The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced the official nomination period for the of Two new industry leadership awards has opened. The two new awards are designed to recognize Inspirational Leaders of today and Rising Stars of tomorrow. The two new awards and the TIACA Hall of Fame award will be presented at the 2025 TIACA Executive Summit, June 23-25, Hong Kong.
The first of the new Awards, the Inspirational Leadership Award, will recognize an individual who has been identified by the next generation of air cargo professionals as an inspirational figure who has demonstrated a profound impact on the air cargo industry during the previous 12 months. The Leadership Award will be selected by an independent jury of industry professionals under the age of 35. They will be asked to establish their own criteria, nomination process and voting methodology.
The second of the new Awards, the Rising Star Award, will recognize an individual under the age of 35 who demonstrates excellence, innovation, inspiration and has excelled in their position or a project benefiting the industry.
The Rising Star Award will be selected by the TIACA Board based on nominations received from the industry. The nomination can be in the form most befitting the candidate and their role of excellence. From written to video to product application the TIACA Board invites everyone to consider the young professionals in their organization and to make a nomination for the individual they feel would be most deserving of this industry recognition as a Rising Star.
“TIACA has identified the NextGen as one of the pillars the industry needs to focus on as part of its sustainability roadmap. We are therefore very excited to launch two new awards that focus on our next generation of leaders, the Rising Star and those that inspire our youth. We cannot wait to see who the first recipients will be.” stated Steven Polmans, TIACA Chair
Both Awards are open and ready to receive their nominations. The award recipients will be recognized during the Executive Summit in Hong Kong, June 23-25, 2025.
Industry young professionals under the age of 35 who are interested in joining the growing jury pool for the Inspirational Leader award are invited to contact secretariat@tiaca.org
“We are very excited to launch these two awards which are consistent with TIACA’s mandate to showcase and spotlight excellence within the industry. We know there are plenty of worthy recipients out there, we just need the industry’s help in identifying them. We look forward to seeing who you think is worthy of these awards.” stated Glyn Hughes, TIACA Director General
