2023 Judging Committee

WorldFestival organizes 150+ judges on the Judging Committee for the WorldFestival Innovation Awards, including Venture Capitalists, Angel investors, Corporate Executives, Tech Media & Press, and leading speakers. Our past startup competitions have hosted judges from NEA, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and more.

lata ahuja

Lata Ahuja

Sr Director of Engineering
CarGurus

joan bajorek

Joan Bajorek

CEO
Clarity AI

budhaditya bhattacharya

Budhaditya Bhattacharya

Developer Advocate
Tyk

aliza carpio

Aliza Carpio

Director, Product and Tech Evangelism
Autodesk

paulina chotrova

Paulina Chotrova

CEO
PSK Group

developersteve coochin

DeveloperSteve Coochin

Senior Developer Advocate
Lumigo

kimberly hall

Kimberly Hall

VP of Customer Operations
Toptal

nicholas denissen

Nicholas Denissen

Principal
Macri LLC

alexander galitsky

Alexander Galitsky

Managing Partner
Almaz Capital Partners

venkat gopalan

Venkat Gopalan

Chief Digital,Data & Technology Officer
Belcorp

mary grygleski

Mary Grygleski

Senior Developer Advocate
DataStax

kimbre lancaster

Kimbre Lancaster

Director, Strategic Event Marketing
Formerly PagerDuty, Gremlin, Split, Scalyr

mike litwin

Mike Litwin

Chief Marketing Officer
Edge

rishi malhotra

Rishi Malhotra

Chief Technology Officer
Equabli

Dave McAllister

Sr Open Source Technologist
NGINX Part of F5

gargi mishra

Gargi Mishra

Foresight Manager
De Beers

aditya oberai

Aditya Oberai

Developer Advocate
Appwrite

jon peck

Jon Peck

Sr Manager, Developer Relations
GitHub

aynat ravin

Aynat Ravin

Director
Marriott International

gerson ribeiro

Gerson Ribeiro

Executive Director
Egregora Global

steve riley

Steve Riley

Field CTO
Netskope Inc.

ricardo rodriguez

Ricardo Rodriguez

CPSO
Intellectio.com

robert upham

Robert Upham

Head of Founder Services
Antler

jonathan wallace

Jonathan Wallace

Director
Expert Dojo

rishikesh yardi

Rishikesh Yardi

Lead Product Manager
Instacart

shola akinrolie

Shola Akinrolie

Program Manager
Turing

samhita alla

Samhita Alla

Software Engineer and Tech Evangelist
Union.ai

Johan Aludden

Software Engineer
Let’s Do This

elio assuncao

Elio Assuncao

Founder
Venture Capital World Summit Inc

casey bisson

Casey Bisson

Head of Product
BluBracket

maximilian bock

Maximilian Bock

Investment Manager
HTGF

clair byrd

Clair Byrd

Partner
Wing Venture Capital

matheus cardoso

Matheus Cardoso

Developer Relations
Bitmovin

André Cedik

Product Manager & Developer Advocate
shipcloud GmbH

Tuana Celik

Developer Advocate
Cumul.io

goshi cheragwandi

Goshi Cheragwandi

Managing Director/CEO

William Chernicoff, PhD

Senior Manager – Global Research & Innovation
Toyota

unnati chhabra

Unnati Chhabra

Developer Relations Engineer
Zenduty

June Cho

Developer & Design Evangelist
Zeplin

david christiansen

David Christiansen

CIO
VENZA, Inc.

