Business Boot Camp - Friday 3rd February 2012

Brandon Conference Centre, Tralee

10.00-10.05	Introduction by Colette Fitzpatrick.
10.05-10.20	Having Business down to a T Daragh Murphy of Hairy Baby talks to Colette about the success of his uniquely Irish online clothing company.
10.20-10.45	Pitching to the Panel Part 1 Colette invites students to pitch their business ideas from the floor to a panel of entrepreneurs.
10.45-11.00	The Best Invention since Sellotape! Inventor and entrepreneur Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh tells the story of her product sugru, a brightly colored silicone rubber, soft enough to mold yet durable enough to fix or "hack" things so they work better.
11.00-11.30	BREAK
11.30-12.00	Pitch to the Panel Part 2 Colette invites students to pitch their business ideas from the floor to a panel of entrepreneurs.
12.00-12.15	Producing a Successful Startup Young Entrepreneur Programme Third Level Winner 2010 and founder of ALR Innovations Dr. Lisa O'Donoghue and Oliver Heffernan of Glór Foods talk to Colette about the success of their startups and take us behind the scenes of the companies.
12.15-12.30	Man of Steel David Bobbett of H&K International shares his story of how his company became a leading global supplier of stainless steel kitchen equipment to the Food Service Industry.
12.30-12.50	Centre Stage Colette invites students on stage to pitch their business ideas to a panel of entrepreneurs.
12.50-13.00	Questions and Answers Session with Colette