Judges

Our 2021 Judges

You can view all our judges across the First Round, Regional Judging, Innovation Judging and Virtual Final Judging below:

First Round Judges

Our First Round Judges will review applications in August 2021 to decide which to shortlist for Regional Judges to review in October 2021:

North of England (UK)

Mike Morgan
Mike MorganBusiness Director

Island of Ireland

Lisa Bailie
Lisa BailieEcosystem Manager – Belfast

Scotland & Wales (UK)

Sandy Findlay
Sandy FindlayPartnership Director

London (UK)

Flora Adam
Flora AdamHead of Marketing

Island of Ireland

Philip Marais
Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead

South of England (UK)

Amber Donovan-Stevens
Amber Donovan-StevensContent Editor

North of England (UK)

Bo Pan
Bo PanManaging Director, Lighthouse Global Solutions

D-A-C-H & Nordics (Europe)

Anna Maria Zlotnik
Anna Maria ZlotnikAccount Manager

Scotland (UK)

Justin Black
Justin BlackBusiness Director

South of England (UK)

Luke Conrad
Luke ConradDigital Editor

Central & Eastern Europe

Martin Pardey
Martin PardeySenior Business Director

North of England (UK)

Laszlo Vizkeleti
Laszlo VizkeletiTeam Leader

Island of Ireland

David Burke
David BurkeBusiness Director

London

Matt Hughes
Matt HughesFounder

London

Yigit Erol
Yigit ErolCEO of Fidsy.com & Developer at GSK

BeNeLuX (Europe)

James Steward
James StewardCEO

Southern Europe

Julien Mur
Julien MurSenior Manager

Central & Eastern Europe

Sam Yearsley
Sam YearsleyVentures Associate

France (Europe)

Romain Dionnet
Romain DionnetDeputy Director

D-A-C-H & Nordics (Europe)

Jose Manuel Jiminez
Jose Manuel JiminezBusiness Development Manager

Scotland & Wales (UK)

Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamManager, Hays

Southern Europe

Pedro Bandeira
Pedro BandeiraFounder

BeNeLuX (Europe)

Florian Hofstee
Florian HofsteeRegional Manager

Regional Judges (UK – North of England)

This region covers the North East, North West and the Midlands

Mike Morgan
Mike MorganBusiness Director
Kim Johnston
Kim JohnstonCity Manager
Richard Whitehouse
Richard WhitehouseChief Digital Officer
Rowena Innocent
Rowena InnocentGroup Head of STEM Strategy, Spectris
Marcus Orton
Marcus OrtonInnovation & Growth Specialist
Tim Davies
Tim DaviesHead of Ventures, Co-op Health

Regional Judges (UK – South of England)

This region covers the South East, South West and the East of England

Martin Pardey
Martin PardeySenior Business Director
Julie Baker
Julie BakerHead of Enterprise and Climate Engagement and Partnerships
John Courtney
John CourtneyCEO
Jo Slota-Newson
Jo Slota-NewsonPrinciple, IQ Capital (South East)
Sophie Davies-Patrick
Sophie Davies-PatrickCTO
Helen Manley
Helen ManleyHR Director

Scotland & Wales

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Justin Black
Justin BlackBusiness Director
Karen Meechan
Karen MeechanInterim CEO, Scotland IS
Brian Hills
Brian HillsDeputy CEO, Data Lab
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamManager, Hays
Mary Hopkins
Mary HopkinsManager, Hays
Alistair MacColl
Alistair MacCollChairman

London

Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamManager, Hays
Paolo Valdemarin
Paolo ValdemarinCEO of Activate Studio & Partner of Activate Capital
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamSenior Architect, Azure Cloud & AI, CTO Office
Michael Boham
Michael BohamCEO
Sam Marchant
Sam MarchantInvestment Associate, Ascension Ventures
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamCTO, Red Flag Alert

Island of Ireland

This covers Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

David Burke
David BurkeBusiness Director, Hays
Heidi Corr
Heidi CorrProject Executive, Dublin BIC
Ken O’Neil
Ken O’NeilHead of Enterprise Solutions, AIB
Zhanna Zenina
Zhanna ZeninaCo-Founder and CEO
Oli Hammond
Oli HammondInvestment Manager, Fuel Ventures (South East)

BeNeLuX

This covers:

