Company/Organization & Team Awards Judging Committee 

Chair: 
Uday Anand, Former Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder
Longtail Technologies, Los Altos, California, United States

Uday Anand is a visionary technology leader with experience shaping the future of digital platforms and products at some of the world’s most influential technology companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Longtail Technologies, where he led the development of cutting-edge, real-time airline pricing platforms, transforming how travelers and carriers interact through dynamic, data-driven solutions.

His career spans leadership roles at major industry players, including Meta, Robinhood, Netflix, Microsoft, and Expedia. Throughout these experiences, Uday has consistently been at the forefront of innovation—architecting scalable systems, optimizing platform performance, and driving user-centric product development.

In addition to his corporate achievements, Uday is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, reflecting his passion for innovation, mentorship, and entrepreneurial growth. He is an active mentor and advisor in the tech community and remains deeply engaged with emerging trends in artificial intelligence, fintech, and real-time data systems. Uday holds a deep belief in building inclusive, high-performing teams and fostering cultures of experimentation and learning. His leadership style blends strategic vision with hands-on technical depth, empowering teams to build products that matter. Outside of work, Uday enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family and supporting educational initiatives in technology.

Committee:

Experience Efeosa Akhigbe, Sustainability & Energy Finance Professional
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, United States     
Experience Efeosa Akhigbe is a sustainability & energy finance professional with expertise in M&A, fundraising, and financial modeling across energy and renewable energy infrastructure sectors. He brings a global perspective shaped by roles in Africa and the U.S., and is passionate about solving complex problems through data and collaboration

 
Christopher Brodowski, Co-Founder & CEO
Solea AI, San Francisco, California, United States   
 

Naveen Budda, Cofounder/CTO
Onionlife Pvt Ltd (Karmalife.ai), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Naveen is a fintech entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology innovation and digital transformation. The co-founder of KarmaLife.ai, he led the development and implementation of AI-driven credit solutions that empower underserved segments in India through alternative data and embedded finance. His career spans roles in advanced AI applications and strategic leadership.

Andong Cao Antonio, Co-Founder & CTO  
Flair AI, San Francisco, California, United States   
Mr. Andong Cao is the co-founder and CTO of Flair AI, an AI-driven e-commerce design platform selected for the inaugural batch of AI Grant, Silicon Valley's leading AI startup accelerator. Previously, he conducted research at the intersection of AI and physics, and graduated from Yale University with B.S. degree in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.

Naga Vinod Duggirala Vinod, Chief Security Architect
Visa Inc., Austin, Texas, United States           
Vinod, a highly experienced Chief Security Architect at Visa, possesses two decades of expertise in Security Product Architecture. With a proven track record at companies like RSA and Samsung, he excels in implementing robust security solutions. Vinod's contribution to industry standards underscores his commitment to advancing cyber security practices globally.

Aditya Gupta, Director - Industry Principal
Infosys, Celina, Texas, United States        
Aditya is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with over 21 years of global experience driving technology excellence across Fortune 500 enterprises. As Industry Principal and Cybersecurity Segment Delivery Head for the Americas, he leads high-impact programs focused on identity, cloud, risk, and technology modernization. Aditya is known for aligning technology with business strategy.

Thomas Holvoet, Co-founder and CTO
Converge, London, Greater London, United Kingdom   
Thomas Holvoet is the Co-founder and CTO of Converge, a Y Combinator-backed B2B SaaS company. He leads development of the large-scale data platform that helps more than 200 global customers measure and improve their marketing efficiency. The company has raised over $5.6 million in venture funding.

Jones Jaick, Associate Principal
ZS Associates, Ivyland, Pennsylvania, United States
Jones is a leader in digital customer experience and the medical engagement transformation space at ZS Associates. His expertise spans customer engagement and omnichannel strategy, technology and analytics—with a deep understanding of medical affairs, commercial, and patient life sciences domains. He has partnered with clients across a range of customer engagement topics.
 

