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full of wit
full of knowledge
full of youthful spirit
Let’s practice it
Innovation incubates the ideal
Entrepreneurship makes the future
Dii Fair
Dii Fair is organized by DKU iNNOVATION iNCUBATOR (Dii) for DKU students who are interested in leading or participating in entrepreneurship. Through the poster show, coffee chat, and ideas pitch, You have the chance to share you entrepreneurship “sparks” and have a communication with fresh entrepreneurs, existing startup teams, professional judges and mentors, they will give you the most valuable feedback. You can also welcome new members, accelerate your project, and work together to realize your entrepreneurial dream with the power of innovation
About Dii
Dii is the flagship program of DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (DKUInE). It serves as an engine for cultivating and supporting startup ideas from across the DKU campus. We aim to leverage the young change-makers who strive for bringing positive impacts to the world with their unique innovation, products, services, and beyond.
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Idea Pitch
If you want to form a new startup team and apply to join Dii, you are welcome to participate in the idea pitch session on the day of Dii Fair. You will have two minutes to present your innovative business idea to the judges and students in the room to get feedback from professionals and attract other students to join your team.
Keep the following while making your idea pitch:
- Focus on who you are, what your project does, and how it relates to your choice of future major.
- Offer examples and explain how your points can benefit the stakeholders.
- Describe the unique benefits of your potential products/services and explain any advantages you may have over the competition.
- Try to keep your pitch filled with fresh and new ideas.
- Leave the listener motivated but be realistic on what to expect
Fair Arrangement
Time: 10am-4pm, Friday Oct 29
Venue: AB2103 and Foyer by Auditorium
Zoom ID: 939 7271 4842 (password：DiiFair)
10:00-10:10 Welcome Remarks
By Scott MacEachern, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
10:10-10:20 Dii Info Session
Learn about the DKU Innovation Incubator
By LIqi REN,
Associate Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
10:20-10:30 Mentor Awarding
By Marcia B. France, Ph.D, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
10:30-12:30 Lecture and Sharing by Mentors
10:30-11:00 Xiaowei CHENG, Investment Partner of Fusion Fund
11:00-11:30 Taishan Chen, Founder of Missmorecat
11:30-12:00 Zi Qiao WANG, Head of Corporate Affairs at Greater China of World Economic Forum
12:00-12:30 Lei WANG, Director of DeepBlue Academy of Sciences Office, Vice General Manager of DeepBlue Medical Laboratory Sciences Department
12:30-13:30 Lunch Chat
Face-to-face meetings with entrepreneurs and mentors
13:30-14:30 Poster Show and Project Review
Live poster presentation by Dii teams
Reviewers:
Xiaowei CHENG, Taishan CHEN, Ziqiao WANG, Lei WANG, Yafei WANG, Kai HUANG, Keping WU, Xiaocheng ZHANG
Feng TIAN
14:30-16:00 Idea Pitch of New Batch
The new batch of candidates pitching their creative ideas
Judge Panel:
Xiaowei CHENG, Taishan CHEN, Ziqiao WANG, Lei WANG, Yafei WANG