The Venture Day judging panel is made up of highly experienced individuals from the investment and venture capital community, as well as the broader start-up ecosystem including serial entrepreneurs, founders, philanthropists and representatives of award donors.
![2019 Venture Day](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_small_1x/public/2018-11/Venture%20day%202018%20-%20143.jpg?itok=wY19Ol-D)
Judging panel
![David Langford](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2019-11/David%20Langfordjpeg.png?itok=XKvCUW_W)
David Langford
Managing Director and Chief Investment Analyst, Long Lake Research
![Ali Linz](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-03/Ali-Linz-web-square.jpg?itok=9tnmRrXl)
Ali Linz
Co-Founder, GroupTogether
![Nickolas Bishop](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-08/1659265329794.jpg?itok=SiHSAGp2)
Nick Bishop
Director and Co-Founder, Bishop & Fang
![Walta Kazzi](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2017-12/Walta%20Kazzi.jpg?itok=2yk621C8)
Walta Kazzi
Co-founder and CEO of Quest
Rebecca Smith
Special Counsel, Gilbert + Tobin
![Karen Nes](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-03/Karen%20Nes.jpg?itok=lWyO8hkB)
Karen Nes
Investment Analyst – Private Equity at Aware Super
![Jake Kalabric](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-03/Jake%20Kalabric.jpg?itok=9OVjV4js)
Jake Kalabric
Manager, Emerging Technology at Commonwealth Bank
![Tom Bass](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-04/Tom.jpg?itok=GPaVbigB)
Tom Bass
Growth Product Manager at Atlassian and UTS Entrepreneur in Residence
![Maxine Sherrin](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-08/Maxine%20Sherrin%202.jpg?itok=W0uYU_rL)
Maxine Sherrin
Festival Director SPARK Festival
![Laila Chamaa](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_medium_x1/public/2022-04/Laila%20Chamaa.jpg?itok=2TdJN_n2)
LAILA CHAMAA
Director of Business Transformation at Novartis, Australia & New Zealand