Trailblazers - Judges
The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) is honoured to onboard an esteemed international judging panel comprising leaders from industry, academia, venture capital firms, and government establishments.
The mission of LKYGBPC is to identify the revolutionary top 50 or RVTL50 deep-tech university startups from thousands of global applicants—and to celebrate the most influential change-makers within this group. The panel of international judges plays a critical role in upholding the highest standards of evaluation, ensuring a rigorous and impartial selection process.
A subset of the over 200 international judges supporting the LKYGBPC is featured below.
Mario Fernandez
Head of Catalyst
Breakthrough Energy [US]
Joyce Ng
General Partner
iGlobe Partners [Singapore]
Cyril Ebersweiler
General Partner
SOSV [Singapore]
Daniel Tay
VP, Emerging Technologies
Temasek [Singapore]
Dr Sovila Srun
Director
Royal University of Phnom Penh [Cambodia]
Prof Shlomo Magdassi
Professor of Chemistry
Hebrew University of Jersualem [Israel]
Prof Shlomo Magdassi
Professor of Chemistry
Hebrew University of Jersualem [Israel]
Prof Catherine Morency
Canada Research Chair in the Mobility of People
Polytechnique Montréal [Canada]
Prof Catherine Morency
Canada Research Chair in the Mobility of People
Polytechnique Montréal [Canada]
Prof Paul Davidson
Director, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
UIUC [US]
Prof Paul Davidson
Director, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
UIUC [US]
Prof Romildo D. Toledo Filho
CEO
UFRJ Science Park [Brazil]
Wanweera Rachdawong
CEO
Thailand Management Association (TMA) [Thailand]
Dr Lee Shiang Long
Group CTO
ST Engineering [Singapore]
Genevieve Soh
Chief Product & Strategy Officer
Climate Impact X [Singapore]
Frank Levinson
Co-Founder and General Partner
Convergent Ventures [US]
Shingo Hori
Managing Director
Kajima Ventures Pte Ltd [Singapore]
James Tang
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB) [China]
Prof Tuuli Toivonen
Professor
University of Helsinki [Finland]
Prof Carolina Rojas Quezada
Director of R&D
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile [Chile]
Prof Carolina Rojas Quezada
Director of R&D
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile [Chile]
Prof Kerry Kirwan
Deputy Pro-Vice Cancellor (Research)
University of Warwich [UK]
Prof Kerry Kirwan
Deputy Pro-Vice Cancellor (Research)
University of Warwich [UK]
Prof Neven Duić
Power Engineering and Energy Management Chair
University of Zagreb [Croatia]
Prof Neven Duić
Power Engineering and Energy Management Chair
University of Zagreb [Croatia]
Jordi Rafols
CEO
Innoget [Spain]
Caroline Liow
Managing Director
Deutsche Bank [Singapore]
Seungho Lee
CEO
DeltaTech-Korea [South Korea]
Jose Arnulfo Batac
Senior Assistant Vice President - Corporate Ventures
Metaworld Corporation [Philippines]
Jose Arnulfo Batac
Senior Assistant Vice President - Corporate Ventures
Metaworld Corporation [Philippines]
Jeffrey Paine
Founding Managing Partner
Golden Gate Ventures [Singapore]
Farhan Firdaus
Partner
Meet Ventures [Singapore]
Neha Poddar
Partner
Good Startup [Singapore]
Andrew Hyung
CFO / Director
Valuence Ventures [US]
Prof. Hadas Mamane
Professor
Tel Aviv U [Israel]
Prof Peter D. Lund
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Professor
Aalto University [Finland]
Prof Peter D. Lund
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Professor
Aalto University [Finland]
Prof George Georghiou
Professor and Director
University of Cyprus [Cyprus]
David Golding
Head of Global Innovation Partnerships
Innovate UK [UK]
Prof Osamu Watanabe
President
INPIT [Japan]
Prof Osamu Watanabe
President
INPIT [Japan]
Dr Ngin Hoon Tong
Senior Director
SFA [Singapore]
Dr Jonathan Low
Assistant CEO
ARTC [Singapore]
Prof Lee Pooi See
Vice President (International Engagement) President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
NTU [Singapore]
Prof Lee Pooi See
Vice President (International Engagement) President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
NTU [Singapore]
Prof Xiwang Zhang
Director of UQ Dow Centre, and Director of ARC Centre of Excellence for Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GetCO2)
University of Queensland [Australia]
Prof Xiwang Zhang
Director of UQ Dow Centre, and Director of ARC Centre of Excellence for Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GetCO2)
University of Queensland [Australia]
Dr Nikhil Agarwal
Managing Director, FITT-IITDelhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi [India]
