A Jury composed of  reviewers from the World Bank and partners read the submitted essays and selected the finalists. On May 29, during the ABCDE Conference in Tokyo, the juries evaluated presentations of the  finalists and selected the winners.

The Selecting Committee reviewed the essays and select the best on the basis of originality/creativity of thought, structure and coherence of the arguments, relevance to the theme of the competition.

They also ensured transparency and fairness of the Essay Competition.

The Selecting Committee is composed of members of the Steering Committee.