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Table of Contents

Statutory Information

and Credits

The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce publishes the Annual Maga-zine every June. Letters to the edi-tor, or requests for reprints, shouldbe sent to the ICCC Offices at 45 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, SUITE900, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO M2N 5W9.

The Information contained herein isbased on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. Reasonable effort hasbeen made to determine the accuracy of information received.Readers are advised to seek appropriate legal/financial advice prior to relying on any informationcontained herein.

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Indo-CanadaChamber of Commerce

45 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 900North York, Ontario M2N 5W9Tel: 416-224-0090 / 416-224-0482Toll Free: 1-866-873-ICCC (4222)

Fax: 416-224-0089E-mail: [email protected]

WWW Site: www.iccc.org

Advertisers’ Index................................................................................................... 8

ICCC Sponsors......................................................................................................... 8

Annual Awards Night - Program Highlights ........................................................ 9

Editor’s Note............................................................................................................ 9

President’s Message.............................................................................................. 11

Message from the Prime Minister ...................................................................... 14

Message from the Prime Minister of India ....................................................... 15

Message from the Premier of Ontario............................................................... 16

Message from the Minister of Commerce & Industry of India ...................... 17

Message from the High Commissioner of India ............................................... 18

Message from the Mayor of Toronto ................................................................. 19

Profile of the Chief Guest.................................................................................... 20

They Made It Happen in 2005-2006 ................................................................ 23

Advisory Board ............................................................................................... 24

Board of Directors ......................................................................................... 25

Business Councils / Committees ................................................................... 26

Toronto Talks ................................................................................................. 28

Ottawa Outlook............................................................................................... 31

Montreal Meanderings ................................................................................... 32

They Made a Difference - 15th Annual Awards............................................... 33

Award Recipients ............................................................................................ 34

The Presidents ................................................................................................ 43

Hall of Fame.................................................................................................... 44

ICCC Membership Application Form ................................................................ 53

ICCC Mission and Objectives .............................................................................. 55

ICCC Calendar of Events..................................................................................... 56

Members in the News ........................................................................................... 58

Acknowledgments ................................................................................................. 58

ICCC Nomination Form ....................................................................................... 67

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Advertisers’ Index ICCC SponsorsAir India

Apotex Inc.

AstraZeneca

BMO Financial Group

Bromed Pharmaceutical Inc.

Canaccord

CIBC Wood Gundy

Noria Family

EDC

Gowlings

Hilton Whistler Resorts and Spa

IBM

ICCC Golf Tournament

Indian Express

Jaipur Development Group

Jet Airways

Omni Television

RBC Financial Group

Rogers

Satyam

Scotiabank Group

Sears

Skylink Group of Companies

Sun Life Financial

Sunnybrook Hospital

TD Bank Financial Group

Telus

Western Union

Official Corporate SponsorIndustry Sponsor – GoldIndustry Sponsor – Gold

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Industry Sponsor – Gold

Official Corporate SponsorRBC Financial Group

Industry SponsorsTelus – Gold

OMNI Television – Gold

Gowlings – Gold

EDC – Bronze

AWARD SPONSORSIndian Express: Lifetime/Outstanding AchievementRBC Financial Group: Humanitarian of the YearTelus: Business Man of the Year Sun Life Financial: Business Woman of the YearApotex Inc.: Professional Man of the YearSkyLink Group of Companies: Professional Woman of the YearIBM: Technology Achievement of the YearTD Financial Group: Young Achievers AwardJaipur Development Group: Corporate Executive of the YearWestern Union: President’s AwardRogers Digital Cable: Member of the Year

VIP Reception SponsorCanaccord

Web SponsorIMEX Systems Inc.

Magazine SponsorSears CanadaSatyam

General Reception SponsorScotiabank Group

Event Entertainment SponsorBMO Financial Group

Wine SponsorBromed Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Corporate Table SponsorsAir India, CIBC Wood Gundy, Citibank NRI Services, Excel Funds and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Industry Sponsor – Bronze


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Editor’sNote

Annual Awards& Gala Night

Sunil Jagasia

5:30 .......................…. Registration

5:45 ........................…. Cocktails

6:45 ........................…. Program

7:45 ........................…. Entertainment

8:00 ........................…. Dinner

9:00 ........................…. Awards Ceremony

10:00 ......................…. Entertainment

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Program Highlights

This year the mood at the ICCC is upbeat and full ofanticipation. We have had increased participation frommembership at all our events and delegations. The wholeBoard and the various Committees have collectivelyworked hard in implementing our vision. Our BusinessCouncils in Ottawa and Montreal have been in step withus all the way.

One of our goals this year was to increase communi-cation with our members and we would like to thank youall for responding to our surveys and participating in ourfocus groups. We would like to take this opportunity tothank our sponsors without whose steady support wewould not be successful.

Yes, we work very hard with the membership inimplementing our mandate, but at the same time we havehad lots of fun in playing golf and cricket and raisingfunds for different causes. Last year’s Golf Tournaments inToronto and Montreal and the Cricket Tournament inToronto were a huge success. Every year we findincreased support from the members, be it a networkingevent or golf and in the coming year we look forward toyour support again.

This year is a special year for us. We are honoured andproud that for the first time in the history of this Chamber wehave our Prime Minister joining us at the Gala. We wouldlike to thank our Prime Minister Hon. Stephen Harper forhis decision to come and celebrate with us.

In the past our efforts were driven on charting newcourses and connecting people. This year we have focusedon “Tapping Roots and Seizing New Opportunities” for ourmembers and alliance partners. Once again we reiterateour pledge to be your Partners in Success.

Sunil JagasiaVice President & Corp. SecretaryIndo-Canada Chamber of Commerce


The past 12 months have been verychallenging for your entire board butat the same time they have been veryfruitful for all of us.

The first year of any “new” job has avery steep learning curve. My role inthe ICCC was just that – a new job!The year was rewarding, verydemanding, extremely enriching andmost importantly, it was an invaluablelearning experience for me. I thankthe entire membership for giving methe opportunity to serve you and forthe confidence you bestowed on me.

The board and the various committeesfeel proud of what was accomplished.Our success was largely derived byacting on the advice received from ourmembers, community leaders, govern-ment contacts and well wishers.Thank you so much and please docontinue to give us your “two centsworth”. We truly appreciate it.

VisionOur goal was to remain focused onselected priorities. It is gratifying tonote that we did indeed focus ourenergies on the three areas identifiedin my 100 day report. They were:

1) Facilitate trade between Canadaand India with support providedto and received from various levels of government

2) Increase the business networkingopportunities for our members,our sponsors and our partners &

3) Showcase the talent of our community.

In addition, we undertook to raise theawareness of the Foreign CredentialsRecognition issue and have workedwith various levels of governmentand with professional and education-al organizations to develop a workingdocument to move forward with.

TeamworkChange is the only constant in today'sworld. We kept pace with change.The new team developed new initia-tives, new committees and workedcollaboratively through the variousinitiatives. In any organization it isimperative to have a knowledge sharing mechanism. The above stylehas given us incredible strengththrough the leveraging of a greaternumber of our members than everbefore and learning from their expertise. They too felt this to be anenriching experience.

In order to move the organization forward and for everyone to under-stand our principles, we linked ourvision to the three pillars – Grow,Engage, and Prosper. Our strategieswere linked to these 3 core values.

Quite simply they are defined asbelow:Grow – To accomplish sustainedmembership and funding growth

Engage – Enhance the value of ICCCmembership and increase retentionof members and sponsors

Prosper – Promote/Foster interna-tional trade between Canada andIndia and the rest of the world andforge global alliances therebybringing prosperity to our members, sponsors and the Chamber.

ICCC has indeed enhanced its “GoTo” position in the business world. Inorder to keep pace with the demandsof such a mandate, we intend torecruit an Executive Director to concentrate on the Canada-Indiacorridor and advocacy. The timingwas never better and we must moveforward with this initiative if we areto Tap our roots and Seize the oppor-tunities available.

I am proud that we have the multi-city protocol in place. This will givethe existing councils – Montreal andOttawa – more autonomy andencouragement to grow. It will alsoincent other cities like Calgary,Vancouver and Winnipeg to join theICCC. Support provided to thesecouncils will be invaluable for themto grow and make ICCC a coast tocoast Canadian organization.

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President’sMessage

Ajit Khanna

ReflectionsGrow • Engage • Prosper


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CommunicationTwo way communication is the key tosuccess in an organization such asours. The fortnightly EBulletinlaunched last year has been wellreceived and gives us the chance toinform our membership about the‘goings on’ at the Chamber. We haverecently conducted focus groups ofour members to ensure we remainrelevant to their needs. In additionwe sent out a web based survey whichhad a response rate that far exceededour expectations. Comments werevery positive and we are encouragedwith your responses and the timemany of you took to write comments.

In order for our members to attendmore of our events and block time ontheir busy calendars, we undertook tofix the 2nd Wednesday of everymonth as the event night. Montrealand Ottawa are considering similarinitiatives. We have even better ideasfor this NETWORKING night fornext year. Please mark your calendars now. Finally, our websitecontinues to be enhanced. Variousnew features have been added.Others are forthcoming including aMembers Only site within it.

EventsOur events were well attended andwhether it was in Ottawa,Mississauga, Montreal, Hyderabad,New Delhi or Toronto, the feedbackreceived through the surveys youcompleted indicates that we aremeeting your expectations. Any sug-gestions are being incorporated intoour future events.

Last year we initiated some jointevents with other organizations suchas Asia Pacific Foundation withwhom we did a round table on “India2020 and Canada-India Relations”.We hosted a reception at the signingof the NASSCOM-ITAC MOU. We

hosted sessions in Montreal andToronto with the Engineering ExportPromotion Council (EEPC) and theHigh Commission/Consul General ofIndia for a strong manufacturing delegation from India and facilitatedone on one meetings with theircounter parts in Canada – a trulyvalue added service. A “doing busi-ness with Quebec” seminar was heldin conjunction with CII in Montreal.

SME’s are vitally important to thetwo countries and to ICCC. Eventswere scheduled with that segment inmind. Events included topics suchas “Kickoff to a new career”,“Business succession planning”,“Low cost and No cost marketingtools” among others. Other commit-tees such as Trade and YoungProfessionals also catered to theirsegments by scheduling relevantseminars and networking opportuni-ties. Our membership base is asdiverse as India is! Our appeal tothe younger and newer membershipis growing and so are our efforts tokeep all segments engaged.

CorridorICCC has continued to lead delega-tions to India on the occasion ofPravasi Bharatiya Divas. LastJanuary, in Hyderabad, ICCC organized a Roundtable discussionon the theme of “Diaspora: Trade,Technology and Education Links” inconjunction with the Indo CanadianBusiness Council. We also attendedthe Tech Summit in New Delhi inSeptember 2005 featuring Canada as the sole partner country for the summit. The Summit was organizedby Confederation of Indian Industrieswith whom ICCC has a partnershipbased on a wide-ranging M.O.U. Itwas here that an invitation was givento Minister Sibal to come to Canadato sign the S&T agreement whichICCC’s S&T committee helpedauthor. The agreement was signed by

Min. Sibal and Min Peterson and alunch was hosted by ICCC immedi-ately after the event.

In addition, we are continuing to par-ticipate in the Focus India meetingsand have recently proposed to thisbody that one of our key goals shouldbe to work towards efforts to encour-age India to name Canada as one ofits priority nations – similar to whatCanada has done with respect toIndia. Working with DFAIT will be atop priority for us.

Bridging the potential between thetwo countries will be our mandate aswe move forward. India is indeedEVERYWHERE. We must capital-ize on this huge business opportunityby maintaining and increasing ourfocus on the trade between the twocountries. The theme for our annualawards gala this year is appropriatelyselected as “Tapping Roots – SeizingOpportunities”. Indo Canadians,with their growing political voice andwith their contacts in India can play asignificant role in branding Canadain India. We will pro-actively supporttheir initiatives with the help of theoffices of the High Commission ofIndia and with the Canadian HighCommission in India.

We are elated that Prime MinisterStephen Harper will be our ChiefGuest at this trade mark event – afirst for our organization.

