Judges
Sixteen people from industry, government and research will judge the projects.
All judges16
Yoonjung Choi
Junior Data Scientist
Canadian Space Agency
Works in the CSA’s Data and Emerging Technologies Centre of Expertise while finishing Computer Engineering at McGill, specializing in machine learning.
Alexandra Swiston
Director
The Knowledge Society (TKS)
Coaches young innovators to tackle global challenges with emerging technology, bringing strategy, storytelling and execution.
Dr. Chioma Okoro
Senior Program Manager, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials
Alberta Innovates
Advocates for predictive aircraft maintenance and holds a private pilot licence.
Stan Peake
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lead
Bow Valley College
Serial entrepreneur with 11 startups, 10 business books and more than 45 conference talks.
Dr. Oguzhan Dogru, P.Eng.
Business Advisor and Founder
InterGen
Helps industrial operators improve efficiency through process control and AI, after a decade in chemical engineering and industrial operations.
Linda Xiao
Accounting student
University of Calgary
Won the 2025 Calgary event and was named a Global Nominee for Canada. Loves problems in finance, tech and anything space.
Baher Mishriki
Engagement Manager
Validere
Leads digital transformation and data management engagements in the energy sector.
Nickel Lwanzo
Technology Strategy and Operations
Deloitte
Helps organizations navigate complex business and technology transformations.
Joan Vlasschaert
Spatial data science leader
GHGSat
Two decades bridging satellite analytics and machine learning, from methane monitoring to AI for wildfire, forest health and agriculture.
Fedor Prokopchuk
Associate
Deloitte Ventures
Invests in enterprise software from seed to Series C, with a background in finance and computer science.
Veronica Oyatsi
Business Solutions Analyst
Jerry Mukalel
Integration Developer
IBM
Recent Computer Science and Math graduate from the University of Calgary who uses AI to solve real-world problems.
Tabish Zunoor Saifi
ServiceNow Developer
IBM
Specializes in ITSM and AI at IBM’s Western Canada FutureNow Center.
Adhil Ashraf
Cloud Engineer
IBM
Specializes in machine learning, cloud and generative AI at IBM’s Western Canada FutureNow Center.
