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EIC Jury Members

List of EIC Jury Members

First NameFamily NamePositionCountry
Kristin AamodtInvestment Director, Europe at ArcTern VenturesNorway
PatrickAlbertProfessor & Managing Director at PAt Partners Consulting SàrlFrance
OriolAlcobaDirector General at Esade CreapolisSpain
ElenaAlfaroHead of Data & Open Innovation BBVASpain
RémiAlquierPresident of ID&SENSE,  Toulouse Business School,  President of INNOV@ InvestFrance
AndreaAlunniHead of New Venture Support and Funding,  Oxford University InnovationItaly
PedroAlvarezCEO at Ivoro Food Innovation Hub,  Mentor at EIT Food Accelerator Network,  Co-Founder Mimic SeafoodSpain
AnnaAmatiPartner at Eureka Venture SgrItaly
BirgitAndereggFounder & CEO of ABC&D Germany
William VedranArnssonEntrepreneur and Investor at wedran ABSweden
StefaniaAscioneHead of R&I Advisory at Intesa SanpaoloItaly
PascaleAugeInserm Transfert CEO France
Jeroen BakkerPrincipal at Novo HoldingsNetherlands
SergioBalassoneInnovation Leader at EIT DIGITAL  Italy
AlexanderBanzVenture Partner,  Executive Board MemberNetherlands
MartaBaptistaInnovation Manager at Beta-i - Association for the Promotion of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPortugal
LuisBarbosaCEO Innovation Vehicle in Innovo - London,  Industry 4.0 Program Operations Director - TMI Group - Singapore,  SME´s Program Innovation Consultant - COTEC Portugal,  Researcher - PhD in Social Innovation - ULP PortugalPortugal
Balazs GyorgyBarkocziMember of the Board of Directors at Cashline HoldingsHungary
CarlosBartoloCo-founder and Chairman Glymt,  Founder APBA (Business Angel Association)Portugal
FrançoisBauduSenior Expert Strategy – Corporate and Institutional Banking at BNP ParibasFrance
Mali  MalkaBaumFounder & CEO of WLOUNGE Ecosystem Israel 
BrigitteBaumannFounder and CEO of Go Beyond Investing,  ex-EBAN PresidentFrance
BarakBen-AvinoamPartner at Benhamou Global VenturesIsrael
JonathanBerger CEOIsrael
LarissaBestLBAN,  Executive Director Equilibre Luxembourg,  serial entrepreneur,  FJD (Young Directors Luxembourg)Luxembourg
Sasha BezuhanovaFounder and Chairperson at MOVE.BG Bulgaria
ClaudiaBlomgren-HansenFounder and Partner of LIFE SCIENCE PLUS Advokater,  Denmark,  former Director of Alliance Management,  Global R&D at LEO PharmaGermany
VideeshaBoeckleInvestorUnited Kingdom
MarioBrancifortiManaging Director at Samsung NEXT VenturesItaly
JohnBreslinProfessor at NUI Galway,  Programme Director at TechInnovate,  Co-Principal Investigator at CoPI,  Funded Investigator at VistaMilk,  CoFounder of PorterShed,  Chair at WestBICIreland
Francesca BriaPresident Italian National innovation FundItaly
JulienBringerCEO of Kallistech & Senior Security Expert AdvisorFrance
CsabaBundikChairwomanHungary
ChiaraCandeliseFounder and Partner Ecomill s.r.l., Research Fellow at Imperial College London and Bocconi UniversityItaly
PatrickCantelliCEO Hura FacilitiesFrance
JohnCarriganInvestment Director,   TheYieldLab,  Europe.Ireland
AndyCarsCEO and founder of Lean Ventures International ABSweden
ManuelCastelo-BrancoBoard MemberPortugal
RuiCastroCoFounder of Student Keep,  CIO of Grupo Somitel,  President of Alpha Coimbra,  Founder of RNC.ptPortugal
DominiqueChambasOwner,  founder and board member (TRF Retail,  aldata,  SQLI) France
LuciaChierchiaManaging partner at Gellify Italy
Young-jinChoiHead of Impact Investing Advisory at PHINEO gAGGermany
RosarioCimminoInnovation Manager. Aerospace Design & Development expert. Industry 4.0 expert. Big Science Systems Development Director. Co-founder & Chairman at VAIM SRLItaly
BridgetConnellBusiness Angel InvestorUnited Kingdom
andreConventsInnovation Leader at Procter & GambleBelgium
IgnasiCostasCo-Managing Partner and Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at DWF-RCD and Managing Partner for Europe, Middle East and Latam at DWFSpain
