A Most Distinguished Jury

The 29 participants are selected by a distinguished Jury composed of business executives, policymakers, innovators, researchers and equality defenders from all 27 Member States, Ukraine and the 'Western Balkans 6'.

The members of the Jury look for well-rounded candidates. They review academic achievements, but also the applicants’ interests and work outside the classroom, their motivation and eagerness to create positive change, and their desire to learn more about the role of technology in today’s world.

The composition of the Jury of the 2024 Summer School can be seen below. To see the Jury members who participated in previous editions, please check the 2023 Summer School2022 Winter School, 2022 Summer School and 2021 Summer School pages.

Carina Zehetmaier

President, Women in AI Austria; CEO and Founder, heartcore.ai

Dr. Audrey-Flore Ngomsik

CEO & Co-Founder, Trianon Scientific Communication; Governing Board Member, European Policy Centre (EPC)

Tsvetelina Penkova

Member of the European Parliament

Tamara Tafra

Minister Counsellor for Cyber Issues, Hybrid Threats and Disinformation, Permanent Representation of Croatia to the EU

Kika Kattami

Attache for Education and Youth, Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU

Zuzana Zajarošová

Counsellor for Social Policy, Gender Equality and Non-discrimination, Permanent Representation of Czechia to the EU

Ellen Als

Senior Executive Officer, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Lesli Hommik-Callewaert

Counsellor for Justice Affairs, Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU

Sirpa Pietikäinen

Member of the European Parliament

Eva Bernard

Principal – Gender, Inclusion and Climate Action, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Carmen Niethammer

Senior Gender Specialist, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Anastasia-Sissy Gkika

Counsellor for Education, Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU

Anett Mádi-Nátor

President, Women4Cyber Foundation

Mary Coughlan

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland

Roberta Boscolo

Climate & Energy Leader, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Liene Briede

Vice-Rector for Innovation, Riga Technical University; Board Member, European Innovation Council (2021-23)

Egle Ciuoderiene

Founder & CEO, Duevo; Expert Evaluator, European Commission

Marc Angel

Vice-President of the European Parliament

Josianne Cutajar

Member of the European Parliament

Annette Nijs

President, Business School Netherlands; former Cabinet Minister of Education of The Netherlands

Aleksandra Przegalińska

Senior Research Associate, Harvard University

Vânia Neto

Member of the European Parliament

Sabina Ciofu

Associate Director – International, techUK

Pavlina Pavlova

#ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow, New America

Dr. Violeta Bulc

Curator and Founder of the Ecocivilisation Movement, Vice President, Europe – Asia Center; Former EU Commissioner for Transport

Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Member of the European Parliament

Faduma Aden

Senior DEI & Social Impact Specialist

Elma Dervic

Researcher, Medical University Vienna & CSH & ASCII

Iva Kozlovskaya

Managing Partner, Quit Labs; Co-Founder, Women in Tech Ukraine