Awards Judging
Our rigorous judging process means each entry is fairly reviewed by a group of industry experts and forerunners in their respective fields.
Meet the 2026 Judges
Procurement leaders and experts from all over the world will form panel of judges. After making an awards submission, your entry will be put in front of them. These forerunners are known for their business impact so they're a trustworthy group. This means you can rest assured that you entries are reviewed through a fair and impartial process.
CHAIR OF JUDGES
Joe Agresta
Former CPO at Johnson & Johnson; Assistant Professor of Supply Chain at
Rutgers University Business School
THE JUDGES LINE-UP
WORLD-CLASS PROCUREMENT LEADERS
Dr. Arnd Hirschberg
CPO Business Area Transformation of Industry
Siemens Energy
Matteo Perondi
CPO
Bulgari
Francesco Bassoli
CPO
MSC Cruises
Mark Pirie
Senior Vice President Purchasing & Supplier Management
Schaeffler Group
Thomas Glossner
EVP Procurement
Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH
Shimin Jiang
SVP & COO
Phoenix Contact China
Muhamad Iqbal
Vice President of Procurement Strategic and Evaluation
PT Pupuk Indonesia
Tim Huang
Vice President Sourcing
UPM
Stuart Wood
Managing Director, Global Head of Procurement Services
Standard Chartered
Khairul Azman
CPO
DRB-HICOM Berhad
SENIOR EXPERTS AND SCHOLARS WITH 30+
YEARS OF PROCUREMENT EXPERIENCE
David Dufour
Professor of Management and Supply Chain
International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at XJTLU
Dr. Christina SS Ooi
Former CPO Asia Pacific with Diverse Industry Experience
Francois Maurage
Former CPO，Senior Advisor
SNCF
Dr. Stephan Gutthal
Former CPO at Hensoldt, Kontron & Vonovia
Scoring Criteria
- —Challenge, Context & Objectives(10%)
- —Insights & Strategic Idea(25%)
- —Planning and Execution(25%)
- —Benefits Achieved & Results(40%)
- —Supporting Materials
Special Notes
Exclusivity Principle
Should a judge's organization enter the awards, the judge with the invested interest will not review the categories entered by his/her organization at any of the review rounds.
Confidentiality
The only people with access to the entries are the Operations Team of the organizers and the judges. They both must observe confidentiality rules before being able to access the Entry Platform. They are not allowed to discuss the content of the entries with anyone outside of this judging process.