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Judges – SCFG 2023

JudgesJemma Cooper2022-06-11T22:24:59+01:00

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

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Island of Ireland

Lisa Bailie

Lisa BailieEcosystem Manager – Belfast

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Scotland & Wales (UK)

Sandy Findlay

Sandy FindlayPartnership Director

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London (UK)

Flora Adam

Flora AdamHead of Marketing

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Island of Ireland

Philip Marais

Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead

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South of England (UK)

Amber Donovan-Stevens

Amber Donovan-StevensContent Editor

North of England (UK)

Bo Pan

Bo PanManaging Director, Lighthouse Global Solutions

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

Anna Maria Zlotnik

Anna Maria ZlotnikAccount Manager

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Scotland (UK)

Justin Black

Justin BlackBusiness Director

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South of England (UK)

Luke Conrad

Luke ConradDigital Editor

Central & Eastern Europe

Martin Pardey

Martin PardeySenior Business Director

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North of England (UK)

Laszlo Vizkeleti

Laszlo VizkeletiTeam Leader

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Island of Ireland

David Burke

David BurkeBusiness Director

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London

Matt Hughes

Matt HughesFounder

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London

Yigit Erol

Yigit ErolCEO of Fidsy.com & Developer at GSK

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BeNeLuX (Europe)

James Steward

James StewardCEO

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Southern Europe

Julien Mur

Julien MurSenior Manager

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Central & Eastern Europe

Sam Yearsley

Sam YearsleyVentures Associate

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France (Europe)

Romain Dionnet

Romain DionnetDeputy Director

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

Jose Manuel Jiminez

Jose Manuel JiminezBusiness Development Manager

Scotland & Wales (UK)

Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamManager, Hays

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Southern Europe

Pedro Bandeira

Pedro BandeiraFounder

BeNeLuX (Europe)

Florian Hofstee

Florian HofsteeRegional Manager

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Regional Judges (UK – North of England)

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

Mike Morgan

Mike MorganBusiness Director

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Kim JohnstonCity Manager

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Richard Whitehouse

Richard WhitehouseChief Digital Officer

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Rowena Innocent

Rowena InnocentGroup Head of STEM Strategy, Spectris

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Marcus Orton

Marcus OrtonInnovation & Growth Specialist

Tim Davies

Tim DaviesHead of Ventures, Co-op Health

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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

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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)

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Sophie Davies-Patrick

Sophie Davies-PatrickCTO

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Helen Manley

Helen ManleyHR Director

Scotland & Wales

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Justin Black

Justin BlackBusiness Director

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Karen Meechan

Karen MeechanInterim CEO, Scotland IS

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Brian Hills

Brian HillsDeputy CEO, Data Lab

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamManager, Hays

Mary Hopkins

Mary HopkinsManager, Hays

NHS-Wales

Alistair MacColl

Alistair MacCollChairman

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London

Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamManager, Hays

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Paolo Valdemarin

Paolo ValdemarinCEO of Activate Studio & Partner of Activate Capital

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamSenior Architect, Azure Cloud & AI, CTO Office

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Michael Boham

Michael BohamCEO

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Sam Marchant

Sam MarchantInvestment Associate, Ascension Ventures

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamCTO, Red Flag Alert

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Island of Ireland

This covers Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

David Burke

David BurkeBusiness Director, Hays

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Heidi Corr

Heidi CorrProject Executive, Dublin BIC

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Ken O’Neil

Ken O’NeilHead of Enterprise Solutions, AIB

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Zhanna Zenina

Zhanna ZeninaCo-Founder and CEO

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Oli Hammond

Oli HammondInvestment Manager, Fuel Ventures (South East)

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BeNeLuX

This covers:

Florian Hofstee

Florian HofsteeRegional Manager Hays Amsterdam, Hays

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James Steward

James StewardCEO

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Jouko van Aggelen

Jouko van AggelenChief Portfolio & Innovation Officer

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

This covers:

Marco Nadal

Marco NadalTech Director, Hays

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Tanja

TanjaKufner

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Philip Marais

Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead

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Anna Maria Zlotnik

Anna Maria ZlotnikAccount Manager

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Tosten Stuber

Tosten StuberCTO at SatoshiPay

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Robert Bucher

Robert BucherFounder, Octily

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Pia Tepper

Pia TepperAccount Manager

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Southern Europe

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Julien Mur

Julien MurSenior Manager

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Mar Galtes

Mar GaltesJournalist & Corporate Development Director, Barcelona Tech City

Jordi Arruffi

Jordi ArruffiDirector, Barcelona Digital Talent

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Simona Bielli

Simona BielliHead of Programmes

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamStartUp Programme Director OVHcloud

