The Judges

Judging is being finalised. The full panel will be published on this page before applications open on May 27, 2026.

The judging panel includes leaders in AI infrastructure, applied deployment, financial inclusion, healthcare systems, and other areas relevant to the Buildathon's seven tracks. Every judge undergoes pre-event calibration, signs a conflict-of-interest disclosure, and is bound by a six-month restriction on entering commercial relationships with teams they evaluate, as set out in Section 6 of the Terms and Conditions.

Final scoring is subject to two-person verification, and a 48-hour freeze period applies between final scoring and announcement.