I look forward to seeing you on the10th of June. Thank you again foryour incredible support. It is mostappreciated. Together we will grow toeven greater heights and prominence.

Regards,

Ajit KhannaPresident, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2006 Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce Awards.

At TD Bank Financial Group, we’re proud to support the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce. It’s just part of our commitment to making our communities better.

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MESSAGE ON THE 29TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDO-CANADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: JUNE 10, 2006

On the 29th anniversary of the founding of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, I would like to congratulate all its members on the ICCC’s effectivework, since 1977, to serve as a bridge between the Indo-Canadian community andthe Canadian government and business establishment. The Chamber’s success inthis regard reflects and reinforces the striking achievements of the Indo-Canadi-an community as a whole.

In recent years, the ICCC has extended its goals to include the strengthening of trade and investment ties between India and Canada. This would be of directbenefit not only to India, but also to Canadian businesses, by helping themleverage the numerous openings offered by India’s booming high-tech sector toimprove their competitive edge, both domestic and global. Such cooperationbetween Canadian business and industry and India could include BPO, R&Dand tech-related manufacturing, as also a hitherto unexplored angle, joint projects in third countries.

While the global business majors have been quick to spot and to benefit from theIndia Advantage, Canada Inc. is yet to move decisively down this path, perhapsdue to an information gap. Organizations like the ICCC should and undoubtedlywill strive to bridge this gap, in tandem with the efforts of both the governments.I wish them all success in this endeavour, in which I would like to assure them ofour full support.

Shyamala B. Cowsik


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Stephen Harper was sworn in as Canada’s

22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006.

Mr. Harper was first elected to the House of

Commons in the 1993 federal election as the

Reform Party’s candidate in Calgary West.

He left Parliament in 1997 to become Vice

President (and later President) of the National

Citizens’ Coalition, a prominent Canadian

advocacy organization. In 2002, he became

Leader of the Opposition after winning the

leadership of the Canadian Alliance and a

subsequent by-election in Calgary Southwest.

In 2003, Mr. Harper co-founded the Conserv-

ative Party of Canada and went on to contest

and win the new party’s leadership.

As Conservative leader, Mr. Harper ran in

the 2004 federal election and increased the

Conservatives’ standing in the House of

Commons by 25 seats, including an important

breakthrough in Ontario. On January 23,

2006, Mr. Harper led the Conservative Party

to power by winning 124 seats in Canada’s

39th federal election.

As Prime Minister, Mr. Harper is committed to

building a Canada that remains strong, united,

independent and free. He is committed to

enacting accountability measures for govern-

ment, lowering taxes for working families,

reforming the criminal justice system, helping

parents cope with the costs of child care and

negotiating a patient wait times guarantee with

the provinces.

Stephen Harper was born on April 30, 1959,

in Toronto, Ontario. He moved to Alberta in

1978 to work in the petroleum industry and

went on to obtain both a bachelor’s and a

master’s degree in economics from the

University of Calgary. Stephen Harper is an

honorary member of the International Raoul

Wallenberg Foundation. Mr. Harper and his

wife, Laureen (Teskey) Harper, have two

children, Benjamin and Rachel, and

maintain a permanent home in Calgary.

Profile ofChief GuestThe Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister Prime Minister Harper with his

family (from left to right): Rachel,Laureen and Benjamin.

They made itHappen in2005-2006

Yet another year passes in the annals of the ICCC history.

Yet another year when willing hands carry the torch forward,

before passing it on to other willing hands.

Where the year that passed was one of connecting people and charting new courses,

the year coming up promises to hold forth much more.

New opportunities, new challenges to be faced…

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Advisory Board 2005-2006

Jayshree Thakar is the Director, BusinessDevelopment at the Canada Mortgage & HousingCorporation. She currently facilitates Canadianhousing industry and Corporation access in Asianmarkets. She is also responsible for spearheading thedevelopment and marketing of Corporation's landholding across Canada.

JAYSHREE THAKAR

The Honourable Sinclair McKnight Stevens, P.C.,Q.C., LLB, BA, is a lawyer, businessman andformer politician. For 16 years he was in theCanadian House of Commons during which time heserved in two cabinets, one as President of TheTreasury Board of Canada and one as Minister ofRegional and Industrial Expansion.

SINCLAIR STEVENS

Director, Concordia University. Dr. Sahni iscommitted to promoting multi dimensionalCanada-India linkages – academic, business,and cultural. He is known for his active role inthe Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute,The Conference Board of Canada, the CanadianBureau for International Education, and ingeneral towards Asia Pacific cooperation.

DR. BALBIR S. SAHNI

Founding partner of Chitiz Pathak LLP, a businesslaw firm based in Toronto’s financial district. Manojacts as counsel on a wide range of corporate andsecurities transactions. He holds directorships andsenior officer positions with publicly traded andprivate companies. Manoj is also a founding directorof Canadian Coalition for Democracies.

MANOJ PUNDIT

NAVIN DAVE

Vice President, Communications, Rogers Cable Inc.Taanta started her communications career as a radioreporter working Parliament Hill for the Selkirk NewsBureau. Prior to this, she was the Executive Director for the Rick Hansen National Fellow Program at the University of British Columbia.

TAANTA GUPTA

Navin,C.A., CMC is the Canadian Managing Partnerfor the Regions practice for KPMG. Prior to movingto Toronto, Navin was Area Managing Partner for theWest, and Managing Partner for KPMG India. Hiskey areas of experience lie in strategy developmentand execution. Navin has been very active withCanadian Chamber of Commerce since 2003.

BRAD LAMBERT

Brad is the head of Real Estate Banking in Ontariofor RBC Royal Bank. Brad as been with RBC forover 32 years, having worked in a variety of roles inAlberta, B.C. and Ontario. Brad joined the AdvisoryBoard in 2005, and also sits on the Board of Opera-tion Springboard.

GOPAL BHATNAGAR

Dr. Bhatnagar is currently the Chief of CardiacSurgery of Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga,Ont. Prior to coming to Trillium, he was on staff inthe division of cardiac surgery at Sunnybrook &Women's Health Sciences Centre and the Univ. ofToronto. Dr. Bhatnagar obtained MD from theUniv. of Western Ontario in 1986 and is certifiedin Cardiac Surgery, both with the American Boardof Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians &Surgeons of Canada.


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Board of Directors 2005-2006

Abhilash Bhachech - V.P. Growth & EngagementAbhilash has been a member of ICCC for nearly 15 years. Currently, Abhilash heads the ‘Financial Services TechnologyDivision’ in the Office of the Superintendent of FinancialInstitutions (OSFI), the Federal prudential regulator of banksand insurance companies in Canada.

Sunil Jagasia - Vice President & Corporate Secretary Sunil is the founder and CEO of Total Logistics Group Inc.His company provides road, rail,ocean air and inter-modaltransportation worldwide. The company is also engaged inwarehousing and logistics solutions for its customers. Sunilhas over 20 years experience in both management andoperations in North America, Europe and Asia.

SUNIL JAGASIA

Chand Kuppuswamy - Director, TradeChand is Senior Vice President of Weoutsource.net a (division of Webesolution Inc.), a leading offshore consulting firm in Canada with offices in Canada, US, UK and India. His core strength is knowledge about a vast range of off-shore outsourcing projects and successfully executing the projects.

CHANDKUPPUSWAMY

Sree Isloor - Director, AdvocacySree is President of management consulting firm Isloor Consultancy Services. Sree holds a PhD in Computing Science from the University of Alberta, along with a Master’sDegree in Computer Science and a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from I.I.T. (India). Sree has over 25 years experience in assessing complex business issues.

SREE ISLOOR

ABHILASHBHACHECH

Pradeep Sood - Past PresidentPradeep is the CEO and co-founder of Parscribe DigitalInc., a transcription company using digital technologies.He is a Chartered Accountant from India and has international experience in both operations and management in Asia, Africa and North America.

PRADEEP SOOD

Ajit Khanna - President Ajit is Senior Vice President, Off-Mall Sales, Sears CanadaInc., and has extensive experience in the retail industryspanning 26 years with the Company. He has served on theAdvisory Board of the ICCC for three years. Ajit graduatedfrom St. Stephens College, Delhi University, and migrated toCanada in 1975.

AJIT KHANNA

Harjit S. Kalsi - Vice President, TreasuryHarjit is the Chief Financial Officer of the Skylink Groupof Companies. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)and a CGA designation and over 20 years experience inthe government and corporate sectors.

HARJIT S. KALSI

Arvind Chhatbar - Director & Chair, Ottawa - Council Arvind Chhatbar is the CEO of Enablence Inc., an Ottawa-based high tech company specializing in Fibre-to-the-Homeproducts using its platform Dispersion Bridge technology.Arvind is also the President of the Vitesse Re-SkillingCanada, a not-for-profit organization created in 1998 to meet the re-skilling needs of qualified professionals.

ARVINDCHHATBAR

Arun Mehra - Director & Chair, Montreal CouncilArun is Vice President of Universal Paper Export Co Ltd,a leading exporter of pulp and paper products active inover 50 countries around the world.

ARUN MEHRA

Neena Gupta - Director, Legal AffairsNeena Gupta’s practice is focused on employment and humanrights law. She also has a wide variety of experience in theOntario Human Rights Code, the Pay Equity Act and theOntario Employment Standards Act. She is on the board ofdirectors of the Ontario Bar Assistance Program, JVS Torontoand is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association.

NEENA GUPTA

Sangita Birla - Director, MembershipSangita Birla has helped clients achieve financial success for over 7 years. She works with a private wealthmanagement firm TaggartGALT in managing andimplementing professional advice in the areas of tax,legal, estate, financial and investment planning.

SANGITA BIRLA

Vinay Khosla - Director, SMEVinay is a CA and Senior Tax Manager with SB PartnersLLP, a leading professional services firm. He specializesin tax planning and consulting on mergers and acquisitions, estates and trusts, corporate reorganizationsand divestitures Vinay obtained his CA designation in1999.

VINAY KHOSLA

Atul Ahuja - Director, Marketing and CommunicationsAtul Ahuja, alumnus of the Shri Ram College of Commerce and the Oberoi School of Hotel Management(both in New Delhi, India), has spent 18 years primarily in the Financial Services and Information Technology Sectors. Atul has been in Canada since 1995. He is currently Senior Director at Intelligroup, Inc.

ATUL AHUJA


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ICCC Business Councils 2005-2006

ICCC Committees 2005-2006

Objective

■ To establish key partnerships and promote the ICCC IT group asthe premier Indo-Canadian IT Organization in Canada.

Objective

■ Providing opportunities for young professionals to network and share ideas for mutual growth.

Members:

Information Technology committee

Members:

Young Professionals Committee

Objective

■ To promote and facilitate business and trade between Canada and India.■ Provide members with a forum for networking, sharing ideas and

information to promote business success.■ Create learning opportunities for members through seminars, workshops

and conferences.

Ottawa Business Council

Members:

Québec Business Council

Objective■ To promote trade between Canada India and the Indian

Diaspora around the world.■ To encourage member participation in trade events.

Trade Promotions committee

Members:

Science and technology committeeObjective■ Promote Science & Technology and collaborative programs for the

commercialisation of research.

Infotainment committeeObjective■ To promote networking and exchanges in the Infotainment

industry between India & Canada.■ To encourage and abet collaboration between professionals and

business in Canada and India.

Building committeeObjective

■ To study the viability of ICCC purchasing their own building vis-à-vis renting space and to help deliver on the findings of the committee.

Small & Medium Enterprises committee

Objective■ To promote network opportunities between members of small and

medium enterprises and arrange seminars to assist them to improveand excel in their business.

