Our Global Judging Panel
Judges
The judging panel includes leaders in AI infrastructure, applied deployment, financial inclusion, healthcare systems, and other areas relevant to the Buildathon's seven tracks.
Founder @ Heft IQ | AI Patent 2017
Mariana Dahan
Senior AI & Digital Advisor, World Bank
Mark Castleman
Managing Director, Intel AI Cloud
Vince Fong
Co-Founder & CEO, Highrise AI
Bill Tai
Venture Capitalist & Chairman, ACTAI Global
Maria Serafica
Co-Founder · ACTAI Advisors
Boardy Boardman
AI Superconnector & Buildathon Judge
Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Clearco
Justin Ram
Economist · Caribbean Development
Lily Dash
Founder · Future Caribbean
Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee
Advisor · Geospatial & Disaster Risk
Peter Chami
Head of Department of Computer Science, UWI
Micah Louison
Innovation Mentor
Brian Bogart
Director, Caribbean Office · World Food Programme (WFP)
Mark Hill
CEO · Export Barbados
Percival Hurditt
VP, Group Strategic Operations & Data Insight · Barita Financial Group
Quinn Weekes
CEO · Infolytics
Abdullah Snobar
Executive Director · DMZ
Iyinoluwa "E" Aboyeji
Co-Founder, Andela · Top 100 Most Influential Africans (New African, 2019)
Henry Bezant
Lead, Tokenisation & Capital Markets · World Liberty Financial
Gregory Hill
Founder & Managing Partner · ACERO Capital | Principal · Caribbean Economic Forum 2026
Veronica Allende Serra
Founder · Innova Capital | Global Board Member · Endeavor Global
Racquel Moses
CEO · Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator | Global Ambassador · Race to Zero
Dora Tolstoy
Managing Director · Extreme Tech Challenge
Stuart Reavley
Cayman Enterprise City
David Manouchehri
Cayman Enterprise City
Shannon Williams
Cayman Enterprise City
LeeAnn Janissen
Cayman Enterprise City
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Advisors
Advisors supporting the Buildathon across strategy, capital, technical depth, and regional execution.
Eric Loubaud
Programme Specialist, DRR & Recovery · UNDP
Jessy Abed
Founder & Head Consultant · Niama Health Consultancy
Christopher Burnes
CEO @ Powertranz | Non-Executive Director, Board Governance
David Santilli
Founder & Owner · Finca Chocolat, LLC
John Sankeralli
Chief Strategy Officer · AXXS Digital Ltd
Fidelis St. Hill
AI Analyst & Legal Advisor · CynatGlobal & Fidelity Law
Alexander Gafoor
Principal Consultant
Matt Schwartz
CTO · Percents
Elena Sinelnikova
Founder · CryptoChicks, Metis Foundation, ClawUp, GOAT Network, LazAI
Paul Estevez
Co-Founder · Obsidian Capital Partners
Kiki Heathcock
Founder & Managing Member · Fast Forward Ventures LLC
Matthew Courtis
Science Team Lead / ML Data Scientist · Treefera Ltd
Hasanalam Attar
Web3 AI Ecosystem Builder · Nomadic Wolf Labs
Amanda Terry
Co-Founder · Metagood and ACTAI Ventures
Dinesh Daswani
Innovation Manager · Orbtronics
Dom Sagolla
CEO / Founder · Gray Whale
Candace Chandra
Principal · Sequana Natural Capital / Cardinal Legacy Ecosystem Management
Val Alexandre Torres, MD, MBA, FIADFE
Co-Founder & CEO · Latino Executive Exchange
Questions about the judging process
For questions about the judges or judging process, contact lily@futurecaribbean.com.