Programme
Two days, start to finish.
Friday is for forming teams, locking in a problem and getting the first version working. Saturday is for finishing, pitching and awards. Times are indicative and will be confirmed with the venue closer to the event.
Friday 16 April
Day one: kick-off and first build
Check-in and set-up
Badges, Wi-Fi, find a table
Opening and briefing
Rules, judging criteria, what a good outcome looks like
Problem statements
Briefs for all four tracks, plus open pitches
Team formation
Three to five people, balanced skills
Idea validation and lock-in
Mentor feedback, scope and plan for the two days
Lunch
Build session one
Design, first working screens, core logic
Mentor rounds
Every team gets a technical and a business review
Day one checkpoint
Two minutes per team: what works, what is left
Close
Saturday 17 April
Day two: finish, pitch, awards
Doors open
Build session two
Testing, refinement, demo preparation
Pitch workshop
Problem, solution, market, demo, ask
Demo readiness check
Dry run in front of a mentor
Lunch
Panel: building startups from Mbarara
Founders and partners on what it takes locally
Pitch presentations
Five-minute pitch, three minutes of questions
Judges deliberate
Networking break
Awards
Overall and track winners
Closing and next steps
Follow-up support, incubation, community
Photos, media and networking
