Jury

Mark Sanders 
Professor of International Economics, Maastricht University

Rianne Poot 
 Program Director Centre for Entrepreneurship, Utrecht University

Matthijs Kok
Electric Transportation and Charging Infrastructure, Municipality of Utrecht

Ulrika Wahlstrom 
​Innovation Project Manager, IMCG (Sweden)

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Stefan Braam
Startup Incubation Lead, UtrechtInc

Richard Zuijdam
Chief Operations Officer, Onetrail & Civity

Resident Prize Jury Panel,
Residents from the area of 
Kanaleneiland, Utrecht

Judging criteria

​All solutions are going to be judged on the following five criteria by the jury, they are all equally important.
1. Comprehensibility 

• Is it easy to understand the solution?
• Is it clear how the solution helps the inhabitants of Utrecht? 
• How detailed is the solution? 
• How well was it presented? 

2.Realisability

• Is this a smart solution that we can use?
• Do we have all the data that’s needed for the solution to function? 
• What are the risks? 
• How soon could the solution possibly get to the intended users? 
• How much effort is required to make it happen?
• How far is the solution developed?
• Is the concept detailed enough to implement? Is there a need for further development before one gets started?

3. Innovativeness 

• Are there existing or similar solutions? 
• How does this solution differ from similar ones?
• Why has it not been done before?

4. Scalability 

• How many people are experiencing the problem and pain? 
• What is the expected demand? 
• How many people could benefit from this solution? 
• How many are willing to pay for it or use it? 
• Could this solution be scaled if our cities grow even further?

5. Benefit for society 

• How many in the problem context would experience an improvement and how extensive would that improvement be?