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Ambassador Anil Wadhwa Former Ministry of External Affairs Government of India Author, Australia Economic Strategy Report 2020
Ambassador Anil Wadhwa Former Ministry of External Affairs Government of India Author, Australia Economic Strategy Report 2020
IABCA in 2014
2023 IABCA FINALISTS
On behalf of the IABCA Jury, we are pleased to unveil and congratulate our IABCA Award Global Finalists.
Having engagement from 400 nominees across diverse sectors, our Jury underwent an extensive and strenuous process in deliberating this incredible list of organisations and business leaders.
We wish our IABCA Award Finalists the very best of luck heading into the 2023 IABCA Awards Gala taking place on Wednesday 15 February 2023, in Delhi, India.
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IABCA looks forward to continuing to position key success stories as the essential driving forces behind the India-Australia relationship.
To download the PDF list of our IABCA Finalists 2023, please click here
IABCA Young Professional of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a young professional in middle or senior management who has built a successful career and is under 35 years of age.
Aamir Qutub
CEO
Enterprise Monkey
Akash JP Punjabi
Senior Consultant
KPMG Australia
Sakshi Shukla
Creative Director
BISTARA LINEN CO
Aayushi Khillan
CEO
Founder of Body Buddies
Abinesh Ilangovan Thevar
Fibre Project Manager
Aussie Broadband
Advait Madav
Team Leader
Alluvium International
Khushaal Vyas​
Clinic Supervisor/Solicitor
Western Sydney University
Justice Clinic
Navjot Singh
Director
Liberty Health Services
Ram Kishore Savana
​Farmers' Time-Freedom Coach
Shweta Krishnamurthy
Founder
Music Production for Women
Sneha Rao
Partner Lead for Employee Experience
Microsoft
Sunaina Jaswal
Women and Girls Lead
Tennis Australia
Vrishali Jain
Radio Broadcaster
SBS Hindi
IABCA Business Leader of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a business leader, professional or researcher in middle or senior management who has built a successful career and is over 35 years of age.
Ankit Mishra
General Manager of Strategy & Innovation
Cricket Australia
Alpesh Prajapati
Principal Owner and Founder
RD Facilities Management
Dr. Amita V Joseph
Director
Business and Community Foundation.
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Arun Nanda
Managing Director
Heart and Soul Productions
Glen Dcosta
Regional Manager-Asia
Mineral Technologies Pty Ltd
Jay Hira
Director
Cyber Transformation
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Jay Sharma
Partner at Ernst & Young
Co-founder at 24Six Films
Kunal Sawhney
CEO
Kalkine Group
Navleen Malhotra
Director/Builder
Sunny Homes ACT
Neelesh Mehta
Director
Texas Peak Group of Companies
Sadeep Nair
Director
iCodeNext
IABCA Managing Director of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a CEO or managing director who has built a successful career and is over 35 years of age.
Antony Allen
CEO
The Avolution
Nikhil Daftary
Managing Director
Coral Healthcare
Ravi Lochan Singh
Managing Director
Global Reach Aus Pty. Ltd.
Boobalan Madhavan
Founder & Managing Director
Zanida Nominees Pty Ltd T/A AccSource
Dr Niraj Shekhawatia
Founder
RNMC Group of Companies
Sumit Prakash
Director
Prarambhika
Founder
Alpha Sports
Gaurav Priya
CEO & Managing Director
NRG Phoenix Pty Ltd
Jonah Stephen Jeremiah
Managing Director
Carisma Solutions Private Limited
Nupur Tomar
Founder & CEO
VAASTU PTY LTD
Dr Raj Khillan
Director-Western Specialist Centre
President & Founder
Healthcare Awareness Society of Australia
IABCA Community Services Excellence Award (Organisation)
This award acknowledges the achievements of an organisation that has enhanced community spirit through initiatives that empower communities including/ or through the promotion and integration of arts and culture in Australia and/or India.
AASHA Australia Foundation
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Health Awareness Society of Australia (HASA)
Afea Care Services
Angel Next Door
Australia India News Pty Ltd
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Little India Harris Park Business Association (LIHPBA)
Schoolgoers
Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) Australia
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
goIT Girls Work Experience Program
IABCA Community Services Excellence Award (Individual)
This award acknowledges the achievements of an individual that has enhanced community spirit through initiatives that empower communities including/ or through the promotion and integration of arts and culture in Australia and/or India.
Anita Barar
Writer, Film, Producer
SBS Hindi Radio
Moses Vedamuthu
Founder
Support Organisation for
Homeless and Asylum Seekers
Sandhya Nand
DDV Media & PR
duskdevi.com
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Harinder Kaur
Co-founder and CEO
Harman Foundation
Harmohan Singh Walia
GOPIO (Global Organisation
of People of Indian Origin)
Dr Karuna Jaiswal
Ayurveda Wellbeing & Nutrition Centre
Neha Arora
Director
The Coffee Club
Rengarajan Chidambaranathan
Director
Rotary Club of Granville
Priya Srinivasan
Artistic Director - Sangam
Yasmin Khan
Director
The Bangle Foundation
IABCA Businesswoman of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a female leader who has built a successful business or career over time.