Dr Nikhil Agarwal
Managing Director, FITT-IITDelhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi [India]
Prof. Stephen Cummings
Professor of Innovation
Victoria University of Wellington [New Zealand]
Prof. Stephen Cummings
Professor of Innovation
Victoria University of Wellington [New Zealand]
Karen Tay
Chief of Staff
ENGIE South East Asia [Singapore]
Guah Eng Hock
Director
SG Enviro Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Ryan Chaw
Senior Director, Global Scouting, Global Strategy and Corporate Development
The Coca Cola Company [Singapore]
Ryan Chaw
Senior Director, Global Scouting, Global Strategy and Corporate Development
The Coca Cola Company [Singapore]
Johnson Paul
Director, Group Strategy, Business Development
Meinhardt Singapore Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Johnson Paul
Director, Group Strategy, Business Development
Meinhardt Singapore Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Dr Chung-Chih Wu
Vice President, R&D
National Taiwan University [Taiwan]
Prof. Dr. Habibah Wahab
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation
Universiti Sains Malaysia [Malaysia]
Prof. Dr. Habibah Wahab
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation
Universiti Sains Malaysia [Malaysia]
Prof Ivan Lee
Vice President
SIT [Singapore]
Prof Ivan Lee
Vice President
SIT [Singapore]
Dr Haji Masairol Haji Masri
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Industry Engagement and Enterprise Development)
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) [Brunei Darussalam]
Dr Haji Masairol Haji Masri
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Industry Engagement and Enterprise Development)
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) [Brunei Darussalam]
Sanjay Velappan
Investor
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund [US]
Tim Zhang
Vice President
GIC [Singapore]
Raymond Choong
Venture Partner
Focus Tech Ventures [Singapore]
Raymond Choong
Venture Partner
Focus Tech Ventures [Singapore]
Axel Tan
Venture Partner
IMC Ventures [Singapore]
Dr Kim Shin Cheul
Associate VP for Research & Development (Knowledge Transfer)
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology [Hong Kong]
Dr Kim Shin Cheul
Associate VP for Research & Development (Knowledge Transfer)
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology [Hong Kong]
Prof Subodh Mhaisalkar
Executive Director for Academic Research
National Research Foundation [Singapore]
Prof Subodh Mhaisalkar
Executive Director for Academic Research
National Research Foundation [Singapore]
Elif İŞGÖR ÖNEN
COO
Sistem Global [Turkey]
Matthew Choo
Director
NTUC Congress [Singapore]
Dr. Agus Muhamad Hatta
Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and Alumni
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) [Indonesia]
Dr. Agus Muhamad Hatta
Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and Alumni
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) [Indonesia]
Ir Prof Anderson H.C. Shum
Vice-President (Research)
City University of Hong Kong [Hong Kong]
Ir Prof Anderson H.C. Shum
Vice-President (Research)
City University of Hong Kong [Hong Kong]
Prof Robert Rosner
Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics; Enrico Fermi Institute
U of Chicago [US]
Prof Robert Rosner
Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics; Enrico Fermi Institute
U of Chicago [US]
Terence Teo
Senior Principal, Investments
EDBI Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Kirby Leo
Managing Director
Principled Investments [Singapore]
Pang Chan Yip
Executive Director
Vertex Ventures [Singapore]
Prof. em. Dr. Ralph Eichler
Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physics
ETH Zurich [Switzerland]
Prof. em. Dr. Ralph Eichler
Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physics
ETH Zurich [Switzerland]
Prof M.N. Kaumal
Director, University Business Linkage (UBL)
University of Colombo [Sri Lanka]
Prof M.N. Kaumal
Director, University Business Linkage (UBL)
University of Colombo [Sri Lanka]
Apiwat Thongprasert
Managing Director
VISUP / VISTEC [Thailand]
Prof Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva
Professor, Department of Biology
National University of Mongolia [Mongolia]
Prof Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva
Professor, Department of Biology
National University of Mongolia [Mongolia]
Dr Ng Wai Kiong
Executive Director, ISCE2
A*STAR [Singapore]
Sandra Speer
Head of the Transfer Center enaCom
