The Essay Competition is organized by the World Bank in partnership with several outstanding academic and civil society institutions who form the Steering Committee. The role of the Steering Committee is to determine the topic and format of the contest as well as to ensure a fair and transparent process of selecting the winners.  

The members of the Steering Committee are:

Dr Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
Research Director
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway

Dr Donald Lien
Associate Dean of International Affairs
International Business Program
College of Business
University of Texas - San Antonio USA  

Professor Heba Nassar
Vice Dean Environment & Community Affairs
Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Cairo University Egypt

Professor Joyashree Roy
Faculty of Economics
Jadavpur University India

Dr. Héctor Castillo Berthier
Coordinador de la Unidad de Estudios Sobre la Juventud
Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la UNAM
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico

Ayo Aderinwale
Africa Leadership Forum  

Ildiko Kostyak
Non-Corporate Manager
AIESEC International  

Michelle Gallant
Vice President Communication
AIESEC International

Claudio Piras
Liaison Officer towards the World Bank
European Students' Forum (AEGEE)

Salvatore Nigro
Director, World Bank Relations
Nutrition & Agriculture Programs
The Glocal Forum Italy

Adaku Uche
Manager-International Development
Junior Achievement Worldwide  

Silvia Uranga
Conciencia Association
Argentina  

Jean-Christophe Bas
Manager
Development Policy Dialogue
The World Bank