Judges
- Ben Wright
Vice President, 3M Ventures at 3M - Beth Kieffer Leonard
Managing Partner at EisnerAmperLLP - Brad Lehrman
Attorney at Soffer Lehrman Law Group, PLLC - Brett Carter Sr.
EVP, Chief Customer and Innovation Officer at Xcel Energy - Carolyn Cleveland
MN Cup Co-Founder - Cathy Connett
Sofia Fund - Dan Mallin
CEO & Founder of Lucy - Frank Jaskulke
Medical Alley Association - Gary Holmes
President and CEO, CSM Corporation - Fred Haberman
Haberman & Associates - Howard Leonhardt
Executive Chairman & CEO at Leonhardt Ventures LLC - Jeff Robbins
Attorney at Avisen Legal, P.A. - Jeff Tollefson
President & CEO at Minnesota Technology Association - Ken Greer
Augeo - Leslie Frecon
LFE Capital - Lisa Crump
Founder, Cairn Ventures - Michael Gorman
Managing Director, Split Rock Partners - Mickayla Rosard
Groove Capital - Morris Goodwin
Forge North - Paul Campbell
Brown Venture Group - Phil Soran
FlipGrid - Ping Yeh
CEO, VOCxi Health - Rick Gage
CEO at YourMLSsearch - Rick Huebsch
UMN TechComm - Rob Cimperman
Director, LaunchMN - Sara Dziuk
President &CEO, Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest - Sara Russick
Gopher Angels - Sandy Yu
Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management - Savannah Guiang
Managing Partner, Atland Ventures - Scott Litman
Managing Partner, Co-Founder at Lucy - Shawn McIntee
Attorney at Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Sima Griffith
Aethlon Capital, LLC - Sophia Youngdahl
Atland Ventures - Stephanie Rich
Bread & Butter Ventures - Wendy Nelson
Carlson Family Foundation - Deepinder Singh
CEO, 75F - Reed Robinson
Founder & Partner, Groove Capital - Mary Grove
Managing Partner, Bread & Butter Ventures - Howard Leonhardt
Executive Chairman & CEO, Leonhardt Ventures LLC & Lionheart Health Inc. - Adam Choe
Managing Partner at Tundra Ventures - Brittany Clements
Managing Director, American Family Ventures
- Allison Barmann
Executive Director, Genesys Works Twin Cities - John Bergstrom
Partner, RiverPoint Investments - Andrew Morrow
Marketing Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Minnesota - TechComm - Clarke Porter
Partner, Pathways Investments LLP - Steve Wellvang
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP - Kirk Lundeen
Partner at Pathways Investments - Kimberlie Moock
Innovation Hub Operations Coordinator - Rachel Crowley
Chief Operating Officer & Integrator, Tierra Encantada - Moses Tut
Managing Director of On Ramp Accelerator, gener8tor - Adam Trampe
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, ECMC Group - Josh Susser
Founding Partner Cascadily - Garret Lauderdale
VP Idea Fund of La Crosse - Kathi Tunheim
VP of Mission, Strategy and Innovation - Jarin Schmidt
VP of Client Partnerships, Livefront - Kate Ryan Reiling
Consultant, KateCo - Sandy Johnson
Data Architect, Onduo LLC - Carla Pavone
Principal, Isles Growth Initiative - Katie Piehl
Founder, Bloomwise Partners - Ashley Mahoney
Program Director, Min-Cup John Behr
Educational Technology Innovations
- Ryan Schafer
Realtor, Minnesota Home Guys - Linda Hofflander
Co-Founder & Head of Strategy & Growth, Carba, Inc. - Priya Senthilkumar
VP, Technology & Product Engineering, Pearson. - Meredith Englund
Founder & CEO, Camperoni - Brad Lehrman
Attorney & Partner, Soffer Lehrman Law Group PLLC - Bill Shadid
Strategic Marketing Leader, Building Envelope Sealing, Aeroseal - Michael Stutelberg
Scientist, AURI - Keith Waxelman
President, Wax Enterprises - AI Choi
Innovation and Commercialization, Xcel Energy - Alex Ablamunets
Co-Founder, Vista Climate - Cathy Connett
CEO and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund - Stephen Wolff
Sr. Economic Development Specialist, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Mark Sanders
Program Director, University of Minnesota - Gregg Mast
Executive Director, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota - Peder Sandhei
Planner Principal, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Philip Hult
Development Manager, Generation Atomic - Nina Axelson
Founder, Grid Catalyst AI Innes
Environmental Consultant, MPCA
- Anna Braun
VP, Director of Business Development, JT Mega - Robert Brooks
