Mini MBA Summer Camp
A 5-day immersive strategy, investment, and entrepreneurship experience for students
Programme Details
Programme: OWN Academy x BE Education Mini MBA Summer Camp
Location: Wycombe Abbey Senior School + Industry Sites
Boarding Dates: August 16 – 22 (Sunday to Saturday)
Programme Dates: August 17 – 21 (Monday to Friday)
Ages: 14 – 17 years old
Programme Duration: 5 days or 7 days (Boarding)
Choose Your Programme Experience
Students can choose between two formats to join the Mini MBA, with an optional boarding experience for those seeking the full experience:
Day Programme
Monday to Friday (June 29 – July 3)
A focused 5-day experience where students dive into strategy, investment, and entrepreneurship through workshops, company visits, and team-based projects. Students will build and present a real investment strategy, gaining exposure to how professionals think and make decisions.
Ideal for families based in Hong Kong who want a high-impact learning experience during the day, while maintaining flexibility at home.
Boarding Programme
Sunday to Saturday (June 28 – July 4)
A fully immersive experience that includes the full 5-day programme, plus evening activities, team sessions, and residential living. Students continue learning beyond the classroom through reflection, collaboration, and shared experiences with peers.
Perfect for students seeking a deeper, more independent experience, with continuous learning, stronger friendships, and full immersion in the programme environment.
The Core Challenge
At the heart of the programme is a real-world challenge:
How would you allocate HKD 100,000 over 24 months to maximise growth while managing risk?
Students work in teams to build:
A moonshot investment (high-growth opportunity)
A clear 2-year plan
Learn Directly From
Goldman Sachs
We design experiential learning programs that connect learning with the real world—inside classrooms, beyond them, and into the early stages of a career.
Across our programs, students:
Construct Diversified Portfolios
Evaluate Risk and Reward
Assess Investment Opportunities
Make Strategic Decisions under Uncertainty
This is a rare opportunity to experience how real investment decisions are made—inside one of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Real-World Insight Across Industries
Through guest sessions, workshops, and field visits, students gain insight into how decisions are made across different sectors of the modern economy, including:
Understanding how professionals allocate capital, construct portfolios, and evaluate risk.
Learning how companies are built, how they scale, and why some succeed while others fail.
Exploring how investors identify high-potential opportunities and assess emerging industries.
Alternative Assets & Emerging Markets
Examining how investors approach assets where pricing and outcomes are uncertain.
Examining how investors approach assets where pricing and outcomes are uncertain.
Understanding how regulation, compliance, and responsible decision-making shape financial systems.
Students gain exposure to industry professionals and see how real-world decisions are made—from evaluating opportunities to managing risk and turning ideas into action.
Asset Management and Investment
Growth & Venture Capital & Web 3 Ecosystem
Legal & Risk Advisory
Alternative Investments
Alternative Investments
Entrepreneurs & Hong Kong Startups
The Learning Journey
Over 5 days, students go through a structured journey:
Sunday
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
Check-in to Bamboo Hostel
Day 1 (Monday)
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Programme Introduction: From Dream to Plan: How money grows and how businesses create value
Core question: How would you allocate HKD 100,000 over 24 months? Icebreaker activities and team formation
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
Legal & Ethics Workshop Hosted by Hogan Lovells
Topics: company formation, investment red flags, ethics
Evening (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
Evening activites
Day 2 (Tuesday)
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Goldman Sachs Office Visit: Introduction to portfolio construction
Workshop: Building a portfolio that survives volatility
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
- Portfolio Construction Lab
- Practical portfolio building exercises Mock investment committee Q&A
Evening (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
Evening activites
Day 3 (Wednesday)
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Entrepreneurship & Startup Discovery
Talks and workshops with founders How startups find product-market fit and scale
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
- Moonshot Strategy Workshop
- Entrepreneurship bootcamp for high-growth investment ideas
Evening (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
Evening activites
Day 4 (Thursday)
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
- Animoca Brands Office Visit: Venture Capital Exposure
- Understanding how investors evaluate high-growth opportunities Field trip to a venture capital firm
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
Sotheby’s Alternative investment session Exploring art, digital assets, and emerging asset classes
Evening (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
Preparation for final presentations
Day 5 (Friday)
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
- Strategy Development Workshop
- Teams refine their investment strategy with mentors
Afternoon (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
- Investment Committee
- Presentations at Goldman Sachs Office
- Teams present and defend their strategy before a judging panel comprised of GS, OWN and other professionals.