Florian Hofstee
Florian HofsteeRegional Manager Hays Amsterdam, Hays
James Steward
James StewardCEO
Jouko van Aggelen
Jouko van AggelenChief Portfolio & Innovation Officer

D-A-C-H and Nordics (Europe)

This covers:

Marco Nadal
Marco NadalTech Director, Hays
Tanja
TanjaKufner
Philip Marais
Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead
Anna Maria Zlotnik
Anna Maria ZlotnikAccount Manager
Tosten Stuber
Tosten StuberCTO at SatoshiPay
Robert Bucher
Robert BucherFounder, Octily
Pia Tepper
Pia TepperAccount Manager

Southern Europe

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Julien Mur
Julien MurSenior Manager
Mar Galtes
Mar GaltesJournalist & Corporate Development Director, Barcelona Tech City
Jordi Arruffi
Jordi ArruffiDirector, Barcelona Digital Talent
Simona Bielli
Simona BielliHead of Programmes
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamStartUp Programme Director OVHcloud

France

This covers all cities and towns across France:

Romain Dionnet
Romain DionnetTech Director, Hays
Christophe Lamy
Christophe LamyBeta Gouvr Incubator
Niccolas Courtois
Niccolas CourtoisBeta Gouvr Incubator

Central and Eastern Europe

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Martin Pardey
Martin PardeyTeam Manager, Hays
Richard Hidi
Richard HidiMarketing Communications Project Manager, Hi Ventures
Sam Yearsley
Sam YearsleyVentures Associate
Patrik Juranek
Patrik JuranekFounder (Startup Disrupt & Startup Grind CZ)

Innovation Judges

Our Innovation Judges will judge all applications to decide if to shortlist them into the Top 10 for their stream to pitch in our Top 100 Innovation Showcase & feature in our European Tech for Good Report 2022:

Philip Marais
Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead
Dr David Bozward
Dr David BozwardHead of Entrepreneurship
Chris McKee
Chris McKeeBD & Innovation Manager
Edith Szendrodi
Edith SzendrodiProgram Manager, Microsoft for Startups UK at Microsoft
Vee Mapunde
Vee MapundeProgramme Director, NIHR Surgical MedTech Co-operative
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamFounder & CEO
Anne-Claire Lo Bianco
Anne-Claire Lo BiancoCommunity & VC Manager
Jonathan Masters
Jonathan MastersHead of Software Solutions
Nick Howe
Nick HoweEnterprise Manager, NatWest Business, London
Andrew Smith
Andrew SmithExecutive Director at Greenbackers Investment Capital
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamSenior Investment Executive at Green Angel Syndicate
Jimmy Cockerton
Jimmy CockertonUK Business Strategy Manager at Microsoft
Damien McGarrigle
Damien McGarrigleCOO at Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamDigital assessment advisor
Alfie Whattam
Alfie WhattamChairman at Health Tech World
Dr Moninder Bhogal
Dr Moninder BhogalBusiness Development and Innovation Manager at NHS England
Mickael Paris
Mickael ParisMickael Paris
Ghaithaa Manla
Ghaithaa ManlaLead Software Engineer at Siemens
Adrian Smith
Adrian SmithRoyal Agricultural University
Romain Dionnet
Romain DionnetDeputy Director Hays Paris

Our 2020 Judges

National Judge (Virtual Final)

James Hallahan
James HallahanDirector – UK & Ireland, Hays & James Harvard

Industry Judge (AI for Good)

Anne-Claire Lo Bianco
Anne-Claire Lo BiancoCommunity & VC Manager Microsoft for Startups

Regional Judge (London)

Philip Marais
Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead

Industry Judge (MedTech)

Vee Mapunde
Vee MapundeProgramme Director, NIHR Surgical MedTech Co-operative

Regional Judge (East)

Alex Clayhills-Henderson
Alex Clayhills-HendersonHead of Entrepreneur Relations

Regional Judge (East)

Pim van Baarsen
Pim van BaarsenCEO

Industry Judge (HealthTech)

Roland Singer-Kingsmith
Roland Singer-KingsmithSFAS Impact Area Lead

Industry Judge (GovTech)

Chiara Carlini
Chiara CarliniProgramme Manager

Regional Judge (South)

