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ICCC's 2016 Annual Awards & Gala Night

2016 ICCC AWARD WINNERS AND ICCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSE FOR A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE CHIEF GUEST FOR THE EVENING MINISTER HON. NAVDEEPBAINS AND KEYNOTESPEAKER PAUL HERMELIN OF CAPGEMINI.

TORONTO - The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's 24th Annual Awards andGala Night was celebrated with pomp and pageantry at the Metro Toronto Conven-tion Centre Saturday June 11, 2016. Nine Indo-Canadians were honoured with ICCC'sprestigious awards. The grand theme of the 2016 Gala was 'Transform and Tran-scend - Leading the way forward.'Hon. Minister Navdeep Bains, Canada's Minister for Innovation, Science and Eco-nomic Development, who was the chief guest of the evening, delved deep into theframework that the federal government is setting up in Canada to promote innova-tion. He spoke about the need to develop a mindset of innovation in Canada. Hon.Minister Bainsspoke about the Liberal Government's endeavours of enhancingCanada-India bilateral relations.Paul Hermelin, the chairman and CEO of Capgemini, during his keynote address,enumerated the numerous measures the global IT conglomerate has initiated glo-bally and especially in Canada and India to promote innovation. He announced thatduring his Toronto sojourn, Capgemini's Toronto innovation centre was inaugurated.Vishnu Prakash, the High Commissioner of India in Ottawa, in his remarks empha-sized the growth story of India. He explained that the next decade-and-a-half belongsto India, as it gallops ahead to emerge as one of the fastest growing economies inthe world.Sanjay Makkar, President, ICCC, in his Presidential address, spoke about the in-cumbent leadership's effort to bring about change, growth and governance. He saidhis endeavour during the last year has been to bring about transparency and ac-countability in the Chamber's operations.Of course, the evening belonged to the award winners. After a dance interlude fromthe troupe from Sampradaya Dance Academy, the award presentation ceremonycommenced.Jagdish Bajaj, Vice President, Programs and Events, gave the vote of thanks, and thanked thesponsors, the Chamber's Partners in Success; the vendors for the Gala for the décor, the dinner,the venue; and the audience for making the Gala an unprecedented success.

A DAZZLING EVENING OF POMP, PAGEANTRY, AND AWARDS

YUDHVIR JASWAL, GROUP EDITOR AND CEO OF YMEDIA WITH OTHER SPONSORS AT THE ICCC ANNUAL AWARD AND GALA NIGHT HELD RECENTLY.

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The 2016 ICCC Annual Awards were bestowed upon the following achievers:FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR: GEETA SANKAPPANAVAR

Geeta is recognized as a finance and investment exper t in Canada and for her highly perceptiveand successful leadership of Grafton Asset Management Inc. A graduate from globally renownedMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Geeta began her business career as a consultant withMcKinsey & Company in New York. Through her astute leadership, she transformed Graf ton intoCanada's third largest energy investment firm.

MALE ENTREPRENEUR: KARNAIL SINGH SIDHU

With over two decades of in depth experience in organic agriculture, Karnail launched Kalalawinery a decade ago in 2006. And within a decade has turned it into a globally known wine brand,considered among the best in the world. Overcoming his humble origins in rural Punjab, Karnailcame to Canada in 1993. Although an electrical engineer from India, his passion for organicgrowing and wine making led him to become an Organic Inspector in 2003.

PROFESSIONAL FEMALE: RITUBHASIN

Ritu is a leadership and inclusion exper t, and has extensive experience in deliveringprogramming, consulting and coaching across a range of people management areas with a focuson leadership development, diversity, inclusion and advancement of women. She is the Founderand Principal of Bhasin Consulting Inc, and is known for her diversity and inclusion exper tise incultural competence and unconscious bias.

PROFESSIONAL MALE: SAMIR K. SINHA

Samir is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults. A Rhodes Scholar,Samir serves as Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System in Toronto. He is the Peter &Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, Assistant Professor in theDepar tments of Medicine, University of Toronto and Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine.

YOUNG ACHIEVER: ADITYA MOHAN

Aditya is a youth leader in STEM from Ottawa, who has always keenly interested in science andthe potential it holds to make a difference in the world. He has completed and has been awardedin numerous scientific competitions with his work on biofuels, HIV, and cancer research.

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE: PAVI BINNING

Pavi Binning is President & CEO of George Weston Limited, one of Canada's largest public companiesand the parent company of businesses including Loblaw Companies Limited, Shoppers Drug Mar t,Choice Proper ties REIT, Weston Foods, President's Choice Financial and Joe Fresh.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: DR. VIRENDRA JHA

Virendra is a pioneer in Canadian space program, with over 42 years of experience in the field.He began his space career in 1972 with Aerospace group of RCA Limited Montreal. Virendraserved as Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency. He was Chief Engineering Adviser atthe Canadian Space Agency until his retirement in 2014.

MEMBER OF THE YEAR: NARESHKUMAR CHAVDA

Naresh is the President of Globayan Immigration Corporation. In the last year, as a Life memberand Chair of the Membership Committee of Naresh contributed significantly to building theChamber's membership and diversifying it to include new categories of members. He wasinstrumental in the 60-day membership augmentation drive the Chamber conducted in 2015-16.



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PRESIDENT'S AWARD: BHARAT MASRANI

Bharat Masrani was appointed Group President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Bank Group onNovember 1, 2014. He has more than 27 years of banking experience and is a member of the TDBank Group Board of Directors. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer for TD BankGroup from July 2013.

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ICCC'S 18TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC

Indian Cricket legend Kapil Dev played a round of golf at Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's (ICCC)18th Annual Charity Golf Classic Tournament held at Glenn Abbey Golf Club on Monday 13 June 2016.The tournament was an overwhelming success with over 130 enthusiastic amateur golfers having agreat time. Mr. Kapil Dev said that he was happy and proud to be playing golf here in Canada.ICCC's golf tournament supported the Humber River Hospital this year and generated $ 13, 000 forthe charity.The golfers - an eclectic combination of the Chamber's long-time and new members, and guests - beganarriving early-noon. The tournament started at 1:00 pm with a shotgun star t - scramble format.The team comprising Ajit Someshwar, Anil Shah, Curren Holla&Harry Singhwon the tournament. SanjayMakkar, President, ICCC and Tavinder Malhotra, Chair Golf Committee presented the winning team withthe rotating trophy.

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KAPIL DEV RECEIVING THE PLAQUE FROM ICCC PRESIDENT MR. SANJAY MAKKAR

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