Chairwoman: Lucy Fallon Byrne, director, National Centre for Partnership & Performance.

Judges: Joe Dobbin, managing director, Javelin Young & Rubicam; Ursula Murphy, head of human resources, Allianz; Niall Glynn, head of human resources, ABN AMBRO Bank; Mark Hogan, managing director, Owens DDB; Dominic Coyle, deputy business editor, The Irish Times.