Positive ageing is about exploring the potential to enhance the experience of our later lives.

This topic aims to take a fresh view of growing older through:
1. Supporting people of all ages to achieve their full potential
2. Encourage older adults to engage in economic, social, cultural, and family life
3. Fostering better solidarity between generations
4. Creating a society where equality, independence, participation, care, self-actualization, and dignity of all people are the prime objectives

Startup Weekend Hong Kong +ve Ageing is an opportunity for you to design and build innovative products and services that can help people lead fuller, healthier and more rewarding lives into old age, asking the question: how can we meet the challenge of a rapidly ageing society in a positive way?

We'll equip the participants with tools through our workshops to rethink how empathy, design, and technology together can impact positive ageing, and help them build to their startup with valuable feedbacks by experienced mentors and judges.

All participants will automatically enroll in Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge after the competition. The 3 winning teams will even have a SHORTCUT to Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge semi-final and other prizes!

 
Eligibility to enter HKSEC from Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University:

Hong Kong residents with a bachelor degree or above; and
aged between 18 to 35 (inclusive) ; or
aged above 35 with at least 2 teammates who are currently university students

If you are full-time students with valid local university student ID, you are free to enter the Startup Weekend Hong Kong @ Lingnan University. Please register for as a student here.  

Startup Weekend is your chance to learn how to put your idea into action within a matter of days!

get introduced to the world of startups and entrepreneurship
learn the process for taking action on your ideas
meet experienced, talented, and passionate entrepreneurs in Hong Kong
join or build an all-star team
make meaningful connections and become part of a global community
learn and practice new skills to take back to your job or beef up your resume

Who is Startup Weekend For?

It doesn't matter what you do or where you come from, Startup Weekend is designed as an inclusive event and program that brings all sorts of people together including...
aspiring & experienced entrepreneurs
developers and other tech-related professionals
designers of all types
non-technical talent (i.e. business, sales, finance, legal, etc.)
students from universities and even high schools
professionals looking to switch careers or build new skills
and passionate visionaries

Agenda for reference:

Your ticket includes:

• Access to the full weekend-long event
• Opportunity to pitch your idea on Friday night @Dream Impact
• Mentoring by all-stars from the social impact and startup communities (be sure to check out the full)
• Tasty meals all weekend
• Access to Startup Weekend workshops i.e. Business Model, Lean Startup, Validation, Pitching, Design Thinking etc
• Collaboration with awesome social innovation professionals from throughout Hong Kong
• All-star judge's panel lead by startup and social innovation leaders
• Membership in the Startup Weekend Community (>200K alumni)
• A process for taking any idea from concept to creation in a matter of days

Do I need to come up with an idea?
If you have an idea for a startup, then great! We hope you pitch for the weekend. If you don't have an idea, that's quite alright! Come and spend the weekend, listen to the ideas being pitched, and see if something piques your interest! The weekend is all about learning about the startup ideation process and learning from each other. If you have more questions, check out the Startup Weekend First Timers FAQ!

 
Join us for an awesome weekend!

For all event details, please visit http://communities.techstars.com/events/13012

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Join us for a Bootcamp that will get you prepared for an upcoming Techstars Startup Weekend!

This Bootcamp will take place before your Techstars Startup Weekend in an effort to help expand the educational opportunities that the weekend can provide and prepare you for the event.

We know that during the weekend, there isn't a lot of time to learn new things. Bootcamps offer an additional opportunity for you to learn new skills, understand the format of a Techstars Startup Weekend and bond with other attendees.

Make sure you bring your laptop, and enthusiasm!

We'll start off with a little food and drink and then break out into a session on how to maximize your Techstars Startup Weekend experience!