Y2X Conference Schedule - 2025
Saturday, February 15
Time
Activity
9:30 am
Welcome
9:45 am
Speaker: Jessica Yin
( Y2 multi-time alum, investment banking analyst )
10:10 am
Tips for ideation and introducing the pitch process
10:20 am
Time to network and create ideas
10:40 am
Open-mic pitches
11:30 am
Vote, short-list ideas and form teams
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Workshop: Persona, Alternatives, Prototype, Gathering Feedback
1:20 pm
Work time
3:00 pm
Workshop 2: Covering the Costs of Your Solution (costs and revenue)
3:15 pm
Work time
4:00 pm
Workshop 3: Building Your Investor Pitch with Kevin Smith (The Story Architect)
4:30 pm
Workshop 4: Preparing for Next Week
4:35pm
Work time
6:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm
Go home
Saturday, February 22
Time
Activity
9:30 am
Review the plan for today
9:35 am
Introducing Summer Company: speaker TBC
9:50 am
Workshop: Tips for effective delivery of a pitch: Ron Tsang (professional speaker, author)
10:30 am
Work time
12:00 am
Working lunch
1:00 pm
Teams submit presentation (file/link)
1:15 pm
Opening remarks and introduction of judges
1:30 pm
Speaker: TBC
2:00 pm
Final presentations
4:30 pm
Networking while judges deliberate
5:00 pm
Awards to top-2 teams and wrap
5:30pm
Dinner
7:00pm
Go home
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