Stewart Christie

IoT Ecosystem Evangelist
Intel Corp

paul cowles

Paul Cowles

Founder
Social Scavenger

rob dawson

Rob Dawson

CTO
Consensys

julien delange

Julien Delange

Founder
Codiga

spondon dey

Spondon Dey

Chief Technology Disruptor
AT&T

murilo durigan

Murilo Durigan

Marketing and Communications
PMI

Marlon Evans

CEO
Nex Cubed

nirvana farhadi 400

Nirvana Farhadi

Regulatory Expert
Nirvana Enterprises

elen gales

Elen Gales

Brand Principalv
ODSC

bob gillespie

Bob Gillespie

Executive Director
Second Century Ventures

Alex Goryachev

Innovator in Residence
Tulane University

julia grala

Julia Grala

CX Data Analyst
Rocket.Chat

wayne haber

Wayne Haber

Director of Engineering
GitLab

david hasebroock

David Hasebroock

Strategic Partner Manager
Google

samantha huang

Samantha Huang

Principal
BMW i Ventures

chintan jain

Chintan Jain

Senior Director, Cyber Engineering and Architecture
Hilton

nahrin jalal

Nahrin Jalal

Vice President of Developer Experience
Aptible

tina joros

Tina Joros

Vice President, General Manager – Veradigm Platform
Allscripts Healthcare

Max Kahn

Head of Growth for SAP.iO
SAP

snehan kekre

Snehan Kekre

Developer Advocate
Streamlit/Snowflake

shin kishioka

Shin Kishioka

President
I.T.A., Inc.

hadet kovacevic

Hadet Kovačević

Project Manager
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

shruti kuber

Shruti Kuber

Senior Developer Advocate
Restack

Anuradha Kumari

Frontend Consultant
Passionate People

leroy lawrence

Leroy Lawrence

Managing Director
Lawrence Investment Holdings

gosia leszczynska

Gosia Leszczynska

Digital Media/Paid Search Lead
Independent

nava levy

Nava Levy

AI/ML Dev Advocate
Redis

Christopher Lindsey

Head of Product Marketing
Peoplevine

andres lopez 400

Andres Lopez

CEO
Tekbees, Inc.

tahir mahmood

Tahir Mahmood

Founder & CTO
Tiqniat

J.J. Malfettone

Director, Strategy
KPMG

zhi martinez

Zhi Martinez

Head of Product Strategy, Institutional Advice & Wellness
Vanguard

rekha mehr

Rekha Mehr MBE

Director
Moonrekha

david milette

David Milette

Chief Technology Evangelist & Co-Founder
SQALogic

tomoko minagawa

Tomoko Minagawa

Founder
Femtech Community Japan

shambhavi mishra

Shambhavi Mishra

Director of Investments
Brand Capital International

carolina morandini

Carolina Morandini

Open Innovation & Ecosystem Lead
Accenture Ventures

moataz nabil

Moataz Nabil

Developer Advocate
Bitrise

maen naboulsi

Maen Naboulsi

Strategic Planning Consultant
The Mena Catalysts

magith noohukhan

Magith Noohukhan

Evangelist
Braze

vishal pallerla

Vishal Pallerla

Developer Advocate
Telnyx

alex patterson

Alex Patterson

Developer Advocate
CodingCat.dev

Hanna Phan

Head of Innovation Culture & Communication Strategy
VMware

Oscar Ramos

Partner & Managing Director
SOSV Chinaccelerator MOX

sanjiv razdan

Sanjiv Razdan

Global Head of SME
NIUM (Instarem)

Lindalia Reis

CEO
Ions Innovation & Hacking.Rio

javier robalino

Javier Robalino

Developer Relations
Front

tomas sabat

Tomás Sabat

Chief Operating Officer
Vaticle

anil saldanha

Anil Saldanha

Chief Cloud Officer
Rush University System for Health

cherish santoshi

Cherish Santoshi

Developer Relations Engineer
Orkes

Raj Sathyaseelan

CEO and Principal
LINK Silicon Valley

arya setiadharma

Arya Setiadharma

CEO
Prasetia Dwidharma

atulpriya sharma

Atulpriya Sharma

Developer Advocate
InfraCloud Technologies

rachel sienko

Rachel Sienko

Global Head of Developer Experience
Pismo

Paweł Skrzypek

Chief Technology Officer
AI Investments

valeria sologoub

Valeria Sologoub

Chief Marketing Officer
Grinteq

daniil solopov

Daniil Solopov

Director of Strategic Metaverse Development
Sensorium DLT

juan soto

Juan Soto

COO
Mavity

timothy spann

Timothy Spann

Developer Advocate
StreamNative

John Valiton

CEO
Reemo Health

nicolas vega

Nicolas Vega

Associate
500 Latam

jordan violet

Jordan Violet

Head of Developer Relations
SailPoint

Rani Yadav-Ranjan

Global AI Accelerator, Systems Management
Ericsson