Operations/Supply Chain Leader - Allison Hohn
Executive Director, Grow North - Steven London
CEO at iCrimeFighter, Co-Founder of Six Points Capital - Lolly Occhino
Scientist of Food and Nutrition, AURI - Steve Sorenson
Director of Marketing and Client Service, Summit Creek Advisors - Josh Resnik
CEO, Twin Cities Co-op Partners - Hailey Margetta
Market Development Director, Bell Bank - Kathy Roland
Venture Partner, Oak Investments Partners - Marc Carlson
Chief Information Officer, Land O'Lakes, Inc. - Marty Solhaug
President, Sunny Hill Investment Company - Michael Stern
Operating Partner at Gather Venture Group - Bruce Tiffany
Owner & Farmer, Tiffany Family Farms - Brian Erickson
Marketing Program Manager, MN Department of Agriculture - Jennifer Alexander
Sales & Marketing Specialist, MN Department of Agriculture - Iris Tzafrir
Global Director, Innovation Value Capture, Cargill - TJ Varecka
Executive Director, Kinneberg Management Group - Michael von Fange
Senior Brand Manager, Jack Link's - Lisa Vongchingtrong
MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School - Taylor Sankovich
Associate Business Development Manager, General Mills - Rebecca Lee
Senior Director of Purchasing & Merchandising, Twin Cities Co-op Partners - Zuzanna Izdebska
Venture Associate, 301 INC (General Mills' Venture Capital Arm), General Mills - Jon Cheng
Associate Business Development Manager, 301 INC - Rachael Perron
Culinary and Branding Director, Kowalski's Markets - Sam Durant
Senior Director of Strategy and Planning, Anheuser-Busch Jennifer Barta
Fractional CEO
- Anne Bergstrom
Co-Founder & President, Ampersand Holdings - Mike Eull
CEO/Founder, Sell Fuse - Audrey Sommerfeld
CEO, Win Marketing - Andrew Schneider
Founder & CEO, Family Office Networks - Beth Fynbo
President and Founder, Busy Baby - Kristen Denzer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tierra Encantada - Jock Donaldson
Chief Officer, LD Real Estate Development Company - Tom Domiano
VIP Business Banking Relationship Manager, Huntington Bank - Jamie Bartlett
- Jay Ruhl
Senior Vice President / Director of Subscription Lending, Bell Bank - Bruce Langer
Managing Partner, EPIQ Partners, LLC - Neil Linscheid
State Specialist (Entrepreneurship), University of MN Extension - Duane Johnson
Co-founder, Tuloko - Mike Williams
Senior Technical Sales Architect - Team Lead, Zoom - Morgan Kerfeld
Associate Director, Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship ; Founder, Telo - Sophia Youngdahl
Managing Partner, Atland Ventures - Madison Kidd
Sr R&D/Quality Engineer, 301 INC - Thom Sandberg
Founder & Partner, The Kenyon Consortium
- Laurent Frecon
Partner, LFE Capital - Sima Griffith
Founder & Managing Principal, Aethlon Capital - Tim Huebsch
Senior Manager - Global Financial Systems and Global Business Solutions, General Mills - Scott Litman
Co-founder, MN Cup and Managing Partner, Lucy - Eve Poeshl
Sr. Manager Digital Solutions, Boston Scientific - Robert Weber
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Great North Labs - John Tedesco
CEO, Drip - Casey Hebling
Founder/CTO , Software for Good - Zack Lenoard
Co-Founder, Gembah - Dan Mallin
Founder & CEO, Lucy AI - Drinal Foster
SVP, Technology Workforce Engagement Leader, Wells Fargo PARTNER at EisnerAmper
- Austin O'Brion
Co-Founder, Token of Trust - Lu Li
Associate, Lathrop GPM LLP - Maya Sanaba
Corporate Attorney at Lathrop GPM - Adam Hook
Sr Principal Components Quality Engineer, Harvard Bioscience - Meghan Stiling
Digital Transformation Executive, Berghuis & Hunt - Charlie Youakim
CEO, Sezzle - Paul Paradis
President, Sezzle - Zach Meierhofer
Product manager, Lucy AI - Rick Gage
Senior Business Development Manager, Manufactured Technologies Corporation (MTC)
- Jim Delaney
Founder & Principal, Engine for Good - Kathy Roland
Venture Partner, Oak Investment Partners - Stephen Rueff
Chair, Department of Arts Entrepreneurship, Minneapolis College of Art and Design - Brian Gustafson
Managing Director of Investments, Tonkawa - Matt Ladhoff
Customer Success, Ecotone Analytics - Wendy Hanson
CEO, MobileAxept - Sarah Miller
Realtor/Interior Designer, Fox Homes - Joy McBrien
Founder & CEO, Fair Anita - Erik Halaas
