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