They were pleased with the effort put by students into their projects especially in conducting primary research to support their new venture ideas providing early proofs of desirability. Dragons commended students for their passion and energy in their presentations. Rita Nasr, doctoral researcher in Real Estate and Planning and Lottie Watts, director of Construction & Real Estate also featured as judges.ĭuring the final commentary, Jurek Sikorski and Lottie Watts provided feedback on a collective basis. Professor Andrew Godley, academic director of the HCfE and Jurek Sikorski, Executive Chairman of the HCfE were part of the Dragons’ panel alongside industry experts, such as Hugo Silva, investment manager at Pi Labs and Matthew Partridge, founder & CEO of Infabode and chairman of the UK PropTech Association. The challenge for students was to apply entrepreneurial tools to develop a business idea, with a unique selling point able to disrupt existing practices in the real estate sector solving a real-world problem.
They assessed a total of 15 teams presenting their new venture ideas. Six 'dragons' - experts in Entrepreneurship and Real Estate - were invited to create two panels. The event was organised by Dr Matteo Borghi, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Henley Business School, through a collaboration with the Real Estate and Planning department and the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship (HCfE) hosted the Dragons’ Den 2022 event.
On Tuesday 15 March, as part of the Management in the Real Estate Sector module, undergraduate students presented their own business ideas in a 'Dragon's Den' style competition.
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