Innovation Outreach and Program Specialist, University of Minnesota - Sean Lundy
Special Projects & Initiatives Manager, City of Bloomington - Katie Kalkman
Executive Director, Impact Hub - Matt Ladhoff
Senior Lecturer, UMN Carlson - Jonathan Hanson
Owner, Skyhawks Sports Minnesota - Demi Radeva
CEO, Akros Advisory Services logo - Paul Louis Acito
- Connie Rutledge
CEO, FINNOVATION Lab - La Juana Whitmore
Business Strategist and Accredited Small Business Consultant, La Juana Whitmore Consulting - Bryan Altman
Executive Director, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) - Rob Gradoville
Sustainability Manager, Cargill - Tony Lloyd
Chief Learning officer, Culture Shift companies
- Sunil Bafna
Managing Partner, Performix - Xavier Frigola
Treasury Service Lead, Mayo Clinic - Thom Gunderson
Retired Medtech Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray - Adam Choe
Managing Partner, Tundra Ventures - John Dinusson
Executive Vice President, Advanced Recovery Specialists - Himanshu Laiker
Medtech/Healthcare Advisory Board Member, BETA - Chris Schad
Director of Busines Development – Discovery Square, Mayo Clinic - Andrew Holm
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Karen Schaffhausen
Strategy - Project Management, Allina Health - Karen Scott
Vice President of Sales Enablement and Training, Patterson Dental - Frank Jaskulke
VP - Intelligence, The Medical Alley Association - Beth Kieffer Leonard
Managing Partner, EisnerAmper LLP - Mike Pietig
General Manager, CompliancePro Solutions - Charlie Schaller
Chief of Staff to the Chief Medical Officer - Clinical Policy, UnitedHealth Group - Nathan Widenman
Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship, Mayo Clinic - Russ Straate
Associate Director - Venture Center, University of Minnesota - Selemon Asfaw
Chief Financial Officer, Optum Health - Stephen Parente
Prof of Finance & Minnesota Industry Chair of Health Finance, University of Minnesota - Patrick Lyon
Vice President of Marketing, Relievant Medical Systems - Frank Mortari
VP of Corporate Development, Bio-Techne Corp. - Lars Oddsson
Co-Founder & CTO, RX Function - Gary Latham
CTO, Bio-Techne - Dr. Christopher Scorzelli
Medical Technology/Innovation Consultant, Minnesota Humble - Martha Sewall
Executive Advisor, Transformedtech - Rick Wald
Retired Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting - Justine Mrosak
Pediatric Hospitalist and Informaticist, Hennepin Healthcare - Amanda Welters
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Dr. Richard Munassi
Co-Founder, Medzoomer - Joseph Pulikkotil
- Filip Kostal
Principal, Medical Alley
- Ty Anderson
Managing Principal, Andcor - Ben Bowman
CFO, Zipnosis, Inc - Ryan Gordon
Sr. Vice President, Business Development, Rion - Ernest Grumbles
Managing Partner, Grumbles Law - Daniel Tenenbaum
Partner, Lathrop GPM - Maliza Kalema
Founder & CEO, Sown Emancipation - Daniel Tenenbaum
Partner, Lathrop GPM - Richard Vogen
Logistics Technology Consultant, CH Robinson - Missy Youmans
Owner & Executive Consultant, Yourmark - Mark Sanders
Program Director, University of Minnesota - Ernest Grumbles
Startup Counselor, Grumbles Law PLLC - Sean Williams
Ecosystem Innovator, Director of Entrepreneurial Services - Kate Kuehl
Technical and Business Consultant, Kuehl Consulting - Chian Behlivan
Entrepreneur In Residence, BETA - Ryan Rosenthal
CEO and Founder, Simpls - Nick Beste
Founder, Mighty Spark Food Co. - Ashley Mahoney
Director, MIN-Corps at the University of Minnesota - Luke Burns
VP of Customer Success, Lucy AI
- Lisa Schlosser
Executive Director, Technovation.mn - Reynolds-Anthony Harris
Founder & Managing Director, Lyceum Partners + Design Inc - Savannah Guiang
Incoming Fellow, True Ventures & Atland Ventures - Deb Mallin
Founder & Creator Mighty Doodle, Debby Webby - Neese Parker
Youth Engagement, YouthPrise - Jonathan Melgaard
Co-Founder & CEO, Event Conex - Kristin Greyson
Co-Founder, Minno - Ayisha Tabbassum
Technology Solutions Expert, Otis Elevator Co. - Dick Polipnick
Head of Growth, Gymdesk - Tyler Ebert
Director, Agents of Debt Relief - Stephanie Sommer
Director of Social Impact, NextGen Ventures
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