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Meet the jurors

Meet the esteemed group of industry leaders, innovators, and experts who have judged and celebrated the creativity, skill, and problem-solving abilities of our participants. Each juror brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to the table, ensuring that projects are evaluated fairly and comprehensively.

2024 Hackathon Jurors

 Kunal Aman portrait

Kunal Aman
Director of Marketing & Communications, META & India
SAS

Peter Andersen portrait

Peter Andersen
Partner Manager
SAS
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 Kris Balic portrait

Kris Balic
Principal Communication Specialist
SAS

 Carlos Humberto Barrera portrait

Carlos Humberto Barrera
Business Developer Manager, Digital Transformation and Innovation LATAM
SAS
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 Jori Besteman portrait

Jori Besteman
Marketing & Communications Lead Benelux
SAS
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 Bahar Biller portrait

Bahar Biller
Principal Data Scientist
SAS
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Kicki Bjorkvall portrait

Kicki Bjorkvall
Communication Manager
SAS
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Robert Blanchard portrait

Robert Blanchard
Principal Data Scientist
SAS

Cheryl Cass portrait

Cheryl Cass
Team Lead, US Academic Programs
SAS
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  John Carey portrait

John Carey
VP WW Channels
SAS

 Shruti Chavan portrait

Shruti Chavan
Senior Associate Staff Scientist
SAS
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Pablo Garavito Chong portrait

Pablo Garavito Chong
Senior Solutions Advisor - Risk, Fraud, and Compliance
SAS
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Federica Citterio portrait

Federica Citterio
Senior Data Scientist
SAS
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Hardi Desai portrait

Hardi Desai
Data Scientist
SAS
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John Dyck portrait

John Dyck
CEO
CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute
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Carl Eastwood portrait

Carl Eastwood
Risk, Fraud and Financial Crime Solutions Principle
SAS
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 Patrizia Ferro portrait

Patrizia Ferro
Senior Account Executive
SAS
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Rochelle Fisher portrait

Rochelle Fisher
Senior Global Academic Program Manager
SAS
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Joe Furbee portrait

Joe Furbee
Developer Advocate
SAS
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Andreas Goedde portrait

Andreas Goedde
Director Customer Advisory
SAS
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 Chris Hemedinger portrait

Chris Hemedinger
Director, SAS User Engagement
SAS
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Sandra Sorza Hernandez portrait

Sandra Sorza Hernandez
Senior Solutions Advisor
SAS
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Barry Hicks portrait

Barry Hicks
Development Lead in the Data Ethics Practice
SAS
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 Jane Howell portrait

Jane Howell
Marketing Specialist
SAS

 I-Sah Hsieh portrait

I-Sah Hsieh
Principal Program Manager
SAS
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 Joe Katz portrait

Joe Katz
Forecasting Product Manager
SAS
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Ilanite Keijsers portrait

Ilanite Keijsers
Global Campaign Manager
SAS
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 Thomas Keil portrait

Thomas Keil
Sr. Alliance Specialist
SAS, GmbH
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Izumi Kobayashi portrait

Izumi Kobayashi
Senior Manager, Business Development
SAS Institute Japan Ltd.
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 Rekhita Kumar portrait

Rekhita Kumar
Senior Technical Consultant
SAS
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Hema Lakkaraju portrait

Hema Lakkaraju
Sr Governance, Risk, Compliance - Audit Security Advisory
SAS
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 Cherly LeSaint  portrait

Cheryl LeSaint
Software Development Manager
SAS

Jackson Lessnau portrait

Jackson Lessnau
Analytical Consultant
SAS
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 Álvaro Litrán portrait

Álvaro Litrán
Communications and Customer Engagement Specialist for Iberia
SAS
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Christa Macmillan portrait

Christa Macmillan
Senior Customer Success Manager
SAS
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 Jason Mann portrait

Jason Mann
Vice President, IoT
SAS

Peter Manos portrait

Peter Manos
Director of Research, Electric Power and Smart Grids
ARC Advisory Group
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Evan Markfield portrait

Evan Markfield
Brand Content Strategist
SAS
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Meredith McGill portrait

Meredith McGill
Senior Associate Tech Consultant
SAS

 Steve Mellgren portrait

Steve Mellgren
Senior Solutions Architect
SAS

Liz Moran portrait

Liz Moran
Director, Academic Programs and Certification
SAS

Mari Nilsson Björkman portrait

Mari Björkman Nilsson
Global TMT Industry Principal
SAS
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Jorge Nogueira portrait

Jorge Nogueira
Senior Consultant
EOM Data Solutions

Mary Osborne portrait

Mary Osborne
Sr. Product Manager, NLP
SAS

Puni Rajah portrait

Puni Rajah
Principal analyst and coach
Six Revolutions
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 Bill Roberts portrait

Bill Roberts
Sr Director, Pre-Sales Support
SAS

Sachin Samudre portrait

Sachin Samudre
Senior Product Manager
SAS
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Falko Schulz portrait

Falko Schulz
Distinguished Software Developer
SAS
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Akihide Shirasaka portrait

Akihide Shirasaka
Analytical Consultant
SAS Japan

Saurabh Srivastav portrait

Saurabh Srivastav
CEO
Oges
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Joanna Starczewska portrait

Joanna Starczewska
Sr Manager, Insurance Industry Consulting, Risk Fraud and Compliance
SAS

 Kirk Swilley portrait

Kirk Swilley
Senior Systems Engineer
SAS

Loren Sylvan portrait

Loren Sylvan
Advisory Solutions Architect
SAS
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Stu Sztukowski portrait

Stu Sztukowski
Senior Product Manager
SAS
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Alena Tsishchanka portrait

Alena Tsishchanka
Global CA Director
SAS
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 Andrea Diaz Yanes portrait

Andrea Diaz Yanes
Marketing Campaign Manager
SAS
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Anil Vasagiri portrait

Anil Vasagiri
Senior Vice President & Head of Property Solutions
Swiss Re
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 Tej Ved portrait

Tej Ved
Associate - Customer Advisory
SAS
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Jos van der Velden portrait

Jos van der Velden
Academic Program Manager
SAS
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 Sarita Vishvakarma portrait

Sarita Vishvakarma
Senior Marketing Specialist
SAS
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Eric Yu portrait

Eric Yu
Principal Solutions Architect
SAS

David Weik portrait

David Weik
Senior Software Engineer in Test
SAS
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 Jerry Williams portrait

Jerry Williams
Chief Environmental Officer
SAS

Heather Williams portrait

Heather Williams
Principal Program Manager
SAS
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