Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Javier Altamirano Director of Innovation Sportradar
Mark Bachman CEO FlipGive Inc.
Keith Bank CEO and Founder KB Partners
Bobby Basham Director of Player Development Chicago Cubs
Kim Blair Partnering Lead Cooper Perkins
Henrik Brandt Founder and Manager Sports Hub Denmark (IdrætsPlatformen Danmark)
Dan Bravato President SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Meridith Cass CEO Nix
Art Chou GM - North America Rapsodo
Brandon Chubb Managing Partner Captain Partners
Brian Collins Sr. Global Director - Equipment Spalding
Carsten Couchouron Founder & Director Sports Lab Copenhagen
Ryan Cruthirds Chief Global Category & Brand Development Officer Implus
Vicki Dallas Founder/Shareholder Dallas Innovation Law, A Professional Corporation
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
CJ Davis Assistant General Counsel, Head of Sports Business & Legal Affairs PUMA
Jolyn de Boer Founder Racquet Sports Alliance
Kate Delhagen Founder & President Oregon Sports Angels
Michael Dill Partner Holland & Hart LLP
Charley Dumphy Director of Sales Select Sport America
Scott Eichner Sr Director Athletic Compliance | COO University of Tennessee | Armony Sports
Derek Ernst Chief Commercial Officer Augusta Sportswear Brands
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
William Flickinger CEO Solestretch, LLC
Mark Flynn President Gridiron Football
Heather Fraser Founder and CEO Synthera Health
Sean Gagnon CEO The Abs Company
Skip Gilbert CEO US Youth Soccer Association
Charlie Greenwood CEO/ Co-Founder Sports Loft
Lorin Hamlin Head of Open Innovation Under Armour
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
CJ Handron Co-Founder and CEO Diamond Kinetics, Inc.
Timothy Hatten Department Chair and Professor Rock Valley College
Darren Hay Vice President, Business Development (Global Health) Hypertec
Randall Henry Partner Henry-Griffitts, RH Investors, aboutGOLF, CUT Golf, Overload Golf
Joshua Hensley CEO RAD Innovation
Arno Hermans Founder Sport eXperience
Timothy Hoerr CEO Serra Ventures LLC
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Mary Horwath Owner Mary Horwath Marketing & Branding
Taylor Host CEO Miro AI
Michael Hoyer Principal AMG Heuer Group
Amy Huchthausen Commissioner America East Conference
Jim Kelley President, Sports The NPD Group
Al Kidd President & CEO Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA)
Jeff Kunowski Associate Director, Innovation Programs Global Sport Institute @Arizona State University
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Alex Lewis VP Sales, Brand Protection SURYS
Sam Li Founder and Managing Partner Calvert Drive Ventures
Marjorie Lopez Vice President Rx3 Growth Partners
Jason McConnell Director of Product, Innovation and Monetization SportsEngine
Scott McDonald CEO Body-Solid Inc.
Marilou McFarlane CEO/Founder Women in Sports Tech, Inc.
Rachelle Manning Sporting Goods Channel Manager SanMar
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Herb Markwort President & CEO Markwort Sporting Goods Company
Noel Mavura Founder Global Investors Hub
David Meltzer Founder David Meltzer Enterprises
Angela Meyer Vice President Exponent
Alison Minter Managing Partner North Castle Partners
Pete Moore Managing Partner Integrity Square
Neil Morton CEO ATA International
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Ross Moses Director of Analytics and Research U.S. Soccer
Brendan Moylan COO & Co Founder Sports Endeavors Inc.
Ric Munoz Vice President of Business Development JR286
Lisa Neirotti Professor The George Washington University
Jill Nickels Principal Gensler
Ajay Nwosu CEO Teqball USA
Roman Oben Vice President - Football Operations NFL
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Federico Olivares Founder and VP of Innovation 2nd Skull
Aaron Parker Partner FINNEGAN LLP
Dev Pathik Founder SF Companies
Katrina Perito Trade Advisor, Sports Business France
Bill Powell Partner, Managing Director Stadia Ventures
Rob Quinn CEO SymGym
Ravi Rajcoomar Chairman Consortium
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Jasmine Robinson Principal Causeway Media Partners
Michael Rojas President, Co-CEO Iron Grip Barbell Company
Jason Sacks Executive Vice President, Business Development & Philanthropy Positive Coaching Alliance
Jochen Schaefer Legal Counsel of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry and of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry/ Attorney-at-Law Law Office Dr. Schaefer
Robb Schikner President/CEO UST Mamiya
Michael Schroeder VP, Sales and Marketing-Retail and Global Lifestyle Brands Gildan
Neil Schwartz President SBRnet, Ibc
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Aaron Segal Consultant Consultant
Michael Shapiro Director - Innovation & Venture Investing Major League Baseball
Savi Sharma Founder Mantra Strategists and Advisors
Travis Shives VP, Advertising & Channel Partnerships SportsEngine
Bryan Smeltzer President LiquidMind Inc
Bruce Smith CEO & Founder Hydrow, Inc.
Laura St George Managing Manager at Gared Holdings, EVP of GARED GARED
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
George Stepancich CEO Invisionate
Melanie Strong Managing Partner Next Ventures Sports and Wellness VC
Matthew Tingler Managing Director Baird
Luca Tomat Head of Global Sales Lotto Sport Italia SpA
Jay Turkbas SVP Product Innovation United Sports Brands
Michael Vaughan-Cherubin Director, National Program Expansion U.S. Soccer Foundation
Steve Vogelsang Vice President, Sales & Marketing--Team Sports Litania Sports Group
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Jason Volk Director of Brand Partnerships Sezzle
Matthew Wagman Attorney Miles & Stockbridge PC
Tom Waller Chief Science Officer lululemon
Paul Webb President Century Martial Arts
Steven Webster CEO asensei
Thomas Wilhelm Director - Corporate Strategy, Programming & Acquisitions Tennis Channel
Alex Zurita Head of Sport Tech Hub Sport Tech Hub / London Sport
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Judges Roster Listed in alphabetical order by last name:
Brian Zwerner Founder Beyond The Game Network
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