Universität Bonn [Germany]
Dr Chava V. Saradhi
Deputy Director
NTUitive Pte Ltd [Singapore]
NG Choon Peng
Co-founder / CEO
ImmunoScape [Singapore]
David Lee
Independent Non-Executive Director
Maybank Singapore Ltd [Singapore]
Andre Stolz
MD and Co-Founder
Budding Innovation [Singapore]
Douglas PERIS
Partner
Founders Bridge [Singapore]
Vadim SHPAK
Operating Managing Director
Vickers Venture Partners [Singapore]
Prof. Christopher Gordon
Professor
University of Ghana [Ghana]
Dr. Heba KAOUD
Director Of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO)
Nile University [Egypt]
Dr. Heba KAOUD
Director Of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO)
Nile University [Egypt]
Dr Pham Tan Thi
Director
HCMUT [Vietnam]
Martin Spraggon Hernandez
Dean / Professor
Canadian University Dubai [United Arab Emirates]
Martin Spraggon Hernandez
Dean / Professor
Canadian University Dubai [United Arab Emirates]
Dr Nedeljko Milosavljević
Co Director
Labena Ventures [Serbia]
Dr Ang Yee Gary
Consultant
National Healthcare Group [Singapore]
Manish SINHA
Director & Head of Venture Building
NTUitive Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Shawn TAN
General Partner
TRIVE Digital [Singapore]
Kevin MOON
Investment Director
Amand Ventures [Singapore]
Shwetank VERMA
Managing Partner
Leo Capital [Singapore]
Naveen ASRANI
Head - Strategic Product & Growth, Digital Native Businesses and Software
Amazon Web Services Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Naveen ASRANI
Head - Strategic Product & Growth, Digital Native Businesses and Software
Amazon Web Services Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Kirill PERFILIEV
SVP
NTUC Enterprise [Singapore]
Patrick LIM
CEO
Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) [Singapore]
Shankar KRISHNAMOORTHY
Co-Founder and Director
Aspire Systems Global Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Shankar KRISHNAMOORTHY
Co-Founder and Director
Aspire Systems Global Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Dennis LING
Senior Director, Innovation & Enterprsie
SUTD [Singapore]
Marek DAWIDOWICZ
YouTube Marketing Director
Google [Singapore]
Amit KAISTHA
Global Head of Partnerships
Qapita Pte Ltd [Singapore]
TAY Kok Chin
Executive Director
Smart Cities Council [Singapore]
YEE Chong Moon
Head of Commercial, Tech & Durables
NielsenIQ [Singapore]
Eddie LER
Partner
Vantage Venture [Singapore]
Ben CHEAH
Partner
Innoven Capital SEA [Singapore]
NEO Weisheng
Partner
Qualgro Partners [Singapore]
Ghanshyam AHUJA
Managing Partner
Thinkuvate Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Harish METHIL
Managing Director
AmpUp Advisory Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Timo UUSTAL
Co-Founder / CEO
Nursebeam [Singapore]
Ryan Lim
Founding Partner
QED Changemakers [Singapore]
Kris CHILDRESS
Consultant
Kris Consulting [Singapore]
BOBBY MAHASITH
CEO & Founder
GreenrocketVC [Singapore]
Chris POWELL
Deputy Director
NTU [Singapore]
Ms Radiana Soh
Director, Innovation & Enterprise
A*STAR [Singapore]
Pietro BORSANO
Deputy Executive Director, Industrial & Global Alliances
Chulalongkorn University [Thailand]
Pietro BORSANO
Deputy Executive Director, Industrial & Global Alliances
Chulalongkorn University [Thailand]
Chris YEO
CEO
Doku [Singapore]
Dr Yousif ASFOUR
Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer
American Univeristy of Beirut [Lebanon]
Dr Yousif ASFOUR
Chief Innovation & Transformation Officer
American Univeristy of Beirut [Lebanon]
Oliver KWAN
Founder & CEO
Motion G [Singapore]
Ghislain LE CHATELIER
Founder & CEO
Edgile [Singapore]
Luca SCHNETTLER
Group CEO
Qumata Group [Singapore]
Luca SCHNETTLER
Group CEO
Qumata Group [Singapore]
Reynold D'SILVA
CEO
Chope [Singapore]
Sri MANDALAPARTHY
Tech Due Diligence, Growth & Transformation Leader
C2F Corp Strategic Advisory & Execution [US]
Sri MANDALAPARTHY
Tech Due Diligence, Growth & Transformation Leader
C2F Corp Strategic Advisory & Execution [US]
Naotaka ISHIZAWA
General Manager
Innovation Promotion Group [Japan]
Jayanth BHUVARAGHAN
Founder
The PDG Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Oliver LU
Partner
Innoangel Fund [China]
Filippo GIACHI
Founder
SustainX Ventures [Singapore]
Tatiana SIUFI
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Vidacity [Singapore]
Mogan SUBRAMANIAM
MD
GrowthTech Insights [Singapore]
Jerahmeel B. CHEN
Chief Innovation Officer
National Development Company (NDC) [Philippines]
Jerahmeel B. CHEN
Chief Innovation Officer
National Development Company (NDC) [Philippines]
Prof. Sangam Shrestha
