European Young Innovators Jury 2024

When: September 22 - 25

Where: Vilnus, Lithuania

The European Young Innovators Jury is the final stage in the selection process for the European Young Innovators Festival (EYIF). Nominated projects will first be scrutinised by a panel of jurors in the Online Jury. The Online Jury runs from August 13 to September 6th. The shortlisted projects will then undergo an additional examination in the Grand Jury, which is set to convene in Vilnus, Lithuania. The event promises to uphold the WSA's tradition of rigorous and transparent selection, choosing only the most impactful digital solutions helping meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created by European entrepreneurs under 35.

In partnership with The GovTech Baltic Leaders Conference and IVPK; the Grand Jury will gather a panel international experts to assess the shortlisted digital solutions. This process not only highlights groundbreaking innovations but also aligns them with the SDGs.

At the end of the jury, the winners will we be announced. The winners will have the chance to present at the European Young Innovators Festival, which will take place in Graz, Austria from November 27 - 29.

Learn more about the EYIF

Meet The Decision Makers:

Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Founder/CEO

Go Vocal

Belgium

Michael Stadlmann

European Youth Delegate

Bundesjugendvertretung

Austria

Emil Busch

Founder

WeUse

Denmark

Csaba Bundik

Founder, CEO

CETA Consulting, Tenjin AI, EIC Accelerator

Vietnam

Philippine Leclerc

Project Manager

EMERGING Valley

France

Kaja Posnik

Program Director

Girls Global Ready by Girls Future Ready Foundation

Poland

Albina Bardhi

Creative Problem Solver

Albania

Marko Paloski

System Engineer / Coordinator

Netcetera / IGF MKD

North Macedonia

IEVA ŽILIONIENĖ

Consulting Lead

NRD Companies

Lithuania

Eva Hiesmair

Co-Founder & COO

Content Creation School

Austria

Nina Popanton

Team Lead, Scientific Communications, PR

DIO - Data Intelligence Offensive

Austria

Balazs Horváth

Digital Strategist & Community Builder

Tech In The City

Hungary

Elene Jvania

Co-founder and Co-CEO

Impact Hub Tbilisi

Georgia

Ketevan Ebanoidze

Co-founder and Co-CEO

Impact Hub Tbilisi

Georgia

Afërdita Pustina

National Programme Officer

OSCE Mission in Kosovo

Kosovo*

Sarah Klein

Managing Partner, Publisher/Chief Editor

Bunny Island, Tea after Twelve

Germany

Joosep Viik

Computational Engineer

Sirkel & Mall OÜ

Estonia

Avgi-Maria Atmatzidou

Founder & President

Mykonos Multimedia Festival

Greece

Abdul Rahman AlAshraf

Founder, FreeCom

Software Engineer and Consultant, MHP - A Porsche Company

Germany

Connor Sattely

Independent Consultant

Connor Sattely Consulting

Netherlands, United States of America

Diogo Paciência

Online Marketeer

European Travel Commission / Visit Europe

Portugal

Giorgi Bestavashvili

Co-Founder

Sign&Sound

Georgia

Carolina Rossi

Director of WSA Chile

European Startup Nation Alliance

Chile

Ivan Caballero

CEO

The Social Coin

Spain

Odeta Iseviciute

Events Support

WSA

Lithuania

Hosting & Organizing Partners