webinar: q&a with xprize and herox founders
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Building the Futureof CivilizationHow to overcome global challengeswith incentive prize-powered innovation
Q&A withDr. Peter Diamandis, Founder, XPRIZE / Co-Founder, HeroXChristian Cotichini, CEO/Co-Founder, HeroX
Moderated by Liz Cohen, OurCrowd Director Of Marketing & Community
HeroX Challenge – The Rockefeller Foundation Storytelling Challenge
▪ Ideation Prize for stories of impact
▪ 168 competitors with 200 submissions from 25 countries
▪ 3 prizes for $50,000 each awarded
$150,000 in prizes
The Rockefeller Foundation Storytelling Challenge consists of $150,000 in prizes for stories of impact produced by non-profit grantees of the Rockefeller Foundation.
HeroX Challenge – Integra Gold Rush Challenge
▪ Proof-of-Concept Prize to crunch and analyze 6 TB of geological data spanning 80 years to determine where gold reserve are likely to be located. $1,000,000 prize
▪ Value of the breakthrough:o Increased visibility for sponsoro Location of gold reserves
thought to be worth billions of dollars
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The Integra Gold Rush Challenge is a $1M challenge to discover the next big gold reserve in Val-d’Or, Quebec.
HeroX Challenge – Cognitive Computing Challenge
▪ Proof-of-Concept Prize to build a cognitive system that can read a document, then load a database with what it finds. $200,000 prize
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The Cognitive Computing Challenge is a $200,000 challenge to teach a computer how to read and accurately organize its key findings.
HeroX Challenge – CHIME National Patient ID Challenge
▪ Proof-of-Concept Prize to improve successful patient identification from an estimated 80% to 100%. $1,000,000 prize
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CHIME National Patient ID Challenge is a $1M challenge designed to create a 100% accuracy system for patient identification to reduce medical errors and costs as a result of misidentification.
HeroX Challenge – Clinical Trial Innovation Prize
▪Ideation Challenge sources creative and novel strategies on how to double the accrual rate of cancer clinical trials: $30,000 prize
▪Implementation Challenge: provide proof that implementation of ideas resulted in an increase in participation in clinical trials: $45,000 prize
The Clinical Trial Innovation Prize is a two-part challenge that will award $75,000 USD to the team who can increase the number of cancer patients participating in life saving clinical trials from 3%-6%.
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HeroX Challenge – Ellucian Student Success Challenge
▪Proof of Concept Challenge: Running over 8 months with 11 universities participating. $50,000 in prizes
▪Prizes awarded December 2014
The Ellucian Student Success Challenge offers $50,000 in prizes to institutions that come up with new and creative ways to address the factors that determine student success.
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