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
CEO
Hockey India
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 a Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute responsible for creating and delivering The Sydney Dialogue. She was the CEO of Advance.org from 2019 – 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

Christine Holman GAICD
Non-Executive Director
Moorebank International Company
Arun Sharma
Chairman
Celebrate India
DD Saxena
Managing Director
ROBE
Dr Clinton de Bruyn GAICD
Director
Treasury Queensland

Elena Kirillova
State Director, NSW/ACT
Australian Trade and Investment Commission,(Austrade)

Francis Wong OAM, OSJ, FAICD
Board Member
Tourism Australia

Jasmin Kaur
Managing Director
PWC

Jonty Ephron
Former CRO
ANZ

Dr Maurice L Newman AC, HonDBus Macq, FSIA, FSAA, FAICD
Chairman

Mukund Narayanamurti
CEO
Asialink Business

Petula Thomas
Director
Indo - Australian Chamber of Commerce

Swati Dave
Managing Director & CEO
EFIC
Tracey Vieira
CEO
Screen Queensland

Tracey Winters
Head of Government and Public Affairs
Santos

Vivek Bhatia
CEO
Australia Pacific, QBE
IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2018
Andrea Gleason
Director
DFAT Western Australia
Andy Fell
Founder
GiFT 631

Anupam Sharma
Director
Temple Films

Brendan Smyth
Commissioner for International Engagement
Office of International Engagement

Chidambaram Srinivasan
Former Victorian Multicultural Commissioner
The East West Overseas Aid Foundation

Kylie Bell
Executive Director Industry
Trade & Investment at NSW Department of Industry

Linda Fazldeen AM FAICD FIML
Director Community Engagement Defence NT
Department Trade, Business and Innovation NTG

Marcia Hoffmann
Deputy CEO
Trade & Investment Queensland

Michelle Wade
Commissioner to South Asia
Government of Victoria
Natasha Malani
Deputy Lord Mayor
Adelaide City Council

Neville Roach AO
Chairman
Tata Consultancy Services

Rohini Kappadath
General Manager
Immigration Museum

Tess Bishop
Deputy Director General of Strategy and Engagement
Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet
IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2017

Dan Gregory
CEO
The Impossible Institute

Doug Ferguson
Chairman
Asia Society
Elena Kirillova
State Director, NSW/ACT
Australian Trade and Investment Commission, (Austrade)
Erin Watson-Lynn
Director
Asialink Diplomacy
Gail Ker OAM
CEO
Access Community Services Ltd
Jacinta Thompson
Executive Director
University of South Australia Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre

Kumar Parakala
Global Digital Leader
GHD
Dr Parag Shirnamé
Vice President Client Services
Aurus Inc USA

Peter O'Byrne
Chair, National Advisory Board
Export Council of Australia

Sam Graham
CEO
Australian Football League NSW/ACT
Sheba Nandkeolyar
Founder & CEO
MultiConnexions
Umesh Chandra
CEO
Chantex
Virginia Greville
Former Chief Executive Officer
Trade & Investment Queensland
IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2016

Anthea Hancocks
CEO
The Scanlon Foundation
Associate Professor Adrian Vicary
Fellow of the University of SA
Dhruba Gupta,
Managing Director
DBM Consultants
The Honourable Daniel Mookhey MLC
NSW Parliament
Linda Fazldeen
Former Ministerial Adviser to the Chief Minister of NT
Lisa McAuley
CEO
Export Council of Australia
Nicola Watkinson
Minister Commercial and Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner South Asia
Austrade
Neville Roach AO
Chairman
Tata Consultancy Services

Parsuram Sharma-Luital JP
Hon Secretary
FECCA
Peeyush Gupta
Board member
SBS
Professor Arun Sharma
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
QUT
Robyn Hendry
CEO
Canberra Business Chamber

Stuart Davis
Chairman
South Asia Forum
IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2015
Brian Hayes QC
Barrister and Legal Policy
Environmental and Human Rights Lawyer

Dr G.K (Harry) Harinath, OAM
Chairman
Multicultural NSW

Dr Marlene Kanga AM
Chair & President
World Federation of Engineering Organisations

Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM FAICD
Former Chair
Australian Multicultural Council

Harish Rao
Global Head - Business Development
Sundaram Business Services

Jim Varghese AM
Chairman
Australia India Business Council

Julie Owens MP
Federal Shadow Minister for Small Business

Kumud Merani
National Executive Producer
SBS Hindi Radio

Michael Moignard
Former Australian Trade Commissioner

Peter Kerr
Sydney-based Executive Director
Asialink Business

Michael Carter
State Director, Western Australia
Austrade

Lisa Singh
Tasmania Labor Senator

The Hon Philip Ruddock MP
Member for Berowra

Sarat Chandran
Former Director
Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce

Sunil Lal
Executive Chairman
Barker Henley
IABCA PANEL OF EXPERTS 2014
Dr Geoffrey Lee MP
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans
Anupam Sharma
Director
Temple Films
Federal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Ed Husic
Member for Chifley
Professor Amitabh Mattoo
Director
Australia India Institute
Dr G.K (Harry) Harinath, OAM
Chairman of Multicultural NSW
Kartik Mohandas
Former Regional Head
Zee Network International