Ensuring excellence is rewarded

Our judging process is designed to be rigorous and thorough to ensure all entries receive full consideration and that excellence in each of the categories is truly rewarded. A diverse panel of leading hedge fund COOs, CFOs, CCOs, GCs and CTOs will make up the judging panel with judges split into groups depending on their specialist expertise.


The criteria the judges look for are:

  • Commercial success and business growth
  • Demonstration of product or service innovation
  • Description of future product or service development possibilities
  • Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials

In-person judging

To add further scrutiny to the process there will be an in-person judging day where we will invite shortlisted firms from selected categories to pitch their entries.

On this day, the judges will be split into groups with each group assigned three to four categories depending on their expertise.

The judges will base their scores off both the initial submission from each entrant, plus a 5 minute presentation and 5 minute Q and A with each selected shortlister.

2025 Judges

With more judges to be announced soon

Andrea Bornatico
COO
L1D
Anna Colombatti
Investment COO
AXA Investment Managers
Boura Kym Tomlinson Cann
Global Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
Polar Capital
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Dan Beary
CFO
Bow Street LLC
Doug Bendle
CEO
White Creek Capital LLP
Duncan Tiplady
Chief Operating Officer
Elan Capital Management
Duncan Lidgitt
General Counsel
Muzinich & Co.
Fahd Ahmed
CEO
Iguana Investments
Iain Colquhoun
Chief Financial Officer
Sona Asset Management
James Ellison
COO
Tenax Capital
Jay Tanna
Chief Operating Officer
Rama Ventures
Lee Georgs
Lisa Conibear
UK and Group CEO
Laniakea Funds Manager LLC
Mana Mahill
COO / Founding Partner
Curiosity Capital
Melanie Davison
Chief Operating Officer
Polus Capital Management Limited
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Mike Merritt-Holmes
COO
Kvasir Technologies
Patrick Trew
Chief Risk Officer
Maniyar Capital
Phillip Chapple
COO
Monterone Partners
Ray Haslam
Chief Executive Officer
Brummer & Partners Asset Management (UK)
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Reggie Dodge
NED and Consultant
Richard Mhende
CEO & Managing Partner
ProMeritum Investment Management LLP
Rob Galione
COO
Acer Tree Investment Management LLP
Russell Elam
Chief Operating Officer
SoftBank Group International
Sonia Malik
Head of Operations
Castellain Capital LLP
Stephen Foster
Chair
Qube Research & Technologies Limited
Stephen Stokes
Chief Compliance Officer
Amia Capital LLP
Vipula Nawarathne
Chief Technology Officer
Silphium Asset Management
Wesley Dodd
Yimeng Liu
HEAD OF RISK, COMPLIANCE & OPERATIONS
AQUIS CAPITAL AG