[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002F2-meet-the-jury":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"cover":35,"date":36,"description":30,"excerpt":37,"extension":38,"meta":39,"navigation":40,"path":41,"seo":42,"stem":43,"tag":44,"__hash__":45},"news\u002Fnews\u002F2-meet-the-jury.md","Meet the 2026 Jury Panel","VYA Editorial",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":29},"minimark",[10,15,19,23,26],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"independent-and-rigorous","Independent and rigorous",[16,17,18],"p",{},"Every VYA winner is chosen through a transparent, independent judging process. This year's\npanel brings together respected voices from business, academia, the arts, sport and civil\nsociety — all committed to recognising genuine impact over popularity.",[11,20,22],{"id":21},"how-judging-works","How judging works",[16,24,25],{},"Each nomination is scored against published category criteria. Finalists may be invited for a\nshort interview or asked to provide supporting evidence. Scores are aggregated, and the jury\ndeliberates to agree on each category winner and the overall Young Achiever of the Year.",[16,27,28],{},"We thank our jurors for volunteering their time and expertise to honour the region's finest.",{"title":30,"searchDepth":31,"depth":31,"links":32},"",2,[33,34],{"id":13,"depth":31,"text":14},{"id":21,"depth":31,"text":22},"\u002Fimg\u002Fnews\u002Fnews-2.svg","2026-08-10",null,"md",{},true,"\u002Fnews\u002F2-meet-the-jury",{"title":5,"description":30},"news\u002F2-meet-the-jury","Behind the Scenes","VcHmyIPaVfqW2U5H794gH3a2SLnFt1ZDMSZkNLlyXeg",1787962347292]