BEMA ASCEND

What is BEMA ASCEND?
BEMA ASCEND is a scholarship program designed to help aspiring leaders rise within the industry at NEXUS through networking and education.

Award recipients receive paid registration to NEXUS in Washington, DC; October 1-3, 2024.

BEMA ASCEND Scholarship Provides:

• Complimentary registration to NEXUS 2024 – valued at $1300.00
• Participation in the first-time attendee mentorship program at NEXUS  *provided by the Membership Value & Engagement Committee
• Recognition and networking opportunities at NEXUS including:
  • Special recognition on the lanyard identifying the recipient
  • Recognition during a NEXUS networking luncheon
  • Special networking opportunity during the luncheon on Wednesday, October 2^nd

Criteria To Nominate:

• The nominee has never attended NEXUS,  BEMA Convention, or BEMA Summit
• The nominee’s company must be in good standing with their BEMA membership
• The nominee has demonstrated leadership qualities and a strong desire to gain industry knowledge and education
• The nominee is in a non-executive position within their organization
• The deadline to nominate is September 6, 2024

BEMA ASCEND Does Not Cover:

• Hotel
• Airfare
• Food and beverage outside of event-sponsored events
• Registration costs for guests of recipients

Heard From BEMA ASCEND Winners In 2022:

• “I didn’t even know I had been nominated for this until Jason [Ward] called me into his office and told me I’d been chosen. I was totally shocked! It felt amazing to see how much my company appreciated me.”~Sheryl Bryan, AMF Bakery SystemS
• “I am very encouraged by the number of times I’m hearing the word culture in this conference that’s extremely to us at HaF, myself and my colleague, Michael Theo. We are trying to find customers/partners that fit our culture to develop business.” ~Mitch Lund, HaF Equipment
• “One of the things that I really want to get out of the convention is to learn more about the baking industry and in turn learn more about my customers so I can take the voice of the customer back to my teammates.”
  ~Sheryl Bryan, AMF Bakery Systems