07 May 2025

Finalists for the International & European Association Success Awards 2025

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

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

The awards ceremony will take place on 30 June during the Associations World Congress in Hamburg, Germany.

Executive Director of the Year

  • Eugene Mischenko, President and Founder, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Association
  • Euan Woodward, Executive Director, European Association for Study of Obesity
  • Feriel Saouli, CEO, Multilayer Modular Flooring Association
  • Prof. (Dr.) Bikash Sharma, President and Founder, International Academic and Management Association

Association Executive of the Year

  • Dirk Bochar, Secretary General, Engineers Europe
  • Rebecca Hadid, PhD. Director of Grants and Programs, International Brain Research Organization
  • Borjana Pervan, Chief Operating Officer, World Heart Federation

Best Digital Transformation

  • Data-driven growth, African Travel & Tourism Association
  • Powering the EAIE’s biggest ever conference & transforming governance, European Association for International Education
  • 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

  • Building Energy Everywhere, Liquid Gas Europe
  • 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists 2024 (in Singapore), World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists & Singapore Society of Anesthesiologists

Best Young Member Initiative

  • Young Fellows Programme, European Atherosclerosis Society
  • Young Systems Leaders, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
  • Youth Hub regional workshops, International AIDS Society

Best Member Engagement Initiative

  • 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
  • Emergency Preparedness Toolkit, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations

Best New Event

  • "Day in the Life of" Suite, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations
  • European Conference for Club Management, Club Management Association of Europe

Best International Event of the Year

  • 2024 AIPPI World Congress, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
  • Distressed Investing Conference, Turnaround Management Association
  • Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024, World Association of Chefs Society

Best European Event of the Year

  • 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
  • FEDESSA 2025, Federation of European Self Storage Associations
  • SolarPower Summit 2025: Let's Flex!, SolarPower Europe

Best Association Podcast

  • The Club of Rome Podcast, Club of Rome
  • VET TALKS, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • State of Seed, International Seed Federation

Effective Voice of the Year

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

Best Professional Development Offering

  • 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
  • Safe Use of Diisocyanates, European trade association for producers of diisocyanates and polyols

Best Association Publication

  • VET Magazine, European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training
  • Neuroscience, International Brain Research Organization
  • Global Safety Report 2024, International Powered Access Federation
  • Circular Economy for Plastics - A European Analysis 2024, Plastics Europe

International Association of the Year

  • Alliance for Rural Electrification
  • International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association
  • Praxity
  • World Small Animal Veterinary Association

European Association of the Year

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