MariaCosteiraHead of Innovation at EIT DigitalPortugal
Baptiste CotaFounding Partner of LeadBlock PartnersFrance
CristianDascăluManaging Partner Techcelerator & Partner in GapMinder VCRomania
BartDe Moor Professor and researcher at KU LeuvenBelgium
Aline de Santa Izabel AlvesFounder and CEO at YOGUT ME & Synbiotic KitchenBrazil/ Sweden
AlettaDebernardiDirector at PALGAGermany
BrunoDelepierreManaging Director at We Mean Business,  Talent Scout at MITBelgium
EdenDjanashviliFounder Barcelona Deeptech Community Spain
MatthewDoveyHead of e-Infrastructure StrategyUnited Kingdom
BarryDownesManaging PartnerIreland 
MateiDumitrescuPartner @ Roca X,  Vice President @ TechangelsRomania
Emmanuel DuryCEO & founder at INCAPTECH; Managing Director and Co-founder at INNOVATION IN EUROPE venturesFrance
Francisco JavierEcharriCEO EBN,  former Secretary General EVCA, InvestEuropeSpain
MariaEchavarriInvestment Director at Fondo Bolsa SocialSpain
AkiEldarExecutive Chairman at Sixgill,  Entrepreneur,  Advisor to startups and mentorIsrael
MarcusErkenFounding Partner at Sunfish PartnersGermany
CristinaFanjul AlonsoManaging Director CEEI AsturiasSpain
Emma FAUFounder of EU Capital,  Investor of Sofia Square,  Founding Member Startup Europe Africa Network,  Consultant Business Development of Princip.al,  Independent Board Member of Business Angels EuropeSpain
CarlaFiloticoPartner at SpaceTec PartnersItaly
ElizabethFlemingEarly stage investor & ecosystem developmentIreland
UliFrickeCEO at FunderNation,  Triangle Venture Capital Group,  Invest EuropeGermany
EliFrydmanManaging Director - Healthcare,  Aurum VenturesIsrael
EmiliaGaritoChairman of Deep Ocean Capital SGR S.p.A.  – Venture Capital management company investing in Deep Technologies; CEO of Quantum Leap IP – Consultant company in Tech Transfer and Open InnovationItaly
EkaterinaGianelliPartner at Inventure Finland
Alex GilbertDirector at Clean Growth Ltd United Kingdom
Maria EugeniaGirónNon Executive Director,  Co-Founder Rising Tide EuropeSpain
AngeleGiulianoCEO AcrossLimits & iSmart,  Business Angel with Rising Tide & Go Beyond Investing,  President Foundation for Women EntrepreneursMalta
YvetteGoSenior Investment Manager at Capricorn PartnersNetherlands
MagnusGraf LambsdorffSenior Advisor Germany
CoraGriffinLife Sciences Business Development ConsultantIreland
GiuseppeGubelloInnovation Manager at Fondo Atlante VenturesItaly
ùHejnfeltCBDO @ Finestmedia,  CEO @ Nordic 360Denmark
IsabellaHermann-SchönManaging PartnerAustria
Hafdis SunnaHermannsdottirFounder and CPO in DagensIceland
Maria VictoriaHernandez ValcarcelBoard member at CaixaBank Payments ,  Head of the investment committee Rising Tide EuropeFrance
JannekeHoedemaekersBusiness Director Strategic Partnerships at University of TwenteNetherlands
KristinHollungResearch Director,  Food and Health at NofimaNorway
MagnusHolmSenior Executive,  Entrepreneur and Investor in Medical Devices and Digital HealthSweden
AndrewHorsleyInnovation Lead at UK Research InnovationUnited Kingdom
Lina HuertasChief Technologist,  Digital Manufacturing - Industry Executive for Manufacturing at MicrosoftUnited Kingdom
BartHuiskenManaging PartnerNetherlands
ClydeHutchinsonEarly seed fund investor and accelerator co-leadIreland
MaiteIbernBusiness Development Manager at Autonomous University of BarcelonaSpain
TatianaIssaevaManaging Partner Fluent Digital Capital Finland
Milen IvanovFounder & CEO of CEO Angels ClubBulgaria
Henri Daniel JJacobsChairman of the board at Techventures & Managing Director Forcit BeneluxBelgium
DariuszJanusekCo-founder and CEO of SensoriumLabPoland
AdaJonuse CEOLithuania
SonjaJostCEOGermany
CynthiaJurytkoInvestment ManagerGermany
NoraKaarelaHead of Health & WellbeingFinland
