01 Jul 2025

Announcing the Winners of the International & European Association Success Awards 2025

Announcing the Winners of the International & European Association Success Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce the Winners of the International & European Association Success Awards 2025.

Association Executive of the Year

Winner: Borjana Pervan, Chief Operating Officer, World Heart Federation

Finalist: Rebecca Hadid, PhD. Director of Grants and Programs, International Brain Research Organization

Executive Director of the Year

Winner: Euan Woodward, Executive Director, European Association for the Study of Obesity

Finalists

  • Dirk Bochar, Secretary General, Engineers Europe
  • Eugene Mischenko, President and Founder, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Association
  • Feriel Saouli, Managing Director, Multilayer Modular Flooring Association
  • Prof. (Dr.) Bikash Sharma, President and Founder, International Academic and Management Association

Best Digital Transformation

Winner: Powering the EAIE’s biggest ever conference & transforming governance, European Association for International Education

Finalists:

  • Data-driven growth, African Travel & Tourism Association
  • Digital Poster Sessions at EANS Sofia 2024, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
  • Website redesign & CRM integration, Praxity
  • Digitising WSAVA, World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative

Winner: Building Energy Everywhere, Liquid Gas Europe

Finalist: 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists 2024 (in Singapore), World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists & Singapore Society of Anesthesiologists

Best Young Member Initiative

Winner: Young Systems Leaders, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Finalist:

  • Young Fellows Programme, European Atherosclerosis Society
  • Youth Hub regional workshops, International AIDS Society

Best Member Engagement Initiative

Winner: Emergency Preparedness Toolkit, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations

Finalists:

  • Association Engagament Lab, Erasmus Mundus Association
  • EVBB VET House, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • Alumni and Students Organising Committee, European Institute for Industrial Leadership
  • The EIIL Big Stretch, European Institute for Industrial Leadership

Best New Event

Winner: "Day in the Life of" Suite, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations

Finalist: European Conference for Club Management, Club Management Association of Europe

Best European Event of the Year

Winner: FEDESSA 2025, Federation of European Self Storage Associations

Finalists

  • EU Policy Camp, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • EHA2024 Hybrid Congress, European Hematology Association
  • Co-creating the Future of Social Services Conference 2024, European Social Network
  • SolarPower Summit 2025: Let's Flex!, SolarPower Europe

Best International Event of the Year

Winner: 2024 AIPPI World Congress, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

Finalists:

  • Distressed Investing Conference, Turnaround Management Association
  • Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024, World Association of Chefs Society

Best Association Podcast

Winner: The Club of Rome Podcast, Club of Rome

Finalists:

  • VET TALKS, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • State of Seed, International Seed Federation

Effective Voice of the Year

Winner: Solar For Europe!, SolarPower Europe

Finalists

  • We are INTO, International National Trusts Organisation
  • #PowerOfMedtech, MedTech Europe
  • The Work We Want, World Employment Confederation

Best Professional Development Offering

Winner: Safe Use of Diisocyanates, European Trade Association for Producers of Diisocyanates and Polyols

Finalists:

  • The Membership Programme, Analytics Institute
  • Academy 365 Online Education Initiative, European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders
  • Early Career Network, European Association for the Study of Obesity 
  • eCampus 365 Online Education Initiative, European Calcified Tissue Society

Best Association Publication

Winner: Circular Economy for Plastics - A European Analysis 2024, Plastics Europe

Finalists:

  • VET Magazine, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • Neuroscience, International Brain Research Organization
  • Global Safety Report 2024, International Powered Access Federation

European Association of the Year

Winner: European Textile Service Association

Finalists

  • Engineers Europe
  • European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • European Hematology Association
  • MedTech Europe

International Association of the Year

Winner: World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Finalists:

  • Alliance for Rural Electrification
  • NATRUE
  • Praxity