2025 STA ANNUAL CONFERENCE & INNOVATION AWARDS: NOMINATE YOUR CANDIDATE UNTIL 20 JUNE 2025
Awards for Person of the Year and Best Innovation Solution/Project 2024 presented at the 2024 STA Annual Conference.
The 2025 STA Annual Innovation Awards will once again be part of the 2025 STA Annual Conference on Wednesday 17 September 2025 (11:00-13:30 CEST) in Antwerp, Belgium. This year marks the 10th edition of the STA Annual Conference, held in collaboration with the European Transport Conference 2025.
The Call for Entries for the Person of the Year and Best Innovation Solution/Project categories are now open and will close on 20 June 2025.
The award ceremony will take place at Stadscampus Building R, University of Antwerp, on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 (13:00–13:30 CEST).
The STA Annual Innovation Awards honour leading innovators from around the globe who are making significant contributions to the advancement of Smart Transportation Infrastructures (Person of the Year Category) and upgrading technologies and standards related to transportation infrastructures, reflecting a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in the field. (Best Innovation Solution/Project Category).
Each submission to the Person of the Year Category must include the following components:
Short bio focusing on the features that make the decision-maker a good candidate for the award (100 words maximum);
Overview of career achievements;
Claims made for the deployment of Smart Transportation Infrastructures in his/her current and/or previous spheres of responsibility.
Each submission to the Best Innovation Solution/Project Category must include the following components:
Abstract focusing on the features that make the solution or project a good candidate for the award (100 words maximum);
Overview of the problem and its importance;
Claims made for innovation and its implementation;
Performance results, including scalability, time to market deployment, efficiency and peak performance;
Implications for future systems and applications.
The Jury of the STA Annual Innovation Awards is made up of the Members of the STA Management Committee.
You can suggest nominees for the STA Annual Innovation Awards 2025 in the categories Person of the Year or Best Innovation Project/Solution in the link provided below until 20 June 2025.
In collaboration with the European Transport Conference, participants of the STA Annual Conference will be provided free access to the ETC morning plenary on Wednesday, 17 September (09:00–10:30 CEST).
Those interested in attending the three-day ETC Conference are encouraged to contact us directly at e.koliou@smart-transportation.org for more details on special offers and additional benefits.
The final agenda for the 2025 STA Annual Conference & Innovation Awards will be announced soon. In the meantime, you can book your place for the ETC Conference 2025.