EllaKalninaPartner and  Acceleration Programme Director at Commercialization Reactor Fund Latvia
GuusKederPartner,  Board Member,  CEO at Indra Scientific SANetherlands
StavrianaKofterosDeal Leader Investment Committee Rising Tide Europe 3,  Vice President Research & Innovation FoundationCyprus
ViktorKovacsChairman, Clavister Holding AB (Swedish Nasdaq-listed cyber security company), Investor, Tech Advisor, IXACQ (US Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure SPAC),
Investor, NED, Barbr (London-based productivity platform for independent contractors in men’s health), Managing Director, CEOD GmbH (Zurich-based boutique management consultancy firm)
Hungary
SamLaakkonenContingent Managing Director Sustainability at TechstarsFinland
Stefano  LacaitaAdvisor, Investor, Associate ProfessorItaly
FabienLafrancaInvestment Director at Station12 VenturesFrance
RaphaelLantéExternal Ventures Manager at Saint-Gobain France
Geneviève (Giny)LarochePartner The Impact Lab Luxembourg
CédricLatessaCorporate Finance expertFrance
MatejaLavričManaging Director at Kolektor Ventures d.o.o.Slovenia
PATRICIALayola CastroInvestment Manager & Co-founder at VICTORIA Venture Capital SCR-PYME S.A.,  BarcelonaSpain
AnneLebreton-WolfBusiness Angel France
DavidLemboFull Professor of Microbiology-Head,  Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Antiviral research. University of Turin Italy/ CEO of PanoxyvirItaly
Valerie AnneLencznarManaging DirectorNetherlands
PaulLeufkensCEO of CART-Tech B.V.Netherlands
Jan LeyssenFounder switchrsBelgium
JernejaLoncarFounder at Good Tech Ventures Slovenia
ElisabethLowenbourg-Brzezinski CEO/Co-Founder, LEWLIS INVEST UGGermany/Austria.
JesúsLozano LopezSenior Investor at Repsol Corporate VenturingSpain
SantiagoLozano ManteroleTech Transfer Venture Funds Manager and Board member in different Tech Transfer Spin offsSpain
JesusLozano PerezTech Transfer Venture Funds Manager and Board member in different Tech Transfer Spin offsSpain
EvertLughtManaging DirectorNetherlands
Anna MajFinTech Advisor – CreativeLink,  PayTech,  Mentor - PwC Startup Collider,  European Women Payments Network (EWPN)Poland
RonMargalit Founding Partner at Venture KineticsIsrael
ÁkosMaróyEngineering Manager at GoogleHungary
ElviraMartinPartner Energy for BusinessSpain
GianluigiMartinaCOO @GellifyItaly
RaúlMartín-RuizPartner @ Ysios Capital Spain
TomasMartunasFounding Partner of Iron Wolf CapitalLithuania
Margaret MaryMcKennaDirector Elemental-Software Derry,  Entrepreneurship Expert Saïd Business SchoolUnited Kingdom
Eva MendezDrug Discovery Advisor.Spain
TarynMerinosCEO of Impulse4WomenSpain
AurelioMezzoteroPartner at Innogest SGRItaly
LucaMionHead of Innovation and Technology Transfer at Hub Innovazione Trentino,  former Chairman of the Independent Investment Expert Group of the European CommissionItaly
MaxMohammadiFounder & Chairman at Hippogriff.seSweden
PhilippeMorettoInnovation and Standards Senior AdviserFrance
ZlatolinaMukovaPartnerBulgaria
PaulMurray Partner at Atlantic BridgeIreland
Mihaela Madalina NazareManager R&D Programmes at Digital CatapultRomania
DomenicoNesciPartner at Lventure GroupItaly
MarinaNiforosAffiliate Professor, HEC Paris/ President, Logos Global AdvisorsGreece
CarlNisingHead of Corporate R&DGermany
CosminOchisorPartner at Gapminder Ventures Romania
Regla IrisÖhrn IbarraInvestment Advisor - Life Science and HealthcareSweden
AdamOliverPartner, MDS Advisory and Managing Director, Nile PartnersUnited Kingdom
DrewO'SullivanAdvisor to European Angel Fund Ireland. Lead Equity Advisor with InterTradeIrelandIreland
Osman GürcanOzanPartner at ACT Venture PartnersTürkiye
JanPalasinskiInvestment Partner at Future Energy VenturesItaly
CosimoPalmisanoDigital Entrepreneur and VP of Business DevelopmentItaly
FlorinPaunHead of MissionFrance, Romania
RokasPeciulaitisFounder and Managing Partner at Contrarian VenturesLithuania