Evening (6:00 – 9:00 PM)
Programme closing and graduation ceremony
Saturday
Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Check-out of Bamboo Hostel
What Students Will Develop
This Mini MBA places students in environments where they must think, discuss, question, and make decisions together. By the end of the programme, students will be able to:
Explain how growth works over time and why higher returns come with higher risk.
Turn a 2-year goal into a clear plan with priorities, milestones, and trade-offs.
Evaluate options, form assumptions, and choose a direction with clear reasoning.
Evaluate options, form assumptions, and choose a direction with clear reasoning.
Create a mix of stable and high-growth ideas, and understand how they work together.
Identify what could go wrong, plan responses, and adapt when needed.
Collaborate in teams, handle differing views, and deliver a confident final presentation.
Each day combines hands-on learning, expert insights, and structured reflection, helping students connect what they learn to their own future paths.
Pricing Programme Options
Choose the option that best fits your child’s experience and level of immersion.
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Application Process
Admission is selective to ensure a strong learning environment.
- Registration
- Interview with OWN Academy
- Final approval by OWN Academy Admissions Team
Boarding Experience
Students in the boarding programme will stay at Bamboo Hostel, located near the programme venue.
- Shared rooms (2–6 students)
- Study and collaboration spaces
- Supervised environment
- Meals included
Stories That Inspire
When Hong Kong’s Mountains Became a Book
For years, Alicia Sing had been hiking the trails of Hong Kong, captivated by landscapes that most people overlook in a city known for its skyline.
During the mentorship program, that quiet passion turned into a tangible creative project.
With guidance from her mentor, Alicia transformed her idea into Iconic Hikes Hong Kong, a beautifully designed coffee-table book celebrating the city’s mountains, coastlines, and natural beauty.
What began as a personal interest has now grown into a published work and an expanding creative project that includes prints and keepsakes inspired by Hong Kong’s landscapes.
Turning Pain Into Performance
Tulasi Kumari Limbu entered the program with a deeply personal story she wanted to express through movement.
Her project, Me, is a dance performance that explores the journey from self-hatred to radical self-love.
With the support of her mentor, Tulasi gained the confidence to share such a vulnerable story publicly while refining the performance into a powerful and professional production.
What began as a personal healing process became a performance that resonates with audiences far beyond her own experience.
Writing a Story That Demanded to Be Told
Sukanya Gurav arrived with an idea for a theatrical production but needed structure to bring it to life.
Over the course of the mentorship program, she moved through every stage of the creative process: researching the story, writing and rewriting scripts, choreographing dance sequences, coordinating with collaborators, and shaping the final production.
The program gave her the momentum to move from idea to execution, celebrating each small milestone along the way.
When Mentorship Meets the Future of AI
Vikrant’s project explored a bold question: what will storytelling look like in the age of AI-generated video?
Under the mentorship of creative leader Nischay Gogia, Vikrant gained clarity on how to shape this idea into a meaningful creative project.
Beyond technical insights, the mentorship opened doors to a wider creative network and introduced him to professionals who challenged him to think bigger about the possibilities of AI and content creation.
Discovering Direction in the Real World
For Nitesh Mishra, the biggest takeaway wasn’t just project development—it was perspective.
Working closely with a mentor who actively runs a business gave him insight into the realities of the creative industry: the opportunities, the challenges, and the practical decisions behind the scenes.
That experience helped him gain clarity about his own direction and the steps he wants to take next.