Hackathon Judges & Mentors
This year we have 19 incredible mentors supporting our hacking teams and 7 inspiring judges who will evaluate the submitted projects during the Demo Day.

Max Wegner Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs at Bayer AG

Max Wegner, Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs at Bayer AG
After studying pharmacy at the University of Bonn, Max Wegner commenced his PhD in pharmacology at Bayer and started in
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Laura Nelde Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager at Flying Health

Laura Nelde, Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager at Flying Health
Laura is responsible for the Startup Relationship Management at Flying Health, scouting startups for the Flying Health partner network. Since
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Maren Lesche Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation at Vision Health Pioneers

Maren Lesche, Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation at Vision Health Pioneers
Maren Lesche is an ecosystem builder and startup expert in the fields of Digital Health, IoT and AI. She is
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Kirill Satanovsky Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder at HackingEDU

Kirill Satanovsky, Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder at HackingEDU
Kirill is an entrepreneur and seasoned events professional. He is the co-founder of HackingEDU, the World’s Largest Education Hackathon (featured
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Lina Nikolopoulou Hackathon Jury Member; Managing Director at eHealth Forum

Lina Nikolopoulou, Hackathon Jury Member; Managing Director at eHealth Forum
I am an entrepreneur. I am a strong advocate of innovation and digital transformation of health. I believe in the
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Norman Hiob Hackathon Jury Member, Strategy & Startup Consultant at Norman Hiob

Norman Hiob, Hackathon Jury Member, Strategy & Startup Consultant at Norman Hiob
Norman is a consultant who helped 15+ startups and Fortune 500 companies to create purpose-driven ventures and forward-thinking strategies leveraging
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Alistair Nolan Hackathon Jury Member; Administrator at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Alistair Nolan, Hackathon Jury Member; Administrator at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Alistair Nolan has worked with the OECD since July 1997. He currently works in the Directorate for Science, Technology and
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Christian Müller Teamleader Data Generation at BAYER Vital GmbH

Christian Müller, Teamleader Data Generation at BAYER Vital GmbH
Christian is a consultant pharmacist for medical information. In 2014 he took over the responsibility of Non-Interventional Studies Team and
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Dirk Miethe Solution Architect (ML/AI) SAP at SAP

Dirk Miethe, Solution Architect (ML/AI) SAP at SAP
Innovation-driven Business Architect with a focus on AI/ML Platforms
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Rodolfo Gallucci UX/UI Designer at ANCHOVY

Rodolfo Gallucci, UX/UI Designer at ANCHOVY
Enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated UX Designer with an artistic point of view. My philosophy? “Less is more”
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Johannes Starlinger Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant at starlinger⁺ digital health architects

Johannes Starlinger, Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant at starlinger⁺ digital health architects
Dr.-Ing. Dr.med.univ Johannes Starlinger is a digital health consultant and software developer with a strong focus on data and information
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Alina Kukarina Entrepreneur at Digital Purpose Consulting

Alina Kukarina, Entrepreneur at Digital Purpose Consulting
Technical product developer focusing on solutions to facilitate sustainable development, especially in the field of life science and digital products
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Sanjana Basu Investor at Radical Ventures

Sanjana Basu, Investor at Radical Ventures
Sanjana Basu is an Investment Associate with Radical Ventures. Radical Ventures is a $350 Million Series A fund investing in
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Gözde Bal Senior Product Manager at Milestone Systems

Gözde Bal, Senior Product Manager at Milestone Systems
Gözde has a diverse background in a number of different disciplines which she gained in previous roles as software developer
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Leo Magazzu COO at SafePls

Leo Magazzu, COO at SafePls
Leo is a business designer, his portfolio includes SafePls, TravelBuddyGo and projects presented to many Hackathons. In his experience he
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Camillo Pachmann CEO at MLReef

Camillo Pachmann, CEO at MLReef
Camillo Pachmann is founder and managing director of MLReef. He has around 10 years of experience in building companies from
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Erika Torres Machine Learning Engineer at MLReef

Erika Torres, Machine Learning Engineer at MLReef
I am a Machine Learning Engineer with more than 8 years of experience. I prefer python but also use java.
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Sweeha Panwar Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships at The/Nudge Foundation

Sweeha Panwar, Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships at The/Nudge Foundation
A techie turned social activist with love for design and data analytics. “I can be an in house expert on
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Sabine Petzsch Senior Project & Content Manager at Openers

Sabine Petzsch, Senior Project & Content Manager at Openers
Multilingual generalist interested in the intersections of tech, politics and culture. Project manager looking at the big picture without loosing
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Annesha Kar Gupta Advocate, Ambassador, Professor at University of London (Student)

Annesha Kar Gupta, Advocate, Ambassador, Professor at University of London (Student)
1) Global Goodwill Ambassador for UK; 2) Peace Ambassador; 3) UNA LASER Officer for London & South-East Region; 4) Rotarian;
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Alex Baker CEO at Retail Tech X

Alex Baker, CEO at Retail Tech X
Founder and CEO of Retail Tech X. A value driven tech start-up with the mission of impacting peoples retail experiences
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S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich Founder at Contextual Solutions

S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich, Founder at Contextual Solutions
Sebnem Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich, LL.M., MLB is the founder of Berlin-based strategy consultancy Contextual Solutions, specialized in FinTech and LegalTech,
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Harini Suresh Technical Solutions Engineer at Arista Networks

Josep Itopa Lead ML Engineer at Renewable Africa 365

Ignatz Schatz Innovation Coach at Freelance
