For High-School Students

June 16 - 27 (Lisbon) • June 30 - July 11 (Lisbon) • July 14 - 25 (Porto)

What is it about?

A two-week innovation and entrepreneurship program that offers high school students firsthand experience in the innovation process. Collaboratively, teens will design and pitch a new business, product, or service aimed at solving real-world problems and challenges faced by Corporates.

To prepare for this challenge, students will have access to a series of sessions coordinated by the New York Studio venture, Hudson Lab School and Co-Created, accessing workshops with Experts, Entrepreneurs, and Mentors directly linked to the Portuguese ecosystem.

This program is for high school students, from 14 to 18 years old, from any school, origin or background located in Portugal or abroad. Free seats available to students with financial needs. Please see Program Rules.

Overview

To Whom

High school students from any school, background or origin located in Portugal or abroad

When

June 16-27
Mon to Fri 9:30am to 5pm

Where

Lisbon

Language

English

Admissions

To Whom

High school students from any school, background or origin located in Portugal or abroad

When

June 30 - July 11
Mon to Fri 9:30am to 5pm

Where

Lisbon

Language

English

Admissions

To Whom

High school students from any school, background or origin located in Portugal or abroad

When

July 14-25
Mon to Fri 9:30am to 5pm

Where

Porto

Language

English

Admissions

Testimonials

Great but hard work! Very practical but good fun.

Martim Baptista

It was one of the best weeks of my life! You learn so much and you have the best help.

Mariana Soeiro

It's a good environment where you can meet new people and learn so much things that can help you in the future.

Beatriz Santos

It's tough but worth it.

Pedro Mello Breyner

Learned a lot of new things that have changed the way I look at some parts of my life.

Mariana Vinagre

It's cool.

Raphaël Marvão

An innovative way to learn about innovation.

Pedro Porfírio

The program is very educational and you learn a lot about entrepreneurship. There are also amazing mentors that will guide you through the process.

Salvador Serrano

This is incredible and you should be here next year.

Martim Palma

Pricing

NOTE: These prices are subject to change in 2025. Also, a pack including accomodation for students will be coming soon...

General Students

~~300€~~ Week

225€ Week early bird

25% off until May 31

Lunches

Innovation Workshops

Mentoring Sessions

Final Presentation to a Jury

Course Materials

Welcome Pack

~~600€~~ Bootcamp

450€ Bootcamp early bird

Get your seat before the ticket prices rise.
Deal ends on May 31

SASE Students

Free

For portuguese students who are eligible to receive support via Serviço de Ação Social Escolar (SASE)

Lunches

Innovation Workshops

Mentoring Sessions

Final Presentation to a Jury

Course Materials

Welcome Pack

Design Students

~~200€~~ Week

150€ Week early bird

25% off until May 31

Lunches

Innovation Workshops

Mentoring Sessions

Final Presentation to a Jury

Course Materials

Welcome Pack

Design Tools

~~400€~~ Bootcamp

300€ Bootcamp early bird

Get your seat before the ticket prices rise.
Deal ends on May 31

👉 Register now

The Experience

Step 1

Best practices and meet your teammates

Problem ID and Reframing

Step 3

Learning user-centered design

Problem reframing

Step 5

Solutions and presentation skills

Piches

Step 7

Competition and customer analysis

Pricing and unit economics

Step 9

Finalize business concepts and pitches

Pitch day and reflection

Intro to applied entrepreneurship

Step 2

Solving the right problem

Stakeholder mapping

Step 4

Meeting a founder/company and the challenge

Solution Development

Step 6

Pitches and the Lean Product Plan

Market opportunity and competitors

Step 8

Pricing techniques and early validation

Lean product planning

Step 10

Pitch to a panel of experts

Who should apply?

We’re looking for passionate high-school students, from all backgrounds, who are on a mission to collectively change the world for the better! In the words of Thomas Edison, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” so we really need problem solvers with perseverance, rigor and countless trips back to the drawing board to innovate in the challenges presented by our partners.

Our goal is that no student, who has the fit for the event as mentioned in the general student section, is excluded due to financial capacity. Therefore, 20% of the total seats available for all editions will be allocated for free to participants who are currently approved to receive support via SASE (Serviço de Ação Social Escolar).

We have 1 reserved seat in each team (5 per edition) for promising young visual and graphic designers who, besides being involved in addressing our partner challenge, will have a fantastic opportunity to develop the look & feel for the business idea, design logos and icons and work on presentation materials. Therefore, if you have a strong design skill, an eye for detail, solid foundation in fonts, layouts and designs and, most important, willingness to learn, then this opportunity is ideal for you!

What skills will you develop?

Follow the path of the world's leading universities and brands by applying empathy, process, and creativity to real-world problems that are complex and ambiguous.

With globalization and technologies evolving at an ever-increasing rate, businesses must constantly innovate simply to stay competitive and relevant. Learn the process of innovation and the art of iterating to achieve real change.

Individual achievement may be the marker of student success, but it is your ability to communicate and collaborate with others that will determine long-term success. Learn how to work with people from all disciplines, perspectives, and backgrounds, and understand how you best contribute to a team.

The Partners

The Team

Stacey Seltzer

Partner @ Co-Created

Stacey Seltzer is a partner at Co-Created, which has launched 100+ new ventures and created $10B+ in enterprise value for global multinational corporations such as LEGO, Newscorp, Verizon, Kaplan and Coca-cola. A startup junkie, Stacey has also worked with numerous startups (Managed by Q, Barkbox, CuteCircuit, et al) and received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree from Brown University.

Philip Petersen

General Partner @ Prehype

Philip Petersen is an entrepreneur and product developer with more than 20 years of experience. As a cofounder of Prehype he is creating structures that allow corporations to act in innovative ways to build new businesses. Philip also acts as advisor for several entrepreneurs. Philip began his career at Intel and Egmont. He launched his first business at 28, a weekly newspaper for 4-6 graders and language schools. Later he moved to London and New York to build startup video service Joost. He then ran digital services at We Love People, before starting Prehype. At Prehype, Philip has led many co-creating initiatives with corporate partners such as News Corp, Lego, Unilever, Danone, Carlsberg and others.

Cate Han

Founder @ Hudson Lab School

Cate Han is the founder of Hudson Lab School and Hudson Lab Ventures. She has helped startups raise over $100M in early stage capital and worked with entrepreneurs to build company value through mentoring, strategic planning and fundraising. Cate began her career as a Quantitative Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein and set up the finances for Managed by Q. Cate is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Barnard College.

Kristine Mudd

Designer @ Co-Created

Kristine is a designer who enjoys the discovery, play, analysis and exploration that is part of her daily practice. A designer, entrepreneur and educator, Kristine has worked with teams to build new ventures, products and services for organizations, startups and large companies across healthcare, education, e-commerce and other verticals. Her experience in user research, user experience, service design, prototyping, and visual design help her collaborate with teams to achieve outcomes. She has worked with Co-Created and other innovation teams, to create new ventures. She teaches graduate students at SVA Products of Design and SVA Interaction Design as well as NYU Tandon.