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.

Maren Lesche Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation, Vision Health Pioneers

Maren Lesche, Hackathon Jury Member, Head of Incubation, 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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Laura Nelde Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager, Flying Health

Laura Nelde, Hackathon Jury Member; Startup Relationship Manager, 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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Max Wegner Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs, Bayer AG

Max Wegner, Hackathon Jury Member; Head of Regulatory Affairs, 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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Kirill Satanovsky Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder, HackingEDU

Kirill Satanovsky, Hackathon Jury Member; Co-founder, 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 , eHealth Forum

Lina Nikolopoulou, Hackathon Jury Member; Managing Director , 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, Norman Hiob

Norman Hiob, Hackathon Jury Member, Strategy & Startup Consultant, 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, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Alistair Nolan, Hackathon Jury Member; Administrator, 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, BAYER Vital GmbH

Christian Müller, Teamleader Data Generation, 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, SAP

Dirk Miethe, Solution Architect (ML/AI) SAP, SAP
Innovation-driven Business Architect with a focus on AI/ML Platforms
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Alex Baker CEO, Retail Tech X

Alex Baker, CEO, 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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Marina Markežič Consultant, Unlawcked

Ignatz Schatz Innovation Coach, Freelance

Josep Itopa Lead ML Engineer, Renewable Africa 365

Harini Suresh Technical Solutions Engineer, Arista Networks

S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich Founder, Contextual Solutions

S. Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich, Founder, 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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Rodolfo Gallucci UX/UI Designer, ANCHOVY

Rodolfo Gallucci, UX/UI Designer, ANCHOVY
Enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated UX Designer with an artistic point of view. My philosophy? “Less is more”
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Annesha Kar Gupta Advocate, Ambassador, Professor, University of London (Student)

Annesha Kar Gupta, Advocate, Ambassador, Professor, 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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Sabine Petzsch Senior Project & Content Manager, Openers

Sabine Petzsch, Senior Project & Content Manager, 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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Sweeha Panwar Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships, The/Nudge Foundation

Sweeha Panwar, Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships, 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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Erika Torres Machine Learning Engineer, MLReef

Erika Torres, Machine Learning Engineer, 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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Camillo Pachmann CEO, MLReef

Camillo Pachmann, CEO, 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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Leo Magazzu COO, SafePls

Leo Magazzu, COO, 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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Gözde Bal Senior Product Manager, Milestone Systems

Gözde Bal, Senior Product Manager, 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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Sanjana Basu Investor, Radical Ventures

Sanjana Basu, Investor, 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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Alina Kukarina Entrepreneur, Digital Purpose Consulting

Alina Kukarina, Entrepreneur, 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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Johannes Starlinger Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant, starlinger⁺ digital health architects

Johannes Starlinger, Interdisciplinary Digital Health Consultant, 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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