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2011 Judges

Feedback Round Judges – May 5

Angelsoft 

Brant Barton, Bazaarvoice
Paul Foreman, HBMG Inc.
Matt Thomas, Academic Works
Andrea Besikof Kalmans, Lontra Ventures

Austin Technology Council

Thomas  Yemington, Acumera, Inc.
Lucas Braun, onramp access
Gary Forni, Central Texas Angel Network
David Altounian, Motion Computing
Walter Kalmans, Lontra Ventures

Austin Technology Incubator

Mitch Jacobson, Austin Technology Incubator
Doug Hackney, Enterprise Group Ltd.
Oliver Kelzenberg, ProQuest LLC
Dan Cornish, Cosential

IC2 Institute

Jeremy Carter, Fallbrook Technologies
Nagesh Kunamneni, ACS, A Xerox Company
Ruben Miranda, Duff & Phelps
John Meadows, Hyper9

Inc.

Kirk Brand Coburn, Early Stage VC
Joshua Rock, Entrepreneur
Sandeep Kumar, Microstaq
Kevin Koym, Tech Ranch Austin

International Bank of Commerce

Ed Charrier, Entrepreneur
Sean Kelley, Seton Brain & Spine Institute
Jay Manickam, uShip
Will Strong, Spinn Capital Partners

Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship

Luis deBonoPaula, Trinity Laboratories
Ed Loera, ProQuest
Marcus Ruark, Intelligent InSites
Gary Hoover, Entrepreneur  

TeXchange  

Hall T. Martin, Texas Entrepreneur Network
Dean Cruse, DC Marketing
Shawn Bose, uShip
Matt Lyons, Andrews & Kurth LLP
   

Opening Round Judges – May 6

Division I

Michael Crowley, Theridian Technologies
Mark Murdock, Attorney
Alan Urech, Stoney River Capital Partners
Cindy WalkerPeach, Austin Technology Incubator
Marc Yagjian, Origin Partners

Division II

Adam Berman, TVA Medical
Adam Deitz, Ortho Kinematics
Jim Graham, Santé Ventures
Chuck Griffin, BioStable Science & Engineering
Shelley Hossenlopp, Medical Device Industry Consultant

Division III

Taylor Brown, Accenture
Jay Campion, Access Venture Partners
Martha Laura Lopez Orue, SIP innovation
Kaylen Silverberg, M. D., Texas Fertility Center
David Weaver, Great Lakes Angels

Division IV

Brian Cahak, Gallery Direct.com
Antonio Centeno, A Tailored Suit
Scott Emley, Texas Instruments
Clint Greenleaf, Greenleaf Book Group
Viji Sundar, Butterfly Global Ventures

Division V

Elizabeth Gerbel, EAG Services
Pete Huff, Blue Sage Capital
William Leake, Apogee Results
David Muse, P2 Energy Solutions
Beau Ross, Dorado Energy

Division VI

Annette Forster, MyCOi
Todd Jordan, BBVA Compass
Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software
Chris Shonk, Liahona Ventures
Lynne Skinner, Commemorative Brands, Inc. | Balfour

Division VII

Craig Casselberry, Texas Coalition for Capital
Gary Guion, Seven Hills Commercial
Scott Ingraham, Zuma Capital
Mary K. Marsden, Touchpoint Strategies
Trey Thompson,Perella Weinberg Partners

Division VIII

Jonathan Miller, Silicon Valley Bank
Mike Maples, Sr., Entrepreneur
Joel Trammell, Cache IQ
Anthony Wright, Dell Inc.

Thompson & Knight Challenge  Judges – May 6

Division I

Isaac Barchas, Austin Technology Incubator
John Brindley, Seton Medical Center
Jim Cox, Jim Cox, CPA
Barry Kahn, Entrepreneur
Robert Reeves, Entrepreneur
Mike Shultz, Infoglide Software Corporation

Division II

Harlan Beverly, Karmaback
Doug Baum, MacuCLEAR
Ted Doucet, Oxford Commercial / Cushman & Wakefield
Ed Ellett, Entrepreneur
Glen Reinus, Reinus Strategy Partners
                                  

Semifinals Judges – May 7

Division I

Michael Denning, Vistage International
Greg Greeson, Industrial Designer\Retail Entrepreneur
Omar Khalil, Sante Ventures
Guenter Krauss, Global Business
Daniel Nelson, Entrepreneur

Division II

Todd Clayton, VTEL Products Corporation
Stu Clark, Entrepreneur
James Eadie, Sante Ventures
Christopher Griffin, Microsoft Corporation
Eric Smith, Alsbridge

E. Craig Nemec Achievement Challenges  Judges – May 7

Austin Ventures

Wade Allen, Cendea
Irene Bond, IBM
Ryan Confer, Innovate Texas Foundation
Charles Doty, BlueShift Consulting
Ranjit Nayak, Entrepreneur

BBVA Compass 

Randall Baker, PuraVida Ventures
Jeremy Carter, Fallbrook Technologies
Gary Hoover, Entrepreneur
Eric Poma, Molecular Templates
Karin Richmond, Intelligent.Incentives

NASDAQ OMX  

Rod Kurtz, AOL Small Business
Jiten Dalvi, Qcue
Randy Jonkers, Pervasive Software
David Mehok, Dell

Palo Alto Software  

Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software
Doug Hackney, Enterprise Group Ltd.
Sabrina Parsons, Palo Alto Software
Noah Parsons, Palo Alto Software
David Shear, Palo Alto Software

Prime II Investments  

Jeff Bock, Freescale
Kirk Brand Coburn, Early Stage VC
Gary Forni, Central Texas Angel Network
Neena Gupta Needel, ApplyGenie
Sandeep Kumar, Microstaq
Ed Nemec, Sebastian Society

ProQuest  

Jim Butler, City of Austin
Luis deBonoPaula, Trinity Laboratories
Kevin Koym, Tech Ranch Austin
Nagesh Kunamneni, ACS, A Xerox Company
Paul Zukowski, IC2 Institute – Global Commercialization Group

Finals Judges - May 7

Mike Dodd, Austin Ventures
Betty Otter-Nickerson, Sage Healthcare
Phil Speros, Halsa Pharmaceuticals

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