AHIA PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Participants from AHIA 2019 celebrate the end of the 3-day workshop
AHIA Program StructurE
AHIA is a selective accelerator program for healthcare entrepreneurs from Africa. All entrepreneurs will participate in AHIA-Educate, a 3-day workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa where they will compete for selection into AHIA-NEXT, a semester-long engagement to help innovators reach the next step in their entrepreneurship journey.
AHIA:Educate
3.5-day summer workshop
Johannesburg, South Africa
Innovators are provided an interdisciplinary team of Emory students to help conduct research and craft a professional pitch deck throughout the 3.5 days. Each day, the teams will participate in workshops facilitated by experienced Emory faculty. Innovators will have opportunities to practice their business pitch throughout the workshop. On the last day of the workshop, innovators will give a final pitch to be considered for the next stage in AHIA. The top 3 candidates will continue on to AHIA:NEXT.
Past CONFERENCE TOPICS:
Business development
Investor outreach
Business plan creation
Presentation creation
Intellectual property
An innovator team gives their day 2 pitch at AHIA-Educate 2019.
AHIA:NEXT
Continued advising and Emory support
Selected innovators from AHIA-Educate continue working with Emory faculty and students through a remote, consulting engagement (August-December). Students, in a directed study model, will consult with the selected innovators remotely and define a scope of work to help advance the innovator to the next stage in their journey.
Past consultation projects:
Explore intellectual property rights for protecting product commercialization
Create a robust market analysis
Review country regulations for business development
Develop a business plan and materials for investor pitches
2019 students present their directed study findings for innovator, Maureen Etuket, at the end of year banquet (February, 2020)
Student-Innovator Exchange Model: AHIA uniquely leverages Emory students and faculty to support innovators in reaching the next stage of their business idea. Students and innovators are recruited through an application process to ensure a curated experience that supports the diverse needs of all participants. AHIA believes in a model of applied learning for students to take their education out of a classroom. We are thankful for innovators who are willing to open their business ideas, provide an experiential learning opportunity to students, and gain unique insights in return.
