Future Trailblazer Awards
Could you be Packaging’s first Future Trailblazer? We want to celebrate you!
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IOM3 Packaging Group & Mercury Search & Selection Presents: Future Trailblazer
In partnership with IOM3 and Mercury Search & Selection. This feature aims to recognise talented individuals, going above and beyond, to shape the future of packaging. By looking at both the biggest contributions to change in the industry, and the potential individuals may hold, our judges will be awarding recognition to those who are driving forces in making a wider change in industries beyond packaging.
Do you have what it takes?
IOM3 Packaging Group & Mercury Search & Selection Presents: Future Trailblazer
Could you be the next trailblazer in packaging? Launched in 2024, the Future Trailblazer initiative, in partnership with IOM3 and Mercury Search & Selection, aims to recognize outstanding individuals who are driving innovation and shaping the future of packaging.
Returning for our 2025 edition, we are excited to reward the potential in professionals from all areas of the packaging industry. With 5 awards available, there’s an opportunity for everyone.
Whether your expertise is in quality assurance, artwork coordination, or production engineering, a solid understanding of packaging fundamentals can be your launchpad to a trailblazing role that significantly impacts the industry.
We focus on individuals who are relatively new to the sector (within their first 10 years) and are already showing their trailblazer potential. This ensures we highlight and support those who are starting to drive broader transformations across various industries.
11 July
Entries Open
28 January
Finalists Announced
10 November
Closing Date
12 February
Winners Announced
Criteria & FAQ page
Judges
Our 2024 winners
Introducing the first Packaging Future Trailblazers
Lucy Bosten, Carlton Packaging
Abigail Sawyer-Parker, ProAmpac
Chris Yapp, TRI-LOCKER
Applications: Who should apply to be a Future Trailblazer?
Could you be the next trailblazer in packaging? Launched in 2024, the Future Trailblazer initiative, in partnership with IOM3 and Mercury Search & Selection, aims to recognize outstanding individuals who are driving innovation and shaping the future of packaging.
Returning for our 2025 edition, we are excited to reward the potential in professionals from all areas of the packaging industry. With 5 awards available, there’s an opportunity for everyone.
Whether your expertise is in quality assurance, artwork coordination, or production engineering, a solid understanding of packaging fundamentals can be your launchpad to a trailblazing role that significantly impacts the industry.
We focus on individuals who are relatively new to the sector (within their first 10 years) and are already showing their trailblazer potential. This ensures we highlight and support those who are starting to drive broader transformations across various industries.
Enter the details for THE APPLICANT and NOMINATED PERSON here, with any important information in the ‘tell us more’ section. Good luck!