The people who judge Forge
Pro-bono leaders from our network who bring credibility, actual judging, and network draw — opening doors to campuses and companies for our builders.
Mohit Maheshwari
Forge Director · Partner, NMG
Co-founder and Chief Strategist with 22+ years of leadership in SEO, growth marketing and building high-performance remote engineering teams.
Rohit Maheshwari
Judging Chair · Partner, NMG
MSc Business Systems Architect from City University London. Architect of ProcessHQ. Formerly led systems for PlayStation, 20th Century Fox and New Line Cinema.
Travis Wright
Web3 & Web4 Pioneer · Bad Crypto Podcast
Marketing technologist, author of Digital Sense, keynote speaker at 100+ global conferences. Co-founder of CCP.Digital.
Eean Owens
SEO Authority · CEO, Agency Assassin
Globally recognized local SEO and Google Maps ranking specialist. Architect of behavioral CTR search platforms driving 2,000+ campaigns.
Gilles Praet
AEO · GEO Authority · Co-Founder, Visiblie
Co-founder of Visiblie, the AI-visibility platform tracking brands across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. Leads NMG Labs' UAE and Belgium campuses for the International Hackathon.
Our judges don't just show up on Sprint Day — they carry the rooms NMG already stands in. From GITEX Dubai to MWC Barcelona to Chiang Mai, this is the stage our builders get access to.
