Climate Change Challenge judges
Our Climate Change Challenge would not be possible without the time, commitment and support of the international judges who review all the competition entries from students and teachers.
Meet this year's judges
This year’s panel comprises a distinguished group of global leaders, innovators, and scholars, all of whom have made significant contributions to sustainability and climate action. Their collective expertise will be instrumental in evaluating the pioneering solutions presented by student teams from across the globe. The commitment and insights of these esteemed judges will help ensure that the most impactful and innovative ideas are recognised and supported.
- Professor Ananya Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (India)
- Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, Financial Times (UK)
- Elena Branet, CEO and Founder, Digital Camp (UK)
- Elizabeth Baldwin, Managing Director, Business Education, Times Higher Education (UK)
- Elshad Yunusov, Senior Lecturer, Baku Engineering University (Azerbaijan)
- Fatna Ikrame El Fanne, Environmental Engineer; Co-Founder and Director of Projects, Youth For Climate (Morocco)
- Colonel Gopal Karunakaran, CEO, Shiv Nadar Schools (India)
- Heba Alnasser, Senior Advisor and Strategic Initiatives Lead, Royal Academy of Management (Oman)
- Jigisha Lock, Head of Platform Strategy, Portfolio and ESG Solutions, NatWest Markets Plc (UK)
- Dr Karan Thakur, Group Sustainability Lead and Vice President, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd (India)
- Karuna Singh, Regional Director - Asia, Earth Day Network (India)
- Dr Khaled Musallam MD PhD, Group Chief Research Officer, Burjeel Holdings (UAE)
- Dr Manju Kak, Secretary General, All India Women's Conference (India)
- Maria d Rodriguez Arteaga, Director - Sustainable Infrastructure, EY (UK)
- Dr Mohammad Fityan, Group Designated Institutional Official, Chair of Medicine Division, Burjeel Holdings (UAE)
- Nadim Matta, Co-founder, Nafda Lebanon (Lebanon)
- Natalya D Lozovaya, Senior Sustainability and ESG Manager, DLA Piper LLP (UK)
- Nathan P Evans, PMG Sustainability Strategy and Implementation, BlackRock (UK)
- Nicholas Henderson, Director, Essai Education (India)
- Rashad Salimov, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Sumgayit State University (Azerbaijan)
- Rony Karam, President, Lebanese Foundation for Renewable Energy (Lebanon)
- Tunzala Babayeva, Senior Lecturer, Sumgayit State University (Azerbaijan)
- Zoe Cokeliss Barsley, Director Of Sustainability, Oxford University Press (UK/Global)
