An international judging panel reviews the case studies submitted for the EiP Awards. The panel is composed of representatives from EFMD, companies, business schools and alternative providers. Previous year(s) winners are also invited to be part of it.

The EiP Award 2026 jury was composed of:

• Mohamed AbdelSalam, Executive Director, Executive Education, Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo (Egypt)
• Khalid Al Shaqsi, Director, Department of Academic Affairs and International Cooperation, the Royal Academy of Management (RAM) (Oman)
• Aizhan Bazarbayeva, Head of the Educational Solutions Department, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Kazakhstan.
• Bryan Benjamin, Executive Director, Ivey Executive Education, Western University (Canada)
• Clara Bocchio, Head of Executive Education, ESCP Business School Turin Campus (Italy)
• Lisa Carlton, Client Relationship Director and Programme Director, Warwick Business School (United Kingdom)
• Gillian Cross, Group Leadership Development Lead, FirstRand Group (South Africa)
• Regina Eckert, Client Engagement Director, Europe, CCL - Center for Creative Leadership (Germany)
• Sébastien Emond, Head of L’Oréal University for Leadership & Culture, L'Oréal (France)
• Josep Franch, Dean, Esade Executive Education, ESADE Business School (Spain)
• Marius Fröhlich, Managing Director, Coverdale Team Management Deutschland (Germany)
• Carolin Gellert, Chief Learning Officer of MLP Corporate University, MLP Finanzberatung SE (Germany)
• Jean-Patrick Habyarimana, Director, Human Resources (Learning & Performance), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (Egypt)
• Christoph Herold, Programme Director, CEDEP Global Executive Education Club (France)
• Aparna Maroo Jain, Assistant Vice President, Group HR, Tata Services - TMTC (India)
• Olga Karpova, Executive Director, KROK Business School, KROK University (Ukraine)
• Sara Kells, Director of Operations and Programme Management, Digital Learning, IE Business School (Spain)
• Elisabeth Koch, Head of DB Akademie, Deutsche Bahn AG (Germany)
• Viren Lall, Managing Director, ChangeSchool London (United Kingdom)
• Valérie Margarito, Group L&D Leadership Programme Manager, Richemont International (Switzerland)
• Jodie Martin, Head of Executive Education, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
• Paul McCarthy, Former Client Director, University of Warwick (United Kingdom)
• Gavin McQuillan, Head of Learning & Development, NatWest Group (United Kingdom)
• Carlos Montalvan, General Director, Corporate SVP Talent & Learning, Intercorp, UCIC (Intercorp Corporate University) (Peru)
• Gyan Nagpal, Director of Group Learning, AIA Group and Dean AIA Leadership Centre, AIA Leadership Centre (Thailand)
• Jonathan Pegum, Senior Client Director, Executive Education, London Business School (United Kingdom)
• Valentina Satarova, Head of Corporate University, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) (Kazakhstan)
• Jasmina Selimovic, Governor, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Ana Rita Soares, Head of Learning and Development, EDP - Energias de Portugal (Portugal)
• Simon Stoepfgeshoff, Director of Corporate Programs, Executive School University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
• Barbara Stöttinger, Dean of Executive Education, HEC Paris (France)
• Anthony Sturgess, Professor of Leadership and Enterprise, Wrexham University (United Kingdom)
• Cate Valentine, Director of Custom Programs, CEDEP Global Executive Education Club (France)
• Bregje van Baaren, Consultant, Department of Academic Affairs and International Cooperation, the Royal Academy of Management (RAM) (Oman)
• Robert van der Ven, Head of Academic Partnership Development, Volvo Group Trucks Technology & Industrial Division (Sweden)
• Tim Wray, Director of Executive Development, Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin (Ireland)

EFMD representative:
Jan Ginneberge, Senior Advisor, EFMD Corporate Services (Belgium)