The Agri Investor Global Awards are changing. As we launch our call for submissions for our fourth annual awards, you need to be aware of the updates we have made to the awards process.
Over the last three years, the Agri Investor Global Awards have become a staple in the natural asset industry’s calendar – a time to celebrate the best in class across firms, funds, deals and exits.
Ever since commencing our awards programs, we have applied a consistent methodology: we, the editorial team of Agri Investor, used our market knowledge and expert judgment to craft shortlists for each category; you, the industry, then voted on those lists to determine the winners.
Times have changed. Our awards have expanded considerably in their breadth, depth and market visibility. That is in no small part a reflection of the fact that the private markets industry itself is now much larger, and its landscape more complex to navigate, as readers no doubt know first-hand. At the same time, ongoing concentration has widened the gulf between marquee brand names and other market participants.
For those reasons, we have decided to discontinue the voting system. It was built for a simpler age and now is vulnerable to producing outcomes shaped as much by contenders’ popularity as their claims to excellence. In short, it no longer suits the world we’re in. It is within this context that we have decided to implement a new process for our Global Awards.
The winners in each category will now be decided by the same judging panel of Agri Investor editors who previously focused on producing the shortlists. You can meet our judging panel at the bottom of this page.
The submissions process will remain unchanged – readers can submit nominations for all open categories via a dedicated portal. Guidance on submissions and FAQs can be downloaded here.
The judges will work through these, verify the information provided with market sources and draw on their own deep insight into who the standout performers were in the year just gone.
The winners and runners up will be announced in Q1 2025, as well as appearing in the March Annual Review.
Judging panel
Binyamin Ali, Agri Investor Editor – Binyamin has been leading PEI Group’s coverage of the natural asset sector since joining the magazine in 2019.
Chris Janiec, Agri Investor Americas Editor – Chris has led Agri Investor’s coverage of the Americas since 2017 and is the longest serving member of the team.
Daniel Kemp, APAC Editor for Agri Investor & Infrastructure Investor – Daniel has led PEI’s APAC coverage across both asset classes since 2018.
Toby Mitchenall, New Private Markets Editor – Toby has been with PEI Group since 2016 and edits NPM in his role as ESG and sustainability senior editor.
Lawrence Aragon, Venture Capital Journal Editor – Lawrence is West Coast Bureau Chief for PEI Group and has been editor of VCJ since 2016.
