judges

The World Leadership Awards are judged by panels of internationally recognised judges with the widest possible range of knowledge and experience. They are selected primarily from five sources: academia, government, commerce, the professions and the media.

The World Leadership Awards Judges are:

Architecture & Civil Engineering

• Colin Gilmore-Merchant, Former Managing Director, SMC Alsop
• Richard Hastilow CBE, Chief Executive, Royal Institute of British Architects
• Terry Hill, Chair, Government Construction Advisory Committee
• Kieran Long, Editor, The Architects' Journal
• Antony Oliver, Editor, New Civil Engineer
• Professor Nick Tyler, Head of Department, Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London

Communication

• Alex Butler, Strategy and Marketing Director, Directgov
• Colin Farrington, Director General, Chartered Institute of Public Relations
• Jennifer Tankard, Strategic Communications Adviser, IDeA
• Jane Wilson, Communications Director, GCap Media
• Dr Arjang Zadeh, Global Managing Partner, Accenture

Culture & the Arts

• Charles Freeman, Executive Director, Culture South East
• Roula Konzotis, Director of Communications, Royal Institute of British Architects
• Mark Jones, Director, Victoria and Albert Museum
• Elizabeth Lynch, Director, Roundhouse Studios
• Christopher Naylor, Director, Cultural Regeneration
• Sue Thiedeman, Cultural Improvement Manager, Capital Ambition
• Dr Barbara Zatlokal, Communications Consultant, Creative Exchange

Economy &/or Employment

• Eric Britton, Director, Fathom Consulting
• Keith Boyfield, Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Director of Leriba Risk
• Dr Leslie Budd, Reader in Social Enterprise, The Open University, Business School
• Daniel Dodd, Editor, BBC Business and Economics Centre
• Dan Lewis, Research Director, Economics Research Council
• Dr Andrew Ryder, Senior Lecturer, Centre for European and International Studios Research
• Dr Peter Urwin, Director, Centre for Employment Research

Education and/or the Development of the Young

• Bahram Bekhradnia, Director, The Higher Education Policy Institute
• Jonathan Douglas, Director, The National Literacy Trust
• Sam Freedman, Head of the Education Unit, Policy Exchange
• Jeremy Rowe, Past Chair, National Association for Primary Learning
• Dr Rona Tutt OBE, Past President, National Association of Head Teachers

Environment

• Martin Baxter, Deputy Chief Executive, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
• Dr Barry Dalal-Clayton, Programme Director, International Institute for Environment & Development
• Simon Mills, Head of Sustainable Development, City of London
• John Vidal, Environment Editor, The Guardian
• Erika Yarrow, Editor, Water & Environment Magazine

Health

• Professor Rod Griffiths CBE, President, Faculty of Public Health
• Dr Mike Raynor, Director, British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group
• Dr Robin Stott, London Representative, United Kingdom Public Health Association
• Dr Suzanne Wait, Director of Research, International Longevity Centre UK

Housing

• John Cross, Chair, National Housing Federation
• Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, Chief Economist, Policy Exchange
• Steve Howlett, Chief Executive, Peabody Trust
• Gordon Lee-Steere, Chairman, The Rural Housing Trust
• Darshan Matharoo, Chief Executive, United Housing Association

Law & Order

• Yeshim Harris, Deputy Sub-Treasurer, The Inner Temple
• David Hobart, Chief Executive, The Bar Council
• Professor Michael Levi, Professor of Criminology, Cardiff University
• Eric Nisbett, Director of Corporate Support, City of London Police
• Henry Velleman, Chair of Trustees, Victim Support London

Leisure & Sport

• Jenny Brown, Chief Executive, British Universities Sports Association
• Vanessa Brown, Director Northamptonshire Sport
• Tim Lawler, Chief Executive, SportsAid
• Professor Craig Mahoney, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Northumbria University
• Guy Taylor, National Director, TASS

Science & Technology

• Peter Back, Divisional Director, UK Intellectual Property Office,
• Professor David Cope, Director, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
• Dr Ben Crystall, Technology Features Editor, The New Scientist
• Philip Greenish CBE, Cheif Executive, Royal Academy of Engineering
• Dr Jane Gregory, Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London

Town Planning

• Professor Graeme Evans, Director, Cities Institute, London Metropolitan University
• Graham Jones, Past President, Planning Officers Society
• Stephen Joseph, Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy, Thames Gateway London Partnership and Head of Planning, Transport and Housing, EEDA
• Melissa Mean, Head of Self Build Cities Programme, Demos
• Richard Simmons, Chief Executive, CABE
• Ziona Strelitz, Founder and Principal, ZZA Responsive Built Environments
• Peter Weatherhead, Director, DTZ Consulting and Research

Transport

• Dr Colin Black, Director for Transport Planning, JMP Consulting
• Paul Buchanan, Director, Colin Buchanan
• Andrew Davis, Managing Director , Environment Transport Association
• Richard Harris, Technical Director, WSP Group
• Professor Benjamin Heydecker, Head of Centre for Transport Studies, University College London
• Derek Turner, Director of Traffic Operations, The Highways Agency

Urban Renewal

• Peter Archer, Director, Regeneration & Housing Services, Chair, Care and Repair England
• Chris Hollins, Vice Chairman, Association of Town Centre Management
• Nick Lambert, Director of Development, DTZ
• Councillor Guy Nicholson, Vice-Chair, City Fringe partnership
• Eric Reynolds, Founding Director, Urban Space Management