Judging / Talks / Conversations
Judging
& Speaking
Bringing thoughtful perspectives on products, design, technology and research to judging panels, talks and community conversations.
On the judging panel
Helping ideas take their next step.
Evaluating projects and engaging with the people building them.
HuddleHive Women in Tech Hackathon
HuddleHive · Wise offices, London
Danish served as a voluntary judge at the HuddleHive Women in Tech Hackathon at Wise offices in London on 27–28 June 2026. HuddleHive Co-Founder Jess Rush invited him based on his UI/UX design and digital accessibility background.
The event had 100 participants and was supported by Wise and Addition. Danish independently assessed and scored projects; after shortlisted teams pitched, the judging panel selected first, second and third place winners. The approved evidence also records HuddleHive as having engaged over 1,000 participants through organiser-supported hackathons.
International Greenwich Olympiad 2026
North London Grammar School · Queen Mary University of London
Danish served as a volunteer judge at the International Greenwich Olympiad 2026 on 16 June 2026 at Queen Mary University of London. The event was organised and hosted by North London Grammar School.
He applied through the official judge registration process on 19 May 2026, evaluated 12 projects and questioned more than 25 students. IGO received 1,103 student registrations and selected 362 finalists from 53 countries. In total, 538 projects were assessed by 114 judges across 15 categories using a published 100-point framework.
Talks, panels & conversations
Ideas, shared in the room.
Conference stages, community meetups and open conversations across design, technology, research and the ideas shaping our work.
Rubber Duck Brum · Birmingham
Accessibility: Building Bridges, Not Walls
Spoke to a room of engineers and designers, focusing on the accessibility issues that quietly break products, low contrast, unclear focus states, missing labels. The energy stayed high well after the talk, with people working through how to fix these in their own projects.
Mirpur University of Science & Technology, Mirpur AJK, Pakistan
Early Career In Digital Tech Workshop For Females
In February 2020, I delivered an early-career digital technology workshop for more than 100 female final-year Software Engineering students at MUST University. The session focused on practical digital skills, career opportunities and how students could begin building online work and business opportunities.
Continue the conversation
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