13th Annual Start-up Competition

Wednesday 20 May, 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Grainger Hub, Maybrook House, 27 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5JE

The 13th annual Thinking Digital Startup Competition returns to TusPark Grainger Hub, where ten great startups will be invited to pitch for a chance at fame, glory and prizes.

As part of our esteemed audience, you will be responsible for choosing one of the finalists, and the expert judging panel will select the other. The final concludes during the main conference.

The Itinerary for Wednesday 20th May

 

14:00 Registration opens

14:15 Conversation with Last Year’s Startup Competition Winner

14:30 Startup competition begins

16:00 Short break

16:15 Announcement of the finalists

16:20 Networking

17:00 Close

Thursday 21st May

11:00 Startup finals

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