This year, to ensure an extremely fair and thoroughly audited process, Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC) was appointed as the Process Validator. Shortlisted by PwC, their names were then discussed and debated by a credible and respected jury comprising Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor, dance icon Geeta Chandran, cricketing legends Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Harbhajan Singh, legendary Masterchef Manjeet Gill (of ITC Bukhara fame) and restaurateur-chef Farrokh Khambata, business Leaders D. Shiva Kumar, group executive president - Corporate Strategy and Business, Aditya Birla Group, Nimish Shah, head - Investments at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, and Wiz Sabbas Joseph, Founder and CEO, Wizcraft. Neeraj Kumar, Managing Director - Beam Suntory India, was the chairman of the jury.