2008-2009 Judges
Phase I:
- Mr. Peter Beucher: Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BizTech
- Mr. Devon Laney: Chief Operations Officer, Innovation Depot
- Ms. Susan Matlock: President & CEO, Innovation Depot
- Mr. Dick Reeves: Former President & CEO, BizTech
Phase II:
- Mr. Doug Grove: Former Director of Business Development, Vaxin Inc.
- Dr. Franz Lohrke: Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing, Brock School of Business, Samford University
- Bo Megginson: Vice President of Sales, Apogee Capital
- Curtis Palmer: CEO, ComplyMD
- Mr. Jonathan Sides: Chief Financial Officer, DAXKO Software
- Mr. Greg Spivey: Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Global Business Services
Phase III:
- Mr. Alan Dean: Managing Partner at Greer Capital Advisors, LLC
- Mr. Bob Higgins: Vice President of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and Director of the Baldwin County Business Incubator
- Dr. Danny Lewis: President & CEO of EGEN, Inc.
- Mr. George Myers: Principal at EquiFinalityCo and Vice President of Founders Investment Banking, LLC
- Mr. Lionel Tehini: CEO of Acuitec, Inc.
Phase IV:
- Mr. Greg Grice: Assistant Vice President, Hancock Horizon Investments
- Mr. Andre McFadden: CEO, Marnoel Company
- Dr. Arthur Tipton: Vice President, SurModics, Inc. and President, SurModics Pharmaceuticals
- Ms. Lisa Williams: Founder and Former President, 3D Research
- Dr. Gary York: Technology Entrepreneur
2007-2008 Judges
Phase I:
- Mr. Dick Reeves: President, BizTech
- Mr. Stuart Obermann: Entrepreneur-in-Residence, BizTech
- Ms. Zandile Moyo: Vice Presdent of Client Services, Innovation Depot
- Mr. Devon Laney: Vice President of Client Services, Innovation Depot
Phase II:
- Dr. Art Tipton: President & CEO, Brookwood Pharmaceuticals
- Dr. Franz Lohrke: Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator, Brock School of Business, Samford University
- Dr. Roger Graben: Vice President of Business Development, ProEthic Pharmaceuticals
- Mr. Richard Marsden: Shareholder, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.
- Mr. Greg Spivey: Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Global Business Services
- Mr. Doug Grove: Director of Business Development, Vaxin Inc.
Phase III:
- Mr. David Gray: President and CEO of DAXKO
- Ms. Jennifer King: Managing Partner at Greer Capital Advisors, LLC
- Mr. Monro Lanier: Vice President of Hickory Venture Group
- Mr. Richard Wallace: Managing Director of Organizational Success Management
- Ms. Lisa Williams: Founder and President of 3D Research Corporation
Finale:
- Dr. Lawrence Greer: Senior Managing Partner, Greer Capital Advisors, LLC
- Ms. Tanveer Patel: President, CEO and Co-Founder, CircleSource Inc.
- Dr. T. Russell Crook: Professor of Business Strategy, The University of Tennessee
- Mr. David Karabinos: Managing Partner and CEO, Harvest Business Advisors, LLC
- Mr. Alston Noah: Entrepreneur
2006-2007 Judges
Phase I:
- Dr. Art Tipton: President & CEO, Brookwood Pharmaceuticals
- Mr. Dick Reeves: President, BizTech
- Dr. Roger Graben: Vice President of Business Development, ProEthic Pharmaceuticals
- Mr. Eddie Hill: Business Strategy Consultant
- Mr. Devon Laney: Vice President of Client Services, Innovation Depot
Phase II:
- Mr. Roddy Clark: Managing Partner, Redmont Venture Partners
- Dr. Franz Lohrke: Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator, Brock School of Business, Samford University
- Dr. Larry Greer: Senior Managing Partner, Greer Capital Advisors
- Mr. Tim Taylor: Entrepreneur
Phase III:
- Ms. Jennifer King: Managing Partner, Greer Capital Advisors
- Dr. Jeremy Short: Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Texas Tech University
- Ms. Lisa Williams: President, 3D Research (Huntsville)
- Mr. Richard Wallace: Managing Director, Organizational Success Management
- Ms. Tanveer Patel: President & Co-Founder, Circle Source
- Dr. Charlie Bugg: Chairman, BioCryst
- Mr. Bo Megginson: SPF Healthcare Capital
Finale:
- William Brooke: Executive Vice President & Managing Partner, Harbert Management Corporation, Venture Capital
- Monroe Lanier, III: Vice President, Hickory Venture Group
- Dr. James Combs: Associate Professor of Management, Florida State University College of Business
- David Gray: President & CEO, DAXKO Software
