The Jury

• Consists of top senior professionals representing the business community;
• Is to apply qualitative & quantitative assessments for each candidate based on the information they are given;
• Is assembled to nominate and vote the best representative for each category.

Judging process

Will consist of three steps that include both online activities and one Online Jury Meeting, as follows:

• a nomination stage – done via our nominations form or email
• a review stage (shortlisting the top 3-5 nominations in each category)
• the Jury Meeting when the final vote is cast and the winners of the Business Review Awards 2022 are decided

Each member of the jury is responsible for their proposals and should nominate candidates which meet the eligibility requirements.

The nomination stage:

• Via the online nominations form or email | The jury receives the nominations of the Newsroom. For each category, every member of the jury can propose up to 3 candidates;
• In case a jury member is representing a company that has been nominated for one or more categories he will not take part in the vote for that specific category (categories);
• Any company that fits the eligibility requirements can submit an application (self-nomination) on the Business Review Awards event page or at events@business-review.eu until February 28, 2022.

Eligibility requirements:

• Have at least one-year performance history through to December 31st, 2021;
• Have consistent and positive investment objectives over the past year in accordance with the judging criteria of the specific category they are applying for.

Shortlisting and final voting stage

All candidates will fill in and submit a standard online form. These standard forms will be the support for the decision taken by the jury during the online vote and the Jury Meeting. If there are more than 5 nominees in one category, the top 3-5 nominations will be shortlisted by using qualitative assessments.

NEW! The Popular Vote

This year, you - the BR readers - have a say! Business Review will shortly release the popular vote form, where you will get to decide also who will become Romania's new business champions. The popular vote will be available for all 11 main categories and will count for 50 percent of the final scoring system, the other 50 percent being represented by the votes of the Jury Members.

Confidentiality

All information regarding the nominees is confidential and shall not be disclosed by the jury to the public or any other third party.

Step 1: Choose the category that best fit's your achievements or the company’s accomplishments. Submit your nomination/nominations, in English or Romanian, and enter the competition by February 28, 2022!
*you can fill-in multiple online forms in different categories and the nomination process is free of charge

Step 2: The BR team reviews all nominations. If all requirements are met, your nomination will be shortlisted and submitted to the Business Review Awards jury members.

Step 3: All submitted forms are evaluated using qualitative assessments based on their respective award category criteria. 3-5 nominees that are the most successful in complying with the requirements are shortlisted and submitted to the Business Review Awards jury members. The shortlist for each category will be announced on the BR website.

Step 4: The final vote of the jury and the popular vote will decide the winners in each category of the Business Review Awards.

Step 5: The winners are announced and awarded their prizes at the Gala on March 7, 2022.

At its 17th edition, the Awards will celebrate 2021’s pacesetters in an intense competition evaluated by an independent jury which ensures the integrity and transparency of the judging process, while the popular vote will give a voice to the BR readership and the general public in choosing Romania's business champions of 2021. The nominees for each category will undergo a judging process and the winners will be publicly announced and presented with their awards during the Gala ceremony.