WEEKEND SCHEDULE
CardStart Challenge is a 48-hour event culminating in a Pitch Competition on Sunday. The schedule of events below breaks down the events per day.
DAY ONE
October 23, 2020
EVENT OPENS
5:30pm
Online forum opens, teams can log-on. Technical assistance provided if needed.
WELCOME
6:00pm
Welcome & Introduction to CardStart 2020
OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Angus McLachlan, CEO, Liberate Medical
6:15pm
COACHES INTRODUCTION
7:00pm
Get to meet the coaches for CardStart 2020! After this session, the link to sign-up for Saturday's one-to-one coaching session will become active!
TEAM WORK
7:30pm
Teams will have their own breakout rooms where they can begin brainstorming and working on their new healthcare based technology!
SESSION CLOSES
9:30pm
The online meeting rooms will close for the day.
DAY TWO
October 24, 2020
SESSION OPENS
9:00am
Online Forum opens- technical assistance will be available if needed.
WORKSHOPS
9:30 AM
Two 30 minute workshops on the Lean Canvas Start-up Model and Customer Discovery
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Lean Start-up: Suzanne Bergmeister, Entrepreneur in Residence and Asst Director Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship, UofL COB
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Customer Discovery: Delene Taylor, DMLO CPAs
TEAM WORK
10:30am
Teams will go to their individual meeting rooms to apply the information from the workshops to their business model and plan.
LUNCH
12pm
There will be a one hour lunch break.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER #2
1pm
Alli Truttmann, President & CEO, Wicked Sheets
COACHES Q&A
1:30pm
Based on the sign-up sheet, teams will go to individual coaches virtual rooms to get help and feedback regarding their technology.
WORKSHOP
4:30pm
Learn how to make a successful Pitch Deck from XLerateHealth Co-Founder and CEO Jackie Willmot
ENTREPRENEURIAL INFO SESSION
5:00pm
Teams will learn about the different entrepreneurial offerings in Louisville including LaunchIt, Vogt Awards, and I-Corps to name a few
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Will Metcalf & Mike DiCenso
DINNER
6:00pm
There will be a one hour break.
TEAM WORK
7:00pm
Teams will reconvene in their virtual rooms to put the finishing touches on their pitches for the next day.
SESSION CLOSES
9:30pm
Event forum closes for the night.
DAY THREE
October 25, 2020
SESSION OPENS
9:00am
Online forum opens.
TEAM WORK
9:30am
Teams will be able to make any last minute updates to their presentations before pitch practice.
PITCH PRACTICE
10:30am
Teams will practice their pitches and receive feedback from Coaches & CardStart Staff.
LUNCH
12:00pm
There will be a one hour lunch break.
PITCH COMPETITION
1:30pm
Teams will compete for two final spots that advance to the Spring Competition!
CLOSING REMARKS
4:00pm
A few remarks about the future of the healthcare biotech industry.
WINNERS ANNOUCED
4:15pm
Find out from the judges which final two teams will advance to the Spring Round of competition!