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 ConnettÂ
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 - Rick Gage
CEO at YourMLSsearch - Rick Huebsch
UMN TechComm - 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 - 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
Executive Director, Genesys Works Twin CitiesÂ
- 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 LundeenÂ
 Partner at Pathways Investments - Kimberlie Moock
Innovation Hub Operations Coordinator - Rachel Crowley
 Chief Operating Officer & Integrator, Tierra Encantada Managing Director of On Ramp Accelerator, GenatorÂ
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, ECMC Group
- Josh Susser
   Founding Partner Cascadily
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 - Ron Lancaster
Chief Product Officer, Augeo - Carla Pavone
Principal, Isles Growth Initiative - Katie Piehl
Founder, Bloomwise Partners - Ashley Mahoney
Program Director, Min-Cup - Barbara Williams
Executive Dean, Capella University - Steve Deutsch
Director of Impact Investments, ECMC Group - Stephanie Sommer
Member Board Of Directors, NextGen VenturesÂ
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- 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
VP Water Partnerships, Ecolab - Brad Lehrman
Attorney & Partner,  Soffer Lehrman Law Group PLLC - Gregg Mast
Executive Director, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota - Bill Shadid
     Strategic Marketing Leader, Building Envelope Sealing, Aeroseal
- Michael Stutelberg
Scientist, AURI - Keith Waxelman
President, Wax Enterprises Innovation and Commercialization, Xcel Energyy
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 - AI InnesÂ
 Environmental consultant,  State of Minnesota - Philip HultÂ
    Development Manager, Generation Atomic
Nina Axelson
Founder, Grid CatalystÂ
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- Anna Braun
VP, Director of Business Development, JT Mega - Robert Brooks
Operations/Supply Chain Leader - Allison Hohn
Executive Director, Grow North - Steven London
Market Development Director, Bell Bank - 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
CEO, Twin Cities Co-op Partners - 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 - 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 IzdebskaÂ
Venture Associate, 301 INC (General Mills' Venture Capital Arm), General Mills - Jon Cheng
Associate Business Development Manager, 301 INC - Alyza James
EO at Alakef Coffee Roasters & City Girl Coffee - Stephanie Sommer
Member Board Of Directors, NextGen Ventures - Christopher Mazziotto
Business Intelligence Developer, Advantage Solutions - Marty Solhaug
Board Member Volunteer, Investor, Board Member , Fulton Brewery · Rachael Perron
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- Anne Bergstrom
Co-Founder & President, Ampersand Holdings - Kevin Besikof
Partner, EisnerAmper, LLP - Thom Sandberg
Founder & Partner, The Kenyon Consortium - Mike Eull
 CEO/Founder, Sell Fuse - Audrey SommerfeldÂ
 CEO, Win Marketing - Zach MeieroferÂ
 Engagement Manager, Lucy® AI Founder & CEO, Family Office Networks
President and Founder, Busy BabyÂ
- Kristen DenzerÂ
 Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tierra Encantada Chief Officer, LD Real Estate Development CompanyÂ
- Tom DomianoÂ
 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 - Warren McLean
President, Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON) - Chad Hetherington
CEO/Co-Founder of The Stable, Entrepreneur - Samuel Claeson
Kristen Denzer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tierra EncantadaÂ
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- 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 - Derek Chin
Head of Design and Co-Creation, Kyndryl US - John Tedesco
CEO, Drip Founder/CTO , Software for Good
Co-Founder, Gembah
- Dan Mallin
Founder & CEO, Lucy AI - Ryan Broshar
Partner at Matchstick Ventures PARTNER at EisnerAmper
- Austin O'Brion
Co-Founder, Token of Trust - Chad Halvorson
Chairman, Board Member, Advisor, Founder - Lu LiÂ
Associate, Â Lathrop GPM LLP - Maya Sanaba
Corporate Attorney at Lathrop GPM - Charlene Charles
Head of DG Media Network Operations Adam Hook
Sr Principal Components Quality Engineer, Harvard BioscienceÂÂ
- 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 - Stephannie Lewis
Associate Vice President - Community Impact, Greater Twin Cities United Way - Brain GustafsonÂ
Managing Director of Investments, Tonkawa - Matt Ladhoff
Customer Success, Ecotone Analytics - Wendy HansonÂ
CEO, MobileAxept - Erik Halaas
Innovation Outreach and Program Specialist, University of Minnesota - Sean LundyÂ
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 - Terri Barreiro
Senior Principal, Cogent Consulting PBC - Mark McGuire
Strategic Advisor, Outing - Amanda Heyman
Managing Partner, Tundra Ventures - Paul Louis Acito
CEO, FINNOVATION Lab
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- Sunil Bafna
Managing Partner, Performix - Xavier Frigola
Treasury Service Lead, Mayo Clinic - Thom Gunderson
Retired Medtech Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray - Andrew Holm
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Frank Jaskulke
VP - Intelligence, The Medical Alley Association - Beth Kieffer Leonard
Managing Partner, EisnerAmper LLP - Charlie SchallerÂ
Chief of Staff to the Chief Medical Officer - Clinical Policy, UnitedHealth Group General Manager, CompliancePro Solutions
- Nathan Widenman
Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship, Mayo Clinic - Russ Straate
Associate Director - Venture Center, University of Minnesota Chief Financial Officer, Optum Health
Professor of Finance & Minnesota Industry Chair of Health Finance, University of MinnesotaÂ
- Patrick Lyon
Vice President of Marketing, Relievant Medical Systems - Frank Mortari
VP of Corporate Development, Bio-Techne Corp. - Lars Oddsson
Co-Founder &Â CTO, RX Function - Jonathan Hanson
Contracts and Pricing - Global Commercial Excellence, Abbott Molecular - Dr. Christopher Scorzelli
Medical Technology/Innovation Consultant, Minnesota Humble - Martha Sewall
Executive Advisor, Transformedtech - Rick Wald
Retired Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting - Amanda Welters
Senior Associate, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
- 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 - Richard Vogen
Logistics Technology Consultant, CH Robinson - Missy Youmans
Owner & Executive Consultant, Yourmark - Mark Sanders
 Program Director,  University of Minnesota - Morgan Kerfeld
Funder, Telo Customer Success Intern, Lucy AI & Atland VenturesÂ
- Ernest Grumbles
 Startup Counselor, Grumbles Law PLLC - Sean WilliamsÂ
 Ecosystem Innovator, Director of Entrepreneurial Services - Kate Kuehl
Technical and Business Consultant, Kuehl Consulting Entrepreneur In Residence, BETA
Lead Trainer , WomenVentureÂ
- Ryan Rosenthal
CEO and Founder, Simpls - Michael von Fange
 CEO and Founder, Simpls - Nick BesteÂ
 Founder, Mighty Spark Food Co.
- Lisa Schlosser
Executive Director, Technovation.mn - Reynolds-Anthony Harris
Founder & Managing Director, Lyceum Partners + Design Inc Incoming Fellow, True Ventures & Atland VenturesÂ
- Deb Mallin
Founder & Creator Mighty Doodle, Debby Webby - Neese Parker
Youth Engagement , YouthPrise Head of Growth, GymdeskÂ
Executive Director, Hope 4 Youth Â
Director, Agents of Debt ReliefÂ
- Allison Barmann
   Executive Director,  Genesys Works