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Startup Innovation Awards
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 selected a winner for each of the four competition categories (better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life) plus one overall WFF Startup Innovator of the Year Award.
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SIA Judges - Iride CECCACCI
Iride CECCACCI
Associate Director - Head of Advisory, Agribusiness
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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SIA Judges - Nicolas AUTRET
Nicolas AUTRET
Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures
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SIA Judges - Ousmane BADIANE
Dr Ousmane BADIANE
Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
Meet the Round 1 Evaluators & Semi-Final Judges
Evaluators and semi-final judges 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 Awardsare chosen through consultations between Evaluators and the WFF/XTC team. Semi-final judges carefully review the semi-finalists’ pitches in one of the four categories of the challenge.
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Andrew D. IVE
Andrew D. IVE
Founder and Managing General Partner
Big Idea Ventures
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Melina SÁNCHEZ MONTAÑÉS
Melina SÁNCHEZ MONTAÑÉS
Principal & VP Impact
AENU
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Darius TETER
Darius TETER
Executive Director of Stanford Seed
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Dr. Carina TYRRELL
Dr. Carina TYRRELL
Investor and Chief of Staff
Walden Catalyst Ventures
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Jean-Michel VOISARD
Jean-Michel VOISARD
Global Practice Lead - Agriculture and Food Security
Chemonics International
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SIA Evaluators - Dr. Nikola TRENDOV
Dr. Nikola TRENDOV
Digital Ariculture and
Innovation Expert,
FAO
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Alessandro ZAGO
Alessandro ZAGO
Investment Officer
Chemonics International
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Thomas LUK
Thomas LUK
Partner and Managing Director in Europe and China
A.T. Kearney
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SIA Eva+Jud 2022 - Terrance PHILIPS
Terrance PHILIPS
Head of Private Equity Client Coverage (Asia)
Citi Private Bank
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Kellie CHAN
Kellie CHAN
Assistant Director, Investments - Corporate Engagement
SGInnovate
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Annabelle CHIONG
Annabelle CHIONG
Deputy Director, Venture Investing
SGInnovate
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Benny CHNG
Benny CHNG
Director/Investor and Strategic Advisory Board Member
Louis Dreyfus Company/Amai Proteins
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Warren TAN
Warren TAN
Manager, Investments - Corporate Engagement
SGInnovate
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SIA Evaluators 2022 - Adrien VILLALONGA
Adrien VILLALONGA
Investment Associate
Big Idea Ventures
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