The shortlist was selected by an international panel of judges including Alan Patching of Alan Patching & Associates; Brett King, CEO International of the
American Academy of Financial Management; Jennifer Harwood, Business Champion of Direct Incite Pty Ltd; Tim Walmsley, Regional Director of Impact Porter Novelli; Aubrey Ghose, Managing Director and CEO, ais>Brandlab; Charles Wilson, Director, The Consultancy, Dr Julia Saurazas, VP - Finance and Administration College of the North Atlantic -- Qatar and Tariq Qureishy, CEO Vantage and Board Member, Intel Capital.