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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
IABCA WINNERS 2022 - OUR TRUE TWO NATION AMBASSADORS
On behalf of the IABCA Advisory and our Jury, we congratulate Winners of the 2022 IABCA across our 14 categories.
IABCA is humbled to have such a diverse engagement of leaders and businesses from across the two nations on the platform and privileged to share journey's of growth, success and resilience.
Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Anil Wadhwa
Former Ministry of External Affairs
Government of India
Author Australia Economic Strategy Report 2020
Young Professional of the Year 2022
Rishi Kher
Co-Founder and CEO
Holy Sanity
Business Leader of the Year 2022
Shailendra Kumar
Global AI Thought Leader & Practitioner
Author of Amazon Bestseller
“Making Money Out of Data”
Managing Director of the Year 2022
Mayank Manish
Founder and Executive Director
OpEzee
Community Services Excellence Award - Individual 2022
Professor Manjula O’Connor
Psychiatrist
Clinical Hon Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
Community Services Excellence Award - Organisation 2022
REACH for Training (REACH)
Businesswoman of the Year 2022
Elaine Starkey
CEO
Global Study Partners
Australia India Impact Award - Individual 2022
Dr Meenakshi Arora
Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering
The University of Melbourne
Australia India Impact Award - Organisation 2022
Sannam S4 Group
Australia India Science, Research & Development Award 2022
Dr Pamela Humphreys
Director
Macquarie University College
Micro Business of the Year 2022
Connect2MyDoctor
Excellence in Trade and Investment
2022
NITI Aayog
Dr Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan
SME of The Year 2022
AirPhysio
Excellence in Partnerships 2022
Link Group
IABCA WINNERS 2021
On behalf of the IABCA Advisory and our Jury, we congratulate Winners of the 2021 IABCA across our 18 categories.
IABCA is humbled to have such a diverse engagement of leaders and businesses from across the two nations on the platform and privileged to share journey's of growth, success and resilience.
Young Professional of the Year 2021
Jehan Kanga
Ag Clean and Deep Tech Lead
Former KPMG Australia
Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Ashok Jacob
Executive Chairman
Ellerston Capital
Community Services Excellence Award - Individual 2021
Vidhu Sharma
Ayurveda for Wellness Centre
Businesswoman of the Year 2021
Dr. Tanya Unni
Director
Amtan Medical Services
Tourism, Hospitality and Catering Award Year 2021
Delhi 'O' Delhi
Excellence in Innovation Award 2021
iOmniscient
Australia India Science, Research & Development Award 2021
Professor Asha Rao
RMIT University
Micro Business of the Year 2021
Chai Walli Pty Ltd
Australia India Impact Award - Organisation 2021
State Bank of India Australia
Australia India Impact Award - Individual 2021
Shaun Star
Centre for India and Australia Studies
Young Community Achiever of the Year 2021
Elvis Martin
National Youth Chairperson
Australian Red Cross
Community Services Excellence Award -
Organisation 2021
India Vision Institute
Business Leader of the Year - Male 2021
Abbas Kudrati
Chief Cybersecurity Advisor
Microsoft
Business Leader of the Year - Female 2021
Sadhana Smiles
CEO
REIP
Spirit of Sport Award 2021
Simon Taufel
Integrity Values Leadership Pty Ltd/ International Cricket Council
Australian Exporter or Service Provider of the Year 2021
The George Institute for Global Health
Small Business of the Year 2021
Scribble Ink
SME of the Year 2021
Pharmako Biotechnologies Pty Ltd
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2019
IABCA are proud to remain connected with the diverse cohort of leaders through our expansive Alumni network that has organically grown over eight years. IABCA continually engages with these 1400 business professionals, and community leaders, many of whom we promote as positive ambassadors of the India-Australia relationship.
Below are previous IABCA winners who remain an key part of our alumni group:
Community Services ExcellenceAward -
Individual 2019
Margaret Hepworth
The Gandhi Experiment
Young Community Achiever of the Year 2019
Tarang Chawla
Not One More Niki
Young Professional of the Year 2019
Natasha Jha Bhaskar
Newland Global Group
Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Jane Den Hollander AO
Former Deakin University
Business Woman of the Year 2019
Elena Norman
Hockey India
Professional of the Year 2019
Detective Sonali Deshpande
Victoria Police
Business Leader of the Year 2019
Ashok Mysore
Infosys Limited
Spirit of Sport Award 2019
Melanie Jones OAM
Fox Sports in Australia and Star Sports in India
Australia India Science, Research & Development Award 2019
Professor Neena Mitter
University of Queensland
Community Services Excellence
Award - Organisation 2019
Australia India Youth Dialogue
Tourism, Hospitality and Catering Award 2019
Travel Crafters
Excellence in Innovation 2019
Get to Sleep Easy
SME of the Year 2019
Medsurge Healthcare
Small Business of the Year 2019
Western Specialist Centre
Australian Exporter of the Year 2019
Mack Valves
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2018
Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Arun Sharma
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Queensland University of Technology
Intercultural Innovator Award
Brett Lee
Young Professional of the Year
Shivali Nayak
Senior Content Producer
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Young Community Achiever
Reena Augustine
CEO
Red Carpet Functions
Community Services Excellence Award
Southern Aboriginal Corporation (SAC)
Business Woman of the Year
Dr. Vanita Sharma
Vibe Ayurveda
Business Leader of the Year
Ravneet Pawha
Deakin University
Professional of the Year
Professor Rajiv Khanna AO - QIMR Berghofer
Medical Research Institute
Tour operator of the Year
Safir Tours Pty Ltd
Excellence in Innovation
Mobiconnect by Mobiddiction

