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2011 Judges

High Technology and Biotechnology Category

• Jonathan Aberman, Managing Director, Amplifier Ventures
• Gwilym Attwell, principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Ed Barrientos, CEO, Brazen Careerist, managing partner, Zeitgeist Holdings, visiting angel, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
• Harry D’Andrea, general partner, Valhalla Partner
• Joe DelGuercio, managing director, CNF Investments
• John D. Evans, vice president business innovation, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Mark Kass, partner and chair, Israel business, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Charles Montague, Program Manager, Biotechnology Development Programs, Maryland Biotechnology Center
• Janet Yang, Principal, Novak Biddle Venture Partners

Undergraduate Category

• Warren Citrin, co-founder and board member, Gloto Corporation and co-founder, Solipsys Corporation
• Samuel E. Feigin, partner and deputy chair, business and finance department, Nixon Peabody LLP
• David Kirsch, Associate Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business
• Corinna Lathan, co-founder, board chair and CEO of AnthroTronix
• Amy Millman, President, Springboard Enterprises
• Mark Rothman, founder and CEO, MYTA
• Sebastian Traeger, Founder, Razoo

2011 Semi-Finalist Judges

High-Technology and Biotechnology Category

• Jonathan Aberman, Managing Director, Amplifier Ventures
• Joe DelGuercio, Managing Director, CNF Investments
• Kiran Hebbar, Partner, Valhalla Partners
• Charles Montague, Program Manager, Biotechnology Development Programs, Maryland Biotechnology Center
• Janet Yang, Principal, Novak Biddle Venture Partners

Undergraduate Category

• David Kirsch, Associate Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business
• Amy Millman, President, Springboard Enterprises
• Mark Rothman, Founder and CEO, MYTA
• Todd Stave, CEO, Entrepreneur and Salesman
• Sebastian Traeger, Founder, Razoo

2010 Judges

Undergraduate Category

• Bill Bellows, serial entrepreneur and entrepreneurship instructor
• Jay Calhoun, Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Adam Donovan, Marketing & Business Development Manager, Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Craig Dye, Director of Venture Investments, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
• Ben Hallen, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Robert H. Smith School of Business
• Anik Singal, CEO, Lurn Inc.

Biotechnology Category

• Henry Ahn, Program Manager, Technology Funding Programs, Maryland Technology Development Corporation
• Rudhir Patel, Associate, Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Steve Dubin, CEO, Martek Biosciences Corporation
• Michael Gutch, Member, Life Sciences Team, H.I.G. Ventures
• Mark Kass, Partner and Chair, Israel Business, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Matt Zuga, Managing Director, Red Abbey Venture Partners

High-Technology Category

• Steve Carchedi, CEO, Zoom Intelligence LLC
• Warren Citrin, Co-founder and Board Member, Gloto Corporation and Co-founder, Solipsys Corporation
• Sam Feigin, Partner and Chair, Israel Business, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Mark Grovic, Co-founder and General Partner, New Markets Venture Partners
• Kiran Hebbar, Partner, Valhalla Partners
• Karl Renner, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.

2009 Judges

• Jonathan Aberman, Managing Director, Amplifier Ventures
• Henry Ahn, Program Manager, TEDCO
• Lou Cantolupo, Bio Entrepreneur, co-founder, Omnia Biologics
• Melissa Carrier, Executive Director, Social Value Creation
• Warren Citrin, co-founder of Gloto, and Solipsys (now Raytheon Solipsys)
• Martha Connolly, Director MIPS and Mtech Partnerships
• Craig Dye, Affinity Lab
• Michael Gutch, Member, Life Sciences Team, H.I.G. Ventures
• Mark Grovic, General Partner, New Markets Venture Partners
• Rich Harris, General Partner and Founder, RedShift Ventures
• Karl Renner, Principal, Fish and Richardson
• Jeffrey N. Townes, Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP

2008 Judges

• Henry Ahn, program manager of technology funding programs for the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
• Warren Citrin, co-founder and board member of Gloto Corp.
• Ray Dizon, managing director of the Maryland Venture Fund
• Wei-Wu He, general partner and co-founder of Emerging Technology Partners LLC
• Mark Kass, member in the corporate practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
• Karl Renner, a principal for Fish & Richardson P.C.

2007 Judges

• Jonathan Aberman, Founder and Managing Director, Amplifier Venture Partners
• Henry Ahn, Program Manager, Technology Funding Programs, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
• Warren Citrin, CEO, Gloto Ray Dizon,Managing Director, Maryland Venture Fund
• Mark Kass, Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
• Karl Renner, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.

2006 Judges

• Henry Ahn, Program Manager, Technology Funding Programs, Maryland Technology Development Corporation
• Elizabeth Good Mazhari, Managing Director, Maryland Venture Fund
• Rich Harris, Managing Director, SpaceVest
• Karl Renner, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Steve McVearry, Member of the Business and Finance Section, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

2005 Judges

• Jonathan Aberman, of counsel for Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Govsky and Popeo, PC
• Henry Ahn, program manager of technology funding programs for the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
• Warren Citrin, co-founder of Solipsys and recent founder of Gloto Corporation
• Christopher Foster, deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
• Richard Harris, managing director of SpaceVest

2004 Judges

• Jonathan Aberman, principal of Fish & Richardson P.C
• Robert Cerbone, associate of the Telecommunications Development Fund
• Richard Harris, managing director of SpaceVest
• Erik Org, senior associate of Techno Venture Management
• Ann Quinn, managing director of the Maryland Venture Fund

2003 Judges

• Jonathan Aberman, partner at Fenwick & West LLP
• Rob Cerbone, associate at Telecommunications Development Fund
• Wayne Lee, partner at Reed Smith LLP
• John May, managing partner at New Vantage Group
• Erik Org, senior associate at Techno Venture Management

2002 Judges

• Gregg Corso, partner at Cooley Godward LLC
• Ginger Lew, chief executive officer of the Telecommunications Development Fund
• Edwin M. Martin Jr., partner and co-chair of the business and technology practice group at Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
• Jonathan Shames, partner at Ernst and Young LLP
• Mike Sheridan, general partner at Mohr, Davidow Ventures
• Errol Unikel, principal at Unicorn Partners
• Steve Walker, president of Steve Walker & Associates
• Nora Zetz, director of the Abell Venture Fund

2001 Judges

• Jack Biddle of Novak Biddle Venture Partners
• Linda Powers of Toucan Capital
• Steve Walker of Steve Walker and Associates
• Errol Unikel of Capitalyst
• Kyp Sirinakis of WomenAngels.net
• Allen Wolff of Spacevest

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