Ajit Khanna, Co-ChairAjit Someshwar, Co-Chair

Steve Gupta

Surjit BabraRonji Boorooah

Kash Sood

Ramesh ChotaiAnil Shah

Arun Mehra, ChairDeepak Awasti

Iqbal S. ChhatwalKitty SawhneySonny Wadera

Members:

Arvind Chhatbar, ChairSreedhar Natarajan

Daljit NirmanAkash SinhaMona Frendo

Huns Rangaar

Chand Kuppuswamy, ChairHarkirat Bajaj

Soma Shekar

Kapil Raval, Chair, IT Committee

Damodar ArapakotaChaithanya Kommamuri

Satish Bala

Vinay Khosla, ChairKishor Tailor

Harjinder Sahdra

Abhishek PaulRavi Gopisetty

Members:

Members:

Members:Ravi Seethapathy, ChairAjit Khanna, President ICCCDr. V.I. Lakshmanan, Vice Chair&CEO, Process Research ORTECHJanet Chater, India Trade Officer,FAC/ITCanDr. Ranga Ranganathan, Director,

Saskatchewan Research CouncilJan Knowles, Exec. Director, ShastriIndo-Canadian InstituteFPak Chagarlamudi, Mgr. Geomatics, International Div. Earth Sciences Sector, NRCanSandeep Mathur, Sr. Commerce officer, Industry Canada

Members:Mr. R.K. Moorthy, President, PinnacleBusiness Cons., ChairJoan Vogelsang, President &CEO, ToonboomMitra Sen, President, Sandawood ProductionsDr. Michael Collins, Dean Sheridan College

Suresh Rohin, Director, Eastern FilmsAfsana Amarsay, President, PrimescoAjit Khanna, President ICCCLucie Roy, Director-Partnerships, IDR

Ron Choudhury, Chair

Shabab Mirza

Nitin KumarSunny Ray

Anita Nayak

Aby JalotaKundan JoshiRitu Kumar

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7th Annual Golf7th Annual GolfClassic at the Classic at the Hockley VHockley ValleyalleyResorResort, Orangeville, t, Orangeville, August 12, 2005August 12, 2005On August 12, 144 golfers partici-pated at the 7th Annual Golf Tour-nament of the ICCC. Over theyears the ICCC tournament hasearned a permanent spot in theplayers’ schedule and it is nice tosee that the hard work put in by thecommittee is paying off. We nowhave a sold out event every year.This year the tournament was heldat the picturesque Hockley ValleyGolf Resort and the funds collectedwere added to the Building funds ofthe ICCC. We collected over$30,000 again this year.

The best ball format was followedby a grand dinner in which a num-ber of non-golfers participated.This year the golfers also got spe-cial deals for a one night stay atthis beautiful resort. It was a fun-filled day which everyone enjoyed.

Global OpporGlobal Opportunitiestunitiesfor the Financialfor the FinancialIndustrIndustryy, September, September15, 2005 15, 2005

Luncheon event was held to talkabout offshoring/outsourcing byTCS President of Americas Mr.

Surya Kant. The event was attendedby over 70 people and Mr. Kant gavethe audience an insightful glimpse ofthe trends in this industry.

The 11th TechnologyThe 11th TechnologySummit, New Delhi,Summit, New Delhi,September 20-23, 2005 September 20-23, 2005 The focus country was Canada!International Trade Canada in col-laboration with the Department ofScience and Technology andOceanography in India wereinstrumental in ensuring the suc-cess of this summit. MinisterPeterson and Minister Sibbal wereboth at the event and gave keynoteaddress. Minister Peterson waspresent at the M.O.U. signing forour Infotainment Committee head-ed up by Mr. R.K. Moorthy. Over100 Canadian delegates attendedthis event.

Ajit Khanna, President, ICCC attended along with Chand Kuppuswamy, Director of trade Dr.V.I. Lakshmanan, member of ICCCS&T Comm. and R.K. Moorthy, Chairof ICCC Infotainment Committee.

4th Annual Merchant4th Annual MerchantCup Cricket Cup Cricket TTournament, ournament, September 24, 2005September 24, 2005Once again this year’s cricket tour-nament was full of action. Thegame was inaugurated by Mr.Satish Mehta, Consul-General forIndia, in Toronto. Mr Mehta andthe players braved strong windsand rain and showed up in theirfull whites to play at the Etobicoke

cricket grounds. The game had tobe cancelled due to a heavy down-pour. The same night the playersand their spouses met at theToronto Cricket and Curling Clubfor dinner and dance. Mr. BenSennik, the President of CanadianCricket Association was the ChiefGuest.

The following Saturday, the gameresumed at the Markham CricketGrounds. The winner of the tour-nament was CSI Consulting XI,captained by Kris Krishnan, whowas instrumental during his tenureas the President of ICCC to startthis fabulous tournament. Thetournament was sponsored byExcel Funds, CSI Consulting andBDM Sporting Equipment (India).Sunil Jagasia, VP & Corp. Sec.ICCC thanked the sponsors and allthe players for making the event agreat success.

Launch of New Launch of New Online RegulatorOnline Regulatory y by Hon. Joe Cardiano,by Hon. Joe Cardiano,October 5, 2005October 5, 2005Indo-Canada Chamber of Com-merce (ICCC) was invited by theOffice of Joe Cordiano,

Ontario Minister of Development& Trade, Oct 05 2005 to witnessthe launch of the Ontario Govern-ment’s new online RegulatoryRegistry at the offices of ImarionInc., a successful computer ani-mation company. The RegulatoryRegistry will provide informationon the government’s regulatory

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Rai Sahi with his foursome having a good time.

From left to right: Mr. Surya Kant, Mukesh Gupta,Ajit Khanna, Sona Khanna and Imtiaz Seyid.

From left to right: Sunil Jagasia, Kris Krishnan, Prem Karunakaran, Ajit Someshwar and Pradeep Sood.

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proposals and approved regula-tions that affect business.

Ajit Khanna ICCC President andSunil Jagasia VP & Corp. Sec.ICCC met with the Minister andwith other key members from theMinistry of Economic Develop-ment and Trade to learn moreabout the Regulatory Registry andits relevance to its membership.

“Moderation & “Moderation & Protocol” Seminar,Protocol” Seminar,October 12, 2005October 12, 2005The value of a balanced mutualfund portfolio & proper businessetiquette seminar in partnershipwith RBC Dominion Securitieswas very informative and themembers got some great points onetiquette from Linda Allen. SonaKhanna, VP Funding, ICCCthanked the sponsor and thespeaker for making the event veryinteresting especially for women.

Round TRound Table Discusable Discus--sion jointly with Asiasion jointly with AsiaPacific Foundation,Pacific Foundation,October 25, 2005October 25, 2005

A Roundtable was organizedjointly in Toronto, by Indo Cana-da Chamber of Commerce andAsia Pacific Foundation of Cana-da on October 25th 2005 on“India 2020 and Canada-IndiaRelations”. Among its many par-ticipants were, Dr. ThomasAxworthy, Dr Alagh, Ravi Seetha-pathy, Ajit Khanna, Dr. BalbirSahni, Dr Arun Mukerjee, Dr. V.I.Lakshmannan, Dr. Ananya

Mukherjee Reed, Gordon Ash-worth, Prof. Charles McMillan,Dr. Naren Wagle and Kasi Rao.Mr. Kant Bhargava, trade advisorto ICCC was instrumental inplanning and organizing thismeet. A consensus was reachedbetween the Canadian and IndianPolicy analysts as to the status ofthe relations between the twocountries and the potential areasof co-operation such as infra-structure, energy, health care,governance, education, R&D andits commercialization.

MOU between MOU between NASSCOM & ITNASSCOM & ITAC,AC,November 14, 2005November 14, 2005

The IT Committee ICCC hosted areception and a networking event atthe Ontario Club to felicitate themembers of NASSCOM (India’sNational Assoc. of Software andService Companies) ITAC (voice ofthe Canadian Information & Com-munications Technology on indus-try) on the recent signing of theirM.O.U. to exchange informationand knowledge about an array ofissues including the expandingmarket in global business processoutsourcing.

In the welcome address, AjitKhanna, the President ICCC welcomed the opportunitiesemerging from this Memorandumfacilitating an exchange of infor-mation and knowledge. Theguests included Mr. BernardCourtois, President of ITAC and

representatives from severalprominent Canadian and globalcompanies from IT, Consultingand Financial Services indus-tries. Abhilash Bhachech, VP-Membership & Engagement(ICCC) proposed a vote of thanksto NASSCOM & ITAC for givingICCC an opportunity to host thissignificant event.

Luncheon hosted Luncheon hosted for Mr. Kapil Sibal,for Mr. Kapil Sibal,TToronto, Novemberoronto, November18, 2005 18, 2005 The ICCC hosted this luncheonin celebration of the signing ofthe S & T treaty between Canadaand India, which ICCC memberswere involved in creating. Theluncheon honoured Mr. KapilSibal, Minister of State for Science & Technology and OceanDevelopment, India. In atten-dance were the Honourable JimPeterson, Minister of Internation-al Trade, Canada and Ms. Shya-mala Cowsik, the High Commis-sioner of India.

ICCC Open House atICCC Open House atthe Living Arthe Living Arts ts Centre, Mississauga,Centre, Mississauga,November 23, 2005November 23, 2005

The Open House is an opportunityfor ICCC members to mingle andget to know one another, as well asa chance for the organization toshowcase itself to non-members.The highlight of the November

Mr. Bernard Courtois, President of ITAC.


Ajit Khanna, President of ICCC.

From left to right: Ajit Khanna ( President ICCC),Ms. Shyamala Cowsik, (High Commisioner of

India) and Mr. Kapil Sibal (Minister of State forScience & Tech. and Ocean Development, India).


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23rd event was an inspiringaddress given by Mr. Raj Subra-maniam, President & CEO ofFedEx, entitled “Reflections of anIndian Chief Executive”. Theevent was a huge success for theICCC, as it was over booked andattended by 125 guests.

Minister Peterson’sMinister Peterson’sRoundtable,Roundtable,November 25, 2005November 25, 2005ICCC members attended theRoundtable conference organizedby the office of Hon. JamesPeterson, Federal Minister ofInternational Trade, which wasattended by approximately 30members from leading associa-tions across Canada.

Chand Kuppuswamy Director ofTrade ICCC spoke about the impor-tance of the Trade Commissioner’srole, as well as suggested that thebudget allocation of $109MM overthe next 5 years is insufficient.Although Minister Peterson agreedwith this comment, he indicatedthat at this time, increasing thebudget is not possible.

Holiday Dinner &Holiday Dinner &Dance at the DeltaDance at the DeltaChelsea, TChelsea, Toronto,oronto,December 3, 2005 December 3, 2005 This year’s holiday event saw asell-out crowd with people enjoy-ing great Indian food and liveentertainment, including a jazz

band. December 3rd, 2005 was arocking night for a room full ofguests at the glamorous DeltaChelsea Hotel. It was an elegantevening filled with new and oldfriends getting together for aspectacular night! Our charmingMC’s Falitaa Chhabra and SethGumbs held the audience’s atten-

tion for the evening withtheir spirit and candidsense of humor.

The evening began withthe dazzling ensemble ofKeith Pascal’s Caribbeandancers from SphereEntertainment. Theartistry and talent of thedances were a big hitwith the crowd, whocouldn’t get enough of

the limbo dance. There was amouth watering array of appetizersand a delectable buffet of food. Totop the night off, there were gamesthat everyone participated, alongwith a live DJ that got the crowdgrooving.

Going Global – Going Global – International TradeInternational TradeWWorkshop, orkshop, JanuarJanuary 11, 2006y 11, 2006The International Trade commit-tee of ICCC, jointly with FITTorganized its first event “GoingGlobal Workshop”, targetingcompanies interested in learningcritical international trade strate-gies, individuals interested inpursuing a career in internationaltrade and export serviceproviders interested in enhancingtheir services.

It was a huge success withextremely positive feedback.About 50 members and non-members participated in theevent. The facilitator, Prof.Charles Donley from FITT (theForum for International Trade

Training) had great knowledgeand imparted some particularlyuseful tips on running a businesson an international level.

Pravasi BharatiyaPravasi BharatiyaDivas Roundtable Divas Roundtable Discussion, Discussion, JanuarJanuary 6-9, 2006 y 6-9, 2006 A Roundtable on the topic of“Diaspora, Trade, Technologyand Education Links” was orga-nized by ICCC and the Hyder-abad Chapter of Indo-CanadianBusiness Chamber (ICBC) on theeve of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas2006, which was organized by theMinistry of Overseas IndianAffairs of Government of India.

