XPRIZE is excited to announce the ten seats of the Finals Judging Panel of the XPRIZE $1M Next-Gen Mask Challenge. Representing expertise in apparel and fashion, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, retail and business, and medicine, this diverse panel of industry professionals and executives will come together to deliberate and ultimately determine the Grand Prize Winner and Two Runner Up teams in the million dollar mask challenge. 

On December 15th, tune in to watch the Top 5 Finalists deliver 60-second pitches to the Judging Panel at XPRIZE Presents: The Million Dollar Mask - a live stream event where we’ll announce the winners of the million dollar mask challenge! Watch at xprize.org/mask. 

To determine the Grand Prize WInner and two Category Winners, Judges will evaluate the team designs and consider the following criteria:
• X-Factor 
• Most Wearable
• Best for Large-Scale Adoption
• Most Manufacturable at Low Cost
• Accessibility
• Functionality 

Brian Hovey

Vice President, Marketing and Commercial Excellence, Honeywell

Denise Rutherford

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, 3M

Garrett Gerson

CEO, Calamigos Ranch & Founder, Variant

Ashish Diwanji

President, Lydall Performance Materials

June Ambrose

Creative Director, Author, Costume Designer, Celebrity Stylist, #Rockmom and Social Media Maven

Summer Chamblin

Gen Z Entrepreneur and Content Creator, Daughter of June Ambrose

Heather Hughes

Group Vice President, General Merchandise Manager Seasonal, General  Merch, and Photo, Walgreens

Suzanne DiBianca

Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce

Erik Viirre M.D. Ph.D.

Professor, UCSD Department of Neurosciences, Director, Arthur C Clarke Center for Human Imagination

Professor Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.

Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry at UCSD

Stay tuned! XPRIZE Presents: The Million Dollar Mask will be streamed live on December 15 @ 12pm PT on xprize.org/mask.