FIATA World Congress 2016 will announce the winner of “The Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award” at the opening ceremony of the congress in Dublin on 5 October.

FIATA is a non-governmental organisation, and represents an industry covering approximately 40,000 forwarding and logistics firms, also known as the Architects of Transport.

The winner will be chosen from four regional winners within the overall international winner of the competition, which displays the rising stars of the forwarding and logistics industry.

The four regional winners shortlisted for the overall award are: Lorraine Zhou, Zimbabwe (Africa/Middle East); Evgeny Kapustin, Canada (Americas); Shanon Gould, Australia (Asia Pacific); and Kostiantyn Hapii, Ukraine (Europe). The competition is sponsored by insurance company TT Club.

The four regional winners will also attend the Young Professionals Forum on 4 October, which will take place one day before the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 FIATA World Congress in Dublin.

President of the Irish International Freight Association, one of the main speakers at the forum, Tom Thornton said succession planning and talent development are vital to the long-term health of every industry and so we are delighted to welcome to Dublin in October the four regional winners of “The Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award”.

Thornton added that the competition is among the highlights of the congress and an opportunity for delegates to listen and learn from the contributions of young members.