Jury Members
Justice Santosh Hegde
- Lokayukta
Justice Rama Jois
- Member of Parliament
Dr. Yellappa Reddy
- Environmentalist
Mr. G. S. Siddalingaiah
- Poet
Arundhati Nag
- Playwright and Theatre person
Ms. Subhasini Vasanth
- Trustee, Vasanth Ratna Foundation of Arts
Mr. Prakash Belwadi
- Playwright
Ms. Ramya
- Film Star and Youth Icon
Mr. Javagal Srinath
- Sportsman
Dr. Ruth Manorama
- General Secretary - Women's Voice
Mr. K. Jairaj
- Prinicipal Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Anil Menon
- President - Globalization & Smart Connected Communities
  Cisco Systems
Mr. Chandrashekar Hariharan
- Managing Director, BCIL
Mr. Mohan Das Pai
- Director and Head - HR, Infosys
Mr. Vinod Hayagriv
- Managing Director, C. Krishnaiah Chetty
Mr. Pradeep Kar
- CEO & Chairman, Microland
Dr. Ashwin Mahesh
- Member ABIDe, Professor IIMB
Mr. R. K. Mishra
- Member ABIDe & Entrepreneur
Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar
- Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Jury