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.
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Shigeo Hirai
Japan
Honorary President
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Arnaud Lahrer
France
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Jacquy Pfeiffer
USA
Presidents of the Jury
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Alex Seleznev
Russia
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Andrea Slitti
Italy
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Christian Escriba
Spain
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Dean Gibson
Australia
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Erick Chen
Taiwan
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Ewald Knauf
Germany
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Haflidi Ragnarsson
Iceland
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James Petrie
United Kingdom
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Jurgen Koens
Netherlands
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Karol Okrasa
Eastern Europe
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Nancy Samson
Canada
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Norman Love
USA
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Patrick Aubrion
Belgium
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Patrick Roger
France
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Paulina Abascal
Mexico
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Peter Rolaj
Denmark
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Roni Merz
Switzerland
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Samaan Hilal
Lebanon
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Susumu Shimada
Japan


















