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
2025 Judging Panel
Viktoriia Ivannikova (Judging Coordinator)
Assistant Professor in Aviation Management, Dublin City University
Dr Viktoriia Ivannikova is an Assistant Professor in Aviation Management at DCU Business School with an extensive teaching and research experience in aviation management. She is also an External Examiner for MSc in Airport Planning and Management at Cranfield University in UK. VIEW MORE
Adam Bouchard
Vice President, Operations, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Adam serves as the Vice President of Operations 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
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) and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. VIEW MORE
Kieran O'Brien
Partner, KPMG
Partner - Management Consulting and Head of Practice Operations. Over 25 advising local and international companies on Finance Transformation and Performance 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
Wayne Tyrrell
-Senior Legal Advisor, Irish Aviation Authority
Having initially trained as a Cadet in the Military College in 1995, Wayne then completed a Flight Training Wings course with the Irish Air Corps and qualified as a pilot in 1997 and held a broad spectrum of appointments within the Irish Defence Forces in the areas of operations and law, including deployments with the United Nations in Liberia, Chad and Lebanon. Prior to retiring from the Air Corps Wayne held the appointments of head of risk management in Air Corps Headquarters and the Wing Commander over training. His work in the Irish Aviation Authority as the Senior Legal Advisor is principally involved with safety regulation and legislative drafting. VIEW MORE
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