Bhavya Jain, Information Security Leader
Self Employed, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Bhavya Jain has 15 years of experience in Fintech, banking, consulting, law firms, and the services industry. He has held management and technical lead roles, with responsibility for executing security strategy, threat detection and response, compliance, and risk mitigation.


 

Jatin Joshi, Vice President (Engineering)
U.S. Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
With over two decades of engineering leadership and cross-industry technology experience, Jatin Joshi serves as Vice President of Engineering at U.S. Bank, where he leads a large, diverse organization focused on the Digital Money Movement. His portfolio includes high-impact platforms such as Bill Payments and Emerging Payments (Real Time/Instant Payments).

Purusoth Mahendran, Senior Engineering Manager
Thumbtack, San Francisco, California, United States  
Engineering leader and angel investor with 10+ years of experience building AI/ML and infrastructure products at Amazon, Cash App, and Lyft. Led large-scale system redesigns, post-acquisition integrations, and ML-driven product innovation. Actively advises early-stage startups across AI, fintech, and developer tools.         

Arif Mujawar, Executive Director Of Operations
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Arif Mujawar is Executive Director of Global Operations at Atmus Filtration Technologies, overseeing manufacturing and distribution across multiple regions. With 17+ years of experience in industrial manufacturing, he inspires transformation by applying lean thinking, advancing supply chain strategy, empowering teams, and leveraging technology to enhance agility and sustainable operational performance.    

Anuj Oswal, Senior Director
GalaxE Solutions - An Endava company, Somerset, New Jersey, United States  
Anuj Oswal works as Senior Director with GalaxE Solutions, an Endava Company listed in the UK.  He has 20+ years of experience in Portfolio/Program/Project Management, Agile transformations, Quality and Compliance initiatives across Fortune 500 clients. He also has completed the following industry-leading certifications. Certified Accredited Program Manager (IO4PM™), Certified PMP (PMI®), Certified Prince2 Practitioner®

Sriram Ramanujam, Senior Director - Customer Support and Operations
Apptega, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sriram Ramanujam is a technology and operations leader with 12+ years of experience in AI-driven customer success, SaaS support, and cybersecurity. He has held executive roles at Securonix and Apptega, leading global teams and innovations that improved retention, automation, and operational intelligence across high-growth enterprise platforms.

Bhavdeep Sethi, Founding Engineer
Frec Markets, Inc, San Francisco, California, United States
Currently a founding engineer at Frec Markets, Bhavdeep spearheaded the development of the company's flagship direct indexing product. Prior to that, he led the Ads Marketplace team at Twitter/X, responsible for $4.5B+ in annual ad revenue. He has a Masters in Computer Science (Machine Learning) from Columbia University, New York.

 

Achal Singi, Vice President
WestBridge Capital, San Francisco, California, United States
Achal is an extraordinary technology investor, currently with WestBridge Capital ($8B+ fund backed companies like Innovaccer, Turing, Nightfall among others). His sharp instincts on backing visionary companies and valuable support on helping them succeed make him an exceptional member of the technology and AI ecosystem.
 

Lau Skovgaard, Senior Director, Head of Product Marketing
Cognite, New York City, New York, United States
Lau Skovgaard is a Senior Director for Cognite, the leading AI company for Energy and Industrial companies. Lau leads a global team of product marketers to drive growth and strategic initiatives across Sales, Marketing and Product.

Tiago Surjus Kaneta, Founding Engineer
Converge, London, United Kingdom       
Tiago is the Founding Engineer at Converge, a leading B2B SaaS company specializing in attribution and analytics solutions for ecommerce and online businesses. Under his leadership, Converge has scaled rapidly, now serving a broad range of clients—including publicly listed companies—and has surpassed $1M in annual recurring revenue.

Vipul Suvarna, Director
MUFG Bank Ltd., Tampa, Florida, United States          
Vipul Suvarna is an accomplished banking operations leader with over 20 years of experience in high-value payments, compliance, and system transformation. At MUFG Bank, he directs initiatives involving SWIFT, Fedwire, CHIPS and ISO 20022, and is recognized for delivering scalable, risk-aware solutions across global, high-volume financial operations.

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