As part of our commitment to transparency, we publish the names of the judges for each competition. (If judges opt-in for their names to be made public.)

Each competition is judged by a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs, including the names listed below. The competition is overseen by members of our international Grand Jury, who travel to each competition.

We would like to thank our judges for their hard work, including any who chose for their names not to be listed. You can find the full list of winners for this competition in our ‘Rounds & results’ section.

Marita Beingolea Robles (Peru), Cate Tasting Room

Miluska Calixtro Zarate (Peru), MINAGRI – Cacao Seguro

Wilton Céspedes Del Pozo (Peru), UNIQ (Universidad Nacional Intercultural de Quillabamba-Cusco)

Bordin Charoenpongchai (Thailand), Yellow Chocolate

Carmen Rosa Chavez (Peru), Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego

Martin Christy (United Kingdom), Seventy%, Permanent Grand Jury

Andrew Carlos Gibbon Bustamante (Peru), Le Cordon Bleu Perú

Katherine Inga (Peru), Blu chocolate

Elena Elizabeth Lon Kan Prado (Peru), Unique Logistics SAC (UNILOGIS), UNILOGIS.CLOUD

Miguel Lopategui Escudero (Spain), Txokolat

Arturo Bernardo Otárola Luna (Peru), Consultor Independiente

Victor Padilla Prado (Peru), Chocolatier, Cacao Rush

Stephanie Pellny Valdez (Peru), Amazon Specialties SAC, Cacao Life

Maricel Presilla (United States), Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Permanent Grand Jury

Rodrigo Rivera Esquivel (Chile), Consultant

Javier Rodriguez (Chile), EMPORIO CACAO, EmporioCacao

Miryam Rodriguez Yzaga (Peru), Asociacion Peruana de Chefs, Cocineros y Afines, www.apccaperu.org

Vanessa Rolfini Arteaga (Peru), Journalist

Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway), Vigdis Rosenkilde – Chocolate experiences, http://www.rosenkildes.no

Flavio Solorzano Alvarez (Peru), Senorio de Sulco

Daniela Vásquez Villegas (Costa Rica), Chocolate Nahua

Vanessa Milagros Villanueva Bejarano (Peru), Le Cordon Bleu