales, Las Vegas Sands
Followed by Panel: The Unconventional Wisdom of Entrepreneurs

10.40-11.30    The Asia Factor: Local Stories

11.30-12.00    Market Insights: Vietnam, Malaysia, Korea
Vietnam: Vu Lam, Agency Relationship Manager, Google
Korea: Min Yoon, CEO, TideSquare, Korea

12.00-12.40    So You Want To Be A Start-Up? Here’s How To Survive
We gather the veterans who’ve fought in the trenches and survived.
Discussion about their individual journeys, the lessons learnt, the business models they believe in and the mistakes they’ve made on their Hero’s Journey.

12.40-13.00    Lessons from Apprentice Asia: Meet The Advisors
Kathleen Tan, CEO, AirAsia Expedia
Mark Lankester, CEO, Tune Hotels

13.00-14.00    Lunch

14.00-15.00    The WIT Developer & Designer Challenge: Solving The Pain Points In Travel
Facilitators:
Timothy O’Neil Dunne, VaultPad
Valyn Perini, Open Travel Alliance

14.00-15.00    A PERSONAL COACHING SESSION:
How Can I Make Innovation Work For Me? Innovation for its own sake is pretty meaningless. Here’s a practical session on how you can uncover unfulfilled needs and add value to your business.
Facilitator: Don Birch, Travel Innovation Partners

15.00-15.30    The Yin & Not So Yang Factor
A panel of women entrepreneurs and developers talk about their place in the start-up world

16.00-16.30    WIT Start-Up Alumni
Updates from the winners of our Start-Up competitions

16.30-17.15    WIT Start-Up Pitch 2013, powered by Abacus Ventures
Our shortlisted candidates compete for the top 3 places to pitch at the Grand Finals at the WIT Conference. Finalists will be coached by selected mentors for the Finals and winner will be declared on Oct 23 by a panel of judges.

17.30-17.45    Announcing The Winner of WIT Developer & Designer Challenge & Finalists of WIT Start-Up Pitch

18.00             The WIT Barcamp