The selection process for the awards involves an impartial panel of industry experts who generously volunteer their time to evaluate submissions. These individuals are chosen for their expertise and experience.
Judges review entries, ensuring a fair and unbiased evaluation. In cases where judges have conflicts of interest within specific categories, they abstain from participating in the assessment of those particular entries.
Upon the submission deadline, judges receive all entries in a uniform format, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Each entry is then scored by the judges based on the defined criteria for each category.
Judges will arrange interviews with shortlisted finalists - these interviews will be either face to face or online
Finally judges present their recommendations to a Core Panel Meeting to reach a final decision on a single day
It is crucial to note that the entire judging process is conducted confidentially, and all decisions reached during this process are considered final.
