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INPEX® Jury Chairmen Bios

The purpose of the International Judging Committee is to judge inventions at INPEX based on a scoring system. The judges will walk the show floor, speak directly with the inventors, and evaluate their product or invention. At our International Awards Dinner, gold medals will be given as a result of the judging process in over 40 product categories, as well as special trophies and cash prizes.

Our invention awards program is a highlight at INPEX and a valuable opportunity for the inventors. Winning INPEX awards may add recognition to their inventions, as well as provide opportunities for media and publicity coverage.

 
 
Andrej Skrinjar

Andrej Skrinjar, MScBA
Andrej Skrinjar is a Chairman of the INPEX International Judging Committee. Hailing from Slovenia, Andrej traveled to INPEX as a delegate himself with other Slovenian inventors from 1999-2001.

From 1998-2002, Andrej was the leader of the Slovenian business innovation network, which was a group that evaluated inventions and innovations from Slovenia, Germany, Swiss and the United States. This network was the center for inventors to implement their ideas and inventions into practice. Andrej's leadership with this network drew him great respect in the international invention industry. His keen eye for mechanical evaluation has made him an ideal fit as a Chairman of the INPEX International Judging Committee. Andrej also holds a seat as the President of the International Jury for INOVA, the international exhibition of innovations held at the Zagreb International Fair in Croatia.

With 17 years experience, Andrej is an expert in total quality management, having organized construction and production processes for higher quality and efficiency with a focus in the metal and furniture industries.

Andrej holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering and a MScBA. He is a professional lecturer as well as a member of the Slovenian association of mechanical engineering's experts (SICOS).
 
 
Karen Waksman

Karen Waksman, Founder & CEO, Retail MBA LLC
Karen Waksman, Founder and CEO of Retail MBA, is a Manufacturer's Rep turned Author, Speaker and Consultant. She has sold millions of units to the world's largest retailers, and now dedicates her time to teaching entrepreneurs how to market and sell their products to Major Retailers, Online Retailers, Catalogs and Small Retailers, too!

Karen Waksman has taught thousands of product entrepreneurs and companies across the country on the subject of selling to retailers. Her goal is to empower and inspire companies to transform their businesses by providing them all of the necessary information they need in order to become chain store vendors.

A bit about Karen Waksman:

  • About.com (New York Times Company) Expert: Karen Waksman is the Wholesale Product Expert for About.com! About.com reaches nearly 40MM unique visitors a month and is a top 30 site in the US.
  • Commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association to train members on how to get products into retailers. Karen is also a speaker at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). CES is the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow that boosts more than 150,000 attendees at their annual event!
  • Was asked by Stanford University to teach the Product For Profit class (How to Sell Products to Major Retailers... No Sales Experience or Existing Buyer Relationships Required) and is also a student mentor for their Product Realization Network group.
  • Karen teaches her popular course 'Getting Your Products Sold at Retail' for the National Hardware Show, International Home and Housewares Show, Alibaba.com, Small Business Administration, SBDC, University of Chicago, Inventor Associations throughout the country and much more!
  • United Inventors Association Blogger: Proud member of UIA and writes a 'Just Ask Karen' blog monthly for them.
  • InventorSpot.com Writer: Blogger for the #1 inventor site on the web (most popular inventor site in the world)!
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