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A distinguished group of international leaders in government, business, academia and renowned Green activists has been selected to join the Jury for the Zayed Future Energy Prize.
The Zayed Future Energy Prize is recognised as the world’s preeminent award -driving innovation, leadership, long-term vision and impact in renewable energy and sustainability.
"We welcome to the Prize highly accomplished individuals who bring together a multi-faceted set of experiences in the industry along with a shared passion and commitment to advancing renewable energy and sustainability around the world," said Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Director General of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. "We will greatly benefit by each of their specific areas of expertise and participation." The newly-selected members of the Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury are: Mohammed Nasheed, President of the Republic of the Maldives, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy for South Africa, Hon. Timothy Wirth, President of the UN Foundation and Better World Fund, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oscar-award winning actor and environmental activist, Andre Agassi, Founder of the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and Grand Slam Tennis Champion, and Hon. Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation.
The new Jury members will join continuing members: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland; Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman of Masdar; and Dr. Susan Hockfield, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
"Our appreciation is also extended to the exiting jury members whose efforts have laid the foundation and created the momentum for the prize in its inception phase. We recognise their efforts and are confident that they will continue to support the prize as its ambassadors. The participation of these leading figures is not only a tribute to the environmental stewardship of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan but also to his vision of building bridges and fostering friendships that extend across the world." he added.
In line with the far reaching vision of the UAE leadership, The Zayed Future Energy Prize aims to incentivize, encourage and become a catalyst for the ongoing development of renewable energy and clean technology.
The Jury will convene later this year as the final judging panel in a four-tiered open process that selects the prize winners and finalists who will be honoured in an Awards Ceremony in Abu Dhabi on 17 January 2012.
The annual Zayed Future Energy Prize is open to individuals, large companies, entrepreneurs, small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and NGOs in the field of renewable energy and sustainability. Award category and prizes are: SMEs/NGOs: US$1.5m (winner), US$1m (first runner up), US$500,000 (second runner up), Lifetime Achievement (Individual): US$500,000; Large Corporations: Recognition Award.
A High School Prize (Global) of US$500,000 will be launched in 2012, and awarded in 2013, for the first time signaling on-going development of the Zayed Future Energy Prize in its efforts to inspire the youth, our future generations of leaders and innovators.
The prize organisation has developed a multi-tiered evaluation procedure to ensure consistency throughout the judging process. First, the Evaluations Committee provides due diligence on all submitted entries and selects the leading candidates for the Review Committee. Top entries are then forwarded to the Selection Committee, comprised of energy experts from around the world, who present their top tier candidates to the Jury for final selection of winners in each category.
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