One point that emerged clearly isthat the large and impressiveIndo-Canadian community hasthe potential to create valuableknowledge linkages and net-works. This has been well recog-nized by the Indian Governmentas well as by UNESCO, whoserepresentative made a presenta-tion at the Pravasi BharatiyaDivas on the subject. In fact, theMinistry of Overseas IndianAffairs is embarking on a projectto create a knowledge networkwith a database highlighting thequalifications of Indians workingand living abroad.

“Kick Off to a New“Kick Off to a NewCareer-Job ReadinessCareer-Job ReadinessWWorkshop”, orkshop”, JanuarJanuary 21, 2006y 21, 2006ICCC was pleased to host “KickOff to a New Career” in partner-ship with the ESP Group andfunded by the Government ofOntario. The informative eventproved invaluable to attendees byproviding them with informationon a variety of career transitionissues including: career search-ing strategies, interviewing skills,


From left to right: Aby Jalota, Adnan Husain, Kundan Joshi, Shabab Mirza, Rajesh Subramaniam

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Ottawa Hosts a Ottawa Hosts a pre-Christmas Parpre-Christmas Partyty,,December 21, 2005December 21, 2005Political leaders were in abun-dance (December 21, 2005) at aholiday party hosted by the IndoCanada Chamber of CommerceOttawa Business Council at theNational Press Club.

MPPs Jim Watson and RichardPatten were spotted in the crowd ofabout 100, as were Rideau-Rock-cliffe Councillor JacquesLegendre, former Kanata councilorAlex Munter, and Lee Franworth,Liberal candidate for Ottawa WestNepean. Also in attendance wereIndia’s High Commissioner, Shya-mala Cowsik, Cistel TechnologiesPresident Nishith Goel, whorecently won the Ottawa Chamberof Commerce’s Silver Award in themid-market category; and Enab-lence CEO Arvind Chhatbar,director and chair of the ICCC’sOttawa Business Council

Doing Business Doing Business in Indiain IndiaJanuarJanuary 12, 2006y 12, 2006In January, the Ottawa Busi-ness Council and the ExportDevelopment Corporationorganized an event on “DoingBusiness in India”. Theevent was attended by over75 people. Speakers at theevent in addition to ArvindChhatbar, Director and Chairof OBC included the Presi-dent of the EDC Mr. RobWright, the Deputy HighCommissioner of India toCanada Mr. Niraj Srivastava,

and the India Representative ofEDC, Mr. Peter Nesbitt.

EDC highlighted the importanceit was placing on Canada-Indiabusiness and the various pro-grams that were put in place toassist Canadian businesses to dobusiness in India. Mr. Srivastavareiterated the importance Indiawas placing on the free marketsystem and India’s desire to openmore areas for private enterpriseactivity. He acknowledged thatIndia needed to put more empha-sis on improvement of India’stransportation and communica-tions infrastructure and that therewere major plans in the offing toimprove roads, airports and othermeans of communications tofacilitate business.

Dinner attended byDinner attended byConserConservative Parvative PartytyLeaders,Leaders,JanuarJanuary 18, 2006y 18, 2006On January 18, 2006, the OttawaBusiness Council organized a din-ner that was attended by morethan 120 people including severalmembers of the Conservative Par-ty. The following, in part, washow the Ottawa Sun covered theevent:

“Some of the Tory big guns werein the capital Wednesday to buildbridges with the Indo-CanadaChamber of Commerce – OttawaBusiness Council. Tories. BigGuns. In our City. We did notmake this up.”

“Party Deputy Leader PeterMackay (now the Minister forExternal Relations) was the guestspeaker at the dinner meetinghosted by the ICCC’s OttawaBusiness Council at the CongressCentre. He was joined at theevent by the Calgary East MPDeepak Obhrai, chair of the par-ty’s Multicultural Advisory Com-mittee; candidates John Baird(Ottawa West-Nepean and nowthe Minister for the TreasuryBoard), Keith Fountain (OttawaCentre) and Paul Benoit (Ottawa-Vanier); and strategist and ICCCmember Goldy Hyder.”

“Also from ICCC were OttawaBusiness Council Chair ArvindChhatbar of Enablence, Dr.Dipak Roy of DTA Enterprises,Diju Raha of Eximsoft Interna-tional, Akash Sinha of DharmaDevelopments, and Indian classi-cal dancer Anjali Patil.”

“Accountability in“Accountability inGovernment”,Government”,April 27, 2006April 27, 2006On April 27th, the Hon. JohnBaird, Minister of the TreasuryBoard spoke to the members and well wishers of the OttawaBusiness Council of the IndoCanada Chamber of Commerceat a special event to hear thegovernment’s new proposal on“Accountability in Govern-ment”.

Over a 100 people attendedthe event in a casual environ-ment that allowed members toengage the Minister on key

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Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party Mr. Peter MacKay andDeepak Obhrai, MP for Calgary East, along with Arvind Chhatbar,

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Golf TGolf TournamentournamentMay 26, 2005May 26, 2005Despite a windy and cold day onMay 26, 2005, over 120 bravegolfers enjoyed a day of golf at LeFontainebleau, a Club LinksCourse. Hot food on the courseand a few cold beverages ensuredthat everyone had a great time atthe ICCC-Québec Business Coun-cil’s 5th Annual Charity Golf Clas-sic. All the proceeds raised are tobenefit the Montreal Children’sHospital Foundation. At dinner,the guests’ generosity helped us toraise well beyond our highestexpectation - $47,000!! The grandprize of two tickets to Las Vegaswas generously returned 3 times tobe raffled again and this helpedraise an additional $15,000 for theChildren’s! All of us at the ICCCare very thankful for the generosityof all our guests and we definitelyenjoyed our best ever golf tourna-ment. We’re already planning ournext tournament which will beheld on July 17, 2006.

Doing Business inDoing Business inIndia, October 31, 2005India, October 31, 2005

The ICCC-Québec BusinessCouncil, in cooperation withQuébec Manufacturers &Exporters, the Government ofQuébec, EDC, and QIBC orga-

nized this event. The event gavea very insightful look into currentissues affecting Québec business-es that are active in India. Pre-mier Jean Charest opened theevent with a keynote speech. Alsoin attendance were H.E. LucieEdwards, High Commissioner ofCanada in New Delhi, H.E. Sri-vastava, Deputy High Commis-sioner of India in Ottawa, Mr.Daniel Charron, President &GM(Quebec manufacturers andExporters), V. Narasimhan Exec.Director Brakes India (TVSGroup) and Hon. Baljit Chadha,President Balcorp Ltd. Testimo-nials from successful businessexecutives were presented high-lighting their experiences andadvice on how best to succeed inCanada-India Corridor. Therewere about 400 guests at thisbreakfast meet. A delegationfrom India was also present at themeet providing an excellentopportunity for the executives ofboth countries to network.

Doing Business withDoing Business withQuébec, FebruarQuébec, February 13,y 13,20062006

On the morning of February 13,the Indo-Canada Chamber of Com-merce in partnership with WorldTrade Centre Montreal (a service ofthe Board of Trade of Montreal),Quebec’s Ministry of EconomicDevelopment (MDEIE), and theEngineering Export PromotionCouncil (a Government of Indiaorganization) hosted a delegationof Indian companies who had trav-eled to Montreal to meet withpotential business partners. Theevent provided a great opportunityfor Business leaders to network

and build relationships.

The High Commissioner of Indiain Canada, Her Excellency Shya-mala Cowsik delivered a veryinteresting speech on the Indianeconomy and touched upon whatsome of the leading internationalcompanies are doing in India. Shewas followed by Mr. AseemPrakash, President of Biradari Inca consulting company that special-izes in business management. Hefocused on the fact that innovationis critical for Canadian companiesto ensure their long term viabilityin the global market place.

5th Annual Gala 5th Annual Gala Dinner, May 6, 2006Dinner, May 6, 2006

On May 6, 2006 the ICCC-QuébecBusiness Council hosted its 5thAnnual Gala Dinner in Montreal.The Keynote Speaker was Dr.Arthur Porter, Executive Director ofthe McGill University Health Cen-tre who discussed the future ofhealth care in Québec. The Masterof Ceremonies was Sugar Sammy, awell known Indo-Canadian comedi-an who had the crowd in splits oflaughter throughout his stand-upact. The ICCC-Québec BusinessCouncil presented a cheque of$47,000, funds that were raised atlast summer’s Golf Tournament, tothe Montreal Children’s HospitalFoundation. The evening was agood mix of highlighting the factthat the ICCC is working hard topromote business, but is also com-mitted to raising funds for greatcauses both in Canada and in India.

MontrealMeanderings

From left to right: Mr. V. Narasimhan(Brakes India), H.E. Niraj Srivastava,

H.E. Lucy Edwards, Preimer Jean Charest,Mr.Daniel Charron and Baljit Chadha.

High Commissioner Shyamala Cowsik and Mr. Jitendra Bavishi (Hi-Tech International).

The ICCC-Québec Business Council and Ajit Khanna,President ICCC, present a cheque of $47,000 toValerie Frost, Director at the Montreal Children’s

Hospital Foundation) (left to right: Ajit Khanna, KittySawhney, Sonny Wadera, Valerie Frost, Iqbal

Chhatwal, Deepak Awasti, Arun Mehra.

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They Made aDifference

They Made aDifference

Since 1992, ICCC has acknowledged the contributions

of Indo-Canadians by instituting the following awards:

Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement Award, Humanitarian Award,

Male Entrepreneur Award, Female Entrepreneur Award, Professional Male Award,

Professional Female Award, Technology Achievement Award,

Young Achievers Award, Corporate Executive Award, President’s Award

and Member of the Year Award.

Each year the number of award nominees has grown, making the selection of the

awardees increasingly difficult. We have identified our awardees for 2005-2006 and

are proud to present the crème de la crème of Indo-Canadians.


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2006 Lifetime/OutstandingAchievement AwardBen Sennik Toronto

2006Humanitarianof the YearRahul SinghToronto

■ Front line Paramedic for Toronto Emergency Medical Services.

■ Founded the David McAntony Gibson Foundation(www.dmgf.org) to honour the memory of his late friend.

■ Led aid missions to Cambodia, Guatemala, Grenada,Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand.

Rahul Singh was born and raised in Montreal. Mr. Singhhas been a paramedic since 1989 and currently serves the citizens of Toronto. He has been a past advisor to the SolicitorGeneral of Ontario, has numerous articles and reports published,and has recently started a documentary film company designed toraise awareness on the plight of victims of war.

Mr. Singh volunteered his time coaching youth at risk in theJamestown community with his close friend, David Gibson.David’s death in 1998 led Singh to found the David McAntonyGibson Foundation (www.dmgf.org). DMGF is an agency thatuses volunteer paramedics, police officers, and firefighters, torespond to large scale disasters around the world at a moment’snotice.

Using the street name, Global Medic, disaster teams deploy inflatable field hospitals, medical equipment, medicines andwater purification units. The teams are able to treat up to 5,000civilian casualties and provide up to 50,000 civilians with cleandrinking water on a daily basis.

Global Medic has run capacity building programs to helpimprove medical infrastructure in Cambodia and Sri Lanka.Global Medic has deployed disaster teams to Grenada followingHurricane Ivan, Sri Lanka following the Tsunami, Guatemala following Hurricane Stan, and Pakistan following the 2005 Earth-quake. The men and women of Global Medic continue to providehope to those in need.

■ Chairman, Desbro Holdings – Toronto.■ Past Advisory Board member I.C.C.C.■ President of Canadian Cricket Association.

Banwari (Ben) Sennik is known for his business and corporateachievements, inheriting a passion for commerce and manufacturingat a very young age. He had a dream to lead his family company(Desbro) in Kenya from a mere distributor of bicycles to an interna-tional conglomerate. In 1950 after having established leadingindustrial chemical distribution company in East Africa he movedto Mauritius to establish Desbro Steel Rolling Mills Ltd., followedby a trading division and a plastic pipes manufacturing facility.Later on he established a steel manufacturing complex in Fiji toserve the South Pacific markets. Acumen, acuity and entrepreneur-ship he demonstrated in his business life were key to his achieve-ments.

In 1975, he moved to Canada and established Desbro Holdingsin Toronto, as the Head Office of the trading and manufacturinggroup worldwide. Today, DESBRO is synonymous with the globaltrade, manufacturing, finance and investments in joint venture pro-jects contributing to the infrastructure of the development in theemerging countries.

