A JUDGING panel featuring some of Ireland's most respected business leaders is on the lookout for the nation's Leaders of Tomorrow, as part of a graduate award programme run by Accenture, in association with The Irish Times Innovation magazine.

The panel is currently assessing presentations from a shortlist of Ireland’s best and brightest third-level students.

The overall winner will be announced later this month and will take part in the Accenture leadership experience tour to New York this summer, and complete a leadership development internship at Accenture Ireland.

Mark Ryan, country managing director for Accenture in Ireland, said: “We are living in a time when the fostering of young entrepreneurs and their innovative ideas has never been more important to the future of this country and the prosperity of our economy.

“Our senior line-up of business leaders who form the judging panel for 2010 reflect this fact, and it speaks volumes about the importance our respective organisations place on finding the next generation of leaders.”