Source: TIACA
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that the TIACA Board has approved two new industry leadership awards designed to recognize inspirational Leaders of today and Rising Stars. These two new awards will complement the existing TIACA Hall of Fame which recognizes lifetime achievements of individuals who have left a lasting impact on the industry.
The two new awards and a refreshed Hall of Fame award, with enhanced criteria, nomination, and selection processes to ensure regional and global considerations are equally incorporated to establish a more inclusive and diverse nomination pool, will be presented at the 2025 TIACA Executive Summit.
The first of the new Awards, the Industry 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 current impact on the air cargo industry during the previous 12 months.
The Leadership Award will be selected by an unlimited jury of industry professionals under the age of 35. They will be asked to establish their own criteria, nomination process and voting methodology.
TIACA calls upon all interested industry professionals, under 35, from across the media and supply chain partners to notify their interest in participating in the jury to the TIACA Secretariat at secretariat@tiaca.org.
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 professional in their network and to make a nomination for the individual they feel would be most deserving of this industry recognition as a Rising Star.
“This is an exciting new development for TIACA, consistent with our stated objective of recognizing excellence in the supply chain and supporting the next generation of industry leaders. We often talk about wanting to inspire the next generation and the new Leadership Award will provide concrete examples of the type of individual whom the next generation feels is having the greatest current impact on the industry,” stated Steven Polmans, TIACA Chair.
Both Awards will be launched from December 8th with award recipients being recognized during the TIACA Executive Summit, scheduled for Q2 2025.
“We are very excited to see how the jury for the Leadership Award develops and we urge as many under 35’s as possible to step forward and take an active role in deciding that award recipient. For the Rising Star Award, we encourage all organizations to look at the award as a way of recognizing their next generation of superstars,” said Glyn Hughes, TIACA Director General.
More information on the TIACA Air Cargo Leadership Awards webpage.