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The Jury

Global expertise guides the COP31 Top 10 selection

22 confirmed leaders across climate, technology, investment, policy and venture building will evaluate the Global 20.

John Pleasants

Co-founder & Chairman, HomeBoost

Christian Schmitz

Founder, PDIE Group / Venionaire Capital

Scott Sorochak

VP, Business Development, Sophia Space

Laura Modiano

Global Head, Founder Experience, OpenAI

Albert Chung

Head of Climate Investments, Allstate

Kathiresan Ramprakash

Programme Director, ERI @ NTU

Jason Bordoff

Founding Director, CGEP, Columbia University

Yumiko Oka

Vice President, HiJoJo Partners

Joseph Kim

Executive Coach & Trainer, Optimism Company

Per Espen Stoknes

Co-director, Green Growth, BI Norwegian

Shely Aronov

CEO & Co-founder, InnerPlant

Walter Pitchford

Partner, ProPlayers VC Club, SparkLabs Group

Ibrahim Neyaz

CEO, NTDP Saudi Arabia

Sam Wick

Media & Technology Executive, Investor

Christine Moon

Co-founder & CEO, Flow.ai / President, Bluespace.ai

Scott Crowder

VP, Quantum Adoption, IBM

Eunice Choi

Partner, Private Capital, Pillsbury

Eddie Ahn

Executive Director, Brightline Defense

Brian Behlendorf

Former Chief AI Strategist, Linux Foundation

Brendon Kim

Managing Director, Hyundai CRADLE

Duncan Anderson

Developer Ecosystem Lead, NVIDIA Earth-2

Randy Lewis

Partner, Emerging Companies, Wilson Sonsini

Together the judges bring experience across investment, enterprise technology, mobility, public policy and climate innovation.