JURIES
Judging is a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, the preliminary jury selects five to seven finalists. Finalists will be notified of their status before 10 September 2009. Each finalist is then required to present his/her idea at PICNIC (see Game Rules). The final jury will select a winner and announce his or her name the next day.The award ceremony is one of PICNIC's most exciting moments.
We're pleased to announce the final jury members' names!
Jury
Liesbeth van Tongeren (Greenpeace)
Kees Vendrik (GroenLinks)
Bas Verhart (Media Republic)
Jim Walker (The Climate Group)
Niklas Zennström (entrepreneur, founder of Kazaa and Skype)
Preliminary jury
Femke Rotteveel, chairman (applications coordinator, Dutch Postcode Lottery)
Jeffrey Prins (programme manager for sustainable development, DOEN Foundation)
Jan Paul van Soest (sustainability strategy consultant)
Molly Webb (head of strategic engagement, The Climate Group)
Joris Krüse (executive creative director, Media Republic)
2009's final jury (Niklas Zennström, Kees Vendrik, Liesbeth van Tongeren, Bas Verhart and Jim Walker) Photo: Roy Beusker.
2009 finalists
- Sanne Castro:
SimGas - Robin Chase:
Open Road - Dean Gregory: Power Collective Limited
- Michael Mathres: Mootral
- Robert Matthams: Shiply.com
- Hjalmar van Raemdonck: Ephicas SideWing
One bright idea can make a big difference. The entrant with the best idea for a greenhouse-gas-reducing product or service will win €500,000, expert coaching and a starting list of customers! Read all about it »
How to win
Think you're too young to enter this contest? You lack a track record as an inventor? Or your idea's too wacky to fly? Read this »
Think you're too young to enter the Challenge? Or you lack the track record, or your idea's too wacky? That could make you the perfect winner. Femke Rotteveel, chairman of the preliminary jury, reveals why.
"The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge will be organised for the third time in 2009. I was happy to be involved in launching this initiative. We should all work on promoting sustainable businesses and to do that, we need to find the young, creative entrepreneurs. The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge does just this."