Dean of School of Engineering and Technology Director Global Water Sanitation Center Professor of Water Engineering and Management
Asian Institute of Technology [Thailand]
Prof. Sangam Shrestha
Dean of School of Engineering and Technology Director Global Water Sanitation Center Professor of Water Engineering and Management
Asian Institute of Technology [Thailand]
Ronald ANG
Venture Builder
Stryber [Singapore]
Zolzaya JARGALSAIKHAN
Director
IT Park Mongolia [Mongolia]
Dr TAN Yong-Tsong
CEO
Bluefield Renewable Energy [Singapore]
Arnaud BLANDIN
Founder
The Beyond Institute [France]
Prof Frank ROTHAERMEL
Regents' Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology [US]
Prof Dongmin CHEN
Director, Tsientang Materials Research Laboratory, Emeritus Professor
Peking University [China]
Prof Dongmin CHEN
Director, Tsientang Materials Research Laboratory, Emeritus Professor
Peking University [China]
Dr. Hala Madanat
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science Distinguished Professor Vice President for Research and Innovation
SDSU (San Diego State University) [US]
Dr. Hala Madanat
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science Distinguished Professor Vice President for Research and Innovation
SDSU (San Diego State University) [US]
SZE Tiam Lin
Senior Licensing Advisor
SMU [Singapore]
Dr Wanwipa (Jeab) S
Deal Partner
Vectors Capital [Thailand]
Ms Caroline ARUOJA
Manager, TalTech Startup Centre
Tallinn University of Technology [Estonia]
Ms Caroline ARUOJA
Manager, TalTech Startup Centre
Tallinn University of Technology [Estonia]
Ms Leslie ZAMBELLI
Asia Senior Investment Director for Environment / Sustainable Development
Schneider Electric [Singapore]
Ms Leslie ZAMBELLI
Asia Senior Investment Director for Environment / Sustainable Development
Schneider Electric [Singapore]
Mr Anand GOVINDALURI
Founding Director & CEO
Govin Capital [Singapore]
Ms Yoonmin CHO
Partner
Sopoong Ventures [South Korea]
Mr George POH
CEO
Unisteel Technology Ltd [Singapore]
Mr Veravej ORNTHANALAI
Managing Director
IDG Thailand [Thailand]
Mr PHEY Teck Moh
Partner & Co-founder
AngelCentral [Singapore]
Dr LEE Song Hao
Associate Director
Vertex Holdings [Singapore]
Mr Alex SZABO
Partner & Managing Director
Stryber [Singapore]
Mr Xander SIM
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Cell-ID, i3.lab [Singapore]
Mr Xander SIM
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Cell-ID, i3.lab [Singapore]
Mr Bjørn SIMONSEN
Science & Technology Counsellor
Innovation Norway [Norway]
Ms Radiana SOH
Director, Innovation & Enterprise
A*STAR [Singapore]
Mr NG Keng Wei
Group Director & CTO
NEA [Singapore]
Mr NG Keng Wei
Group Director & CTO
NEA [Singapore]
Dr Dien PANDIMAN
Executive Director
Pidilite Industries Limited [Singapore]
Dr Einar Olavi MANTYLA
CEO
Auðna Tæknitorg (TTO Iceland) [Iceland]
Mr David TOH
CEO
NTUitive Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Dr Jifeng ZHANG
Director, Smart Energy Research Center
Yangtze Delta Region Instiute of Tsinghua University [China]
Dr Jifeng ZHANG
Director, Smart Energy Research Center
Yangtze Delta Region Instiute of Tsinghua University [China]
Mr Rohan McDougall
Director of IP Commercialisation
Curtin University [Australia]
Mr Rohan McDougall
Director of IP Commercialisation
Curtin University [Australia]
Dr Reem AL-FAYEZ
Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
University of Jordan [Jordan]
Dr Reem AL-FAYEZ
Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
University of Jordan [Jordan]
Mr Jelmer IKINK
Founding Partner
Foxmont Capital Partners [Philippines]
Mr Alvaro Ossa Daruich
Director Innovación
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile [Chile]
Mr Alvaro Ossa Daruich
Director Innovación
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile [Chile]
Dr Chun-Ting LIN
COO
National Tsing Hua University [Taiwan]
Mr Clarence TAN
Founder
Origgin Ventures Pte Ltd [Singapore]
Dr Niclas NILSSON
Director of Innovation
Lund University [Sweden]
Dr Kevin CHEONG
Adjunct Faculty
SMU [Singapore]
Ms Av. İdil Hazer
Director, Technology Transfer Office
Middle East Technical University [Turkey]
Ms Av. İdil Hazer
Director, Technology Transfer Office
Middle East Technical University [Turkey]
Mr David YIN
Partner
GSR Ventures [Singapore]
Dr Howard CALIFANO
Director
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology [Singapore]
Dr Howard CALIFANO
Director
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology [Singapore]
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