{"id":45525,"date":"2025-11-13T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?p=45525"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:27:27","slug":"get-ready-for-the-grand-jury-in-rio-de-janiero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/2025\/11\/13\/get-ready-for-the-grand-jury-in-rio-de-janiero\/","title":{"rendered":"WSA Digital Impact Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get Ready for the Grand Jury in Rio de Janeiro<\/h2>\n

January 26 – 29<\/h3>\n

The WSA Grand Jury<\/strong><\/a> is where the shortlist becomes the final list of winners who will be pitching their projects, connecting with key partners, and plugging into new ecosystems at the Global Congress in Vienna.<\/a> <\/strong>We wanted you to know who the jurors would be, partly in the interest of transparency, but also because they’re just such cool people! Just imagine how awesome you have to be to stand out as having an especially rich knowledge of impact entrepreneurship – in a community of impact entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

This year the Grand Jury will be in Rio – WSA was past due for a visit to beautiful Brazil<\/strong><\/a>. Brazil has, after all, had an exceptionally active WSA community, with 26 winners and countless submissions. And ridiculously gorgeous sunsets. The Grand Jury will be part of Impact Days Brazil, and will be hosted by Dataprev<\/a><\/strong> and its President – Rodrigo Assump\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A special thanks to Cid Torquato<\/a><\/h3>\n

Cid has been a key force in increasing WSA\u2019s visibility in Brazil, nominating projects that went on to become winners, and organizing the WSA Alumni session with Digital Impact Days.
\nAlongside him, Youth Ambassador Gustavo Alves Borges de Ara\u00fajo<\/a> has been spreading the word about WSA and promoting communication and entrepreneurship to create positive impact across Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Meet our jurors<\/h2>\n
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Lilit Shakhulyan<\/h3><\/a>\n

Chief Operations Officer<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Safe YOU<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sachi Wickramage<\/h3><\/a>\n

Co-Founder and CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

i4T Global<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Australia <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Olivia Knehs-Vranitzky<\/h3><\/a>\n

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City of Vienna<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jason Slater<\/h3><\/a>\n

Chief of Digital Transformation and AI<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

UNIDO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tanja Wehsely<\/h3><\/a>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Volkshilfe Wien<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Rodrigo Assump\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h3><\/a>\n

Social Protection Management Information Systems Expert<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

International Labour Organization<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Celina Pereira<\/h3><\/a>\n

People Business Partner & Development<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jason Muloongo<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

HeyTaylor<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Canada <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Carolina Rossi<\/h3><\/a>\n

ESNA Head of Network & Strategic Initiatives I SXSW Advisory Board Member | WSA Advisory Board Member I IE Business School Professor I SOSV Fellow<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Europe Startup Nations Alliance<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Witman Hung<\/h3><\/a>\n

Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Shenzhen Qianhai Authority<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Biruk Yosef<\/h3><\/a>\n

Country Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

AGGP Ethiopia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Madelynn Martiniere<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Partner<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Armillaria<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Dorothy Gordon<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consultant<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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Osama Manzar<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder & Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Digital Empowerment Foundation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ali Hilli<\/h3><\/a>\n

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Zain Iraq<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Savo Rasoul<\/h3><\/a>\n

Managing Director of Iraq | Ecosystem Growth <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Five One Labs<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Michael Madara Ogot<\/h3><\/a>\n

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Nairobi Innovation Week<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Hussein Ayoub<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director, Middle East & Africa <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

EDT & Partners<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Malak Yacout<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder and Executive Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

The Volunteer Circle<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ieva \u017dilionien\u0117<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consulting Business Lead<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

NRD Companies<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n Lithuania <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n

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Renuka Sena<\/h3><\/a>\n

Impact and Sustainability Advocate, Impact Investor, Scaleup Venture Capital, Ecosystem Builder, Accelerator Design, Angel Funds, Startup Coach, Speaker<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

PROFICEO<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Rudy Laddaga Lopez<\/h3><\/a>\n

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Gnius Club<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mahsa McCauley<\/h3><\/a>\n

Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Auckland University of Technology & She Sharp<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Agha Hamza<\/h3><\/a>\n

Country Head and Ambassador<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Hello Tomorrow Pakistan Hub<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tanzila Khan<\/h3><\/a>\n

Founder<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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Sandra Fazenda Almeida<\/h3><\/a>\n

Executive Director<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

APDC \u2013 Digital Business Community<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Chitranganie Mubarak<\/h3><\/a>\n

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ICT Agency of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Donald Waruhanga<\/h3><\/a>\n

Chief Executive Officer<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

Doppler Technologies<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Carlos Abler<\/h3><\/a>\n

Consultant<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n

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