ZoePedenC Ananda Impact VenturesUnited Kingdom
AgataPękalskaFounder and Owner Minthorse ConsultingPoland
Radmila PhilevaCountry Manager / Business Development Area Manager SEE at GOGENETIC Life Science Management ConsultancyBulgaria
TheologosProkopiouManaging Director at i4G - Incubation for GrowthGreece
LiseRechsteinerPartner at Propagator VenturesNorway
Kjersti ReinsnosManaging Director, Europe - Equinor VenturesNorway
PhilippeRichardPresidentFrance
FlaviaRichardsonChief Commercial Officer at Juice VenturesRomania
ElenaRico VilarManaging Partner at IMPACT Partners Iberica - ERSpain
kerryRitzAdvisor at Auquan,  Non Executive Director at Krzana,  Entrepreneur in Residence at TechstarsUnited Kingdom
ErikRobertsonCEOSweden
IsabelRochaVice-Rector for Innovation, NOVA University LisbonPortugal
AsierRufino BengoecheaCo-founder of Tecnalia VenturesSpain
Marie-ElisabethRuslingCEO,  Board Member France
JordiSafontGeneral Partner and CEO at Lanzame CapitalSpain
YairSafraiActive ChairmanIsrael
DianaSaraceniCo-founder & General Partner at Panakes Partners MilanoItaly
AyseSarigollu GuzelPartner at HATCH Ventures,  Vice Chairman of CEEC,  Business AngelTürkiye
DanielSchermanHead of the Medicine and Life Sciences Division of the European Academy of Science, France
MatthiasSchneiderPartner and Managing Director of Nouvel (Barcelona),   Founding Partner of Brand New World (Munich) Austria
MarkoSeppäFounder & CEO of Hippo Enabler, Owner & COB of VCCFinland
CécileSevrainConsultantFrance
MihaiSfintescuManaging Director at Abilito Capital,  Venture Capitalist & Start-up MentorRomania
AudraShallalManaging Director at BOSS Consulting US
MariaShiaoSales Director,  FFE LtdSpain
SotirisSiagasFounding Partner,  TECS Capital FundGreece
MariaSipiläCEO of Sipilä Consulting OyFinland
Eugene SmythInvestment Manager with Dublin BIC Managed Funds, AIB Seed Capital FundIreland
ANDRESoulageCEO of SAFE Competitiveness cluster France
RitaSousaManaging Director (Naves VC)Portugal
Atle HugoSovikCOB in two early stage,  VC funds in Norway aiming at investing both in Norway and in Eastern Europe+ private investor in the Nordics. Previous experience ,  20 years in VC, PE in the Nordics and Germany + 20 years in the Financial industry,  Energy,  Transportation and EngineeringNorway
NicolasStephanInvestment Director,  Innovative projects in Ecological and Energy transition,  ADEME Investissement SAS France
mashastrommeChair of EXACT TherapeuticsFrance
LeldeStukle-OjasaluMember of the BoardLatvia
Tanya SuarezCo-Founder of IoT Tribe,  CEO at BluSpecs InnovationSpain
MirkoTadicManaging Director at Bridgeway - Startup Accelerator,  Venture Builder,  Innovation Consultancy and DIHBosnia and Herzegovina
Hester TakInvestment Manager at Oost NL in The NetherlandsNetherlands
DariaTatajFounder and CEOPoland 
WencheTeiglandChairman of the Board in PowerzeekNorway
FabriceTestaCEO at PHV SABelgium
HelenaTorrasManaging Partner PaoCapitalSpain
AlmudenaTrigoFounding Partner & Chairwoman at BeAble CapitalSpain
Gerardvan der HoevenManaging Partner at Protium.digital and Protium.venturesNetherlands
Michielvan DeursenEntrepreneur,  Founder & Investor,  Capital VNetherlands
MariVavulskiHead of Startup EstoniaEstonia
Guilhemvelve casquillasCEO Elvesys SAS,  CEO Long Long Life SASFrance
NicolasVerscheldenGlobal Innovation Director at AB InBevLuxembourg
CristinaVicini-RademacherFounder of Vicini Strategy,  Board Member at dFund,  and Board Member at Delaware Consulting International.Italy
HelenaVieiraAssociate Professor at University of LisbonPortugal
EmilVinterhavCo-founder and CEO of PASQ AB, Co-founder of The Moonhouse AB, Co-founder of V-kvadrat, Founder and CEO of VinterstellarSweden
Lilian-EuniceVolcanInnovation and Entrepreneurship Director’Italy
Carlos von BonhorstHealth Innovation/Business strategic advisorBelgium/ Portugal
