Get to know the Young Innovators Online Jury

This week marked the start of the first stage of the Young Innovators Award Jury process — the Online Jury. With a focus on inclusivity and fairness, the Young Innovators Award ensures that the most impactful and diverse digital solutions are recognized on a global stage. Once a solution is submitted, it undergoes a multi-stage evaluation process to contend for the title of Young Innovators Award Winner.

The Young Innovators Award Jury Process:

  1. Application Process: The youth category invites open applications. Once applications are submitted, they enter the official Online Jury process.
  2. The Online Jury: International experts review all eligible entries, evaluating their innovation and impact. This phase narrows down the pool, selecting 20 to 30 standout solutions to form the Young Innovators Shortlist.
  3. The Grand Jury: Shortlisted solutions advance to a second panel of jurors. This stage, also held online, is what determines the Young Innovators Winners who will be invited to the WSA Global Congress.
  4. Announcement & Global Congress: Winners are publicly announced and personally notified. They are then invited to the WSA Global Congress in Hyderabad, where they pitch their solutions to an on-site Jury panel. The ultimate Global Champion is revealed during closing ceremonies of the Global Congress.

The Online Jury Stage

The Online Jury stage is conducted by a diverse group of international experts. These professionals, with their insights and expertise, play an important role in identifying the most impactful digital solutions.

 

Meet The Decision Makers:

Albina Bardhi

EdTech Product Manager | Driving Digital Transformation | Workforce Development Solutions

Hornbill

Albania

Mohamed Medani

Project Manager

GO PLATFORM

Algeria

Sanja Cancar

Research associate

Austria

Konstantin Pollanz

Managing Director and Co-Founder

HerzensApp GmbH

Austria

Akib Arafatul Islam

Founder & CEO

Startup Chattogram

Bangladesh

Daniel Akinjise

Founder

Empowered Youth

Canada

Bisrat Hagos

Project Manager

Afriwork

Ethiopia

Mentesenot Kibebew

Freelance Software Engineer

Upwork

Ethiopia

Philippine Leclerc

Project Manager

EMERGING Valley

France

Asfand Yar Munir

R & D Engineer

Holcim

France

Giorgi Bestavashvili

Co-Founder

Sign&Sound

Georgia

Charlotte Dreyer

Project Development, HPI School of Design Thinking

Hasso Plattner Institute

Germany

Lars Jung

Germany

Alexander Ojo

Head of IT

The Royal Senchi Resort & Hotel

Ghana

Bence Bódis

Vice President of ECC, Budapest Project Leader of OKPV

Entrepreneurship Club of Corvinus

Hungary

Bálint Dobai

Founder & President | Managing Director | Financial Coordinator

Entrepreneurship Club of Corvinus, Miratia, BME Aerospace Team

Hungary

Sudipta Ganguly

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Cognizant

India

Liene Ulmane

WSA Network and Communications

WSA

Latvia

Hanif Marzuki Bin Mohd Saupi

CEO & Co-founder

Youth Ventures Asia

Malaysia

Hempal Shrestha

Consultant | Researcher | Educator | Lawyer

Nepal Telecommunications Authority

Nepal

Utenwo-Ojo Abraham

Creative Designer

Vennroad

Nigeria

Daniel Adeyemi

Managing Editor

Bendada.com

Nigeria

Moses Amos

Director

Programos Foundation

Nigeria

Queenesther Michael Hogan

Founder

Done and Dusted Student Community

Nigeria

Kingsley Iweka

Founder

Africa-OnTheRise.com

Nigeria

Prince Nyong

Co-founder/Programme Manager

Street Mentors Network

Nigeria

Awokunle Olayinka Tope

Founder

Euvol Ads

Nigeria

Oyindamola Osinubi

Founder

DigiShapersAfrica

Nigeria

Simona Dimitrievska

Project Assistant

WSA

North Macedonia

Marko Paloski

System Engineer / Coordinator

Netcetera / IGF MKD

North Macedonia

Kaja Posnik

Program Director

Girls Global Ready by Girls Future Ready Foundation

Poland

Marcin Waryszak

CEO & Founder

Calmsie

Poland

Diogo Paciência

Online Marketer

European Travel Commission / Visit Europe

Portugal

Joel Sadio

Entrepreneur in Residence

Portugal

Murengerantwari Dorce

Founder and Marketing manager of CADS Health Plus Ltd

CADS Health Plus Ltd

Rwanda

Dušica Birovljević

Founder

Legal Lifestyle Magazine

Serbia

Nadja Petrović

Professor

High school ,, Nada Dimic”

Serbia

Petronela Ďureková

Assistant Project Officer

OSCE

Slovakia

Lilan Dayananda

Managing Director

Elzian Agro (Private) Limited

Sri Lanka

Peumi Rodrigo

Vice President - Marketing & Corporate Communications

Wavenet

Sri Lanka

Sorayadebie Jhagroe

Energy Authority of Suriname

Sustainable Development Changemaker

Suriname

Joud Khattab

Information Management Officer

UNICEF

Syrian Arab Republic

Brian Sisti Marishay

Digital Marketer and Designer

Oohbit Innovations Limited

Tanzania

Angelina Ali

Student

University of the West Indies (U.W.I.)

Trinidad and Tobago

Donald Waruhanga

Chief Executive Officer

Doppler Technologies

Uganda

Sean Schrader

MBA Student

University of South Florida

United States of America

Rosaria Etambuyu Simusandu

Student / Research Laboratory Assistant

The University of Zambia

Zambia

Co-Funded by the European Union