The judging panel brings together a wealth of knowledge from industry, academia and the media.
Lionel Barber
Lionel Barber has been editor of the Financial Times since November 2005. In his 25 years with the FT he has been US managing editor, editor of the European edition, news editor, Brussels bureau chief and Washington correspondent.
Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal is the chairman and chief executive of ArcelorMittal; he founded the company in 1976, which then expanded globally through a series of mergers and acquisitions, most notably the merger with Arcelor in 2006. Mr Mittal sits on the boards of Goldman Sachs and EADS, is on the Advisory Board of Kellogg and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Cleveland Clinic. He was recently awarded a Dr Honoris Causa from the AGH University of Science and Technology in
John Authers
John Authers is the FT's senior investment columnist. In a 22-year career with the newspaper, he has been editor of the Lex column, US banking correspondent, US markets editor, investment editor and Mexico City bureau chief.
Dipak Jain
Dipak C Jain is the dean of INSEAD, the international business school. Mr Jain sits on the board of directors of Deere & Company, Northern Trust and Reliance Industries, and in 2003, was appointed a foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister of Thailand. He has also served as a consultant to companies including Microsoft, Novartis, American Express, Sony, Nissan, Motorola, Eli Lilly, Philips and Hyatt International.
Leo Johnson
Leo Johnson is a partner in PwC's sustainability and climate change team. He is co-founder of Sustainable Finance Ltd, sustainability advisers to more than 50 leading banks and corporates, and now part of PwC. He presents Down to Business, the BBC World show on social enterprise.
Luke Johnson
Luke Johnson is chairman of Risk Capital Partners, a private equity firm. A former chairman of Channel 4 Television, he is chairman of Giraffe restaurants and Patisserie Valerie and writes a weekly column on entrepreneurship for the Financial Times.
Anne Méaux
Anne Méaux is founder and president of Image Sept, the public relations house that represents some of Europe's largest companies. She was communications adviser to Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the former president of France.
Terry Smith
Terry Smith began his City career at Barclays in 1974 and led the management buy-out of stockbroker Collins Stewart in 2000. He is now the chief executive of Tullett Prebon and founder of Fundsmith, the asset managers.
