2026
Human Resource and People Development Judging Panel
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Anthony SPON-SMITH |
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Creative Director at Coco Republic |
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Anthony brings extensive design experience, traveling and sourcing for the past two decades. His unique, holistic skill set including a detailed insight into global furniture, homewares retail industries make him an honored addition to the GRA judging panel. |
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Renato Afonso Sodré |
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Sodré Serviços de Promoção de Vendas |
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Renato Afonso A. M. Netto Sodré specializes in people development, strategic leadership, and corporate education. He has over a decade of experience designing and delivering training programs, conducting competency assessments, and aligning development initiatives with organizational goals for major companies. Sodré creates and implements tailored learning solutions, mentors executives, and facilitates workshops to improve technical and behavioral skills. His expertise includes coaching, neurolinguistic programming, and performance psychology, which he integrates into practical methodologies for measurable results. With a strong academic background and ongoing professional contributions, he is well-qualified to evaluate excellence in leadership and organizational growth. |
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Muhammad Nabeel Shamim |
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Muhammad Nabeel Shamim is a business leader, author, and Founder & CEO of DigiReps, a New York–based workforce and technology solutions company focused on building and scaling high-performing global remote teams. Through DigiReps, he has developed expertise in remote workforce strategy, talent performance, cross-border team building, and technology-enabled workforce solutions across functions including sales, digital marketing, support, design, and software development. He also founded Prodigy Solutions, where he built extensive experience in sales, operations, business development, IT solutions, and organizational growth. With more than a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and global workforce development, Shamim has built and led cross-border teams and developed structured approaches to talent evaluation, performance, and remote workforce management. He is an author on business and workforce-related subjects, a recipient of several professional and business awards, and has been featured in international media. His experience in entrepreneurship, leadership, workforce innovation, business models, operational execution, and growth strategy provides him with a strong foundation for evaluating entrepreneurial and business achievements. |
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