About the 2020 Panel
The Sapphire Awards relies on independent judges chosen from industry and consultancy roles to ensure that all entries are fairly evaluated by multiple experts. The judges assigned to evaluate any given product category or Illumineer of the Year entry are screened to ensure that there is no possible conflict of interest in the process. LEDs Magazine staff plays a supporting role in the judging of the submitted products and Illumineer of the Year nominations.
2020 Judges
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Ian Ashdown SunTracker Technologies |
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Jim Benya Benya Burnett Consultancy |
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Carl Bloomfield Intertek |
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Deborah Burnett Benya Burnett Consultancy |
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Terry Clark Finelite |
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Daryl DeJean Emerging Technologies Associates |
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Jerry Duffy GE Lighting |
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Rob Empfield Prudential Lighting |
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Rachel Gibney Available Light |
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Austin Gelder UL |
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Monica Hansen LED Lighting Advisors |
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Eric Haugaard Cree |
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Chip Israel Lighting Design Alliance |
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Duncan Jackson Billings Jackson Design |
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Brad Koerner Philips Lighting |
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Rita Koltai Koltai Lighting Design |
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Therese Lahaie Apparatus Design |
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Dave Neal Seoul Semiconductor |
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Steve Paolini Telelumen |
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Kris Sandheinrich KGM Lighting |
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Charles Schrama Lumileds |
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Milena Simeonova LiteHeal |
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Terrence Walsh Tempo Industries |
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Philip Smallwood Strategies Unlimited |
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Robert Steele Strategies Unlimited |
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James Highgate The LED Show |
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Maury Wright LEDs Magazine |