Mentors / Judges
Mentors help the participants through the Ullarthon by providing them guidance in their area of expertise. Mentors decide how much time they want to dedicate to the event, and when they will be available.
When signing up as a mentor, you specify in which area you (or your institution) might be able to help. We will then contact you with more information. The mission is to have as diverse group of mentors as possible to help the teams.
Our Ullarthon mentors are:
Árni Brynjar Bragason
Farmer and agricultural consultant, Icelandic Agricultural Advisory Centre
Árni Halldórsson
Researcher. Icelandic Intellectual Property Office.
Bryndís Fiona Ford
Director, Hallormstaðaskóli - School
Brynjar Þór Vigfússon
Manager at Gilhagi Woolmill, spinning expert and goatherd.
Gauja Hlín Helgudóttir
Director, Muggsstofa Community and Innovation Center
Guðmundur Svavarsson
Factory manager, Wool Department, Ístex Wool Factory
Hanna Petursdóttir
Textile designer, HANNA felting
Hélene Magnússon
Knit designer and yarn producer, Prjónakerling.is
Hulda Baldursdóttir
Project manager, Innovation Center Iceland
Jóhanna E. Pálmadóttir
Project manager, farmer and wool expert at the Icelandic Textile Center
Jón Gunnarsson
Communications Manager. Icelandic Intellectual Property Office.
Jón Pálmason
Group leader Automation at Verkís - Consulting Engineers
Kolfinna Kristínardóttir
Innovation advisor, SSNV - Association of Municipalities in Northwest Iceland
Karítas Sigurbjörg Björnsdóttir
Project manager, Fab Lab Sauðárkrókur
Lilý Erla Adamsdóttir
Head of Textile Department, Myndlistaskólinn - the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts
Margrét Kjærnested
Content creator, Kvísl Productions
Ragnheiður Björk Þórsdóttir
Weaving expert and artist. Studío Stólinn.
Ragnar Bjarnason
Building Engineer at Verkís.
Rósa Björk Jónsdóttir
Marketing manager at the Agricultural University of Iceland
Sunna Jökulsdóttir
Textile Engineer at Ístex
Our judges are:
Eyþór Einarsson
Agricultural consultant, Icelandic Agricultural Advisory Centre
Helga Rún Pálsdóttir
Master tailor, Össur Orthopaedics
Karl Friðriksson
Managing Director, Innovation Center Iceland
Katrín Káradóttir
Associate Professor in Fashion Design, Icelandic University of the Arts
Kristján Óskarsson
Project manager, Innovation Center Iceland
Margrét Valdimarsdóttir
Director, Icelandic Handicraft Association
Sigríður Ingvarsdóttir
Director, Innovation Center Iceland.
Sigríður Valgeirsdóttir
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Industry and Innovation
Unnsteinn Snorrason
Manager, Icelandic Sheep Farmers Association
Þorbjörg S. Bakke
Environmental specialist, Environment Agency of Iceland
Þorbjörg Valdimarsdóttir
Textile designer
Þórný Hlynsdóttir
Records manager, Bifröst University
