JUDGING PANEL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Any person who fulfils the following criteria will be eligible to join the judging panel for the IAG Academy IR Awards:

1. Judges must have a minimum of 10 years IR industry experience:
   1. At an integrated resort (IR) or legal land-based gaming operator in a gaming or non-gaming function, or
   2. At a manufacturer, vendor or supplier selling goods or services to IRs or legal land-based gaming operators in Asia (either directly or further back in the supply chain), with those sales representing a significant part of their or their employer’s business, or
   3. As an accountant, academic, analyst, banker, consultant, financier, government official, investor, lawyer, politician, regulator, researcher, trainer or other professional with a significant part of their or their employer’s work or business relating to the IR or legal land-based gaming industry, or
   4. At a non-IR hospitality or other business typically found in integrated resorts such as a hotel, F&B outlet, retail outlet, and so on, but with a minimum of two years direct IR industry experience.
2. At least 5 years’ experience must be in the Asia-Pacific region (from the middle east to the International Date Line inclusive).
3. If no longer employed in the industry, and the judge or potential judge has been out of the industry for five years or more, they must self-declare that they take a continuing and active interest in the APAC IR industry.

In the event of any dispute on the eligibility of judges, the decision of the Chairman of the Judging Panel is final.