Jury
The Jury panel for both the national selection and the World Final are made up of celebrity chefs and chocolate masters from around the world. Winners of the past World Chocolate Masters Final are also invited to be part of the Jury.
All of the members of the jury panel share a passion in common,
which is to promote the craft and art of chocolate.
- Shigeo Hirai Japan
Honorary President
- Arnaud Lahrer France
- Jacquy Pfeiffer USA
Presidents of the Jury
- Alex Seleznev Russia
- Andrea Slitti Italy
- Christian Escriba Spain
- Dean Gibson Australia
- Erick Chen Taiwan
- Ewald Knauf Germany
- Haflidi Ragnarsson Iceland
- James Petrie United Kingdom
- Jurgen Koens Netherlands
- Karol Okrasa Eastern Europe
- Nancy Samson Canada
- Norman Love USA
- Patrick Aubrion Belgium
- Patrick Roger France
- Paulina Abascal Mexico
- Peter Rolaj Denmark
- Roni Merz Switzerland
- Samaan Hilal Lebanon
- Susumu Shimada Japan