Countdown begins for CBN Young Dragon Awards open call for submissions

The countdown has started for the open call for submissions for the CBN Young Dragon Awards to begin.

The Committee responsible for the exciting upcoming Awards has held its first meeting and recently revealed that the open call will begin after Easter 2024.

The CBN Young Dragon Awards is an annual event honouring professionals/executives under 40 who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, leadership prowess and a commitment to having a positive impact on their companies and on the broader business community.

Dragons are majestic creatures that have resonated in various cultures, symbolizing many elements, amongst which the most prevalent are power, strength, wisdom, luck, knowledge, hope and rebirth.

The symbol of the dragon encourages self-discovery and personal growth, urging individuals to embrace their inner power and release their true potential. The dragon embodies the journey of transformation, which empowers them to rise above all limitations and obstacles.

Dragons are full of confidence yet, at the same time, they demonstrate compassion and grace.

This is why the dragon is the symbol that we have chosen for the Cyprus Business News awards that celebrate young talent, potential and early achievement in business, CBN Young Dragon Awards!

Nominations for the awards will be submitted through the open call procedure for the following categories:

1. Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage
2. Construction and Real Estate
3. Trading and Manufacturing (retail trade, wholesale trade, manufacturing)
4. Technology (technology companies, software, hardware, telcos, etc.)
5. Services (Education, Health, Media, Communications, Advertising, Supply Chain and Logistics)
6. Financial Services (Banking, Investing, Insurance, other financial services)
7. Shipping
8. Professional Services (law, accounting, consulting)
9. Gaming
10. Young Entrepreneur

A company executive will be able to nominate one or more employees using the open call template provided via CBN. Nominations for a candidate can only be submitted, by one executive, multiple people from the same organization cannot nominate the same person more than once. But, a company may nominate as many different candidates as it likes in the same, or different categories

All applications/ nominations in each award category will be evaluated by an Awards Committee consisting of more than 50 personalities from the business world in Cyprus. Members of the Awards Committee may be related to specific award categories or have a more diverse business background and experience

The Committee will vote and select the four (4) candidates with the highest score in each category, who will be announced to the public for voting which will last two months.

Awarded individuals will be the candidates obtaining the highest score in the joint public and Committee vote with weighted average: 50%-50%.

CBN Young Dragon Awards! We vote for and endorse those young professionals – the young dragons – who have set out to conquer the business world, sending a powerful message of inspiration, empowerment and excellence, qualities we aim to recognize and promote in the next generation of business leaders!