Future Worlds Mentor Masterclasses

**How to start an international business from your bedroom**

In this talk Jan shared stories from her fascinating career and offer advice for anyone hoping to start their own business.

The Future Worlds Mentor Masterclass series allows students and staff at the University of Southampton exclusive access to learn from entrepreneurs and industry experts as well as an exclusive opportunity to see pitches and product demos from startups and spinouts in the Future Worlds network.

Watch the full talk via [futureworlds.com/learn](www.futureworlds.com/learn)

**Grow your startup with the metrics that matter.**

In this talk Robbie Rice will share his advice on how to use metrics to keep your startup lean and maximise growth.

The Future Worlds Mentor Masterclass series allows students and staff at the University of Southampton exclusive access to learn from entrepreneurs and industry experts as well as an exclusive opportunity to see pitches and product demos from startups and spinouts in the Future Worlds network.

Watch the full talk via [futureworlds.com/learn](www.futureworlds.com/learn)

Risk and expectation - what you need to know when dealing with big business.

Chris is a former Management Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in IT and management. He has negotiated deals at the most senior levels of business at companies including American Express, Barclays Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since retiring in 2014, he has been an active Town Councillor and a business mentor for University of Southampton staff and students.

In this talk, Future Worlds Mentor, Chris, will draw on his experiences securing deals at the senior levels of major international businesses.

Watch the full talk via www.futureworlds.com/blog

"User experience design - growing your digital business by …"

Robbie Rice, who is General Manager of the UK branch of Fresh Consulting LLC, will analyse the decisions that billion dollar companies like Uber and Amazon have made around user experience design to grow their businesses at an incredible rate. Robbie will use this analysis to make suggestions for how startups can optimise their own user experience design and grow their user base.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/putting-user-first-fresh-approach-user-experience-design/)

Mujibur, who manages a sales team at leading cloud computing company Salesforce, will share top industry tips on building a successful sales strategy.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/converting-potential-profits-mentors-guide-successful-sales-strategies/)

'Entrepreneurial adventures in the medicines of the future.'

University of Southampton graduate Nick Camp is a medicinal chemist with over 20 years drug discovery expertise gained within major pharma and biotech. He has extensive project leadership experience across all phases of pre-clinical drug discovery and has made contributions to the breakthrough of several clinical candidates. 

In this talk Nick will share his experiences working in drug discovery and look ahead to the future at potential opportunities for entrepreneurs at the University of Southampton.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/section/blog/)

"How I became a millionaire entrepreneur at the age of 16."

Josh Valman is Managing Director of fast expanding supply chain firm RPD International. A former teenage millionaire, he built his experience as a manufacturing and engineering consultant while he was still at school and founded his first company aged 17\. In this talk, Josh will relay his astonishing journey from youthful contestant in the popular Robot Wars TV series, to a highly successful product design and manufacturing entrepreneur.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/making-innovation-happen-entrepreneurial-inspiration-rapid-rise-teenage-millionaire/)

Innovation strategies for demanding markets.

Vincent Mifsud is a consultant in strategy and technology at Caleta Technologies. Throughout his prestigious career, he has held prominent roles in world-leading aviation, defence and aerospace companies including Cobham, Qinetiq and Vickers (Rolls-Royce). In this talk, Vincent will share his thoughts on how to develop and implement innovation strategies for demanding markets.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/innovation-strategies-demanding-markets-vincent-mifsud/)

Startup to £100m IPO - how to get there - highlights of a work in progress.

Max Toti is the Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of the Captec Group, a Visiting Professor in Southampton and an alumnus in Electronics and Computer Science. He started his career as an Electronics Engineer for IBM before moving on to Systems Engineering and Sales in Hewlett-Packard. In this talk, Max will provide an informative account of his exciting journey towards overseeing strategic growth and acquisitions ahead of an initial public offering (IPO).

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/startup-to-superpower/)

Shirin Dehghan, founded, expanded and subsequently sold mobile communications business Arieso for $85m. A University of Southampton alumna, she has over 20 years’ experience in the software and mobile communications industry. She is Chairwoman of customer engagement solutions company SceneSkope and a passionate Advisor through Dehghan Consultancy.

Watch the full video from this talk and read the accompanying blog here: [futureworlds.com/blog](https://futureworlds.com/building-85m-business/)