Aishwarya Somal
Director/Global Mobility Expert, LLB. (UQ) GRAD DIP Legal Prac
Emerson Migration Law
Anu Bedi
Director - CSmart Consulting
Swimz & BediBank
Aradhana Puri
Advisor
Intellificial
Esha Oberoi
Founder & Director
Afea Care Services
Jasmine Batra
Owner and Founder
Arrow Digital
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Priyanka Berani
Co-Founder
General Manager
Healthy Smiles Dental Group
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Kishwar Chowdhury
Chef & Writer
​KishwarC Pty Ltd
Nisha Bajaj
Director
The Splendor Homes
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Dr.Rani Samant
CEO and Director
Ayurvedian Healthcare Pty Ltd
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Rooma Nanda
Director
All R Loans
Poornima Prashanth
CEO
Ethnic Threads
Shalini Kumar
Director Of Operations
Evergreen Learning​
CEO of Top Kids
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Dr Tanima Banerjee
Bandana Cultural School
Sydney
IABCA Australia India Impact Award (Individual)
IABCA Australia India Impact award recognises the contributions of an individual, (living or working across our two nations) OR an organisation or project that adds value to the bilateral relationship. The category celebrates projects and organisations that have expanded from Australia to India or India to Australia.
Anuraj Gambhir
Innovation Catalyst and Disruptive Techpreneur Global Expert Faculty
SingularityU
Dr Bodean Hedwards
Co-Chair
Australia India Youth Dialogue
Joe Williams
Founder
Vimanic Systems
Maria Thattil
Former Miss Universe Australia
Author & Activist
Mark Watson
Managing Director
Design Providence
Ron Malhotra
Owner and Founder
Ron Malhotra International PTY LTD
Vinod Daniel
Chairman, AusHeritage/CEO
Managing Trustee
India Vision Institute
IABCA Australia India Impact Award (Organisation)
IABCA Australia India Impact award recognises the contributions of an organisational, (living or working across our two nations) OR an organisation or project that adds value to the bilateral relationship. The category celebrates projects and organisations that have expanded from Australia to India or India to Australia.
Australian Council for Educational Research (India)
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
Aussizz Group
Australia India Travel
& Tourism Council (AITTC)
Gaura Travel
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KAS Group Asia (KGA)
Konze
NRG Phoenix Pty Ltd
Rubicon Water
VETASSESS
IABCA Australia India Science, Research & Development Award
Central to the purpose of this award is the recognition and support of outstanding contributions to the advancement of science, technology and research made by an organisation or an individual.
EPIWATCH
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Professor Gangadhara Prusty
UNSW School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Growdea Technologies
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Mittal Global Clinical Trial Services (MGCTS)
Dr Professor Ranjith
Pathegama Gamage
Monash University
Professor Sumeet Walia
RMIT University
Dist. Prof. Suresh Kumar
Bhargava
Research & Innovation
Research Partnerships (India)
Director for CAMIC, Dean
STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne
Dr Sonu Bhaskar
Director
Global Health Neurology Lab
NSW Brain Clot Bank
TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre
IABCA Excellence in Innovation
Excellence in Innovation recognizes a start-up or business that has exercised innovation in contriving a new and unique business model.
Accounts NextGen
NNB+ - Next New Better
Alluvium
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Bundle of Rays (BoR)
Covax Australia
Global Study Partners (GSP)
InSimplify
Intuition Pro
Enhancing Intuition
Lakeba
The Avolution
IABCA Excellence in Trade & Investment
This award recognises the accomplishments of organisations and projects who have generated new trade and investment opportunities between India and Australia.
Australian Council for Educational Research (India)
AirPhysio
ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd
(Ola Cabs)
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Callington India Private Limited
ELUMINA ELEARNING PTY LTD (“Elumina”)
​​Flavourtech PTY LTD
G&M COSMETICS P/L
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KAS Group Asia
Nexus Developments
Studio 5253 Pty Ltd
IABCA Excellence in Partnerships
This award acknowledges the organisational achievements/outcomes of partnering for prosperity between our two nations.
Australian Council for Educational Research (India)
India Vision Institute
Nine Advisory
Telstra
IABCA SME of the Year
Small-to-medium enterprises - defined as economic groups with turnover of $2 million and up to $250 million. This award recognises outstanding achievement and contribution made by an SME.
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CARISMA SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
Coral Healthcare Pty Ltd
QualityArc Pty Ltd
RD Facilities Management
Sunny Homes ACT Pty Ltd
TechForce Services
Zanida Nominees Pty Ltd
