Build & Launch a Startup in 54 Hours - for fun or profit

19 - 21 NOVEMBER 2015
KINGS CENTRE, NORWICH

Judges

A panel of experienced judges with startup and investment experience. They are waiting to see what Norwich can do!

Schedule

54 Hours of Startup Action. Have you got what it takes?

Mentors

All our best local entrepreneurs, business & tech leaders are here to guide you along your way. Your success is their success. Make it happen together.

Sponsors

We have amazing sponsorship from companies and organisations that want to make Norwich a Tech success.

Photo by Tim Stephenson

It's happening again!

Calling all software developers, hackers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, students, product managers and business people!

After the roaring success of Sync the City 2014, SyncNorwich & UEA are again bringing it to you this autumn. Sync the City 2015 is a 54 Hour event during which groups of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies. For a flavour of last year, please see the 2014 event site, videos and photos.

You will form teams around those ideas and develop a working prototype and demo, and present to a panel of judges.

This is more than your average Hackathon. It’s a 3 day frenzy of Startup building that could win you and your team cash prize and product prizes.

Come and experience what it’s like to work in a tech startup for 3 days - for fun, or maybe even for profit! For some background details about what to expect at the event, see our blog post on Norfolk TechJournal.

Tickets are £45 (£25 for students) and they include food and drink for the entire event. For enquiries contact SyncNorwich@gmail.com

Organised by John Fagan, Fiona Lettice, Sean Clark, Susi Waters, Julie Schofield

Jon BradfordManaging Director, Techstars

Jon is the Managing Director of TechStars in London. Previously Jon was the co-founder and CEO of Springboard. Jon loves to help start-ups and their founders achieve their true potential. Over the last 2 years, Jon acted as an advisor to many other multi-company accelerators from Montreal to Moscow. Since launching Europe’s first bootcamp accelerator in 2009 - The Difference Engine – he helped to launch Springboard now based in Cambridge and London. In addition, he has also founded ignite100, a re-invention of the Difference Engine, that combines a 13 week accelerator with follow on funding of up to £100k per team and Startup Wise Guys in Estonia, Eleven in Bulgaria and TexDrive in Moscow. In a previous life, Jon trained as an accountant with Arthur Andersen, and subsequently has worked in various start-ups and turnarounds. He has worked in London, throughout Europe, Australia and also the United States.

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ENDNOTE - Neil GarnerCEO, Proxama

Neil founded Proxama in 2005 (then called Glue4 Technologies). The business focused on creating services that link people and brands using consumer technologies. In 2008, the company was rebranded as Proxama with a focus on the applications of mobile, smartcard and NFC technologies. Neil passionately believes in using emerging technologies to create valuable services for people. Prior to founding Proxama, Neil ran a division of a niche consultancy, Consult Hyperion, where he led the systems implementation teams for a number of ground breaking products including Vodafone’s m-Pesa, MasterCard’s PayPass, Sky and Barclaycard’s SkyCard and American Express Blue card. Neil has a MEng and DPhil from York University and is a Chartered Engineer. Any precious time at home is split between renovating an old property and enjoying life with his wife and three young children.