Ben has always believed in giving back to the society his giftsof time, talent and money. The Mahatma Gandhi statue at the PeacePark in Richmond Hill, Ontario is a landmark. He initiated the pro-ject and gave a gift of a quarter of a million dollars coming from theSennik family. With his passion for cricket, in 1989, he spearhead-ed and chaired the first United Way Cricket Match at the Skydomeraising more then $800,000 for the United Way. Currently he is thePresident of the Canadian Cricket Association. Under his steward-ship Canadian Cricket National Team has qualified to compete inthe coveted ‘WORLD CUP 2007’, to be held in the West Indies. Heis involved with the communities in myriad ways as a Board Mem-ber, mentor, advisor, initiator and network builder. He was a mem-ber on the first I.C.C.C. Advisory Board.


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GYAN CHAND JAIN Toronto

2006 MaleEntrepreneurAward

RASHMI REKHAOttawa

2006 FemaleEntrepreneurAward

■ Founder, Atria Development Corp.■ Developed over 1.5 million sq. ft. in the GTA area.

Winner of numerous awards in the Building Industry. ■ Purchased a 30 acre property in Brampton to develop

non profit affordable senior citizens community.

Gyan Chand Jain received his Mechanical Engineering Degreein India in 1961. He moved to Germany before coming to Canada in1964 only to discover that his degree was not recognized. He movedto USA to pursue a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering landinga lucrative position with U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh. He howeverreturned to Toronto to be close to his parents, only to learn that he wasnow considered overqualified. This did not deter Gyan Chand whowas driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He took a low level job,saved, and kept an eye open for business opportunities.

In 1970 he made a successful bid the City of Toronto to run to aboat and bicycle rental business on Centre Island which he quicklyrevitalized. This being a summer business it freed him for the rest ofthe 6 years to find overlooked, rundown properties, inject new life intothem, then renting or selling these properties.

Mr. Jain ventured where no one else dared, leveraging every-thing and taking out personal loans to buy a stretch of boarded up anddilapidated industrial buildings in the run down areas of the city, inmid-eighties. He forged ahead, sprucing up the buildings, portioningthe vast factory spaces into smaller parcels and renting them to artistsand photographers who needed studio and living space. When timeswere tough during the recession of the late eighties, he gave his ten-ants a break on rent. While other buildings sat vacant, his werefilled. Today his foresight and goodwill have laid the foundation for avibrant loyal community who enjoy the now highly sought after reno-vated live-work lofts.

Mr. Jain is proud that he builds in environmentally sound ways,renewing and repurposing existing sites which means he is not pavingover farmland.

He has taken a 30 acre property in Brampton, purchased fouryears ago, and is developing a non profit affordable senior citizens’community for elderly people along with a community centre.

■ Chair and Director of ProSoya Foods – Ottawa.■ Masters in Nuclear Physics Banaras Hindu Univ.■ Film Producer, writer, poet and artist.

Rashmi completed her Masters in Physics (Nuclear Physics)from Banaras Hindu University. After moving to Canada she taughtPhysics at the Univ. of Western Ontario. Until December 2001 shewas a senior Director of IT Systems Architecture at the HumanResources of Canada. She left Government to join ProSoya.

Rashmi is the Director and Chair of ProSoya Inc. Ottawa., aleader in the design and manufacture of plants and equipment usingadvanced soymilk technology. The company owns the world recog-nized technology for best tasting Soymilk. This invention began inthe kitchen when Rashmi and her partner were working at the Nation-al Research Council of Canada. The company products and patentsare being used in more than 40 countries around the world today.

Rashmi is also the President of ProSoya Foods (India) Pvt. Ltd,company formed in the fall of 2003, by Rashmi Rekha and her part-ner to manufacture and market high quality soymilk products to Indi-an consumers. Staeta Soymilk was launched in India in the beginningof 2004 and won the prestigious Proggy’s award from PETA in 2005for the best Soymilk Company in India. The company has become aprofitable operation in less than 2 years and exports to Mauritius,Saudi Arabia, West Indies and UK.

She has produced and marketed a feature film, ‘A Passage toOttawa’. The film garnered 5 International awards including 4 bestfilm awards and a special mention at the prestigious Berlin Film Fes-tival in 2002. Rashmi’s collection of poetry titled, “Aviral-Rashmi”was published in the year 2002 in India. She has recited her poetriesat many public sessions in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.

Rashmi is a volunteer for Child Haven International and hasbeen a role model for the younger women of Ottawa. She has beenserving the community in different roles over the past 24 years and isthe Chair person/cultural coordinator of the Mukul Hindi School.


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2006 ProfessionalMale AwardPROF. ASIT K.BISWASVancouver

■ Recipient of Stockholm Water Prize, 2006.■ Chairman, Middle East Water Commission.■ Advisor to 18 government and 6 heads of the United

Nations Agencies and Member, World Commission on Water.

In the citation for the Stockholm Water Prize it was noted that“over the past three decades, very few individuals from any part ofthe world have influenced water resources management practicesand processes as significantly, extensively and consistently as Prof.Biswas.

In his multi-faced roles as a scientist, educator in four conti-nents, advisor and confident to policy-makers in water and environ-mental management to 18 countries, six heads of the United NationsAgencies, and as an extraordinary communicator, he has consistent-ly shown how an increasingly critical resource like water should bemanaged to enhance human welfare.” He conceived and promotedthe United Nations International Water Supply and SanitationDecade which significantly improved the lives of hundreds of mil-lions of people in the developing world. He chaired the Middle East Water Commission, the work of which was instrumentalin the formulation of the treaties between Jordan and Israel and thenIsrael and PLO on water issues.

Over the years, he has been a very successful bridge-builderbetween the North and the South, scientists and policy-makers, gov-ernments and NGOs, academia and the real world and scientistsand general public. He was a member of the World Commission onWater and Vice-Chair of the Group of Eminent Persons for Econom-ic Policy and Sustainable Development of the Asian DevelopmentBank.

He is the author of 68 books and over 600 papers. His workhas been translated into 32 languages. He is currently the Presidentof the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico. Hewas a Director of Environment Canada and Visiting Professor atQueen’s University and University of Ottawa. He helped to estab-lish the Pollution Control Research Institute at Hardwar, India, withthe financial support of UNDP.

2006 ProfessionalFemale AwardDr. Mitali De Waterloo

■ First South Asian female Associate Dean at Wilfrid Laurier University.

■ Adjunct Professor at University of Waterloo.■ First female President of IIT Alumni Canada.

Dr. Mitali De holds a PhD and a MSc from the Dept.of SystemsDesign Engineering, Univ. of Waterloo, an MSc I.I.T.( India), Dr. Deis a Full Professor in the School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier Univ., and is currently the Associate Dean of Busi-ness: Academic Programs. She is also an Adjunct Professor in theDepartment of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo,and serves on the Health Council, Immigrant Employment Council ofthe Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.

Her research and teaching interests include supply chain man-agement, decision support systems and environmental managementsystems. Dr. De has received numerous National Science and Engi-neering Research Council (NSERC) grants, published in leading aca-demic journals and presented her work in national and internationalconferences and served on national technical committees of bothNSERC and SSHRC.

Dr. De serves on various University committees and is responsi-ble for the development and maintenance of academic programs thatreflect the missions and goals of the School of Business & Economics.Among many Business Program initiatives, she was responsible forthe AACSB accreditation of the School of Business & Economics,developing and launching the PhD in Management program and theCentre of Supply Chain Management. She was selected to be theCanadian Resource Faculty by the Canadian Consortium of Manage-ment Schools to head an international workshop on EnvironmentalManagement supported by CIDA held at IIM, Kolkata and XLRI,Jamshedpur.

Dr. De serves on the councils of Greater Kitchener-WaterlooChamber of Commerce, has served on IIT Alumni Association asPresident, and is currently the President of Canadian South AsianClub (CSAC) for Professionals. Dr. De continues to be a role model toyoung South Asian women professionals and students through allfacets of her career.


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2006 YoungAchieversAwardRavi SoodToronto

■ President and COO of Lawrence & Co. and Lawrence Asset Management.

■ Recipient of Rene Descartes fellowship, CanadaScholarship.

■ Founding member of Young Patrons for ROM.

Ravi Sood was born in Toronto, Ontario. After completing highschool at the age of 16 Ravi pursued an undergraduate degree inmathematics at the University of Waterloo. Throughout his academiccareer, Ravi has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholar-ships including a Rene Descartes Fellowship, Canada Scholarship,National Corporate Scholarship and the Lynn Holmes MemorialAward for Academic Achievement.

After completing undergraduate studies, Ravi joined the invest-ment firm Lawrence and Company. Lawrence and Company is ainvestment firm with dedicated operations in merchant banking andasset management and draws upon the expertise of an internationaladvisory board that includes John Crow, former Governor of the Bankof Canada, and Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the FederalReserve Bank U.S.A. With his other partners at Lawrence & Company, Ravi founded Lawrence Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lawrence and Company, in 2001. LawrenceAsset is a rapidly growing alternative investment firm with approxi-mately $700 million of assets under management and over $1 billionof invested capital.

In 2004, Ravi was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Lawrence & Company and Lawrence Asset Management.His primary responsibility was overseeing Lawrence Asset’s approxi-mately $1 billion of invested capital and promoting the Lawrencebrand. Ravi is a frequent commentator on financial markets in bothprint and on television. In November 2005, Ravi Sood and MarcRobinson co-authored a submission to the Ministry of Finance entitled “Income Trusts and Taxation Reform” outlining an approachto restructure taxation of Canadian corporations and income trusts toremove any taxation arbitrage in corporate Canada.

While not involved in financial markets, Ravi is involved withvarious community and cultural activities including being a foundingmember of the Young Patrons Circle of the ROM and as a volunteerteaching after-school math classes.

2006TechnologyAchievementDr. Sankar Das GuptaToronto

■ Founder, Chairman & CEO, Electrovaya Corp.■ Inventor of Lithium Ion Super Polymer Battery

& Assoc. Technology & with over 30 US patents and 200 Global patents.

■ Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Sankar Das Gupta obtained his undergraduate degree inChemistry from Presidency College, Calcutta University and hisM.Sc. and Ph.D. from Imperial College, London. During his doctor-al studies he invented a new kind of electrochemical reactor, whichlead to the formation of a Toronto-based company, HSA Reactors.At age 24, Dr. Das Gupta moved to Toronto. HSA Reactors grewrapidly, developing water pollution control and recycling equipmentfor industries such as mining, pulp and paper and metal finishing,finally being acquired by a US group.

With a flair for invention and entrepreneurship, Dr. Das Guptastarted Electrovaya (TSX: EFL) developing a novel Lithium IonSuperpolymer battery technology with high energy densities andcapable of being produced in most prismatic sizes. This technologyis commercialized in a number of areas. NASA chose Electrovayato develop the life support power system for its astronauts’ spacesuits for use during space walks. His company commercialized, inpartnership with Microsoft, its Scribbler® Tablet PC. Laptop maga-zine in June 2006 gave the Scribbler its Editor’s choice award.

The most important area of application is perhaps the develop-ment of a Clean Zero Emission. Dr. Das Gupta feels that his Lithi-um Ion SuperPolymer battery may be the ‘Holy Grail’ technology forClean Transportation. In 2004, in New York City, the Tour De Solwhen giving its Technology Award, cited that this technology issuperior to that of hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid technology fortransportation. Recently in partnership with a large Norwegiangroup, a Zero Emission car was unveiled in Norway, with a range of300kms in a single charge, powered by Lithium Ion SuperpolymerTechnology.

Besides being a inventor and CEO of company, he finds timeto be supportive partner for various University Solar teams, and isan adjunct professor at the Univ. of Toronto. He is also an activeTIE member.


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Award sponsored by:

2006 President’sAwardRajeshSubramaniamMississauga

■ Youngest ever Regional President for FedEx (Canada)Corporation.

■ Member of Board of Directors, Conference Board of Canada.

■ Sought-after advisor and speaker on global tradetrend issues.

