Previous Practitioner Seminar

Lessons from 1,000+ Founder Conversations on Building Scalable Businesses

shaun brick

Product and Growth

5th March 2026, 13h00 - 14h00
In-Person at UCT, School of Economics

Upcoming Events

Workshop
10:00 am
SAST
The Cortex Hub, East London, Eastern Cape
Hackathon/Challenge
10:00 am
SAST
University of Cape Town

Past Events

Event Type
Year
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Workshop
10:00 am
SAST
The Cortex Hub, East London, Eastern Cape
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
ECO Lecture Theatre, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Economics Lecture Theatre, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
12:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Hackathon/Challenge
10:00 am
SAST
University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
4th Floor Seminar Room, SOE
Networking
1:00 pm
SAST
ECO Seminar Room, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
ECO Seminar Room, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, Middle Campus
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
ECO LT 1, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Hackathon/Challenge
11:00 am
SAST
4th Floor Seminar Room, School of Economics, UCT
Lecture
11:00 am
SAST
ECO LT1, First Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
10:00 am
SAST
Online
Lecture
10:00 am
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Lecture
2:30 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Seminar
10:00 am
SAST
Seminar Room, 4th Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
Hackathon/Challenge
10:00 am
SAST. Schedule released post registration.
University of Cape Town, see Details
Workshop
6:00 pm
SAST
Sent on successful application
Seminar
2:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, level 4, School of Economics, Rondebosch, University of Cape Town
Seminar
2:00 pm
SAST
Seminar Room, level 4, School of Economics, Rondebosch, University of Cape Town
Hackathon/Challenge
4:30 pm
SAST
Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking
Seminar
10:00 am
SAST
Seminar Room, Fourth Floor, School of Economics, Middle Campus, UCT
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Economics Lecture Theatre, School of Economics, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Seminar
4:00 pm
SAST
The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika, UCT middle campus
Hackathon/Challenge
12:00 pm
SAST, Submissions Deadline
Workshop
5:00 pm
SAST, recurring event
Snape TS2A, UCT Upper Campus
Seminar
1:00 pm
SAST
Economics Lecture Theatre, UCT Middle Campus
Seminar
2:00 pm
SAST
Online-only event

Future Events

We hold at least one hackathon annually with our donors or external partners generally in conjunction with a workshop series focusing on the specific technology. Pitch competitions are held annually in October which are open-call opportunities for anyone in the UCT community with a startup or nascent idea who would like to pitch it to the event's sponsor. Other speaking opportunities to engage with the Financial Innovation Hub community include practitioner seminars and topic-specific workshops in the GenesisBloc Pre-Incubator programme

Keep informed on these events by subscribing to the Financial Innovation Hub newsletter, our LinkedIn or partner with us if you would like to be an event sponsor, a practitioner seminar speaker or lead a workshop in our GenesisBloc Pre-Incubation programme.