Our Jury

Bindi KARIA

Bindi is incredibly passionate about all things startup in Europe and connecting the dots between Investors, Founders, Corporates and Government, and as a result, has worked in and around technology startups for most of her career.

Robin WAUTERS

European tech journalist running the region's premier information portal and market intelligence platform, Tech.eu. Ask me anything about the technology industry and startup ecosystems in Europe!

Petros KOKKALIS

Petros Kokkalis was the Vice-President and shareholder of Intracom Holdings, one of the largest multinational technology groups in South-Eastern Europe, and the Vice-President and shareholder of Intralot S.A. Vice-President of the Kokkalis Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes education and training, culture and social welfare, medical research and information technology, and athletics. He is Secretary General of Organization Earth, an environmental education NGO.

Nicolas BRIEN

Miguel ARIAS

entrepreneur, and angel investor, has over 15 years of experience in building technology-based startups with a global reach. Miguel has founded startups before, and helped others grow in a variety of roles. He is a skilled generalist that understands technology as well as people-matters. His expertise encompasses tasks and challenges, from the vision and strategy definition to product management, with special dedication to startup funding and investor relations. Entrepreneurship professor at the IE Business School and MIB. Trying to enhance the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, he co-founded and presides over Chamberi Valley, the main Madrid-based networking initiative for startups.

Anne THOMLINSON

Marius GHENEA

Eliza KRUCKOWSKA

Sean KANE

Jeff BURTON

Yesika AGUILERA

Dirk PAELINCK

Piroska SZALAI

Piroska Szalai has obtained a degree (MSc) at Pannon University in 1987, where she studied Industrial Engineering and Management Studies. She is the member of the MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Knowledge Management Committee, since 2003. She was the Ministerial Commissioner responsible for improving the labour market prospects of women at the Ministry for National Economy in 2012-2014. 2014-2018, she is the ministerial advisor of the Minister of the National Economy.