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IABCA annually engages with an independent jury and leaders from across both nations to determine the finalists and winners of our annual awards initiative. Operating on an annual rotational policy, this credibility based approach ensures that entrants are assessed solely on merit, and requires a collection of highly qualified leaders who are willing to invest their time towards furthering the India-Australia relationship.

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Please view our IABCA Awards Jury till date below:

IABCA JURY 2024

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Abhinav Bhatia

Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner – South Asia

International Operations

Trade and Investment Queensland

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Arnab Pal
General Manager, Commercial Banking
Commonwealth Bank of Australia

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Abhay Mehta

Chief Representative

Confederation of Indian Industry, Australia

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Gitesh Agarwal 

Director - Corporate Affairs

HCL Tech

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Jai Patel 

Partner, India Business Practice, KPMG Australia

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Jodi McKay MP 

Director, Australia-India CEO Forum

Business Council of Australia
Na
tional Chair, AIBC

Vice Chancellor's Fellow - South Asia, Western Sydney University

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Malini Dutt  

Trade & Investment Commissioner, 

India Investment NSW

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Michelle Wade  

Commissioner

South Asia, Global Victoria

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Mitu Bhowmick

Founding Director

Mind Blowing Films

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Dr Monica Kennedy
Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner and Minister-Counsellor Commercial – South Asia
Austrade

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Nick Hockley

Chief Executive Officer

Cricket Australia

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Peter Truswell
 
Director India Economic Section India Branch | South and Central Asia Division, DFAT

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Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran

Sr. Assistant Vice President Invest India, Government of India

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Trudi Busch
Chief Marketing Officer
HomeWorld Group of Companies

IABCA JURY 2023

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Ashka Navalawala
Program Manager, AIBX
Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Sydney

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Dr Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan
Head, Trade, Commerce and Strategic Economic Dialogue, NITI Aayog, Government of India

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Dianne Tipping 
Chair
Export Council Australia

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Hugh Boylan

Economic Counsellor

Australian High Commission, New Delhi

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Dr Jim Taggart OAM
 Non-Executive Director

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Jodi McKay MP 

Vice Chancellor's Fellow - South Asia, Western Sydney University

National Chair,

Australia India Business Council 

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John Bolton
Senior Strategic Adviser

Deakin University

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Kylie Bell 
Deputy Secretary and Managing Director, 
Trade and International
Investment NSW

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Malini Dutt  

Trade & Investment Commissioner, India

Investment NSW

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Michelle Wade  

Commissioner

South Asia, Global Victoria

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Nick Hockley

Chief Executive Officer

Cricket Australia

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Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran

Former Vice President, Invest India, Government of India

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Sheba Nandkeolyar

CEO

Multiconnexions

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Simon Taufel

Partner

Integrity Values Leadership

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Tony Huber
Director, Trade
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

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Trudi Busch
Director of Marketing and Community
Homeworld
 Group of Companies

IABCA JURY 2022

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Dianne Tipping 
Chair
Export Council Australia

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Dr Jim Taggart OAM

 Non-Executive Director

Moorebank International Company

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Gurmesh Singh, MP 
Member for Coffs Harbour
NSW Parliament.

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Jodi McKay MP 
Former Member for Strathfield

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John Madew
Head of Group Client Services Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

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Kylie Bell 
A/Managing Director, 
Trade and International
Investment NSW

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Harriet Diana Richards
Head of Corporate Affairs Australia and New Zealand
Tata Consultancy Services

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The Hon Lisa Singh

Deputy Chair, DFAT, Australia-India Council

CEO, Australia India Institute

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Michelle Wade  

Commissioner

South Asia, Global Victoria

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Mitu Bhowmick

Director and Founder

Mind Blowing Films

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Nick Hockley

Chief Executive Officer

Cricket Australia

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Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran

Former Vice President, Invest India, Government of India

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Simon Taufel

Partner

Integrity Values Leadership

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Tony Huber
Director, Trade
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

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Trudi Busch

Director of Marketing and Community
Homeworld

IABCA JURY 2020 - 2021

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Dhananjay Singh

Director General

National HRD Network (NHRDN), India

Elena Norman

Elena Norman

CEO

Hockey India

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Helen Hamilton-James

Office Managing Partner, Western Sydney

Deloitte Australia

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Professor Jane Den Hollander AO

Vice-Chancellor

The University of Western Australia

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Dr Jim Taggart OAM

 Non-Executive Director

Moorebank International Company

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Professor K. Baskaran

Pro Vice Chancellor – International Research Partnerships

Deakin University

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Kylie Bell 

Executive Director – Trade and Investment 
NSW Treasury 

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Margaret Faux

CEO - Founder

Synapse Medical Services

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Maria McNamara

Senior Fellow

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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Ravin Mirchandani

Chairman

Ador Powertron & Acusensus Pty Ltd

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Councillor Reena Jethi

Deputy Mayor

Hills Shire Council

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Ritesh Singh

Risk Management

Westpac

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Sandip Hor

Chairman

AITCC

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Sneha Chatterjee

Regional Director 

Department of Home Affairs

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Trudi Busch

Director of Marketing and Community
Homeworld

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Xavier Moloney

Diversity Manager

AFL Australia

IABCA JURY 2019

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Christine Holman GAICD
 Non-Executive Director

