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Who Are We? Česká hlava s.r.o. - a private company founded in 1998 Main objective :

Who Are We? Česká hlava s.r.o. - a private company founded in 1998 Main objective : science and technology popularization Address: Vinohradská 100, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic. What Do We Do? Česká hlava Awards = M ost Prestigious Awards for Czech Scientists

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Who Are We? Česká hlava s.r.o. - a private company founded in 1998 Main objective :

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  1. Who Are We? Českáhlava s.r.o. - aprivate company founded in 1998 Mainobjective: science and technology popularization Address: Vinohradská 100, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic

  2. What Do We Do? • Českáhlava Awards • = MostPrestigious Awards for Czech Scientists • „TheFamous to theFamous“ • Prizes to thebestCzechscientistsandengineers • Yearly basis • Presentedat gala soireé, broadcasted in prime time

  3. What Do We Do? • Českéhlavičky Awards • = Awards to the Best High-School Students • Similarproject, but open to students • Same rules • Prize-givingceremony, broadcasted on TV

  4. What Do We Do? Clubs: “The Strength of Authority or Constructive Lobbying“ -wherefounded in connectionwitheachcontest Česká hlava Club (Klub českých hlav) -80 members

  5. What Do We Do? • Other Projects: • Česká hlava Tune • Science and Media ContactOrganizations • European Science and Technology Forum • European „Honour to Science“ Concert

  6. What Do We Do? Innovating Minds - theyoungestproject = Czech Awards for Young Europeans -similar to České hlavičky Awards, butforthewholeEurope www.innovatingminds.eu

  7. InnovatingMinds - The Jury Prof. Richard Hindls, Prague University of Economics‘ Chancellor (Czech Republic), Chairman Prof. Richard R. Ernst, Chemistry Nobel Prize (1991)(Switzerland) Prof. R. Timothy Hunt, Medicine Nobel Prize (2001)(UK) Jiří Šneberger, Vice - Chairman of the Czech Republic Senate(Czech Republic) Martin Jahn, Managing Director, Volkswagen Group Russia Prof. Alain Roger, Université Jean Moulin, Lyon(France) Prof. Rudolf Hanka, MA, Ph.D., University of Cambridge(UK) Prof. Jan Z. Kubes, MBA, Director of MBA Consulting Projects, IMD Lausanne(Switzerland) Marie Čermáková, Czech Academy of Sciences‘ Institute of Sociology Manager (Czech Republic)

  8. Innovating Minds 2008 Winners C1 – ICT, Vítkovicea.s. AwardJakub Marian (*1989)4th class – lyceum, PragueSubmitted Project: Simulation of liquids using a particle-based approach, Czech Republic, Prague C2 - Health and Quality of LifeFlorianWacha (*1989)3rd class – HLFS Usprung (secondary school for agriculture), ElixhausenAndreas Schwertl (*1990)3rd class – HLFS Usprung (secondary school for agriculture), ElixhausenSubmitted Project: Hemochromatosis-recognizing it early may save livesAustria, Thalgau C3 – Environment, Veolia Vodaa.s. AwardMarian Lucian Olteanu (*1992)10th class, philology, C.N „Carol I“, CraiovaMirelaCorinaMargelu (*1992)10th class, science, C.N „Elena Cuza“, Craiova Submitted Project: The biological disproff with sexual hormones at the main detrimentals in the apple´s cultivation in DoljRomania, Craiova C4 - Product and Technology Innovations, Aero Vodochodya.s. AwardMarco Boem (*1989)5th class, Malignani, UdineMichele de Bortoli (*1989)5th class, Malignani, UdineAlessandro Pivetta (*1989)5th class, Malignani, UdineSubmitted Project: Bioreactor for the production of autolyzed yeast from fermentation leesItaly, Udine

  9. InnovatingMinds 1. Why this contestand what is its purpose? 2. How to organizeit? 3. How to makeit prestigious? 4. What difficultieswill we haveto overcome?

  10. InnovatingMinds • What isthe contestaimedto contributeto? • creatingnewidolsfor youngpeople • makingEuropeanyoungpeopleto meet, • pullingdown barriers • popularizingscienceand scientificcareer • strengtheninglinks betweencollegesand • applicationindustries

  11. InnovatingMinds Preconditions for success 1. impartialand prestigiousjury 2. sufficientfinancialmotivationfor the winners 3. open and democraticcontest 4. financing 5. promotionand mediasupport 6. cooperationwith partners

  12. InnovatingMinds • Difficulties to be overcome • handicapof a privateorganizer • nationalinitiativefor an internationalproject • “competition” • promotion

  13. Innovating Minds 2009 www.innovatingminds.eu stepanek@ceskahlava.cz

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