Technovator Labs with Phillip Sparks

Discover Your Founding Role for AI Startup Success with Philip Sparks (ICanDo5): Build with Purpose – How Human-Centered Teams Shape Better Products

📅 When? June 23, 16:00–20:00

📍 Where? iHub Green – Conference Room

🎟 Participation fee: 200 MDL / person (team attendance encouraged)

What is a Technovator Lab?

Technovator Labs offers hands-on, intensive sessions designed for industry individuals, startup & SME teams, entrepreneurs, and future founders eager to accelerate product development and enhance team performance. These masterclasses and workshops series provide practical knowledge, methodologies and actionable strategies for early-stage teams to test, validate, and evolve ideas with clarity and confidence. Each edition is led by a seasoned expert, focusing on a critical aspect of business growth.

Workshop Theme: Discover Your Founding Role for AI Startup Success

Startups often rush to build without deeply understanding their users or aligning as a team. Don't just build, build with purpose! This 4-hour practical workshop is for established and emerging teams ready to define their foundational roles for an AI-native startup. Philip Sparks, an internationally certified innovation trainer, cybersecurity systems expert, and global investor (lately focused on AI-driven emerging businesses), will guide you through his cutting-edge 7655 methodology and the powerful BASSO framework.

You'll discover:

• The 5 essential human roles for AI-native startup success: Builder, Analyzer, Storyteller, Seller, Operator.
• How to identify your founder persona, align with AI copilots, and map your investor-ready team.
• Real startup dynamics through practical simulations.

Whether you're leading a team, launching a new product, or planning your next big move – this session is built for you.

What you’ll walk away with 

✅ A clear understanding of the 5 essential roles for an AI-native startup. 

✅ Tools to identify your founder persona and optimize team alignment. 

✅ Insights on how to strategically integrate AI copilots into your workflow.

✅ A blueprint for an investor-ready team. 

✅ The potential to join the exclusive 52-hour weekend simulation based on your workshop performance.

About Philip Sparks

Philip Sparks is an AI and EdTech engineer, cybersecurity advisor, and innovation strategist with over a decade of experience working with global financial institutions, startups, and enterprise organizations. He currently leads AI solutions development at ICanDo52 Incubators, where he focuses on HABI (Human, Artificial, Business Intelligence) – an integrated framework that combines human teams, AI agents, and business automation for secure and transparent innovation.

⏳ Spots are limited. Come with your team, leave with a sharper product.