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2023 Final Event Judges

Evans McMillion
Previous Executive Director of 757 Accelerate

CJ Spady
Managing Director and Market Leader at Fahrenheit Advisors

Marty Kaszubowski
Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP)

Paul Nolde
Managing Director at 757 Collab

Taylor Schaude
Co-Founder & Partner at Voxly Partners

William Mcpheat
Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP)

2022 Final Event Judges

Eileen Brewer
Director of Mentorship, 757 Collab

Erica McMannes
Founder and Chief People & Community Officer, Instant Teams

Liz Pyle
Virginia Small Business Development Center and ICAP

Jeff Johnson
Director of Tech Center Research Park in Newport News

Steve duBois
Managing Partner, Patent Portfolio Builders

2021 Final Event Judges

Rachel Frazier
William & Mary

Evans McMillion
Executive Director of 757 Accelerate

Jeff Johnson
Director of Tech Center Research Park

Marty Kaszubowski
Technology Venture Mentor

Steve duBois
Managing Partner, Patent Portfolio Builders

2020 Final Event Judges

Carlton Campbell
Anthem, Inc. and the City of Hampton Economic Development Authority

Daniel Clark
757 Angels

Ian Frazier
757 Accelerate

Rachel Frazier
William & Mary

William Turner
Wells Fargo and the James City County Economic Development Authority

2019 Final Event Judges

Gary Hunter
Director of Development, Hampton University

Blake Luse

Director of Ferguson Ventures

Ronda Markus
President of Lee Telecom, Inc.

Marco Rubin
Senior Investment Director of CIT

Evans McMillion
Executive Director of 757 Accelerate.

2018 Final Event Judges

Monique Adams
Executive Director of 757 Angels

Marco Rubin
Senior Investment Director of CIT

Rick Gdovic
President & CEO of ComServe Wireless

Tom Henneberg
President & CEO of BNNT Materials

Jeff Johnson
Director of Tech Center Research Park

Evans McMillion
Executive Director of 757 Accelerate.