#HACK2021 Global Judging Process
Working together to sharpen our efforts and increase the impact of #HACK2021.
The #HACK2021 Global Judging Process is a core part of our mass collaboration because our desired outcome is impact.
Judging is a core part of a mass collaboration because our desired outcome is impact. Judging is not meant in this context to encourage competition, but instead to sharpen the efforts of all participants and increase the impact of their work. The desired outcome is better work and a better story to tell about our collaborative work.
Recognition is a focus because it reminds us of the unique contribution we all make to the larger body - each is valuable!
Categories
Your location will vote for the projects based on the following categories. Here are some criteria that may be used to evaluate the solution or project you submitted.
Kingdom Impact
Does this solution have a kingdom impact? Does it advance God’s purposes as communicated in the Bible?
Innovation
Is this an original or unique approach? Has the team done something different in how they have addressed the challenge?
Viability
How viable is this in the real world? Is this solution implementable? How hard would it be to scale?
Completeness
Is the project still conceptual, or has it been more fully developed? Is there a working prototype?
People’s Choice
Is there a project that is by far the favorite from the group?
#1 Challenge Accepted
Work with your team during the #HACK weekend to craft a solution or project.
Work with your team during the #HACK weekend to craft a solution or project.
Check out the global challenges from:
Bring your own or ask the organizers at your location to help you settle on a challenge for #HACK2021.
#2 Submit
Submit the project or solution to be reviewed by your local mentor
You will be asked to submit a project summary form that includes:
- Names of your team members
- Overall challenge
- Project summary
- Any additional project data
- Project impact
- Demonstration
- Future Steps
- 3-minute video
A brief overview of what you are trying to solve.
The demonstration of what you did and what it can do (this is most important, otherwise judges will assume you did not create anything).
The solution’s impact: why does it matter?
Your project’s recommended next steps (shows your vision to move this forward)
#3 City Review
The top project per city that receives the highest marks in all 5 categories will advance to the regional judging process. These categories include:
- Kingdom Impact
- Inovation
- Viability
- Completeness
- People’s Choice
#4 Regional Review
Your video and project summary will be reviewed on the regional level.
#5 Global Review
Top projects from the regional review will be submitted to our global judges.
#6 Celebration
Global celebrated at our Global Celebration on November 5th, 2021. See you all there.
Meet The Judges

Christeen Rico
USA/Philippines
Christeen serves on the Advisory Board of Faith and Work Movement Global, the Office of Innovation at Biola University, the Lausanne Movement Global Workplace Ministry, and is the founder of the Dream Bigger Manila entrepreneurship program for Filipino youth.
Christeen is a daughter of the Most High King, a committed follower of Jesus intent on pursuing a vision found in Proverbs 11:10 (NIV). Belief in the unique role business can play to help set right things that are broken and bring flourishing in our communities fuels her life’s mission. Christeen has 8+ years in the tech industry with expertise launching online and offline customer experiences in new markets. Christeen serves on the Advisory Board of Faith and Work Movement Global, the Office of Innovation at Biola University, the Lausanne Movement Global Workplace Ministry, and is the founder of the Dream Bigger Manila entrepreneurship program for Filipino youth.

Jon Hart
USA
Jon loves working with builders and entrepreneurs to connect their heart & purpose. In his role at Praxis, he works on strategic partnerships, ecosystems, and programs to bring vocational training on redemptive action to more people.
Jon loves working with builders and entrepreneurs to connect their heart & purpose. In his role at Praxis, he works on strategic partnerships, ecosystems, and programs to bring vocational training on redemptive action to more people. Previously, he spent seven years at a Fortune 100 Company, where he helped launch a new venture and revive another as part of a turnaround strategy. Jon was also an Executive Producer of a successful independent film. In addition to his work at Praxis, Jon is a founding board member of 100cameras, a nonprofit that empowers youth to create change in their communities through photography. He has also served as an advisor and mentor for the Quarter Zero and Catapult Incubators, and taught entrepreneurship as an adjunct at The King’s College NYC. He holds a BS from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and lives in New York City.

