Judging Panel
An independent panel of recognised and expert green leaders will determine the winners of the Green Awards.
Our focus is to deliver a balanced judging assessment from industry leaders who will bring their extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to the judging process ensuring that the winning entries are truly outstanding and worthy of receiving a Green Award.
The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, in which case that entry will be reallocated. The integrity of this process lies at the very heart of all that we do.
A comprehensive judging process has been put together to decide the worthy winners of the Green Awards.

Jan Peter Bergkvist
Senior Sustainability Advisor, Sleepwell AB, Sweden
Jan Peter "JP" Bergkvist, sustainability professional, inspiring speaker, writer & senior advisor at SleepWell AB, has been active in the field of Sustainable Business at an executive level in the hospitality industry since the early nineties.

John Cunniffe
Director of Services, G4S FM Ireland
John Cunniffe has experience rolling out Green Initiatives within property portfolios across a range of sectors; utilising his engineering background to incorporate sustainable solutions within the built environment and operations to incorporating a cradle-to-cradle approach to suitable projects.

Tanya Fitzgerald
Enterprise Liaison Officer, Sustainable Futures, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork
As Enterprise Liaison Officer for the Sustainable Futures Project, Tanya is responsible for managing relationships with Enterprise partners and for identifying the skills and competencies required by industry in relation to Sustainability.

Joe Harford
Managing Director, Joe Harford & Associates
Joe Harford is a post graduate of Technology University Dublin and a fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering, he held various technical and managerial positions with Bristol Myers Squibb, general manager of Newport Pharmaceuticals Ireland and president and chief executive of Astellas Ireland.

Rory Kelleher
Director of Sustainability, Cork Chamber
Rory is a former advisor to the Climate Change Advisory Council and is currently Director of Sustainability with Cork Chamber. Rory has advised leading global companies, governments and NGOs on decarbonisation, low carbon innovation and sustainability for over a decade across Europe, US and Asia.

Enda Kiernan
Past President, Chartered Institution of Waste Management
Enda Kiernan is a qualified Civil Engineer with a Master’s degree in Construction Project Management and a PhD in Environmental Engineering.
Since 1997, Enda has worked in the Local Authority sector, specialising in Waste Management and in Waste Operations in particular.

Anna Ozolina
Project Manager Sustainable Futures, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork
As the Project Manager for the Sustainable Futures Project, Anna coordinates inter-institutional, cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary engagement for impactful, long-term enterprise-informed sustainability skills education agenda.

Ian O’Connor
Group Energy Manager, John Sisk & Son
Ian has extensive in energy efficiency throughout Ireland, UK and Europe and is now pioneering the field of energy efficiency in construction. Ian is a Certified Energy Manager and a graduate of TUD, he also has an MSc in Renewable Energy and Energy Management.

Brian O’Kennedy
Managing Director, Clearstream Solutions
Brian O’Kennedy is CEO of Clearstream Solutions, a leading independent carbon management and corporate sustainability consultancy firm which he founded in 2009.

Lorraine Rushe
Environmental, Health & Safety Manager, Buildings & Estates, University of Galway
Lorraine joined University of Galway as Environmental Health & Safety Manager and has significant experience working in consultancy, industry and education. She is the Chairperson of the Green Campus since joining the University and played an instrumental role in the achievement of the Green Flag for the University of Galway in 2019.

Katherine Valery
Senior Environmental Officer, Collen Construction
Katherine Valery is an Environmental Specialist with 15 years’ in the Oil & Gas industry internationally, followed by 2 years’ in the construction industry. She is a LEED Green Associated and Sustainability advisor, Master degree on Environmental Sciences.