Moorebank International Company

Arun Sharma

Chairman

Celebrate India

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DD Saxena

Managing Director

ROBE

Dr Clinton de Bruyn GAICD 

Director

Treasury Queensland

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Elena Kirillova

 State Director, NSW/ACT

​Australian Trade and Investment Commission,(Austrade)

Francis Wong OAM, OSJ, FAICD

Board Member

Tourism Australia 

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Jasmin Kaur

Managing Director

PWC

Jonty Ephron

Former CRO

ANZ

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

Chairman

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Mukund Narayanamurti

CEO

Asialink Business

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Petula Thomas

Director

Indo - Australian Chamber of Commerce

Swati Dave 

Managing Director & CEO

EFIC

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Tracey Vieira 

CEO

Screen Queensland

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Tracey Winters 

Head of Government and Public Affairs

Santos

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Vivek Bhatia 

CEO

Australia Pacific, QBE

IABCA JURY 2018

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Andrea Gleason

Director

DFAT Western Australia

Andy Fell

Founder

GiFT 631

Brendan Smyth

Commissioner for International Engagement

Office of International Engagement

Anupam Sharma

Director

Temple Films

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Chidambaram Srinivasan

 Former Victorian Multicultural Commissioner

The East West Overseas Aid Foundation

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Kylie Bell

Executive Director Industry

Trade & Investment at NSW Department of Industry

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Linda Fazldeen AM FAICD FIML

Director Community Engagement Defence NT

Department Trade, Business and Innovation NTG

Marcia Hoffmann

Deputy CEO

Trade & Investment Queensland

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Michelle Wade

Commissioner to South Asia

Government of Victoria

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Natasha Malani

Deputy Lord Mayor

Adelaide City Council

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Neville Roach AO

Chairman

Tata Consultancy Services

Rohini Kappadath

General Manager

Immigration Museum

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Tess Bishop

Deputy Director General of Strategy and Engagement

Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet

IABCA JURY 2017

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Dan Gregory

CEO

The Impossible Institute

Doug Ferguson

Chairman

Asia Society

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Elena Kirillova

 State Director, NSW/ACT

​Australian Trade and Investment Commission, (Austrade)

Erin Watson-Lynn

Director

Asialink Diplomacy

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Gail Ker OAM

CEO

Access Community Services Ltd

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Jacinta Thompson

Executive Director

University of South Australia Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre

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Kumar Parakala

Global Digital Leader

GHD

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Dr Parag Shirnamé

Vice President Client Services

Aurus Inc USA

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Peter O'Byrne

 Chair, National Advisory Board

Export Council of Australia

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Sam Graham

CEO

Australian Football League NSW/ACT

Sheba Nandkeolyar

Founder & CEO

MultiConnexions

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Umesh Chandra

CEO

Chantex

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Virginia Greville

Former Chief Executive Officer

Trade & Investment Queensland

IABCA JURY 2016

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Anthea Hancocks

CEO

The Scanlon Foundation

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Associate Professor Adrian Vicary

Fellow of the University of SA

The Honourable Daniel Mookhey MLC

NSW Parliament

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Dhruba Gupta,

Managing Director

DBM Consultants 

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Linda Fazldeen

Former Ministerial Adviser to the Chief Minister of NT

Lisa McAuley

CEO

Export Council of Australia

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Nicola Watkinson

 Minister Commercial and Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner South Asia

Austrade

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Neville Roach AO

Chairman

Tata Consultancy Services

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Parsuram Sharma-Luital JP

Hon Secretary

FECCA

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Peeyush Gupta

Board member

SBS

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Professor Arun Sharma

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

QUT

Robyn Hendry

CEO

Canberra Business Chamber

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Stuart Davis

Chairman

South Asia Forum

IABCA JURY 2015

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Brian Hayes QC

Barrister and Legal Policy

Environmental and Human Rights Lawyer

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Dr G.K (Harry) Harinath, OAM

Chairman

Multicultural NSW

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Dr Marlene Kanga AM

Chair & President
World Federation of Engineering Organisations

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Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM FAICD

Former Chair
Australian Multicultural Council

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Harish Rao

 Global Head - Business Development

Sundaram Business Services

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Jim Varghese AM

Chairman

 Australia India Business Council

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Julie Owens MP

Federal Shadow Minister for Small Business

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Kumud Merani

National Executive Producer

SBS Hindi Radio

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Michael Moignard

 Former Australian Trade Commissioner

Peter Kerr

Sydney-based Executive Director

Asialink Business

Michael Carter

State Director, Western Australia

Austrade

Lisa Singh

Tasmania Labor Senator

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The Hon Philip Ruddock MP

Member for Berowra

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Sarat Chandran

 Former Director
Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce

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Sunil Lal

Executive Chairman

Barker Henley

IABCA JURY 2014

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Federal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Ed Husic

Member for â€‹Chifley

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Professor Amitabh Mattoo

Director

Australia India Institute

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Anupam Sharma

Director

Temple Films

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Dr Geoffrey Lee MP 

Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans

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Dr G.K (Harry) Harinath, OAM

Chairman of Multicultural NSW

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Kartik Mohandas

 Former Regional Head

Zee Network International

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Marlon Fraser

Former Partner, Deloitte Private

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

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Linda Taylor

Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)

UWS

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Vic Alhadeff

 CEO

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies

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Sunil Lal

Executive Chairman

Barker Henley

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