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Meet the Judges for the WFF Startup Innovation Awards
Jury members for the Startup Innovation Awards are leading global experts from across the social entrepreneurship, startup, sustainable economy, agriculture and tech communities, and will select a winner for each of the four competition categories (better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life).
The jury will also select one overall 2021 WFF Startup Innovator of the Year Award, to be announced at the WFF flagship event on 2 October, 2021.
Dr. Máximo TORERO CULLEN
Chair of the Jury,
Chief Economist,
FAO
Beth BECHDOL
Chair of the Jury,
Deputy Director-General,
FAO
Michiel BAKKER
Vice President,
Global Workplace Services Programs at Google
Dr. Khalid BOMBA
Director,
Office of Innovation and Chief Innovation Officer at FAO
Iride CECCACCI
Head of Advisory, Agribusiness
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Nicole SHANAHAN
Founder and President,
Bia-Echo Foundation
Young SOHN
Chairman of the Board,
HARMAN International;
Former Corporate President & Chief Strategy Officer,
Samsung Electronics;
Co-Founder, Extreme Tech Challenge
Priya SULTAN
Founder & CEO,
Social Impact Lab, Japan
Bill TAI
Angel Investor; Partner Emeritus CRV; Co-Founder, Extreme Tech Challenge
Meet the Evaluators for the WFF Startup Innovation Awards
Evaluators for the WFF Startup Innovation awards, powered by XTC, have deep knowledge of, and experience in fields related to agrifood systems and in particular, the four categories of the challenge: better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life.
Evaluators review applicant submissions (including key information on the team, challenge addressed, product and market) assessing for quality, potential for agrifood systems transformation and feasibility. Expert evaluations are submitted to the WFF and XTC team and shortlisted teams for the Startup Innovation Awards are chosen through consultations between Evaluators and the WFF/XTC team.
Luís DIAS PEREIRA
Economist,
FAO
Wadzanai Valerie GARWE
Economist,
FAO
Nemanja GRGIC
Principal Manager
(Agribusiness Advisory)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
José NAVARRA DE PABLO
Researcher,
Dresden University of Technology
Lisa PAGLIETTI
Economist
FAO
Inna PUNDA
Economist (Agribusiness)
FAO
Armen SEDRAKYAN
Economist,
Subregional Office for GCC States
and Yemen,
FAO
Gerard SYLVESTER
Investment Officer
(Digital Agriculture),
FAO
Dr. Nikola TRENDOV
Digital Ariculture and
Innovation Expert,
FAO
