Judges

  • Leila Boujnane

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    Leila Boujnane is Chief Executive Officer of Idée Inc, the firm she co–founded with Chief Technology Officer, Paul Bloore, in 1999. Leila has been instrumental in making Idée the leader in visual search and monitoring solutions for digital imaging. She is responsible for all aspects of the company's strategy and operations.

    Leila brings over a decade of experience in the technology sector to her CEO role. Before founding Idée, Leila held positions in international organizations in the commercial and public sectors, including Algorithmics, Infinity Financial Technology and Bank of Montreal.

    Leila is characterized by her peers and colleagues as a passionate and determined team player with exceptional leadership skills. Leila is also an outspoken participant in the imaging and technology industry. She regularly speaks at industry conferences and is an active mentor for young women in technology.

  • David Crow

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    David Crow is a User Experience Evangelist at Microsoft, a founder of DemoCamp, the instigator of TorCamp and a co-organizer of the Founders & Funders dinner.

    David is a software designer with a passion for community. At Microsoft, David helps companies understand the technology and design opportunities for creating compelling digital experiences. He focuses on helping companies to extend their customers' reach with next generation technology for the desktop, digital devices, standards based applications for the Web, and rich media applications.

    David is a strong advocate for community. David has been named Toronto's Best Web and Tech Evangelist for his efforts in founding DemoCamp, BarCampToronto and Founders & Funders. David has worked to facilitate a vibrant community and ecosystem in Toronto. And continues to help clients understand the power of community beyond just being an audience. The community is the framework.

  • Joey deVilla

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    Joey deVilla…

    * is the Thrilla from Manila
    * lives in Toronto
    * considers Boston his second home
    * is married to the Ginger Ninja
    * is a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Canada
    * plays rock and roll accordion
    * looks like Harold, grooves like Kumar
    * functions in disaster, finishes in style

  • Jay Goldman

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    I’ve been providing a human side to technology for over ten years, as a technologist, user experience specialist, and visual designer. My career has been focused on the interaction between people and technology, and my insights have helped to greatly improve products on mobile, web, and desktop platforms, including IBM DB2 and Mozilla Firefox. I led Radiant Core’s Professional Services Team on a wide variety of award winning engagements across many industries, and am now helping tech startups to change the world as a consultant on products, technology, and design. I have proudly been published in the Harvard Business Review and wrote The Facebook Cookbook for O’Reilly Media, and have been instrumental in the continued growth of the BarCamp community in Toronto. I had the privilege of being one of the co-conductors of the very successful TransitCamp event held in partnership with the Toronto Transit Commission.

  • Greg Wilson

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    Greg Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, and has worked on high-performance scientific computing, data visualization, and computer security. He is the author of Data Crunching and Practical Parallel Programming (MIT Press, 1995), and is a contributing editor at Doctor Dobb's Journal, and an adjunct professor in Computer Science at the University of Toronto.