IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2020

IABCA engages with an independent panel of industry experts and leaders to determine the finalists and winners of our annual awards initiative. Operating on an annual rotational policy, this credibility based approach ensures that entrants are assessed solely on merit, and requires a collection of highly qualified leaders who are willing to invest their time towards furthering the India-Australia relationship and supporting businesses and communities. Featuring leaders and decision makers from a dynamic range of industries across both nations, we are honoured to engage with these individuals to give the IABCA awards the highest degree of credibility possible. Entries to the 2020 IABCA have now closed and finalists will be announced in November 2020 with the IABCA Gala taking place in 2021.

Please view our IABCA Panellists from 2014 until date below:

Mr Dhananjay Singh is Director General and National Board Member, National HRD Network (NHRDN). He was Executive Director, NHRDN from September, 2011 to February, 2017. NHRDN is the largest network of HR Professionals in India.

Dr Jim Taggart is a Chairman, Non-Executive Committee (Audit & Risk) Member, and Financial Services Professional with over 30 years of Board level experience across the public, private (finance planning, investment, development) and community (Church, local area support and fundraising) sectors.

Elena Norman is the CEO of Hockey India, the governing body for the sport of Hockey in India. She has worked in the Indian sports industry for more than twelve years. Her expertise, along with her dedication towards the development of Indian Hockey has seen the sport improve tremendously over the past decade. 

Professor Baskaran has joined Deakin University as a Lecturer in 1992 and actively involved in the development and delivery of several undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering. In 2010, he was appointed as the Chair in Civil Engineering and Associate Dean (International & Partnerships), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University

Maria is the CEO of Advance.org, a trusted platform that connects Global Australians with Australia to drive better collaboration, innovation and investment.investment. Advance.org recognises and celebrate the impact and achievements of Global Australians to inspire the next generation of leaders.

Ravin moved to Australia (Brisbane) in 1993 at the age of 23, to complete my MBA at QUT. He managed two businesses which span operations in India and Australia, including manufacturing and design in both countries.

Helen has over 25 years of experience in providing assurance and advisory services to clients in Australia, the UK and Papua New Guinea. .  Helen is currently the Office Managing Partner for the Western Sydney practice.

Professor den Hollander introduced LIVE the future, an aspiration for Deakin to drive the digital frontier in higher education, harnessing the power, opportunity and reach of new and emerging technologies in all that it does.

Our Trade and Investment team is led by Kylie Bell, Executive Director, Trade & Investment. Kylie has 25 years’ experience in global trade and investment and has worked in South Asia, ASEAN, Europe and Australia in senior consulting, business development and diplomatic trade and investment positions.

Margaret Faux is the Founder and CEO of Synapse Medical Services. Over the past 10 years Synapse has become an internationally recognised digital health company with offices spanning 3 continents. Synapse has conducted business from India for 10 years and currently employs approximately 100 staff in its local Chennai office.

Councillor Reena Jethi is currently the Deputy Mayor of the Hills Shire Council, as well as CEO of Kuber Vaults – the first safety locker facility in the Hills district.Winner of the Ministers’ Award for Women in Local Government 2019 as an Elected Representative, Reena has held positions such as Senior Electorate Officer, Parliament of NSW as well as Treasurer (Volunteer) for NSW Liberal Women’s Council, before she was elected as Councillor in October 2017.

Ritesh is an accomplished International Executive, and currently the Executive Director for Australia and sits on the board of 4 APAC countries for Unimoni, with more than 18 years of experience in banking, financial services and consulting sector across 3 continents.

Currently the Chairman of Australia, India Travel & Tourism Council (AITTC) – an Australian national body dedicated to facilitating growth in bi-lateral travel between Australia and India both ways,  Sandip Hor is also a prolific travel writer.

Sneha Chatterjee is the Regional Director New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory for the Department of Home Affairs.  Prior to this role Sneha was leading the Multicultural Affairs and Social Cohesion Programs Branch. 

Trudi has over 25 years of experience in advertising and marketing to global and national brands and companies. Trudi is the Director of Marketing and Community for the HomeWorld Group of Companies, which is a co-operative of 50 leading building companies across NSW.

Mr Xavier Moloney is a dynamic management professional with extensive business acumen and twelve plus years of progressive experience building mutually beneficial multicultural partnerships, leading highly effective teams, and delivering innovative strategies to promote accountability and awareness around diversity and inclusion.

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2019

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2018

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2017

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2016

The Honourable Daniel Mookhey MLC

NSW Parliament

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2015

IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2014