IABCA ALUMNI - WINNERS 2019 - 2014
IABCA are proud to remain connected with their expansive Alumni network that has been build up over seven years across our two nations. IABCA continually engages with these business professionals, and community leaders, many of whom we promote as positive ambassadors of the India-Australia relationship.
Below are previous IABCA winners who represent an important 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
Community Services Excellence Award
Southern Aboriginal Corporation (SAC)
Business Woman of the Year
Dr. Vanita Sharma
Vibe Ayurveda
Tour operator of the Year
Safir Tours Pty Ltd
Excellence in Innovation
Mobiconnect by Mobiddiction
Young Professional of the Year
Shivali Nayak
Senior Content Producer
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Young Community Achiever
Reena Augustine
CEO
Red Carpet Functions
Business Leader of the Year
Ravneet Pawha
Deakin University
Professional of the Year
Professor Rajiv Khanna AO - QIMR Berghofer
Medical Research Institute

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
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
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
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
Community Association of the Year
Sindhi Association of Victoria (SAV)
Young Community Achiever of the Year
Navdeep Parschisa
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
