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Volunteer as External Panel Judge

Are you a senior business educator, practicing CFO/CEO or other C-suite executive? Are you professionally-qualified (e.g. CA(SA), CIMA/CGMA, ACCA/FCCA) and/or have an advanced post-graduate degree? You are welcome to be part of the team that pioneered the business case study revolution in Africa. Why volunteer as a judge?

5 Good Reasons!

  1. Interact with teams of students and entry-level professionals from around the world and impact their learning and career development;
  2. Network and support world-class business education;
  3. Sharpen your thinking and broaden your own experience in the company of exceptional colleagues;
  4. Build your profile as a business judge/coach and receive recognition at the global finals; and
  5. Attend our Championship Gala immediately following the competition's global finals and socialise.
Judges’ Roles & Responsibilities

Each judging panel consists of three or more members, and will include representation from each of the following groups:

  • Business academic
  • Senior executive/practicing CFO/CEO or entrepreneur
  • Policy maker/Professional body/Industry or specific interest group

Judges are expected to have expertise in the following:

  1. Identification / assessment of the main issues in the case;
  2. Distinguishing symptoms from underlying problems;
  3. Assessing the relevance and effectiveness of recommendations;
  4. Assessing the feasibility of implementation plans (planning, organisation, costs, etc.);
  5. Asking good and probing questions after the presentations and evaluating responses;
  6. Providing insightful oral and/or written feedback arising from their marking of assigned reports and/or stage presentations.
     

To better discharge their role, judges are expected to review their assigned case(s) in advance, and familiarizing themselves with the competition rules and winning criteria.  

To express interest in participating as a judge, please click here.

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