Final of EWA 2022 in Czech Republic
The final event of EWA 2022 in the Czech Republic took place on 24th November 2022 in Prague. All 10 Mentees were given the opportunity to try presenting their projects on stage.
Objective of the event and training points:
- selection of the winning project
- networking
- business networking
Challenge and learning:
Mentees were given the opportunity to try presenting their projects on stage. The jury evaluated everything - presentation skills and content of the presentation.
Our jury
Mentor, project manager, and startup supporter. In 2020 one of our mentors successfully led one from the startup to the final pitch event. Her experience is in project management, project capacity, and business development. Currently working for PwC Czech republic. Her value as a jury is knowing what has to have a successful project: knowledge, determination, and achievement of goals.
Project Manager and Communication specialist, excellent in the end-to-end organization of conferences, events, and workshops for International companies and EU programs. The most recent event at Central European Digital Media Observatory (CEDMO): communication and organization of the International Conference "Europe Tackles Information Chao s" #CIC2022 under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU. Currently working also for Google Business Academy. Her value as a jury is she can recognize successful startups at the beginning.
Businesswoman named as one TOP #inovators20. She understands what it takes to start her own business and how to balance family, personal self, and business destiny. She fell, rose, and succeeded again. Her value as the jury is she has a sense of successful business.
Winners
1st place – Densa Tichá - Živý uhlík
The project is devoted to preventing diseases in the horse's digestive system. The dietary supplement for horses, "live carbon," is a by-product of the production of ecological energy (burning of bio-waste). Testing has already been carried out on a sample of horses, and the next step is testing on cattle. However, the future lies in applications for dogs and cats. The price will be invested in continuing the research, finalizing the trademark, and bringing the product to market. The jury praised the production method, the potential for entering foreign markets, and the high level of innovation.
2nd place – Hana Součková - Farm Hana Součková
Hana Součková created a project with motivation to buy dircetly products from the farms, with the idea that the concept should promote a better understanding of the impact of small and sustainable agriculture. The project aims for customers to favor small farmers and take an interest in how the land is treated. Hana, during the program, changed her targeting group from B2B to B2C. Hana has already 5 permanent employees and she restarted farming tradition of her family after 60 years of strugeling with previous political system.
The jury mainly evaluated the potential of the project holder, who is one of the youngest farmers in the Czech Republic and already works as an influencer on social networks.
Extras
Presentation of the youngest winemaker in the Czech Republic - Kaolína Sejkorová. She shared her story how take over the wine yard from her grandfather, who was waiting for a "son" but got "just" doughters and grandoughters. Karolína made a wine presenetation with tasting of her first wine year. She is 24 old.
Preyentation one of the jungest brewer-women - Karolína Chroustovská. She was our mentor of EM.MA Oats project. She is running flying brewery Chroust with her husband. With other 4 brewer-women is founding a new project, based on USA experience, Brewery Women´s club. She shared her goals, expereince and business strategy.
Date of event: 24. 11.2022, 13:00 - 21:00
Place of event: offline, #VedleSpace (Štefánikova 43a, Praha 5)
Agenda:
13:30 - 14:00 : Welcome, summary of the program, progress, introduction of evaluators and partners
Pitching
14:00-14:15 Klára Hrdá (seminkovny.com)
14:15-14:30 Eva Urbanová (ceskebedynky.cz)
14:30-14:45 Denisa Tichá (zivyuhlik.cz)
14:45-15:00 Anna Grosmanová (mobile filler)
15:00-15:15 Lada Čuříková (bylinkyodsveta.cz)
15:15-15:30 Valerie Richterová (Flying kitchen)
15:30-15:45 Hana Součková (Farm Součková)
15:45-16:00 Martina Sumbalová (food swap)
16:00-16:15 Emma Jalett (Em.Ma oats)
16:15-16:30 Kateřina Blatoňová (growing medium)
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16:30 - 17:30
Networking, partners presentation Growtc, Brewery Chroust, wine producer Dělám víno, Soulmio
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17:30 - 18:00 - Announcement of the winning project
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18:00 - 21:00
Party, music, refreshments, congratulations, photo shooting, media corner
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