How to Pitch Investors? Presentation Skills Training with Certificate

When looking for private investment which is more important – your business plan or your pitch? The answer, of course, is both. Being great at the elevator pitch is not much use if you can’t back it up with a real understanding of your business financials; and no weight of business plan ever caught the eye of a busy angel investor.

This training program will help participants move from business plan to investment pitch. It considers venture investing from both the point of view of the investor and also the business owner. This unique approach ensures that expectations on all sides are considered in advance and responded to. Participants will learn about cases on pitching investors; what venture investors are really looking for; that there are both angels and demons out there; skill set on presentation to investors.

Event Details
Date : December 17, 2010 (Friday)
Time : 9:30-18:00 (lunch to be provided)
Venue : Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport

Agenda
9:30 - 12:00: Pitching Investors Showcase by Guest Speaker, Mr. Barry Jones

12:15 - 13:00: Lunch and networking (light lunch will be provided)

13:00 - 14:00: 中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室教育科技部副巡視員曹國英先生分享"十二五科技發展規劃對信息科技界帶來的新機遇"
"Business opportunities for IT industry under the national 12th Five-Years Pla (Tentative)" by Mr CAO Guo Ying, Deputy Inspector, Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R.

14:00 - 18:00: Pitching Investors Presentation Skills by Mr. Terence Yeung

Language:
AM session will be conducted by Mr. Barry Jones in English;
Lunch briefing will be conducted by Mr CAO Guo Ying in Putonghua;
PM session will be conducted by Mr. Terence Yeung in Cantonese

** Certificate will be given to the attendees.

Seats are limited on first-come-first-served basis.

Admission Fee:

Incubatees just pay HK$375 with 75% training reimbursement*
Alumni just pay HK$750 with 50% training reimbursement*
Normal fee HK$1,500

* Please refer to Cyberport IncuTrain Centre financial guideline

Targeted Participants
- Startups companies, who want to improve their presentation skills in particular on investment pitching
-Any professionals, who want to learn more about cases on pitching investors.

To Register
If you are interested, please download and fill in the enrollment form and settle the payment by December 10, 2010.

About the Speakers

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Barry Jones is Principal and Co-founder of Maroon Analytics, a boutique advisory firm that focuses on growth opportunities. He has 17 years experience in investment banking, public accounting and consulting. Prior to founding Maroon, he worked with KPMG and Credit Suisse in London, New York and Hong Kong. Barry specialises in taking the CFO role in early stage companies, and is an expert in translating entrepreneurial vision into a sound financial strategy. In addition to focusing on verticals such as Infrastructure, Technology and Cleantech, he has interests in businesses as diverse as Cement & Wine.Barry holds an MBA (High Honors) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA (Hons.) in Accountancy and Economics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Terence Yeung

Terence has over 17 years of experience in management consulting and corporate training. He once was a manager of Anderson Business Consulting, providing service for both mainland and multinational enterprises. Before that, he was senior Training Consultant of Giordano International Limited. From 2002 to now, he is the Managing Director of TACSEN Management Consultants Limited. In 2006, Terence was awarded by Hong Kong Daily News the Most Outstanding Trainer in Personality Studies in “Asian Top 10 Corporate Trainers” Award. Terence has extensive experience in presentation skills training and his clients include ACCA, CICPA, KPMG, and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited.

To register: please click here to download the enrollment form.