Which are the next walls to fall?
Falling Walls Lab Moscow 2013 Overview Moscow, May 2013
Falling Walls is an European foundation and conference dedicated to promoting science and humanities What is Falling Walls? The Falling Walls Foundation
The Falling Walls Conference
A non-profit charity, located in Berlin, dedicated to sustaining science and humanities and connecting science, politics, business and society
20 top researchers from around the world present breakthrough ideas in 15 minutes
Organizer of: • Falling Walls Conference • Falling Walls Lab • Falling Walls Circle (a meeting on EU research policy)
1 day conference on 9th November each year, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Sponsors The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research; German and international academic and research institutions 700 elaborate guests from science, industry, business and politics of about 75 nations Location Berlin
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Falling Walls Lab Moscow is an opportunity for young talents in Russia and Ukraine to share breakthrough ideas with the world What is the Falling Walls Lab? FALLING WALLS CONFERENCE All 100 participants attend the Conference. The 3 Lab winners give their talks again at the Conference
100 young talents present their breakthrough ideas to a top-class jury from academia, research and business – in 3 minutes each
FINALE BERLIN, 8 NOVEMBER 100 PARTICIPANTS Winners of Falling Walls Labs qualify for the final Lab in Berlin. Costs are covered by A.T. Kearney
OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Remaining slots are given to the best applicants
QUALIFYING LABS
LAB SAO PÄULO September 9
LAB MOSCOW September 11
LAB JOHANNESBURG
LAB LONDON
LAB LOS ANGELES
September 13
September 20
October 3
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Participants under the age of 35 in all disciplines are welcome, winners will be invited to Berlin with travel costs covered Who is invited to the Falling Walls Lab?
20-25 outstanding talents under the age of 35 from Russia & Ukraine – Master students, PhD candidates, post-docs, young professionals, entrepreneurs, start-ups
Participants present their own research work, visions, business models and innovative ideas relevant to the world today
Audience: fellow scholars, jury members, A.T. Kearney and media
All disciplines are welcome from agriculture, medicine, economics and philosophy to the liberal arts
Winners are qualified for the finale in Berlin – they are also invited to the Falling Walls Conference. Travel costs are covered by A.T. Kearney.
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Falling Walls Lab Moscow will take one afternoon for the presentations, the winner selection and the award ceremony How does the Lab look like? 12:30–13:30 Jury Lunch 14:00–14:20 Introductory remarks 14:20–15:45 Breakthrough Session Each scholar presents her/his breakthrough in 3 minutes
16:00–16:30 Jury Session Jury members speak about their own work, breakthroughs and inspiration – in 3 minutes each
16:30–17:00 Speed-Dating Session Scholars and jury members get the opportunity to freely mingle and deepen discussions
17:15–17:30 Award Ceremony
17:30–…
Farewell Reception
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The jury will consist of renown local academic and business leaders Who are jury members?
Preliminary
BERLIN, 2012 Selection, not complete list
MOSCOW, 2013
• Prof. Dr. Reinhard Huettl German Academy of Science and Engineering, President
• Prof. Anna Belova Higher School of Economics, Vice Dean
• Dr. Martin Sonnenschein A.T. Kearney, Managing Director Central Europe
• Prof. Sergey Guriev New Economic School, Rector and President of Economic and Financial Studies Center
• Dr. Oliver Riedel AUDI AG, Corporate Executive Director, Control of Planning Processes
• Svetlana Mironuk Editor in Chief, RIA Novosti
• Dr. Michael Weinhold Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Chief Technology Officer
• Kjersti Wiklund VimpelCom Russia, Chief Operating Officer
• Dr. Ekkehard Winter Deutsche Telekom Foundation, Executive Officer
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• Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Chair of the Board and Scientific Director
There will be 8–10 jury members for the Falling Walls Lab Moscow
• Dr. Jens Schmidt-Ehmcke Hasso Plattner Ventures, Investment Manager • Prof. Dr. Paul Heidhues ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Lufthansa Chair in Competition and Regulation and Director of PhD Studies • Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel DAAD German Academic Exchange Service, President A.T. Kearney Falling Walls 2013
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Event was launched May 14 and will be held September 11 in RIA Novosti International Multimedia Press Center, Moscow When is it happening? PARTNERS SELECTION
UNTIL END OF MARCH
• Media partner Ria Novosti done • Jury member selection ongoing
LAUNCH
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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MAY 14
AUGUST 14
SEPTEMBER 11
• Launch support by media partner done • Marketing at each target university ongoing • Press release done • Falling Walls web-site done
• Selection or • Event takes place speakers will at RIA Novosti be done by International A.T. Kearney Multimedia • Selection will Press Center be done • Selection of based on winners will be material done by jury provided based on presentation • Winners will be invited to final Falling Walls Lab in Berlin • All jury members will be invited to Falling Falls conference A.T. Kearney Falling Walls 2013
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