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Ambassador Anil Wadhwa Former Ministry of External Affairs Government of India Author, Australia Economic Strategy Report 2020
Ambassador Anil Wadhwa Former Ministry of External Affairs Government of India Author, Australia Economic Strategy Report 2020
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2025 IABCA FINALISTS
On behalf of the IABCA Jury, we are pleased to unveil and congratulate our IABCA Award Global Finalists.
Having engagement from 400 nominees across diverse sectors, our Jury underwent an extensive and strenuous process in deliberating this incredible list of organisations and business leaders.
We wish our IABCA Award Finalists the very best of luck heading into the 2025 IABCA Awards Gala taking place during IABCA India Immersion Week (8 - 12 Septembermber 2025) Delhi | Mumbai, India.
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IABCA looks forward to continuing to position bilateral success stories as the essential driving forces behind the India-Australia relationship.
To download the PDF list of our IABCA Finalists 2025, please click below
IABCA Emerging Leader of the Year
This award recognises the exceptional achievements of an emerging leader who is making a significant impact in their field and is under 40 years of age. The category is open to professionals who are in middle or senior management roles and have demonstrated leadership potential, innovation, and a commitment to personal and professional growth.
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Anmol Nayak
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
LUMOS
Darshan Shah
Chief Information & Product Officer
DoxAI
Kailash Sarma
Co Founder
Academy of Speakers
Lalit Gautam
CEO & Founder
Sensegrass
Shubham Sharma
ANZ Digital Delivery Lead
Jacobs
Siddharth Jani
Founder & C.E.O
Tongala Nutrition Pty Ltd
Dheepa Awtani
Managing Director
D3 Events
Shreya Rewari
International Partnerships Manager
HSBC Bank Australia Limited
Siva Kanteti
Director
G’day Chef
Dr Apurva Kirti Sharma
Principal and Founder
GPS lawyers & Consultants
Shruti Thakkar
Director, Data and Analytics
Queensland Government
Syed Asadulla
Founder & CEO
Project E Agency
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Ziyan Tejani
Vice President
Young Diplomats Society
IABCA Managing Director / Business Leader of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a CEO, managing director and or business leader, in senior management who has built a successful career and is over 40 years of age.
Deepak Puri
CEO
Intellificial
Manish Pancholi
Chief Executive Officer
Aqua Metro Pty Ltd
Rohini Kapur Kappadath
General Manager, Immigration Museum
Museums Victoria
Dr Derek Mahony
Managing Director
Full Face Orthodontics
Joanna Kay
The Superpower Institute
Former General Manager
Zero Carbon Hydrogen Australia
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Mannu Kala
Founder
​Covax Australia Pty Ltd
Nikhil Daftary
Managing Director
Coral Healthcare
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Rohit Borekar
Director
Solution Tech Group Pty Ltd
Siddharth Sharma
Managing Partner
Honest & Young
Jonah Stephen
Founder & Director
Carisma Solutions Pvt Ltd
Niti Bhargava
Founder
GB Financiials
Vivek Trivedi
Chief Executive Officer
Exigo Tech Pty Ltd
IABCA Community Services Excellence Award (Individuals)
This award recognises the outstanding achievements of an individual that has strengthened community spirit through impactful initiatives. It celebrates efforts that empower communities, fosters social impact, and enhances the quality of life, including or through the promotion and integration of arts and culture in Australia and/or India.
Aruna Venkatachalam
Founder & Social Impact Consultant
2024 Asia Society Australia Game Changer
Dr Abha Suri
Councillor
Camden Council
Harmohan Singh Walia
Justice of the Peace (JP) & Author
Ravi Krishnamurthy
President
Australian Multicutural Action Network Inc
Sanjay Sharma
​Director
Indian Australian Multicultural Sports Association
Sanjoli Banerjee
Director
SARTHI
Sarbjeet Singh
Founder
Indian Student Society
Sharon Johal
Trailblazer ​- Actor & Media Personality
Yatha Jain
Youth Ambassdor
Multicutural Youth Affairs Network NSW and Chair, Prosper (Project Australia)
IABCA Community Services Excellence Award (Organisations)
This award recognises the outstanding achievements of an organisation or project that has strengthened community spirit through impactful initiatives. It celebrates efforts that empower communities, fosters social impact, and enhances the quality of life, including or through the promotion and integration of arts and culture in Australia and/or India. The award honours initiatives that build resilience, inclusivity, and collaboration, contributing to a vibrant and connected community.
Anko Sourcing
Anko GCC
Full Circle Social Enterprises (FCSE)
GB Financiials
Hindu Council of Australia
Indian Sub-Cont Crisis & Support Agency
Museums Victoria
Sunrise2Sunrise
Sydney Community Group Inc.
IABCA Business Woman of the Year
This award recognises outstanding achievements of a female leader who has built a successful business or career over time.
