Presentation by Angela Li at the University of Tokyo, 9th December 2013. Blank slide shows Brisbane Marketing corporate video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2wYxvQheQ)

1. For BizJapan Summit 2013
IDEA NETWORK
The University of Queensland, Australia,
Ecuador and Germany
Angela Li - Director of Global Innovative Youth Conference
2014, President of IDEA Network (2012-2013)
LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/pub/angela-li/46/744/a5/
Twitter: @AngelaLi7

2. ABOUT US
Entrepreneurship can be taught!
Mission: educate and accelerate entrepreneurship to our members.
Events: educational focus and others social.
International: a diverse membership group, >30 countries, students from all academic background.
Connected: prominent Brisbane business incubators, angel investors, venture capitalists and experts;
assist our members in nourishing their ideas and potential.
Assist: aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into successful ventures.

3. BRANCHES
▪ The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
▪ Ecuador
▪ Germany
MEMBERSHIP
▪ ~350 members in each branch
▪ ¼ business students, ¼ engineering and IT students, the rest from all faculties and levels (e.g.
MBA, PhD).
▪ 51% international vs 49% domestic students
▪ Many have started their businesses or tried their hands at a start-up

4. OUR OFFERINGS
▪ Social Events
▪ Educational Events
2013
2013
Total of 32, including:
Total of 9, including:
- Pitch Dinner
- Pitch nights
- Weekly meet-ups
- Guest speaker presentations
- Welcome parties
- Workshops
- Market days
- Pitch Dinner

6. IDEA NETWORK ENTREPRENEURIAL
COMPETITION
▪ Partnership: with the student union (the University of Queensland Union) and an Australian
incubator, ilab accelerator (http://www.ilabaccelerator.com/) to set up a student
entrepreneurial competition.
▪ Ran 8 workshops to prepare students for entry into the program, including:
1. Secrets to Success - with John Lambie and David Tisdall
2. Becoming an Entrepreneur - with Google Ambassadors at UQ and Alex Robey
3. Introduction to Bitcoin - with Sam Keightley
4. Business Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Mindset - with Colin Kinner
5. Financial and Legal Concerns - with Steve Davey, Sam Keightley and myself
6. Business Planning and Market Analysis (Lean Startups) - with Professor Tim Kastelle
7. Leadership and Networking - with Michael French
8. Design Thinking - with Deloitte
▪ Competition prize: direct entry into the iLab Germinate program, a funding package worth
AUD$30,000AUD and mentoring from prominent Australian entrepreneurs.

8. OUR SUPPORTERS
▪ Workshop speakers (Colin Kinner, Steve Davey, Professor Tim Kastelle, Michael French, Deloitte
and more)
▪ Pitch Dinner Attendees (RiverCity Labs (Peta Ellis and Peter Laurie), David Harrison, Sam
Friend, ilab mentors and judges, Kieran Shaw and the UQ Union team, the UQ Office of
Undergraduate Education, UQ Business School (Professors Damien Hines, Anna Jenkins and Tim
Kastelle, and more)
▪ Special thanks to:

9. BRISBANE’S STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
▪ 1 of 4 main startup hubs in Australia:
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
▪ Compared to their counterparts in Silicon
Valley, Australian startups are less likely to
want to get rich, less likely to want to
change the world, but more likely to want to
build a great product.
▪ Government grants like Commercialization
Australia is designed to support startups
▪ Digital Brisbane Strategy designed to make
Australia a World City, through startups.
▪ Startup Festival planned for 2014
Source: Deloitte Silicon Beach Australian Startup Ecosystem
Report, 2012
Case Study: Halfbrick Studios
(maker of Jetpack Joyride, Fruit Ninja, Age of
Zombies…)
▪ >10 years in making games
▪ Based in Brisbane, Australia

11. GLOBAL INNOVATIVE YOUTH CONFERENCE
(30TH JUNE – 5TH JULY 2014) BRISBANE (AUS)
▪ ~150 delegates (local and international)
▪ Part of Brisbane Startup Festival 2014
▪ To promote student entrepreneurship and global business networks amongst top university
students from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
▪ The week-long conference will include:
▪ Workshops conducted by prominent Australian entrepreneurs
▪ Company visits to key technology incubators and startups
▪ Networking and social events
▪ Tourism around Queensland
▪ Build a startup business in our Startup Competition (in the style of a mini StartupWeekend)

12. CONFERENCE TEAM
Our conference team consists of 10 capable individuals, including a:
Director
Sponsorship & Corporate Team
HR Team
Marketing & IT Team
Logistics Team
Ambassadors Program
Please join us as an ambassador or international partner!
PARTNERSHIPS (INTERNATIONAL)
Confirmed:
National University of Singapore
Peking University
IDEA Network Germany
IDEA Network Ecuador
KAIST – KISA

13. CONTACT US
Main: https://www.facebook.com/groups/uqidea/
Website: http://www.uqidea.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UQIdea
Email: president@uqidea.com
Angela Li – angelali.nfo@gmail.com