Event Schedule
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Event Schedule

Event Schedule

Day 1
2024-08-23
HubBits
Day 2
2024-08-24
HubBits
Day 3
2024-08-25
HubBits
HubBits
HubBits
HubBits
Registration ✍ image
15:00 - 16:00
Registration ✍

The event will begin with registration at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23rd.

Registration ✍ image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Coffee & Networking 🍕 image
16:00 - 16:45
Coffee & Networking 🍕

This is the first networking between the participants, VIPs and guests, and it also has coffee and snacks.

Opening & Introductions image
17:00 - 17:15
Opening & Introductions

The event will open at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23rd.

Opening & Introductions image
Mr./Miss [MC]
MC
Opening Speech image
17:15 - 17:25
Opening Speech

Welcome speech …

Opening Speech image
Sameer A. Al-Hubaishi
Lead Organizer | Transformative Business Strategist | Strategic Visionary
Pitches 🗣️ image
18:00 - 18:30
Pitches 🗣️

Learn about the pitch process and witness the kickoff of idea presentations.

Pitches 🗣️ image
Participants
Voting 🗳️ image
18:30 - 19:00
Voting 🗳️

Cast your votes for the ideas that excite you and that you want to work on during the weekend.

Voting Results Announcement 📢 image
19:00 - 19:15
Voting Results Announcement 📢

Announcing the most popular ideas.

Voting Results Announcement 📢 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Team Formation image
19:15 - 19:45
Team Formation

Selected ideas’ creators present their concepts, and participants form teams around their chosen projects.

Begin Work image
19:45 - 20:30
Begin Work

Find your workspace for the weekend, get to know your teammates, and take stock of your collective skills. Work as long as the venue permits.

Breakfast 🥞 image
09:00 - 10:00
Breakfast 🥞

Breakfast of the SWAddis Ababa 2024 event will be hosted at the amazing restaurant.

Breakfast 🥞 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Morning Announcement 📢 image
09:30 - 09:40
Morning Announcement 📢

Get a rundown of the day’s agenda, focus areas for teams, and details about the afternoon mentoring sessions.

Morning Announcement 📢 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Customer Validation Workshop image
09:45 - 10:15
Customer Validation Workshop
A validation workshop is a collaborative session where business analysts and stakeholders review and confirm the requirements, assumptions, and constraints of a project or solution. It is a crucial step in ensuring that the project meets the needs and expectations of the users and the business.
Customer Validation Workshop image
Mr./Miss
Coach
Back to Work image
10:00 - 12:00
Back to Work

Teams resume working and keep working until lunchtime.

Back to Work image
Participants
Lunch 🍴 image
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch 🍴

Breakfast of the SWAddis Ababa 2024 event will be hosted at the amazing restaurant.

Lunch 🍴 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Check-ins ✔️ image
13:00 - 13:15
Check-ins ✔️

After lunch, provide status updates, and seek assistance if needed during the check-in sessions.

Check-ins ✔️ image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Marketing and Branding Workshop image
13:30 - 02:00
Marketing and Branding Workshop

Put simply, branding is the identity of a company, and marketing includes the tactics and strategies which communicate that vision.

Marketing and Branding Workshop image
Mr./Miss
Coach
Mentor Sessions image
14:00 - 18:00
Mentor Sessions

A mentoring session is an appointment with your mentor or mentee that can have different purposes.

Snacks Break 🍪 image
17:30 - 18:00
Snacks Break 🍪

Snacks will be served.

Snacks Break 🍪 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Back to Work image
18:00 - 20:00
Back to Work

Teams resume working and keep working until lunchtime.

Back to Work image
Participants
Wrap-up Announcement image
20:00 - 20:15
Wrap-up Announcement

Reconvene and conclude the day with important announcements and insights.

Wrap-up Announcement image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Breakfast 🥞 image
09:00 - 10:00
Breakfast 🥞

Breakfast of the SWAddis Ababa 2024 event will be hosted at the amazing restaurant.

Breakfast 🥞 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Morning Announcement 📢 image
09:30 - 09:45
Morning Announcement 📢

Get a rundown of the day’s agenda, focus areas for teams, and details about the afternoon mentoring sessions.

Morning Announcement 📢 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Legal Workshop image
10:00 - 10:30
Legal Workshop

A Legal Workshop for Startup Entrepreneurs. The workshop aimed at making Business Entrepreneurs/Startups aware about the legal strata so as to help them.

Legal Workshop image
Markos Asrat
Legal Consultant & Attorney at Law
Mentor Sessions image
10:00
Mentor Sessions

A mentoring session is an appointment with your mentor or mentee that can have different purposes.

Back to Work image
10:00 - 12:00
Back to Work

Teams resume working and keep working until lunchtime.

Back to Work image
Participants
Lunch 🍴 image
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch 🍴

Breakfast of the SWAddis Ababa 2024 event will be hosted at the amazing restaurant.

Lunch 🍴 image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Check-ins ✔️ image
13:00 - 13:15
Check-ins ✔️

After lunch, provide status updates, and seek assistance if needed during the check-in sessions.

Check-ins ✔️ image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Presentation Practice image
13:30 - 03:00
Presentation Practice
VIP, Partners & Guest Arriving image
15:00 - 16:00
VIP, Partners & Guest Arriving
Coffee & Networking 🍕 image
16:00 - 16:45
Coffee & Networking 🍕

This is the final networking between the participants, VIPs and guests, and it also has coffee and snacks.

Opening image
17:00 - 17:30
Opening
Opening image
Mr./Miss [MC]
MC
Final Pitches image
18:00 - 19:00
Final Pitches

Each team has five minutes to pitch their startup idea, followed by five minutes of Q&A from the judges.

Final Pitches image
Participants
Judges Deliberate image
19:00 - 19:30
Judges Deliberate
Sponsors & Team Honoring image
19:30 - 19:55
Sponsors & Team Honoring
Sponsors & Team Honoring image
Sameer A. Al-Hubaishi
Lead Organizer | Transformative Business Strategist | Strategic Visionary
Sponsors & Team Honoring image
SWAddis Ababa Team
Event & Communications Team
Winning Teams Announced 🏆 image
19:55 - 20:00
Winning Teams Announced 🏆
Winning Teams Announced 🏆 image
Sameer A. Al-Hubaishi
Lead Organizer | Transformative Business Strategist | Strategic Visionary
Winning Teams Announced 🏆 image
Mr./Miss [MC]
MC
Wrap-Up, Dinner 🍕 & Celebrations ✨ image
20:00 - 21:00
Wrap-Up, Dinner 🍕 & Celebrations ✨
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