A self-proclaimed “Citizen of the World”, Rajesh was born inTrivandrum, India, and has lived, studied and worked in the US,Hong Kong and Canada. He received his Bachelor of Technologyfrom the prestigious I.I.T. in Mumbai. He graduated in1989 with adegree in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University and earnedhis MBA from University of Texas at Austin.

He joined FedEx directly after the university and his careerpromise was spotted early within the organization. His vision and pas-sion for the potential of the global FedEx business has resulted in anaccelerated and glittering international career within the company.He worked in the Asia-Pacific region before coming to Canada. At theage of 37, Rajesh was the youngest and first non-American appointedas a President of a FedEx international region (Canada).

He quickly established a new vision and strategy for the regionand led from the front to re-focus all functions of the organization onexecution. His years of strategic leadership here have substantiallygrown the business in terms of revenue and profit, market share, cus-tomer satisfaction and corporate reputation. In keeping with theFedEx people-first philosophy, Rajesh has always remained centeredon the objective of engaging the employees for which he is responsi-ble. The most recent external survey of FedEx Canada’s 5,000employees ranked him as a very popular and respected leader,

Rajesh devotes a considerable time and effort to business andcommunity organizations such as the Conference Board of Canada,the Toronto International Film Festival, Junior Achievement and theAmerican Chamber of Commerce in Canada. He has also consultedwith the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Award sponsored by:

2006 CorporateExecutive of the Year AwardNadir Mohamed Toronto

■ President and COO Rogers Communications Inc.■ Director on Board of Cinram and Sierra Wireless.■ Cabinet member Toronto United Way.

Nadir Mohamed holds an undergraduate degree from the Univer-sity of British Columbia and he received his CA designation in 1980.Prior to joining Rogers Wireless, Nadir held increasingly senior rolesat Telus Communications Inc. where, between February 1999 andAugust 2000, he held the position of Senior Vice President, Marketingand Sales. Prior to his appointment at Telus Communications, heheld several senior financial, strategic business development and oper-ational management positions at both BC Tel and BC Tel Mobility.During that time, he also played an instrumental role in establishingBC Tel’s high-speed data networking solution division, BC TelAdvanced Communications. Between August 1997 and January 1999,Nadir was President and Chief Operating Officer of BC Tel Mobility.

Nadir Mohammed first joined Rogers Wireless in August of 2000as President & Chief Operating Officer. In July 2001, he was promot-ed to President and CEO of Rogers Wireless Inc. and, over the courseof his tenure, he led Rogers Wireless through 13 consecutive quartersof double digit network revenue growth, 14 consecutive quarters ofdouble digit operating profit growth, and improved free cash flow fromin excess of negative $800 million in 2001 to over $270 million posi-tive in 2004. Nadir Mohamed was promoted to the position of Presi-dent and Chief Operating Officer of the Communications Division ofRogers, which includes Rogers Wireless and Rogers Cable, on May25th, 2005.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Sierra Wireless, Inc.and Cinram International Inc. as well as a member of the Board ofDirector of Rogers Communications Inc. In 2006 received “Outstand-ing Graduate Award” from Leadership Vancouver. Nadir is also anactive member of Aga Khan Foundation of Canada, Toronto UnitedWay Cabinet. and Executive Sponsor of the mentoring program atRogers Wireless.


How it AllBegan

How it AllBegan

In 1991 when Ajit Someshwar became the president of ICCChe felt that the profile of the average Indo-Canadian on thestreet did not match with the community’s achievement andgrowing stature. Early in February 1992 while walking acrossKing St in downtown Toronto to his office he had a ‘eureka’moment. He knew that what the Indo-Canadian communityneeded was an Annual Awards program to recognize their distinguished contributions to Canada. By the time he hadreached the other side of the street, he had made up his mindto do it. He walked over to the St. Lawrence Hall immediatelyand quickly booked two dates.

That was 1992, and today the “Annual Awards and GalaNight” are a highlight of the year. Today Ajit, CEO & President of CSI Consulting is very proud of his “Eurekamoment”.

Ever since then every ICCC President and the AdvisoryBoards have worked relentlessly in going out and reaching outto all Indo-Canadians who have worked hard in their chosenfield. The “Annual Gala and Awards Night” is the celebrationand recognition of these hard working leaders and the community at large. This event has grown larger every yearand today we are proud that for the first time in the history ofthis Chamber that the Prime Minister, Hon. Stephen Harperhas come in person to join us in this celebration.


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Award sponsored by:

2006 Memberof the YearAwardYoung ProfessionalsICCC CommitteeToronto

■ Committee members are dynamic young men and women with proven leadership skills and organizational abilities.

■ Committed to fostering professional development, networking opportunities and career prospects.

The Young Professionals Committee is comprised of RonChoudhury, Aby Jalota, Anita Nayak, Kundan Joshi, Nitin Kumar,Shabab Mirza, Sunny Ray and Ritu Kumar.

Ron Choudhury is a tax lawyer at Fasken Martineau DuMoulinLLP. Aby Jalota is an accounts manager at Telus. Anita Nayak is aproject manager at the Toronto Stock Exchange. Kundan Joshi is asoftware test manager at Bell Canada. Nitin Kumar is an accountantat Toronto Hydro. Shabab Mirza is a senior financial advisor atCIBC Wealth Management. Sunny Ray is a senior associate atWorld Financial Group. Ritu Kumar is an event coordinator at theInternational Centre for Education.

The current Committee came together in 2005 and has contributed to the success of ICCC through a number of events andinitiatives.

The mandate of the Young Professionals Committee is to fosterteamwork and integrity among young Indo-Canadians and provide aplatform for future leaders. The Committee works within the broaderframework of ICCC to develop leadership skills and networkingopportunities for its members and serve as a forum for interactivediscussions. The Committee is also involved in establishing a men-toring program for its members in association with senior membersof ICCC and the community at large.

Events organized and hosted by the Committee within the lastyear include “Mapping and Mastering Your Professional Path”, aseries of workshops and a seminar on topics such as corporate communication and etiquette, entrepreneurship and financial plan-ning for young professionals, and “Reflections of an Indian ChiefExecutive – Lessons for Career Success”, a session on leadershipskills and experiences.

The members of the Young Professionals Committee are alsoactively involved as volunteers within ICCC and the community at large.

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The Presidents


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Since 1992, the ICCC has honoured high achievers in the community. It is only fitting; we once again remember the awardees through the years.

Lifetime / Outstanding Achievement Award11992992

SHANCHANDRASEKAR

President,Asian Television Network Inc.

11993993

DR. RANJIT KUMARCHANDRA

Research Professor, Memorial Univ., UFT

11994994

DR. PRASANTA BASUProfessor Emeritus,

Dept. of Opthamology, UFT

11995995

SATYA PODDARPartner, Ernst & Young

11996996

11997997

DR. SUDI DEVANESANChief, Dept. of Family

& Community Medicine St. Michael’s Hospital

NALINI STEWARTFounding Director of theAsia Pacific Foundation

11998998

HON’BLE HERBDHALIWAL

Minister for National Revenue

11999999

DR. BHAUSAHEBUBALE

Former Race Relations/Human Rights Commissioner

20002000

HON’BLE UJJALDOSSANJH

Premier of British Columbia

20200011

DR. BALBIR S. SAHNIEconomist and Professor,

Concordia University

20200066

BEN SENNIKChairman,

Desbro Holding

20022002

DR. NARANJAN S.DHALLA

Professor and Director,University of Manitoba

20032003

DR. C. SEN GELDAChairman,

Gelda Scientific andGelda Foods

20042004

DR. M. N.SRIKANTA SWAMY

Research Professor of Electricaland Computer Engineering

20052005

DR. CHANDRAKANTP. SHAH

Professor, Emeritus University of Toronto


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Humanitarian Award11992992

DR. KAPPU DESAIMember Immigration

Refugee Board

11993993

NURJEHAN N.MAWANI

Chairman Immigration &Refugee Board of Canada

11994994

SUNERA THOBANIPresident, National Action Committee

on Status of Women

11995995

VIM KOCHARFounding Chairman,

Canadian Foundation forPhysically Disabled Persons

11996996

11997997

KESHAV CHANDARIAPresident,

Comcraft Canada Ltd.

BONNIE & FREDCAPPUCINO

Founders, Child Haven International

11998998

ANUP SINGH JUBBALRecipient of Governor

General Award

11999999

BAHADUR MADHANIChair, United Way

20002000

DR. CASSIM DEGANIDirector, IDRF

20200011

DR. SHIV L. JINDALDirector,

Kidney Transplant Program,Ottawa Civic Hospital

20022002

HUSSEIN KANJIB.Sc. and Masters,

Neuroscience

20032003

SHREE MULAYScientist and Researcher

in Academia

20042004

GARY SINGHVice President,

Canaccord Capital Corp.

20052005

DR. ABHIJIT GUHASurgeon-Scientist at

Hospital for Sick Children

20062006

RAHUL SINGHFront line paramedic &

founder of David McAntonyGibson Foundation


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Male Entrepreneur & Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award

11999922

SANTOKH SINGH & OM ARORAArosan Enterprises Inc.

11993993

RAI SAHIPresident & CEO,

Acklands

11994994

ASA JOHALPresident,

Terminal Forest Products Ltd.

11995995

NAVIN CHANDARIAPresident & CEO,

Conros Corporation

11996996

SURJIT S. BABRAChairman & President,

Skylink Group

11997997

K. C. VASUDEVACEO, Maxtech Inc.

11998998

MADAN BHAYANACEO, Office Specialty

11999999

KRISHAN SINGHALCEO, Richcraft Homes

KIRAN KATARIAPresident, Hitek Computers

DEEPA MEHTAFilm Producer & Director

SEEMA NARULACEO, The Associate Group

of Companies

In 1996-97 this award was split to recognize recipients in both male and female categories.

20012001

STEVE GUPTAPresident and CEO,

Easton’s Group of Companies

NILUFER MAMAPresident,

Trade Wind Associates

NEENA KANWARPresident and founder,

K.M.H. Diagnostic Centres

20002000

KASHMIRI LAL SOODCEO, Ranka Group


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Male Entrepreneur & Female Entrepreneur of the Year AwardIn 1996-97 this award was split to recognize recipients in both male and female categories.

AFSANA AMARSYCo-President, Primesco

20032003

NIRMAL MUSADDYPresident & CEO,Antex Designs Inc.

DR. DHUN NORIAOwner and operator,

Medical Laboratories & Clinics

20042004

BOB DHILLONPresident & CEO,

Mainstreet Equity Corp..

MS. RANI ADVANIPresident,

ONCORP DIRECT Inc.

20052005

MR. R. K. BAKSHIPresident and C.E.O.,

Parinam Enterprises Inc.

RASHMI REKHAChair and Director,

ProSoya Inc.

20062006

GYAN CHAND JAINChairman, Atria

Development Corp.

RAZIANATHANI-SULEMAN

Owner, Bayshore Inn

20022002

BILL MALHOTRAOwner, Claridge Homes

Group of Companies


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20002000

DR. RAMACHANDRAMUNIKOTI

Director, Software Engineering

Nortel Networks

In 1990-00 this award was split to recognize recipients in both male and female categories.

Professional Male & Female of the Year Award

11997997

TRICHY SANKARANFounding Director,

Indian Music Studies York University

11998998

CLARENCE J. CHANDRAN

President, Public Carrier Networks, Nortel

19991999

DR. RAMA BHATTChief of Staff,

York Central Hospital

11992992

SATINDER LALDeputy Minister of Citizenship

11993993

HAROON SIDIQQUIEditorial Page Editor,

Toronto Star

19941994

SABI MARWAHV.P. Finance,

Bank of Nova Scotia

19951995

KUNJAR SHARMAV.P., BDO Dunwoody

19961996

DR. SALIM YUSUFDirector of Cardiology & Professor of Medicine at

McMaster University

20200011

RAMESH KHOSLAArchitect

20022002

PROFESSORVERN KRISHNA

Treasurer,Law Society of Upper Canada

DR. LALITHASHANKAR

President, West EndRadiological Laboratories

SHOBHA KHETRAPALV.P. & Treasurer, Moore Corp..

