Xiaohongshu
Innovation Fest Programme 2026
| Time | 🚀 DAy 1: Launch | 💭 day 2: prototype and ideate | 💡 day 3: From Prototype to Pitch | 🎤 Day 4: Pitch Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.00-9.30 | Registration Ground Floor Reception | Registration Ground Floor Reception | Registration Ground Floor Reception | Registration Ground Floor Reception |
| 9.30-10.00 | Keynote Speaker: Lesley Sackey (Founder of Fight Forward CIC and ex Team-GB boxer) Level 1 - 118 Lecture Theatre | Keynote Speaker: Adam Mitchell (Co-Founder of homefolk and NHS doctor) Level 1 - 118 Lecture Theatre | Keynote Speaker: Chris Howard (Co-Founder of Prosemino, UCL Professor and Innovation lead for Climate Crisis) Level 4 Project Space | Keynote Speaker: Victoria Austin (Co-Founder of Global Disability Innovation Hub, UCL Professor & Strategic Lead for Inequalities) Level 4 Project Space |
| 10.00-11.00 | Team formation Meet your team Level 1 - 118 Lecture Theatre | Workshop: Rapid fire ideas generation and prototyping Learn how to turn ideas into tangible prototypes Room 512 - Mental Health & Wellbeing + Inequalities Room 530 - Climate Crisis + Data-Empowered Societies | Mentor Office Hours Get feedback on your prototype from industry mentors Level 4 Project Space Level 4 Breakout rooms for the day: Climate Crisis: 414 Data-Empowered Societies: 418 Inequalities: 443 Mental Health & Wellbeing: 444 | Independent work time Level 5/6 Breakout rooms: Climate Crisis: 612 Data-Empowered Societies: 616 Inequalities: 635 Mental Health & Wellbeing: 637 |
| 11.00-12.00 | Workshop: Social Enterprise 101 Learn about how to map systems & create solutions through social enterprise Level 1 - 118 Lecture Theatre | Independent work time Level 4 Breakout rooms for the day: Climate Crisis: 414 Data-Empowered Societies: 418 Inequalities: 443 Mental Health & Wellbeing: 444 | Workshop: Impactful Storytelling*(Cambio Consultancy) Become a master communicator and get ready to turn prototype into pitch Level 4 Project Space *11.30 start time | Independent work time Level 6 Breakout rooms available |
| 12.00-13.00 | Networking lunch With Social Enterprise partner organisations Level 2 Breakout Space | Independent work time Breakout rooms above | Workshop: Impactful Storytelling (Cambio Consultancy) Become a master communicator and get ready to turn prototype into pitch Level 4 Project Space | Independent work time Level 6 Breakout rooms available |
| 13.00-14.00 | Social Enterprise x Student Consultation 1 Introduction to your Social Enterprise partner organisation and their challenge Queertopia: 414 Fight Forward: 418 Nemi Teas: 443 Common Press: 444 Finance Earth: 511 BB Pads: 512 Manifest Studio: 528 Homefolk: 529 | Lunch Level 4 Project Space | Lunch Level 4 Project Space | Networking lunch With representatives from across the social innovation ecosystem Level 4 Project Space |
| 14.00-15.00 | Independent work time In your breakout rooms | Mentor Office Hours Get feedback on your prototype from mentors in the Student's Union Social Enterprise team Level 4 Project Space Breakout rooms available | Independent work time In breakout rooms | Opening Remarks into Semi-Finals Level 4 Project Space |
| 15.00-16.00 | Social Enterprise x Student Consultation 2 Dig deeper into the challenge with your Social Enterprise partner organisation In your breakout rooms | Mentor Office Hours Get feedback on your prototype from mentors in the Student's Union Social Enterprise team Level 4 Project Space Breakout rooms available | Independent work time In breakout rooms | Semi-Finals Four teams go head to head in each theme Level 5 Breakout rooms: Climate Crisis: 511 Data-Empowered Societies: 512 Inequalities: 528 Mental Health & Wellbeing: 530 |
| 16.00-17.00 | Day 1 Wrap-Up Overview of the week to come Level 1 - 118 Lecture Theatre | Alumni panel: Social Enterprise & Your Career Explore the opportunities of working in and for Social Enterprise Level 4 Project Space | Pitch feedback Bespoke feedback on your pitch from mentors in the Student's Union Social Enterprise team Rooms 511 (Ida) / 528 (Levi) / 530 (Clarissa) | Finals One team from each theme will compete in the grand finals Level 4 Project space |
| 17.00-18.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Prize Ceremony & Photos Get your team picture and learn who the winners are Level 4 Project space |
| 18.00-19.30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Networking Drinks With representatives from across the social innovation ecosystem Riverside East |