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2018

"Inspire Support Connect"
2018 Programme

Award Recipients

Achievement Under 35 Award
Hyder Hassan
Arts and Culture Award
Marjan Eggermont
Community Service Award
Miroslav Reljic
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
Dr. Rupinder Toor
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Kamal Botros
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Thomas Brown
Organizational Diversity Award
Trico Homes
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Award
Dr. Gopal Achari
Youth Scholarships Award
Mehul Gupta
Youth Scholarships Award
Jenny Liao
Youth Scholarships Award
Ruth Legese
Youth Scholarships Award
Kevin Lin
Youth Scholarships Award
Kirsty McGowan

IDA 2017

"Global Talent - Canada's Advantage"
IDA 2017 Programme

Award Recipients

Achievement Under 35 Award
Dr. Anupam Das
Arts and Culture Award
Elena Bushan
Community Service Award
Dahlia ElShafie-Mostafa
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
Dr. Anmol S. Kapoor
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Richard Guy
Organizational Diversity Award
Genesis Centre
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Award
Dr. Wael Badawy
Youth Scholarships Award
Ayush Ghosh
Youth Scholarships Award
Zeel Patel
Youth Scholarships Award
Jeremy Fan
Youth Scholarships Award
Nicole Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Youth Scholarships Award
Janica Altea L. Echavez

IDA 2016

"Fostering a Legacy of Excellence"
IDA 2016 Programme

Award Recipients

Achievement Under 35 Award
Dr. Irehobhude O. Iyioha
Arts and Culture Award
Jose Gregorio Duque
Community Service Award
Bojan Tosic
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
Bob Dhillon
Hadassah Ksienski Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Serdar Yilmaz
Hadassah Ksienski Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Hude Quan
Organizational Diversity Award
Calgary United Soccer Association
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Award
Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura
Youth Scholarships Award
Varun Kundra
Youth Scholarships Award
Sophie Zhao
Youth Scholarships Award
Moiz Hafeez
Youth Scholarships Award
Dan Yang (Lucy) Ni
Youth Scholarships Award
Andrew Min

IDA 2015

"Inspiring New Stories"
IDA 2015 Programme

Award Recipients

Achievement Under 40 Award
Ariam Wolde-Giorgis
Arts and Culture Award
Vania Dimitrova
Business Award
Girish Agrawal
Community Service Award
Gurmit Sarpal
Hadassah Ksienski Distinguished Service Award
Carolina Dalgleish
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Chan Wirasinghe
Organizational Diversity Award
Rogers
Youth Scholarships Award
Vidhya Bavalana
Youth Scholarships Award
Syeda Kinza Rizvi
Youth Scholarships Award
Nilufer Hasanova
Youth Scholarships Award
Mahtab Dhaliwal
Youth Scholarships Award
Ziad Paracha

IDA 2014

"Reaching New Heights Together"
IDA 2014 Programme

Award Recipients

Achievement Under 40 Award
Turin Tanvir Chowdhury
Arts and Culture Award
Yogeshwar Navagrah
Business Award
Margaret Adu
Community Service Award
Dolores Dill
Lifetime Achievement Award
Om Malik
Organizational Diversity Award
Cargill Meat Solutions High River
Youth Scholarships Award
Jiani Deng
Youth Scholarships Award
Sujay Nagaraj
Youth Scholarships Award
Simei (Amy) Li
Youth Scholarships Award
Sarthak Sinha
Youth Scholarships Award
Chuyang (Aaron) Lin

IDA 2013

"Bloom"

Award Recipients

Community Service Award
Amal Mohamed
Youth Scholarships Award
Angelica Lai
Youth Scholarships Award
Amrita Bhattacharjee

IDA 2012

Award Recipients

IDA 2011

"Masquerade Gala"
IDA 2011 Programme

Award Recipients