Alicia Vrajlal
Founder and Editor
Draw Your Box Pty Ltd
Dr. Preeti Khillan
Co-Director
Western Specialist Centre
Kala Philip
CEO
BSI Learning Institute Australia
Kawalpreet Wadhwa
Founder
Kuver Homes Pty Ltd
Mannie Kaur Verma
Principal Lawyer
Regal Lawyers
Nandini Varma
Director
Mortgage Choice Cairnlea
Sapna Shah
Co-Founder
Onroad Driving School
Smriti Sahni
Co-founder & Chairperson
Sahara Services Australia
Sonam Saby
Founder
Winsher Sports
Vidhi Ashik Mody
Founder
Pinnacle Advisors
IABCA Australia India Impact Award (Individuals)
IABCA Australia India Impact award recognises the contributions of an individual, (living or working across our two nations), or a project that adds value to the bilateral relationship. The category celebrates projects and organisations that have expanded from Australia to India or India to Australia.
Distinguished Professor Basant Maheshwari
Western Sydney University
Nikhila Kiran
Artist
Natyanivedan school of Bharathanatyam
Dr Jyoti Shukla
Academic, Humanitarian Design
University of Melbourne
Sanika Chandrachud
Product Engineer (Mechanical)
Deakin University
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Jasmine Batra
Managing Director
Arrow Digital
Mithila Gupta
Film & Television Writer & Producer
Easy Tiger Productions
Venkateswaran Palat Krishnan
Proprietor
Waran’s Academy of Excellence
IABCA Australia India Impact Award (Organisations)
IABCA Australia India Impact award recognises the contributions of an organisation, or project that adds value to the Australia India bilateral relationship. The category celebrates projects and organisations that have expanded from Australia to India or India to Australia.
Aarvee Associates Pty Ltd
Aromas Bunji Enterprises
Indigenous Business
Global Immersion Guarantee
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
Smart Energy Council
Trikon
Callington India Pvt Ltd
Exigo Tech Pty Ltd
Zero Carbon Hydrogen Australia
A division of Smart Energy Council
Rubicon Water Technology - Karnataka's Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd. (KBJNL)
Turtle Down Under
Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
IABCA Australia India Science, Research & Development Award
Central to the purpose of this award is the recognition and support of outstanding contributions to the advancement of science, technology and research made by an organisation or an individual. Entry is open – but not limited to – academics, researchers, doctors, scientists, institutions, and universities.
Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Academic Head, Department of Breast Surgery, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Dr. Manasi Murthy Mittinty
Senior Lecturer
Flinders Universitty
Dr. Sriganesh Rao
Director
SwaganTek Australia Pty Ltd
Novo Connect
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Pegasus International College
Professor Emeritus Arun Kumar
RMIT University
Smart Villages in India
Founder A/Prof Doloi
IABCA Excellence in Innovation
This award recognises a start-up, business or project that has exercised innovation in contriving a new and unique business model. This category is also open to established businesses who have shown innovation by introducing a novel product or service, or by executing an innovative policy or strategy to generate a competitive advantage.
Chat Health
Chitkara University Partnership through HUB Model - Deakin University
Curezma Pharma
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DoxAI
Energy Exemplar
Gaura Travel - GDeals
Global Sports Travel
InSimplify
Laava (Aust) Pty Ltd
Rubicon Water & Medha Servo Drives
Solution Tech Group Pty Ltd
Trakblze Pty Ltd
IABCA Excellence in Trade, Investment, and Partnerships
This award celebrates the achievements of organisations, projects, or partnerships that have successfully driven trade and investment opportunities between India and Australia. It highlights the role of partnerships in fostering shared value, ownership, risk management, and mutual benefit, while strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two nations.
Bendigo Kangan Institute (BKI)
Callington India Pvt Ltd
Marquis Macadamias
Museums Victoria
Rubicon Water
SIA-India & Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference & Exhibition (IPSEC)
Smart Energy Council
Tata BlueScope Steel Pvt Ltd
Trakblaze Pty Ltd
Warwick Fabrics Australia Pty Ltd
IABCA SME of the Year
Small-to-medium enterprises - defined as economic groups with turnover of $2 million and up to $250 million. This award recognises outstanding achievement and contribution made by an SME.
Aromas Bunji Enterprises
(Indigenous Business)
Carisma Solutions Pvt Ltd
Intellificial Pty Ltd
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Compax Laminates
Intesols Australia
Noesys Software Pvt Ltd
Reuse-RecycleIT (RRIT) &
Arvensys Group of Companies
Quantaco & Talent Formula
Saara Holidays
SAI Security Group
Western Specialist Centre (WSC)
The Mahal Fashions
IABCA Large Business of the Year
This award recognises a large business, defined as part of an economic group with a combined turnover between the two nations of greater than $250 million, that has demonstrated exceptional leadership in enhancing trade and investment between India and Australia. The award highlights businesses that have leveraged their scale, innovation, and partnerships to drive sustained economic growth, foster bilateral relationships, and deliver mutual benefits between the two nations.
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Medha-Rubicon Water Technologies Pvt Ltd