NASEEM SOMANISenior VP & CEO,Gamma-Dynacare

Medical Laboratories

LATA PADADancer & Choreographer

20032003

DR. SALIM DAYAProfessor of

Obstetrics & Gynaecology,McMaster University

DR. MITALI DEAssociate Dean at

Wilfrid Laurier University

20062006

PROF. ASIT K. BISWASPresident, Thirld World

Centre for Water Management

SUHANAMEHARCHAND

Journalist

20042004

VIRENDRA K. JHAVice-President Science,

Technology and Programs,Canadian Space Agency

DR. VEENA RAWATPresident, Communication

Research Centre

20052005

DR. TAD MURTYScientist,

Govt. of Canada


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Young Achievers Award

11998998

AZIZ HURZOOKCEO, Caught-In-The-Web Inc.

11999999

EMMANUEL SANDHUInternational Figure Skater

20002000

DILNAZ PANJWANIRecipient, Junior

Citizen Award

20200011

ANITA GAHIRJunior Golf Champion

20022002

MANISHA BAWACo-Founder, MyBindi.com

20032003

SHAHMEER ANSARIStudent, Humberside Collegiate

20042004

RAHUL RAJFounder and Executive Director

Meal Exchange

20052005

MS. MANJIT MINHASPresident,

Mountain Crest Liquors

20062006

RAVI SOODPresident and COO Lawrence & Co.

and Lawrence Asset Management

11993993

ROCHAN SANKARInventor

11994994

AKAASH MAHARAJPresident of Student Union,

Oxford University

19951995

MANISHA BHARTICommissioner, Province

of Ontario’s Royal Commission of Learning

19961996

AASHNA PATELCo-host, YTV Breakfast Zone

19971997

SANJAY NATHRecipient, Canada

Scholar Award

20032003

SUNIL KUMAR SETHIPresident & CEO,Xstream Software

20042004

ADITYA JHAPresident, Osellus Inc.

20052005

MR. DIPAK ROYScientist and Entrepreneur

20062006

DR. SANKARDAS GUPTA

CEO Electrovaya Corp.

Technology Achievement20022002

A. JASUJA / V. CHANCHALANICreators of Sigma Systems Group


President’s Award

Corporate Executive of the Year Award

11999999

ROHINTON MISTRYWriter / Novelist

20052005

MS. RATNA OMIDVARExecutive Director,

Maytree Foundation

20062006

RAJESH SUBRAMANIAMPresident,

FedEx Canada

20062006

NADIR MOHAMEDPresident & COO of

Rogers Communication Group

20002000

FIROZ RASULCEO, Ballard Power Systems

20012001

HON’BLE MARIAMINNA

Minister forInternational Cooperation

20022002

HON’BLE MOBINAJAFFERSenator

20032003

DR. COLIN D’CUNHACommissioner of Public Health

20042004

RAMESH CHOTAIPresident,

Bromed Pharmaceuticals

11993993

PAUL FERNANDESMetropolitan Separate School

Board Trustee

11994994

AMAR ERRYChairperson, Scarborough

Board of Education

19961996

AJIT JAINAssociate Editor, India Abroad

19971997

RAJIV BHATIAConsul General of India,

Toronto

19981998

DR. MENAKATHAKKAR

Dancer /Choreographer /Professor

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Member Award11992992

RAYMONDCHRISTIAN

Volunteer

11993993

GORDON POHANIDirector, Membership

11994994

HIRA JOSHITreasurer

11995995

REEMA DUGGALDirector,

Marketing & Communications

11996996 11997997

RAJIV BHATNAGARDirector, Special Projects

RAVI SEETHAPATHYV.P.-Finance & Administration

11998998

PRADEEP SOODV.P.-Membership

11999999

RASHMIBRAHMBHATT

V.P.-Funding & Social Programming

20002000

RAKESH GOENKACorporate Secretary & V.P.

Business Programming

20200011

SURESH THAKRARPast Advisory Board

20022002

ALL ICCC MEMBERS

20032003

SAMPAT PODDARV.P. - Funding and

Social Programs

20042004

SUDARSHANJAGANNATHANCommittee Member,Young Professionals

20062006

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Overview:Founded in 1977, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

(ICCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Our programs

and policies foster individual initiative, and the ability of

members to make a significant contribution to the economic,

cultural and social fabric of Canada.

ICCC Mission and ObjectivesThe Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is the

premier not-for-profit business organization representing over

1000 members from the Canadian business community. ICCC

facilitates business between Canada and India, provides a

networking forum, and provides educational and social

opportunities for Indo-Canadians. In short, we are the

pre-eminent gateway to Indo-Canadians.

The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce's mission includes

the fostering and development of entrepreneurship and

professionalism amongst members. We achieve this by

■ Promoting trade and commerce between Canada, the

Indian sub-continent and other countries around the

world, by creating relationships and links with global

business organizations and through trade missions. ■ Providing members with a forum for networking, sharing

ideas, information and experiences in order to promote

mutual business success. ■ Creating learning opportunities through seminars,

workshops and conferences. ■ Recognizing the contribution and achievements of

Indo-Canadians at our Annual Awards and Gala Night.

Our programming includes:■ Business and professional seminars with prominent

speakers in the areas of finance, investments,

international business and trade, information technology,

and public policy.

■ Hosting Indian trade delegations and senior political and

business leaders.

■ Seasonal social gatherings.

■ An Annual Awards and Gala Night to recognize the

achievements of Indo-Canadians. The awards honour

outstanding individuals in the following categories:

Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement, Humanitarian,

Business Man, Business Woman, Professional Man,

Professional Woman, Youth Achievement, Technology

Achievement, President’s and Member of the Year.

■ An annual General Meeting where the year is reviewed,

and the Board of Directors is elected.

Organizational Structure:■ The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce is governed by

a Board of Directors consisting of thirteen Directors. Nine

Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting, and

four Directors are appointed by the Board from various

nominations received.

■ An Executive Committee is elected within the Board,

consisting of the President and four Vice Presidents.

■ The ICCC Board of Directors is also aided by an Advisory

Board, consisting of 11 seasoned business and

professional leaders from within the community.

Membership:Membership is open to any person who is in agreement with the

objectives of the ICCC.

The benefits of joining the ICCC include:■ Professional and personal development through business

and social networking.■ Exposure to business and professional opportunities in

Canada, India and around the world■ Tickets to events at discounted member rates■ Invitations to selected free business programs■ Membership affinity programs■ Three newsletters and an annual magazine each year. ■ Annual membership directory■ Opportunity to serve on various committees and be

elected to the Board of Directors

Membership options include:Regular Membership - $100 annually

■ Single membership

Corporate Membership - $250 annually

■ Membership for two individuals in your company

■ Corporate members can also transfer tickets obtained at

member rates to other individuals within their company

■ Specific recognition of Corporate members in the ICCC

Annual Magazine

Life Membership - $1150 one time fee

■ Lifetime membership for an individual.

■ Specific recognition of Life members in the ICCC Annual

Magazine

Student Membership - $40 annually

■ Membership for one full time student


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Date Event Focus Special Guests Key Sponsors


ICCC Calendar of Events: July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006

Ottawa

Montreal

Cistel Technology Inc. DharmaDevelopments, Emerging MemoryTechnologies Inc.

Networking & Social eventDec-21 Holiday Season Social

Nov-14 Open House

Jan-18 Business Dinner

Apr-27 Accountability in Government

Conversative Party Leaders

Networking

Hon. Peter McKay, Minister forExternal Relations, Deepak Obhrai,John Baird, Keith Fountain, Paul Benoit

Hon. John Baird

EEPC Delegation from India

CII Delegation from India EDC

Québec Ministry of EconomicDevelopment

ICCC - Québec Busines CouncilMembers

“Doing Business in India”Feb-13 Breakfast Meeting

Oct-31 Doing Business with Quebec

Fundraising for SAWCCMay-06 5th Annual Gala Dinner

Fundraising for MontrealChildren’s Hospital

May-26 Annual Charity Golf

Members Meeting

Dr. Arthur Porter, Director Generaland CEO of McGill University Health Centre

Business Networking

ICCC Media SponsorThe National Post

The Indian Express

India Today


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Toronto

Proceeds to ICCC building fundsAug-12 7th Annual Golf Classic

Mr. Surya Kant, President North Operations,Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS)

Pharma Science, Gen Pharm,Rogers Cable, Novopharm

TD Bank Financial GroupGlobal Opportunties forFinancial IndustrySept-15 Luncheon – I.T.

New Delhi, IndiaSept Technology Summit20-23

Proceeds to go toCanadian Cricket Assoc.

“Moderation & Protocol”

Sept-24 4th Annual Merchant CupCricket Tournament

“India 2020 & Future Directionsof Canada-India Relations”

Oct-25 Breakfast/Roundtable discussion

Oct-12 Mutual Fund & BusinessEtiquette Seminar

Dan White

Signing of MOU by NASSCOMand ITAC

Nov-14 I.T. Networking with NASSCOM& ITAC delegates

Hon. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science &Technology & Ocean Development andHon. James Peterson, Minister of Inter-national Trade

Science & TechnologyNov-18 S & T Luncheon

Rajesh Subramaniam, President of Fed Ex

Mr. Charles Donely from FITT

APFC and ICCC

Excel Funds, CSI Consulting,BDM

ICCC

RBC Dominion Securities, Fidelity Investments

WNBCHow to Legally Reduce Your TaxNov-09 Tax Seminar

Dr. Yoginder K. Alagh,Thomas Axworthy

Meet & Greet event for members and “Reflections of an Indian Chief Executive”

Nov-23 Open House organized by Y.P.

Going Global - InternationalTrade Workshop

Jan-11 Trade Workshop

Funded by Govt. of Ontario“Kick off to a New Career”Jan-21 SME Seminar

EEPC Delegation from India EEPCOpportunities of India doing businesswith Canadian Companies

Feb-14 Breakfast Meeting Trade

Manjit Minhas - President Minhas CreekBrewing Company & Rick Spence, Entrepreneur, Writer, Consultant & Editor

RBC “The Changing Face ofEnterpreneurship”

Feb-08 Y.P.Joint Event with Future Leaders

Joanna Dahlin & Nav Bubber - ScotiaBank, Ed Wright - Humber College,Taanta Gupta - Rogers, Aditya Jha -Oscellus, Ashwin Joshi - Schulich School

Fasken Martineau, Satyam Computers, PayLess2India.com

“Mapping & Mastering YourProfessional Path”

Mar-13 Y.P. Workshop

Hon. Joe Cordiano, Minister of Economic Development & Trade

RBC, State Bank of India (Canada),Process Res. Ortech, Ni-MetResources, Accenture

Minister’s recent mission to India -share views on opportunities bothin India and Canada

Mar-22 Trade – Dinner Reception

Sheila Crummey LL.B, Catherine A Roberts LL.B.

McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP“Business Succession Planning”Apr-12 SME Seminar

Mr Sushikumar Shinde - Min of Power, India

Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLPOpportunities in the Indian Electricity Sector

Apr-27 Trade Luncheon

Phaneesh Murthy, CEOiGate Global Solutions Ltd.

iGateOffshore TechnologyMay-04 IT – Dinner Reception

Roger Pierce, Co-Founder, BizLaunch.ca BizLaunch.caLow Cost & No Cost MarketingTools

May-31 SME Seminar

Prime Minister, Stephen Harper RBC, Telus, OMNI, EDCGowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Award CeremonyJune-10 Annual Awards & Gala Night

ICCCTrade Hon. James Peterson - Federal Min. of International Trade - Canada

Nov-25 Round Table Conference - Trade

Networking and social eventDec-03 Holiday Dinner Dance

Glen Davidson - Fidelity InvestmentsLinda Allen - Image International

Mr. Ben Sennik, President - Canadian Cricket Assoc.

Mr. Bernard Courtois - President ofITEC

TCS

ICCC

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Members in the News• SANDEEP LAL, MetroLabel Co. Ltd. was amongst‘Canada’s 50 Best ManagedCompanies. The annual nationalaward recognizes outstandingcompanies that have implement-ed world-class best businesspractices. To qualify, companiesmust have revenue in excess of$10 million, demonstrate superi-or results for the past 3 years. In1974, Metro Label has grown 15fold in the past 15 years, withplants in Toronto, Montreal &Vancouver, manufacturing andmarketing pressure-sensitivelabels. Sandeep Lal, CEO ofMetro label, is an active ICCCmember.

