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Building the Future of Civilization How to overcome global challenges with incentive prize-powered innovation Q&A with Dr. Peter Diamandis, Founder, XPRIZE / Co-Founder, HeroX Christian Cotichini, CEO/Co-Founder, HeroX Moderated by Liz Cohen, OurCrowd Director Of Marketing & Community

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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

The world’s breakthrough platform

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

We welcome you to explore further at HeroX.com

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

We welcome you to explore further at HeroX.com

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

We welcome you to explore further at HeroX.com

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%.

We welcome you to explore further at HeroX.com

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.

We welcome you to explore further at HeroX.com

The world’s breakthrough platform