Claus-Heinervon RiegenVice President Business Model InnovationGermany
SirioVurroSole Administrator Alfa-CM Srl; CEO Eco-Sistemi SrlItaly
KasiaWierzbowskaCo-Founder of Black Swan VCPoland
GülsahWilkeChief Operating Officer (COO) Ada Health, Co-Founder 2hearts Tech CommunityGermany
NorbertWindhabVice President Strategic Projects Health CareGermany
AnneWorsoePortfolio Manager at Bakken & Bæck,  Angel Investor No Isolation Oslo,  Co-funder Nordic Innovation House,  CEO of the Norwegian Venture Capital AssociationNorway
SandraWycechInnovation Community Manager at Bank of IrelandPoland 
TatjanaZabasu MikuzManaging Partner at South Central Ventures (SCV Fund Management)Slovenia
MartinZadražilCOO at Tescan Orsay Holding Czech Republic
JesùsZurdoSenior Vice President Innovation and Venture Partnerships at Rentschler Biopharma SE Spain
Luis AlbertoRuano MaronCEO RICARI Venture Capita+I2:I37l and board member in differnent startups and SMESpain
Pierre ChauvineauChairman of the Board at Sequana Medical France
Shuli C.ShwartzConsultant, self employedIsrael
StefaniaMonniSenior Scientist and Team Leader of the Antenna Team at TNO Radar Technology DepartmentNetherlands
SebastianDittrichConsultantGermany
JoseLaffitteHead of Engineering at CactusSoft Spain
Dr. VesselinVassilevCEO of CASTRABulgaria
Guerricde CrombruggheGeneral Partner at Nuketech - Senior Advisor at ConstellR Belgium
John CosmopoulosSenior Associate Director, Office for Technology Transfer & Industry Collaboration, Tufts UniversityGreece
Marco JanezicFounder & CEO, Blue Ribbon Partners GmbH, MunichGermany
Lukas GuentherPartner at Sofinnova PartnersGermany
Giuseppe StaraceProfessor, Professional engineer and consultant/FULL PROFESSOR, CONSULTANT Italy
Vincenzo Antonucci Innovation, Research ManagerItaly
Marcel MeeusSenior technical adviserBelgium
SandraO’ Sullivan Founder & CEO of SOSJ Consulting (Independent Sustainability Consultancy)Ireland
FabrizioPorrinoEMEA Head of Government Relations at ServiceNow, European Commission Expert, Strategic Advisor, and Senior ConsultantItaly
Paola Teresa MariaMassariFounder and Director of Research and Innovation at INNOSTART S.r.l.Italy
AlbertoGiustiCEO Guanxi Group, Partner Patrimon Cube, Partner Funding42Italy
PanagiotisStavropoulosProfessor & EIT M CLC SE Advisory Board VCGreece
Marie EsterMooresChief Operating Officer, BioInvent International, Innovation SpecialistIreland
ChiaraLorenzettoPrincipal Consultant and Founder, Niu Consulting STP SRLItaly
AndrewParishPARTNER with WAKEUP CAPITALIreland
JochemWeber Chief Engineer at National Renewable Energy LaboratoryGermany
Nina Diana CostaFounder and Managing Director of NDConsult Ltd.Ireland
AdrienMULLERInvestment DirectorFrance
Alberto  TobiasIndependant consultantSpain
OlivierRousseauxDirector Venture Development for IMECBelgium
Markus PflitschChairman, CEO and FounderGermany
KerstinBock Co-Founder & CEO, Openers/Business Angel, Atomico Angel Programme/Former EIC Pilot Advisory Board member and former EIC Fund Invest Committee Member Germany
Raluca Vataseanu CEO as Mentor, coach and consultant at SUNSHINE Conseil & CoachingFrance
Andrea BaldoniInvestor, Business Partner&Advisor/Founding Partner&CEO - Vettore Holding (seed VC)/Former Manager - Intesa Sanpaolo Group, ENI Group/Member IAG (Business Angel Association)Italy
Carla IbanezInvestment Manager, EIT FoodSpain
MarieHurtgenDirector Ventures & TechnologyBelgium
JuhaniTalvelaCEO Intellisys Oy and Chairman Foundation for Finnish InventionsFinland
David MossazManaging Director & Senior Partner at INSIGN - ConsultingFrance
Samantha Barbero Founding Partner/CEO valueXmatch Italy
XiaoliHuDirector Business DevelopmentSweden
TamaraObradovVenture Investor @Tablomonto | Founder @ web3 securitized NFTs | Board member | Ecosystem builder Netherlands