World Awards

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The World Awards are three private awards that were awarded from 2000 to 2009 on the initiative of the Austrian journalist, entrepreneur and PR expert Georg Kindel together with the Austrian entrepreneur Christian Baha (managing director of the hedge fund Superfund ) as sponsor: the World Award (2000–2004), the Women's World Award (2004–2009) and the Save the World Award (2009 only).

Organizer and partner

All three prizes were creations by Kindel, who brought them to life together with Baha. The first of these prizes was the World Award , which was initiated in 2000 , and Alfred Inzinger was the general sponsor of the second World Award in 2001 in the Vienna Hofburg with his energy drink Power Horse . 2004 sparked Women's World Award to previously awarded only to men World Award from. In 2009 Kindel and Baha also presented the Save the World Award .

Kindel also headed the event organization World Awards Media , based in Vienna and New York, which specialized exclusively in the production of national and international award ceremonies and planned and produced the World Awards. In November 2009 it was decided to liquidate the company.

In addition to Kindel's company, the award of the prizes was made possible by the support of various companies. The main sponsor of all three prizes in 2009 was Superfund Asset Management GmbH. For the award of their prizes through sponsorship, the organizers won a jury composed of well-known persons, whose president Mikhail Gorbachev acted, and Georg Kindel himself acted as chairman. This committee consisted of the World Award , the Women's World Award and the Save the World Award same people. Names named by Kindel as jury members in this context were people from the fields of art, culture, economy, sport, media and the business world, including Michael Douglas , Richard Branson , Waris Dirie and Stella Deetjen .

World Award

history

The World Award was the first prize awarded by Kindel and Baha in 2000. It was launched with the support of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev . At the same time, the Men Against Violence initiative was founded.

The World Award was given by the organizers to men who stand up for values ​​such as freedom, tolerance and peace and who had achieved something important in their own profession. 2004 broke Women's World Awards hitherto assigned only to men World Awards from.

Award winners

Women's World Award

Women's World Awards Cup

history

The Women's World Awards were initiated in 2004. The creation of this award for women followed the World Awards for Men that had been given since 2000 .

It was intended to honor women who stand up for equality , self-determination , freedom and social justice and who, each in their profession, achieved significant achievements and set an example.

Award

The Women's World Awards were presented at gala events that were recorded for television and marketed internationally. According to the organizers Kindel and Baha, the Women's World Awards reached around 500 million people worldwide per event via TV, print media, radio and the Internet. The 2006 New York City awards ceremony was hosted on television by The Grammy Awards producer John Cossette. Around 500 journalists from all over the world, including 26 TV teams, reported on the event. Stevie Wonder , Chaka Khan and Il Divo performed in the supporting program, and presenters included Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker , Kyle MacLachlan and Christopher Lee ; Teri Hatcher co-hosted the show.

Prize winners

2004 on June 9th in Hamburg
2005 on November 29th in Leipzig
2006 on October 14th in New York City
2008
2009 on March 5th in Vienna

Save the World Award

history

Before the Save the World Award , Kindel and Baha had already created the World Award and the Women's World Award . According to the organizers, the Save the World Award was given to people and NGOs and their work should be presented, so that the gala event for the Save the World Award could also be used to collect donations for their financing.

The prize is intended to honor people and societies who are committed to the following topics: climate protection, poverty reduction, water protection, tolerance, energy security, peace and security, health, democracy and human dignity, nutrition, education, pollution control and species protection.

Award

The Zwentendorf nuclear power plant during the 2009 award ceremony

The only presentation of the Save the World Award took place on July 24, 2009 in front of the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant in Lower Austria , which was not in operation . This award was also made as part of an elaborately designed open-air gala event that was recorded for television and marketed internationally. The event was moderated by actress Andie MacDowell , and guests from politics and culture included the Governor of Lower Austria Erwin Pröll as well as representatives from EVN , Wien Holding and Verbundgesellschaft .

At the same time as the award ceremony, a world congress Defining Our Future - Visions For A Sustainable World took place at Grafenegg Castle .

Award winners

criticism

Kindel and Baha came into particular criticism in 2009, when the Save the World Award was presented. Since the gala event in Zwentendorf was attended by a noticeably large number of prominent international guests, but there was no awarding again after 2009, the Save the World Award quickly gained the reputation of serving the business interests of the organizers and sponsors rather than those of Kindel and Baha officially named motives for creating the Save the World Award. The event was organized by World Awards Media GmbH , whose liquidation was decided in November 2009.

Web links

Commons : World Award  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. [1] , OTS 2001
  2. Partner institutions of the World Congress
  3. Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation , AP December 18, 2009
  4. Sponsor of the Save the World Awards
  5. ^ The winners of the Women's World Awards 2009
  6. Award ceremony and jury of the Save the World Awards
  7. Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation , AP December 18, 2009