The Jury is composed of outstanding individuals with senior positions in academia, business and the non-profit sector. Read about their achievements by clicking on their profiles below.
Agatha Ruiz De La Prada
SPAIN
Designer
SPAIN
Designer
Annemarie Van Gaal
NETHERLANDS
Founder and CEO of AM Media publishing company
Founder of the Independent Media Group
Investor
NETHERLANDS
Founder and CEO of AM Media publishing company
Founder of the Independent Media Group
Investor
Danica Purg
SLOVENIA
Dean and Director of the IEDC-BLED School of Management
SLOVENIA
Dean and Director of the IEDC-BLED School of Management
Loïc Sadoulet
FRANCE
Professor of Economics & Head of the Africa Initiative, INSEAD
FRANCE
Professor of Economics & Head of the Africa Initiative, INSEAD
Sung Joo Kim
SOUTH KOREA
Chairperson and CEO of Sung Joo Group & MCM Products AG
SOUTH KOREA
Chairperson and CEO of Sung Joo Group & MCM Products AG
Judy Malan
SOUTH AFRICA
Partner, McKinsey & Company
SOUTH AFRICA
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Yang Lan
CHINA
Chairperson of Sun Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation
CHINA
Chairperson of Sun Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation
Kimberlie L. Cerrone
USA
Silicon Valley Angel Investor
USA
Silicon Valley Angel Investor
Rebecca Wei
CHINA
Principal, McKinsey & Company
CHINA
Principal, McKinsey & Company
Essma Ben Hamida
TUNISIA
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Enda Inter-Arabe
President of the Sanabel Microfinance network of Arab countries
TUNISIA
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Enda Inter-Arabe
President of the Sanabel Microfinance network of Arab countries
Ricardo Zisis Drinberg
CHILE
Publisher & Editor of Harvard Business Review América Latina
CHILE
Publisher & Editor of Harvard Business Review América Latina
Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz
MOROCCO
Manager of GFI Informatique Maroc
Founder of AFEM (the Moroccan Women Business Owners Association)
MOROCCO
Manager of GFI Informatique Maroc
Founder of AFEM (the Moroccan Women Business Owners Association)
Kamal Ahmad
BANGLADESH
President and CEO of the Asian University for Women Support Foundation
BANGLADESH
President and CEO of the Asian University for Women Support Foundation
Michelle Garnaut
AUSTRALIA
Owner/Operator M Restaurant Group
AUSTRALIA
Owner/Operator M Restaurant Group
Margarita Vaquer
ARGENTINA
Director of Public Affairs, Rincon de Corrientes S.A.
ARGENTINA
Director of Public Affairs, Rincon de Corrientes S.A.
Xavier Leroux
MEXICO
Principal, McKinsey & Company
MEXICO
Principal, McKinsey & Company
Rosemary Winters
COLOMBIA
Founder of Winters Media Consulting
COLOMBIA
Founder of Winters Media Consulting
Wendy Y.N. Luhabe
SOUTH AFRICA
Jury President, Africa
Founding member of Women Investment Portfolio Holdings
Founding member of Women Private Equity Fund
SOUTH AFRICA
Jury President, Africa
Founding member of Women Investment Portfolio Holdings
Founding member of Women Private Equity Fund
Cheikh Tidiane Mbaye
SENEGAL
CEO of Sonatel
President of the SONATEL Foundation
SENEGAL
CEO of Sonatel
President of the SONATEL Foundation
Galia Albin
ISRAEL
CEO of Almedia Group
ISRAEL
CEO of Almedia Group
Spiros Voyadzis
GREECE
Jury President, Europe
President of the Partnerships for Finance and Development Group
Vice-President of EPOS Health Consultants USA
GREECE
Jury President, Europe
President of the Partnerships for Finance and Development Group
Vice-President of EPOS Health Consultants USA
Antonella Nonino
ITALY
Director of External Relations & Marketing of Nonino Distillery
ITALY
Director of External Relations & Marketing of Nonino Distillery
Michelle Sassoon
SINGAPORE
COO of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
SINGAPORE
COO of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Virginia Littlejohn
USA
Jury President, North America
CEO, Quantum Leaps, Inc.
USA
Jury President, North America
CEO, Quantum Leaps, Inc.
John Dickinson
FRANCE
Founder of Financial Networking
FRANCE
Founder of Financial Networking
Nell Merlino
USA
Founder, President and CEO of
Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence
USA
Founder, President and CEO of
Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence
Iris Kronenbitter
GERMANY
Director of the National Agency for Women Start-ups & Entrepreneurs (bga)
GERMANY
Director of the National Agency for Women Start-ups & Entrepreneurs (bga)
Zoe Dean Smith
SWAZILAND
Managing Director of Visionary Growth & Development
SWAZILAND
Managing Director of Visionary Growth & Development
Joyce Ventura
COLOMBIA
Jury President, Latin America
Film Producer
COLOMBIA
Jury President, Latin America
Film Producer
Roberto Artavia Loria
COSTA RICA
President, INCAE School of Business
COSTA RICA
President, INCAE School of Business
Lynne Franks
UNITED KINGDOM
Entrepreneur & lifestyle guru
UNITED KINGDOM
Entrepreneur & lifestyle guru
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Jury President, Asia
Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Jury President, Asia
Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates
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