Young Executive Award

Background and Objectives

The ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Young Executive Award is an annual research paper competition that encourages young talents in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region to contribute innovative solutions for current aviation industry issues.

Young Executive Award 2027

The topic of this year’s award programme is "Leading Airports Through Industry Disruption". Entry is open to one participant per ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regular (Airport) Member.

For this next Young Executive Award programme, candidates are invited to use to refer to the below guidelines in their submissions:

Operational Excellence in Disruption: Strategies to maintain efficiency, safety, and service quality during periods of volatility and change.
Regional Perspectives: Insights specific to the Asia-Pacific and Middle East aviation landscape, including infrastructure growth and policy environments.
Workforce Alignment and Leadership: Airports' role and approach in workforce readiness in adaptation to disruptions.

To learn more about the Young Executive Award 2027, please review the Programme Details below and Application Form here.

Programme Details

Young Executive Award is an

opportunity for all of us to express our learnings and convert our understandings into solutions to address challenges faced by the aviation sector in our region.

Rekibuddin AHMED

Manager – Environment & Sustainability, Delhi International Airport Limited

Winner of the ACI Asia-Pacific Young Executive Award 2022

About Young Executive Award: Introduced in 2009, the Young Executive Award is an annual research paper competition that honors young airport executives who demonstrate a strong passion for the aviation industry and propose innovative ideas to address the most pressing issues that the industry is facing today.

Past Award Recipients:

The papers of the winner and Honourable Mentions are posted in the Library to encourage and amplify the innovative ideas and best practices among the Asia-Pacific and Middle East airport community. For further details, read the press release.

2026

Winner