Pier Paolo Mucelli,
Pier Paolo Mucelli,Founder of eOffice and CoFounder of TechItalia and GlobalTechConnect

Regional Judge (East)

Zhanna Zenina
Zhanna ZeninaCo-Founder and CEO

Regional Judge (London)

Elnar Hajiyev
Elnar HajiyevCTO

Industry Judge (EdTech)

Hannah Cook
Hannah CookPartnerships Manager

Regional Judge (West)

Endaff Bowen
Endaff BowenHead of DevOps, Empyrean Digital

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Heidi Corr
Heidi CorrManaging Director of New Level Consultancy & Project Executive, Dublin Business Innovation Centre

Regional Judge (London)

Kimeshan Naidoo
Kimeshan NaidooChief Technology Officer, UniBuddy

Regional Judge (North)

Deb Hetherington
Deb HetheringtonHead of Innovation, Bruntwood SciTech

Regional Judge (West)

Taj Heer
Taj HeerManaging Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network UK (GEN UK)

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Karen Meechan
Karen MeechanInterim CEO, Scotland IS

Industry Judge (EdTech)

Keith Lee
Keith LeePartnerships Manager, Young Enterprise

Regional Judge (South)

Sally Prichard
Sally PrichardPropositions Lead, Ordnance Survey

Regional Judge (East)

Mark Littlewood
Mark LittlewoodCEO, Business of Software Conference

Regional Judge (North)

Kim Johnston
Kim JohnstonCity Manager

Regional Judge (East)

Kevin Celia
Kevin CeliaSenior Business Director, Hays

Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Daniela Menzky
Daniela MenzkyCOO, Angoka

Regional Judge (London)

Tom Wood
Tom WoodBusiness Director, Hays

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Victoria Lennox
Victoria LennoxPresident Emeritus, Startup Canada

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Justin Black
Justin BlackBusiness Director, Hays

Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Juliann Deegan
Juliann DeeganBusiness Director, Hays

Industry Judge (HealthTech)

Chris McKee
Chris McKeeBD & Innovation Manager

Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Matt Hughes
Matt HughesEditor-in-Chief, Top Business Tech

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Ronan O Dulaing
Ronan O DulaingVP Engineering at Workhuman

Regional Judge (North)

James Wilson
James WilsonCTO, Red Flag Alert

Regional Judge (South)

Ian Woodgate
Ian WoodgateSmart Cities Specialist, BCP Counci

Regional Judge (South)

Jason Oliver
Jason OliverDirector of IT, University of Sussex

Regional Judge (South)

Martin Pardey
Martin PardeySenior Business Director

Regional Judge (North)

Dave Reynolds
Dave ReynoldsCTO, Quilter plc

Regional Judge (West)

Mike Morgan
Mike MorganBusiness Director

Regional Judge (West)

Simon Jenner
Simon JennerCo-Founder, Million Labs

Regional Judge (North)

Zjak Grobbelaar
Zjak GrobbelaarBusiness Director, Hays

Regional Judge (North)

Colin Tan
Colin TanDirector of Operations, TUS Park UK

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

David Burke
David BurkeBusiness Director, Hays

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Peter Oakes
Peter OakesFounder & CEO, FinTech Ireland

Regional Judge (South)

Rich Vibert
Rich VibertCo-Founder & CEO, Metomic

Regional Judge (West)

Joel Blake OBE
Joel Blake OBECEO, GFA Exchange

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Brian Hills
Brian HillsDeputy CEO, Data Lab

Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Gerard Loughran
Gerard LoughranHead of Engineering, Sonrai Analytics

Regional Judge (Ireland)

Ken O’Neil
Ken O’NeilHead of Enterprise Solutions, AIB

Regional Judge (London)

Meri Beckwith
Meri BeckwithVC @ OMERS Ventures

Regional Judge (Ireland)

Stephen McDougall
Stephen McDougallChief Technology Officer at Lila Fuches Limited

Industry Judge (Smart Cities)

Hannah Roden
Hannah RodenLeeds City Council

Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Alexander Yudin
Alexander YudinSharp Laboratories

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Elaine Doherty
Elaine DohertyCity Fibre City Manager

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Daniel Ryan
Daniel RyanPrivate Banker at Arbuthnot Latham & Co Ltd

Judge

Edwin Frondozo
Edwin FrondozoCo Founder and CEO of Slingshot VoIP