Judging Panel
An independent panel of recognised and expert judges, drawn from academia, business and broader related sectors will determine the winners of the Aviation Industry Awards.
Our focus is to deliver a balanced judging assessment from industry leaders who will bring their extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to the judging process ensuring that the winning entries are truly outstanding and worthy of receiving a trophy.
The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, in which case that entry will be reallocated. The integrity of this process lies at the very heart of all that we do.
A comprehensive judging process has been developed to decide the winners of the Aviation Industry Awards:
If you are interested in joining the judging panel, please email your details to our team: judges@businessriver.com
2026 Judging Panel
Adam Bouchard
Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Adam serves as the Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Nashville International Airport. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President of Operations at Tampa International Airport. Before his airport career, he held progressive leadership roles at American Airlines. VIEW MORE
John Drysdale
Director, Annadale Aviation
John Drysdale is an aviation business and asset management professional with expertise in aerospace, aircraft leasing, MRO, and industry collaboration, driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and international partnerships. VIEW MORE
SAMANTHA HARDING
Owner, SILC
Samantha Harding is the founder and organiser of the annual SILC conference for aviation services, MRO and lessor technical professionals and she is extremely familiar with, and respected by, the aviation industry in Ireland. She also works as a consultant to the University of Limerick Foundation. VIEW MORE
Kyriakos Kourousis
Associate Professor, University of Limerick
Dr Kyriakos I. Kourousis is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick. He has expertise in airworthiness, aircraft systems, metal plasticity and additive manufacturing. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK). VIEW MORE
Michael Treacy
Senior Programme Manager, Research and Innovation Division, Enterprise Ireland
In this role Michael is responsible for funding university third level research; between Irish companies and research institutes delivering, Patents, IP and Technology Licences across industry including aviation. Previous roles in Enterprise Ireland include Head of Aerospace at Head office, Director Nordic Markets based in Stockholm and Manager Industrial Products based in Paris. He attended the CBS Roscommon and a graduate of NUI Galway and Grenoble University France. VIEW MORE
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