Spirit of Sport Award
Jason Jaskirat Singh Sangha
Cricket NSW
Micro Business of the year
GR Phones
Small Business of the year
Advent Consulting Engineers
SME of the Year
Fortuna Advisory Group
Australian Exporter of the Year
TAHPI PTY LIMITED
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2017
Lifetime Achievement of the Year
Neville Roach AO
Chairman Emeritus, AIBC
Young Professional of the Year
Mandeep Sodhi
Former Co-Founder and CEO
HashChing
Young Community Achiever
Jennifer Star
Founding Director
Tara.Ed
Community Services Excellence Award
Eye Play Sport
Business Woman of the Year
Celina Lazarus
Co-Founder and Director
First Crop Coffee and Maillard Atelier
Business Leader of the Year
Charlton D'Silva
CEO
Publishers Internationalé
Business Leader of the Year
Dr. Dimity Dornan AO
Executive Director and Founder
Hear and Say
Travel Agency or Tour Operator of the Year
TOTAL HOLIDAY OPTIONS - Australia
Indian Restaurant of the Year
Roshni Indian Restaurant
Spirit of Sport Award
Molina Asthana
Founder and Executive Director
Multicultural Women in Sport
Small Business of the Year
KOCO
SME of the Year
iOmniscient Pty Ltd
Australian Exporter of the Year
Novotech CRO
Indian Investment in the Australian Market
Riverina Oils and BioEnergy Pty Ltd
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2016
IABCA Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Varghese AO, Chancellor, The
University of Queensland
Young Community Achiever of the Year
Pritika Desai, Founder and Project
Leader ShoutOut!

Young Professional of the Year
Deepti Sachdeva, Content strategist
Be-better People
Community Services Excellence Award
Dr Khimji Vaghjiani, Founding President
Swaminarayan Mandir
Business Woman of the Year 2016
Uppma Virdi, Founder
Chai Walli
Professional of the Year
Tamanna Monem, International Business
Development Specialist, Queensland
Business leader of the Year
Deepak Nangia, Chief Customer Officer &
Corporate Vice President, Capgemini
Australian Exporter of the Year
Total Alliance Health Projects International
(TAHPI)

Spirit of Sport Award
Shubhika Dubey, Student, Meriden School,
Sydney
Tour Operator of the Year
Total Holiday Options

Indian Restaurant of the Year
Saffrron
Small Business of the Year
REACH For Training
SME of the Year
Nanda\Hobbs Contemporary
Micro Business of the Year
BDS Autocare
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2015


Lifetime Achievement of the Year
DD Saxena, Managing Director, ROBE
Young Community Achiever of the Year
Navdeep Parschisa

Community Association of the Year
Sindhi Association of Victoria (SAV)
Community Services Excellence Award
Deepak-Raj Gupta
Travel Agency/ Tour Operator of the Year
Beacon Holidays
Young Professional of the Year
Navneesh Garg
Business Leader of the Year
Vivek Bhatia, CEO, QBE Insurance
Indian Restaurant of the Year
Aki’s Indian
Professional of the Year
Dr Pradnya Dugal, Founding Partner, Synergy
Radiology
IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2014


IABCA Lifetime Achievement Award
Manjit Gujral
Young Community Achiever of the Year
Mohit Tolani
Community Arts and Culture Award
Kumud Merani
Community Association of the Year
United Indian Associations Inc
Educational Institution of the Year
S P Jain School of Global Management
Indian Restaurant of the Year
Urban Tadka
Technology Solutions Provider of the Year
GovReports
Travel Agency of the Year
Gaura Travel