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France

This covers all cities and towns across France:

Romain Dionnet

Romain DionnetTech Director, Hays

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Christophe Lamy

Christophe LamyBeta Gouvr Incubator

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Niccolas Courtois

Niccolas CourtoisBeta Gouvr Incubator

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Central and Eastern Europe

This covers all areas of Scotland and Wales

Martin Pardey

Martin PardeyTeam Manager, Hays

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Richard Hidi

Richard HidiMarketing Communications Project Manager, Hi Ventures

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Sam Yearsley

Sam YearsleyVentures Associate

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Patrik Juranek

Patrik JuranekFounder (Startup Disrupt & Startup Grind CZ)

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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

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Dr David Bozward

Dr David BozwardHead of Entrepreneurship

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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

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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

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Andrew Smith

Andrew SmithExecutive Director at Greenbackers Investment Capital

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamSenior Investment Executive at Green Angel Syndicate

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Jimmy Cockerton

Jimmy CockertonUK Business Strategy Manager at Microsoft

Damien McGarrigle

Damien McGarrigleCOO at Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamDigital assessment advisor

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Alfie Whattam

Alfie WhattamChairman at Health Tech World

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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

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Romain Dionnet

Romain DionnetDeputy Director Hays Paris

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Our 2020 Judges

National Judge (Virtual Final)

James Hallahan

James HallahanDirector – UK & Ireland, Hays & James Harvard

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Industry Judge (AI for Good)

Anne-Claire Lo Bianco

Anne-Claire Lo BiancoCommunity & VC Manager Microsoft for Startups

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Regional Judge (London)

Philip Marais

Philip MaraisNorthern Europe Lead

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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

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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

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Regional Judge (London)

Elnar Hajiyev

Elnar HajiyevCTO

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Industry Judge (EdTech)

Hannah Cook

Hannah CookPartnerships Manager

Regional Judge (West)

Endaff Bowen

Endaff BowenHead of DevOps, Empyrean Digital

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Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Heidi Corr

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

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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

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Industry Judge (EdTech)

Keith Lee

Keith LeePartnerships Manager, Young Enterprise

Regional Judge (South)

Sally Prichard

Sally PrichardPropositions Lead, Ordnance Survey

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Regional Judge (East)

Mark Littlewood

Mark LittlewoodCEO, Business of Software Conference

Regional Judge (North)

Kim JohnstonCity Manager

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Regional Judge (East)

Kevin Celia

Kevin CeliaSenior Business Director, Hays

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Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Daniela Menzky

Daniela MenzkyCOO, Angoka

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Regional Judge (London)

Tom Wood

Tom WoodBusiness Director, Hays

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Regional Judge (Scotland)

Victoria Lennox

Victoria LennoxPresident Emeritus, Startup Canada

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Justin Black

Justin BlackBusiness Director, Hays

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Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Juliann Deegan

Juliann DeeganBusiness Director, Hays

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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

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Regional Judge (North)

James Wilson

James WilsonCTO, Red Flag Alert

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Regional Judge (South)

Ian Woodgate

Ian WoodgateSmart Cities Specialist, BCP Counci

Regional Judge (South)

Jason Oliver

Jason OliverDirector of IT, University of Sussex

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Regional Judge (South)

Martin Pardey

Martin PardeySenior Business Director

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Regional Judge (North)

Dave Reynolds

Dave ReynoldsCTO, Quilter plc

Regional Judge (West)

Mike Morgan

Mike MorganBusiness Director

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Regional Judge (West)

Simon Jenner

Simon JennerCo-Founder, Million Labs

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Regional Judge (North)

Zjak Grobbelaar

Zjak GrobbelaarBusiness Director, Hays

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Regional Judge (North)

Colin Tan

Colin TanDirector of Operations, TUS Park UK

Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

David Burke

David BurkeBusiness Director, Hays

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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

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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

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Regional Judge (London)

Meri Beckwith

Meri BeckwithVC @ OMERS Ventures

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Regional Judge (Ireland)

Stephen McDougall

Stephen McDougallChief Technology Officer at Lila Fuches Limited

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Industry Judge (Smart Cities)

Hannah Roden

Hannah RodenLeeds City Council

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Regional Judge (Northern Ireland)

Alexander Yudin

Alexander YudinSharp Laboratories

Regional Judge (Scotland)

Elaine Doherty

Elaine DohertyCity Fibre City Manager

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Regional Judge (Republic of Ireland)

Daniel RyanPrivate Banker at Arbuthnot Latham & Co Ltd

Judge

Edwin FrondozoCo Founder and CEO of Slingshot VoIP

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