We've spoken with a number of entrepeneurs, data scientists, civic leaders to put together this event.

Here's a look at our list of judges and key advisors:

Luis Arbulu
Founding Partner, Hattery

Hack City Judge Luis Arbulu is a founding partner at Hattery.   Read more…

Scott Holland
VP Product Management and Marketing, Johnson Controls

Hack City Judge Scott Holland has been the Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for the Global Business Technology and Services org   Read more…

Ian Kalin
Presidential Innovation Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy

Ian Kalin has been called one of the “most badass innovators on the planet” by US Chief Technology Officer, Todd Park. Kalin started his professional career as a Counter-Terrorism Officer in the US Navy, later serving as a Nuclear Engineer onboard the USS Ronald Reagan.   Read more…

Joel Makower
Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group

Joel Makower is a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line.   Read more…

Dillon McDonald
Founding Partner, Greenstart

Hack City Judge Dillon McDonald is a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor and founding partner at Greenstart - the startup accelerator and desig   Read more…

Bob O'Connor
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Hack City Judge Robert O'Connor is a corporate partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and a leader in the firm's energy and clean technolo   Read more…

Paul Pebbles
Business Services Manager, OnStar

Hack City Judge Paul Pebbles is Business Services Manager for OnStar.   Read more…

Leo Shklovskii
CTO and Co-Founder, EnergySavvy

Hack City Judge Leo is responsible for the overall technology and user experience strategy and process for EnergySavvy.   Read more…

David Merkoski
Chief Design Officer, Greenstart

David is one of the world’s leading UX and Brand designers. As a partner and Chief Design Officer at Greenstart, David is a central architect of the Startup Design™ methodology and the leader of the UX and Brand practices.   Read more…

Jennifer Pahlka
Founder & Executive Director, Code for America

Pahlka is the founder, executive director and board chair of Code for America. Previously, she ran the Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events for TechWeb, in conjunction with O'Reilly Media, and co-chaired the successful Web 2.0 Expo.   Read more…

Shannon Spanhake
Deputy Innovation Officer, City of San Francisco

Shannon Spanhake is the Deputy Innovation Officer for the Office of Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the City and County of San Francisco. Her focus is on using innovation to enable job creation, citizen engagement, and urban revitalization.   Read more…

DJ Patil
Chief Data Scientist, Greylock Ventures

DJ Patil is the Chief Data Scientist at Greylock Partners. Previously he was the Chief Product Officer of Color Labs. He previously worked for LinkedIn as their Chief Scientist and Chief Security Officer and eBay as their Director of Strategy, Analytics, and Product.   Read more…

Jay Primus
SFpark Manager , San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Jay Primus works for the SFMTA as the Program Manager of SFpark, San Francisco's new approach to parking management.   Read more…

Jay Nath
Chief Innovation Officer, City of San Francisco

In his current role as the Mayor's Chief Innovation Officer, Jay Nath is working with the tech community and the public to help reinvent government in the digital age.   Read more…

*Note: Sunil Paul has fallen ill and won't be able to join us.

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