• BOB DHILLON. In the finalinstallment of Macleans series onthe New-Canadian Establish-ment (Bob) Dhillon wasdescribed as a very differentbreed of entrepreneur. Unlike hispeers, he is a master scuba diver,expert spear fisherman and pro-fessional-level salsa dancer.. Heruns and controls a $308-millionpublicly traded real estate com-pany. Bob is an active member of

ICCC and was a winner of ICCC’s “Business Man of theYear” award in 2004. His compa-ny Main Street Reality is anIndustry Sponsor of ICCC.

• RANJI BOROOH, Mark-son Borooah Architects Incwill be merging with Young +Wright Architects Inc. as ofMarch 2006. Ronji Borooah anactive member of ICCC will be aDirector on the board of the new-ly merged company.

• BALJIT SINGH CHADHA,“The Nut King of Montreal”.Mr. Newman describes Chadha ,from Montreal as Canada’s “NutKing”, based on his success inestablishing and expanding Bal-corp Ltd., his privately ownedinternational marketer of nutsand other food products, withsales over to $100 million a year.Baljit Chadha is one of the fivemembers of the Ottawa-basedSecurity Intelligence ReviewCommittee, which provides anexternal review of the operationsof the Canadian Security Intelli-gence Service. Baljit is an active

member of the ICCC –QuebecBusiness Council and a PastICCC Advisory Board Member.

• STEVE GUPTA, Entrepre-neur of the Year Award.President, CEO & Founder, Eas-ton’s Group of Hotels Inc. wasawarded the very prestigious2005 Ernst & Young Entrepre-neur of the Year Award of Hotels& Real Estate. The award recog-nizes the outstanding contribu-tion of entrepreneurs to thiscountry’s growth, vision and theefforts required to build a suc-cessful business. Steve is anactive member of the ICCC andwas also an ICCC “BusinessMan Award” winner in 2001.

• THECLA MATHIAS, “10thYear Anniversary”. Thecla,our veteran Office Manager, willcomplete 10 years of dedicatedservice to the ICCC. All the pastand current board members andthe members would like to thankher for the assistance and guid-ance she has provided over theyears. Thecla, keep up the greatwork!!

Thecla Mathias -Thecla Mathias -Office Manager Office Manager Thecla Mathias has been with theIndo Canada Chamber of Com-merce since 1997. Over the years,her responsibilities and portfolioshave grown. She has performedher duties with efficiency andzeal. She holds the honour of

being the first employee of ICCCand oversees the overall workingof the office.

Bashir Nasir:Bashir Nasir:PhotographerPhotographerICCC acknowledges the contribu-tion of Bashir Nasir as it’s officialphotographer since 1994.

Acknowledgements

Thecla Mathias Bashir Nasir


resume writing, labour marketsand accreditation.

In addition to several employerbooths, this event featured pre-sentations by professional careerconsultants, a hands-on internetjob searching tutorial and one-on-one mock interviews with resumefeedback. The ICCC wishes the150 attendees of this event all thebest in their career searches!

The Changing Face ofThe Changing Face ofEntrepreneurship,Entrepreneurship,FebruarFebruary 7 & 8, 2006y 7 & 8, 2006Close to 100 entrepreneurs andprofessionals gathered at theNational Club to hear two excep-tional speakers share theirinsights on the topic of entrepre-neurship. Rick Spence is aspeaker, writer and consultant, aswell as the former editor of Profitmagazine. He spoke about thelessons learned from the topfinalists on the Profit 100 list ofCanada’s fastest-growing compa-nies. Manjit Minhas, who is just25 years old, is founder and Pres-ident of Minhas Creek BrewingCompany. Her $40 million com-pany made a big splash in theManitoba beer market and is onthe verge of expansion intoSaskatchewan. The event wasorganized jointly with Future

Leaders and was preceded by aspeaker’s reception the previousevening at the Host Restaurant.

ICCC MembershipICCC MembershipFocus Group, Focus Group, FebruarFebruary 12, 2006 y 12, 2006 The Membership Team of ICCC,organized a focus group to solicitinput and suggestions on howICCC can enhance and sustain“value” to its members. Theobjective of this meeting was get aunderstanding of the current per-ceived value of ICCC membershipand how can ICCC build on that.

The session was held in ICCCoffices on a quiet Sunday after-noon and was moderated bySreekanth Isloor, one of the ICCCdirectors and an experiencedfacilitator and management Con-sultant. The focus group wascomprised of a diverse group ofmembers representing YP, SMEand IT interests. Members partic-ipated in an articulate and livelyforum and offered their ideas,suggestions and opinions, all onthe theme of ICCC Membership.

OpporOpportunities fortunities fordoing business withdoing business withCanadian Companies,Canadian Companies,FebruarFebruary 14, 2006 y 14, 2006 The Indo-Canada Chamber ofCommerce in partnership withIndian Consul General and theEngineering Export PromotionCouncil (a Government of Indiaorganization) held a breakfast ses-sion to host a delegation of Indi-an companies in Toronto to meetwith potential business partners.

Mr. Satish Mehta, Consul Gener-al inaugurated the event and AjitKhanna gave the welcomeaddress. Indian delegation teamleader Jitendra presented aspeech about opportunities inIndia and Rana Roy from EEPC

introduced all the Indian delega-tion team. A total of 75 people par-ticipated in this event, whichincluded networking to tie up busi-ness relationships. Chand Kup-puswamy, Director for ICCCthanked the guests, his ICCC TradeCommittee members and mediasponsor “Road Today” for helpingto make the event successful.

Mapping & MasteringMapping & MasteringYYour Professionalour ProfessionalPath, March 13, 2006Path, March 13, 2006The Young Professionals Commit-tee of ICCC organized a speakerseries event at the Metro Hall indowntown Toronto. This interactiveevent provided an opportunity forthe guests to participate in one ofthree workshops addressing corpo-rate communication and adaptabil-ity in corporate Canada; financialplanning, debt management andacademic investment for the youngprofessional; and skills for the new-age entrepreneur. Followed by theworkshops was an interactive paneldiscussion featuring some of thecity’s leading professionals. Thegoal of the panel was to gaininsights into the latest careertrends and learn the secrets to suc-cess from three experts in theirrespective fields. The panelistswere Taanta Gupta (Vice President,Communications, Rogers CableInc.], Aditya Jha (Co-Founder &COO, Osellus Inc.) and AshwinJoshi (Director, MBA Program,Schulich School of Business).

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From left to right: Ritu Kumar, Harjit Khalsi, Anita Nayak and Ron Choudhury.

Abhishek Paul, Vinay Khosla Director &Chair SME ICCC, Kishor Tailor, Ravi

Gopisetty, Asha Luthra, Ajit Khanna andPresident ICCC Sunil Jagasia, VP ICCC.


Dinner Reception forDinner Reception forMinister Joe Cordiano,Minister Joe Cordiano,March 22, 2006March 22, 2006A dinner was organized for Hon.Joe Cordiano, Economic Develop-ment and Trade Minister forOntario on March 22/06 after hisrecent trip to India, at the HolidayInn, Toronto. Over 100 peoplewere invited for the event. Mr. N.Srivastava, Deputy High Commis-sioner of India gave a talk ongrowing relationship betweenIndia and Canada. Mr. PhilThwaite (Falconbridge- Canada)gave a slide presentation andshared his experiences in Indiawith the audience. Hon. SinclairStevens, ICCC Advisory Boardmember compared India and Chi-na and talked in detail aboutadvantages in India. Hon. JoeCordiano spoke about “Perspec-tives on Ontario – India Trade”and also he shared his recentexperiences in India and was veryexcited about the trade opportuni-ties between the two countries.Chand Kuppuswamy Director ofTrade, for ICCC thanked the

guests for coming and making theevening a success.

Business SuccessionBusiness SuccessionPlanning, April 12, 2005Planning, April 12, 2005

The SME Committee of Indo-Canada Chamber of Commenceon April 12, 2006, organized aseminar on business successionplanning. The seminar was host-ed by the law firm of McMillanBinch Mendelsohn LLP, with thespeakers being two senior tax andestate planning lawyers from thatfirm. The seminar was attendedby approximately 70 people,many of whom expressed grati-tude to the speakers and the ICCCfor holding such a practical andeducational event. The speakersdiscussed estate planning and taxstrategies for business owners andtheir presentations were followedby a lively question and answersession. Vinay Khosla, ICCCDirector of SME, thanked theaudience, the sponsors and hisSME Committee members for

organizing this event.

iiGate – Offshore TechGate – Offshore Tech--nology & Process Outnology & Process Out--sourcing, May 4, 2006sourcing, May 4, 2006A dinner was organized on May 4,2006 by the IT Committee ofICCC. Mr. Phaneesh Murthy CEOiGate Global Solutions was thechief guest.

Phaneesh enlightened the audi-ence by taking them back to early1990s, when India started export-ing IT skills. He traced the jour-ney India took, evolving throughoutsourcing, off-shoring, out-task-ing, business process outsourcingand now knowledge processing.He compared the outsourcingtrends in different countriesincluding Canada and commentedthat with the currency gainingstrength, outsourcing businessfrom Canada will increase.

The speech by Phaneesh generateda lot of interest which resulted in avery interactive Q&A session. Theoverall feedback from the audiencewas very positive.

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From left to right:K. Chaithanya, A. Damodar,Rakesh Goenka, Phaneesh Murthy, Kapil Raval,

Abhilash Bhachech, Deb Banerjee, S. Isloor.

From left to right: Vinay Khosla, Harjit Khalsi,Harjinder Sahdra, Sangita Birla, CatherineRoberts, Sheila Crummey, Shree, Abhishek

Paul and Ravi Gopisetty

From lef to right: Harjit Khalsi, Sunil Jagasia,Mr N. Srivastava, Hon. Joe Cardiano, Steven Sinclair,Ajit Khanna, Sangita Birla and Chand Kuppuswamy.



issues facing and affecting theIndo Canadian community. ThePresident of the Treasury Boardassured the members of the com-mitment of the new Conservativegovernment regarding issuesrelated to the community. Healso recognized the vital andimportant role that the communi-ty played in the economic growthof Ottawa and Canada. The Min-ister reiterated the government’sintention to ensure that it was

held accountable to the Canadiantax payers and the need foraccountability and transparencyin government.

The Ottawa Business Council,through Dr. Somesh Bhargava,presented Hon. John Baird with amomento about a quote onaccountability from MahatmaGandhi as well as a book on therole that was being played todayby India.

Arvind Chhatbar, Director and Chair ICCC-OttawaBusiness Council and Hon. John Baird President

of Canadian Treasury Board.

Scotiabank Group is pleased to support the

Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

and their work in the South Asian community.

With bestCompliments

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Noria Family

Farokh, Dr. Dhun,Dr. Sabrena

and Zubin Noria

5. Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement• Profile in the Canadian and/or

International Business Community• Significant achievement in profession• Community involvement• Leadership skills• Academic excellence

6. Young Achievers Award• Profile in the Canadian and/or

International Business Community• Innovation• Leadership skills• Academic excellence

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To submit a nomination, please complete the information requested listing the nominee’saccomplishments as they relate to the numbered criteria listed above for the applicable awardcategory. Supporting documents should not exceed 10 pages per nominee.

This nomination form is incomplete unless accompanied by a duly filledannexure to be obtained from the ICCC office. Applications must be received byMarch 1, 2007 in the ICCC office in order to be considered.

Established in 1992, the ICCC Annual Awards Program publicly recognizes achievements by presenting ten awards at theICCC’s Annual Gala Night. Of the eleven award categories, the ICCC invites nominations from the community for the nineaward categories set out below. The other two award categories are the Member of the Year Award, chosen by the Board ofDirectors of the ICCC and the President’s Award, chosen by the President of the ICCC.

3. Male Entrepreneur of the Year4. Female Entrepreneur of the Year• Profile in the Canadian and/or

International Business Community• Innovation• Community involvement• Business development• Leadership skills

8. Technology Achievement• Business/Professional Achievement• Profile in the Canadian/International

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