Dr. Shikoh Gitau
Kenya
Shikoh is the CEO of Qhala, a Digital Innovation company that catalyzes digital transformation capabilities for organizations across Africa. She has over ten years of experience in the research, design, implementation, and management of digital technologies.
Shikoh is the CEO of Qhala, a Digital Innovation company that catalyzes digital transformation capabilities for organizations across Africa. She has over ten years of experience in the research, design, implementation, and management of digital technologies. She has established expertise in both African and emerging markets specialized in solving problems in agriculture, education, health, payments, retail and renewable energies. She is responsible for the set-up of Safaricom Alpha, a first of the kind corporate innovation hub in Africa, where she worked as the head of products – innovation, and acted as the chief innovation officer. She has worked for Safaricom, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), and Google. Shikoh sits on various boards in ICT companies and contributes to a number of steering committees and think tanks on Africa and technology. Shikoh holds a PhD and MSc in computer science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Pablo Baldomá
Argentina
Pablo Baldoma Jones is an entrepreneur and startup advisor, with more than 15 years of experience in the technology field. He is the Co-founder and CBO of www.celerative.com, a tech platform based in Silicon Valley, aiming to help Global companies to Hire, Manage and Pay Remote Tech Talent.
Pablo Baldoma Jones is an entrepreneur and startup advisor, with more than 15 years of experience in the technology field. He is the Co-founder and CBO of www.celerative.com , a tech platform based in Silicon Valley, aiming to help Global companies to Hire, Manage and Pay Remote Tech Talent. He previously founded other startups and La Plata Hub, an incubator that invested in 60 technology companies. He also collaborates with lots of entrepreneurs (in the US and Latam) and companies through www.asea.org.ar , "UNLP FCE Seminar of Entrepreneurship" and www.poloitlaplata.com as president. He is married to Ana, with two daughters, and loves mountain biking, running, and mountaineering.

Jasmine Ng
Malaysia
(Jasmine) Tech enthusiast and investor. Blockchain evangelist. Senior retail and corporate banker. Payment specialist turned fintech intrapreneur. Enjoy shaping new fintech strategies and work with highly motivated teams to bring great ideas to realization.
Tech enthusiast and investor. Blockchain evangelist. Senior retail and corporate banker. Payment specialist turned fintech intrapreneur. Enjoy shaping new fintech strategies and work with highly motivated teams to bring great ideas to realization. Strong people manager, P&L focus, deep thinker and a realist motivator and public speaker. Strongly believes that a better world is just in the next action we choose to take and in order to predict the future is to create it. No stranger to start-up culture having co-founded one herself.

Richard Zhang
USA/China
Richard is a lover of Jesus who is a revivalist at heart and always excited for the next adventure that God is taking him on. He is currently at Google Brain/AI in Pittsburgh, where he leads research efforts on hyperparameter optimization, Bayesian methods, and theoretical deep learning.
Richard is a laid-down lover of Jesus who is a revivalist at heart and always excited for the next adventure that God is taking him on. He is currently at Google Brain/AI in Pittsburgh, where he leads research efforts on hyperparameter optimization, Bayesian methods, and theoretical deep learning. Recently, he leads diversity initiatives within Google to raise awareness of faith-based discrimination within its models and data. He is grateful to have graduated with a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and his interests are in the intersection of optimization, theoretical computer science and machine learning. Before that, Richard graduated in the Great Class of 2014 from Princeton University , where he first personally experienced God in a wave of revival.

Trip Nine
USA
Trip Nine is a field sales engineer for CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Silicon Valley. In addition to his day job, he leads Ekballo University; an organization that teaches, trains, and equips the global church in digital evangelism.
Trip Nine is a field sales engineer for CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Silicon Valley. In addition to his day job, he leads Ekballo University; an organization that teaches, trains, and equips the global church in digital evangelism. His hobbies include working on technical innovations both in cybersecurity and within the world of missions. Trip and his family live in the greater Boston area of the US. Feel free to connect with him on Linkedin
- Field Sales Engineer at CrowdStrike (CISSP, CCFA, CCFH, CCFR)
- 10 years+ working in technology with a focus on Cybersecurity
- 7 years leading Ekballo University (Teaching, training, equipping the global church in digital evangelism)
- Works on innovation efforts in the field of cybersecurity & missions

Natchi Lazarus
India
Natchi Lazarus is a digital & social media marketing consultant specialising in working with nonprofits, churches & faith-based ventures. He is the author of The Connected Church, a best-seller on Amazon. He is the co-founder of Open Minds Digital Agency.
Natchi Lazarus is a digital & social media marketing consultant specialising in working with nonprofits, churches & faith-based ventures. He is the author of The Connected Church, a best-seller on Amazon. He is the co-founder of Open Minds Digital Agency. He has more than 20-years of experience in marketing. He is a keynote speaker who regularly speaks in various international events, conferences, and seminars. For more details & to connect, visit: www.natchilazarus.com