The audience learned about top management conference in the world Global Peter Drucker Forum and the essay challenge for authors aged 18-35 with outstanding prizes. In this presentation you can receive tips and tricks how to apply for the Essay Challenge and showcase your skills to the world.

1. Drucker Challenge Information Session
Belgrade, 21 May 2018
By Milena Milicevic

3. What is the Peter Drucker Challenge?
• The Peter Drucker Challenge is a world-wide essay contest for Students
and Professionals.
• Organized by the Peter Drucker Society Europe (PDSE).
• The aim of the Challenge is to involve the young generation to address
the management challenges of our time in light of Peter Drucker’s
management philosophy with the Human Being in the Center.
• PDSE had been organizing the Challenge annually since 2010.
• The 2018 Challenge is the 9th time the Challenge is being organized.

4. • Peter Drucker Society Europe (PDSE) is a non-profit, registered in Vienna, Austria.
• PDSE is the organizer of both
• Global Peter Drucker Forum
• Peter Drucker Challenge
Peter Drucker Society Europe

5. 8 years Global Peter Drucker Forum in 4 minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Akg-LWcB0)
• Link to the Forum webpage: https://www.druckerforum.org/2018/home/

6. An Essay competition, but much more than that!
7 years Peter Drucker Challenge in 2 minutes
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnBIcoqzRKc)
Link to the Challenge webpage:
https://www.druckerchallenge.org/home/

7. Prizes
• A cash prize of € 1,000 (to be handed over at the Awards Ceremony) – 1st Place winner
• Free participation in the 10th Global Peter Drucker Forum to be held in Vienna on
November 29 - 30, 2018 (including conference bag and brochure; buffet lunches and coffee
breaks at the conference venue) – Places 1 - 10
• Funding of travel expenses (airfare or train plus 3 nights lodging at a hotel of Organizer’s
choice) – Place 1 – 5
• Invitation to pre-conference events (Nov. 28): Drucker Challenge Get-Together (with
partner) and Speakers reception at the City Hall (with partner) – Places 1 - 10
• Invitation to the Gala event on Nov. 29 with awards ceremony (with partner) and a guided
tour at Schönbrunn Palace – Places 1 - 10
• Opportunity to contribute in a session and /or an interview by important media (selection
by session chair/media representative) – Places 1 - 3

8. …there is more!
• Certificate with ranking – Places 1 - 10
• Ranking list and publication of essay on www.druckerchallenge.org – Places 1 - 20
• Opportunity to post a blog on www.druckerforum.org with your learnings from the
Drucker Forum (incl. review and edit by experienced management writers) – Places
1 - 3
• One-year-all-access subscription to Harvard Business Review – Places 1 - 10
• Click here for more information: Prizes
• Note: Prizes vary depending on your ranking, please peruse the link above for
detailed information.

9. The Barcamp Session
• The Winners also receive the opportunity
to participate in the special Barcamp
Session.
Impressions from Barcamp 2017

10. Rules of Participation
• All Contest Participant(s) must fulfill the general and special requirements.
• General Requirements –
• You must be between 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages);
• You must have been selected no more than once (or not at all) among the top 10 since 2010.
• Essay Category Requirements
• Student category –
• You are a part-time or full-time student (bachelor, master, MBA, or PhD);
• Or you are seeking your first opportunity after the completion of your last degree.
• Professional category –
• You are a manager of people, projects, budgets, and/or processes;
• Or you are a licensed professional;
• Or you are an entrepreneur or business owner;
• Or you are a social volunteer or community leader.
• Click here for more information: Rules

11. Essay Format
Words 1500 to 3000 (excluding footnotes and any
graphics) as PDF or word document
Font size 12 points
Language English
Deadline JUNE 24, 2018.
Anonymity Your name must not be mentioned in the essay
Individuality Entries must be produced exclusively by you for
the specific purpose of this competition, and must
not have been published elsewhere. No group
work.

12. Next Steps
• Check out these links for the:
• Check for your eligibility
• Past Winners’ Essays
• Winners’ Tips and Suggestions
• Declare your Interest!

13. Check out the Social Media
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalPeterDruckerForum/
• Twitter: @GDruckerForum #GPDF18 #PDC18
• YouTube

14. THANK YOU
• For Queries or more information write to:
• Challenge Mentors
• Gregory Daniels - gregory.daniels@druckersociety.eu
• Yavnika Khanna - yavnika.khanna@druckersociety.eu
• Thanigai Adhavan – thanigai.muthusamy@druckersociety.eu