Date: 18th June 2022
Venue: Le Meridian Main Ballroom Airport
Road Dubai UAE
“Resillience & Reinvention”
| No | Category | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Role Model of the Year (Professional Category) – Argentina | Silvana Mariel Muñoz, Founder/CEO – Family Business & NextGen Global Movement / Branding – Multicultural Family Biz & Family Office Coach/Mentor/Peers-Master Minds Teams Facilitator/International Multilingual | Gold |
| 2 | Career Role Model of the year (Professional Category) – Canada | Damindra Dias, Career Coach, Mentor – Progress Career Planning Institute, Ex-Managing Director of Kellogg India & Ex-Director of Finance Coco-Cola India | Gold |
| 3 | Award for excellence in -Education (Career Category) – Dubai | Dr. Mariam Shaikh, Founder/CEO – MS Education Consultants | Gold |
| 4 | Trail Blazer (Professional Category) – Dubai | Lucy Chow, Senior Senator, representing UAE/Secretary General, Global Women Leaders Committee/ Investment Executive, WBAF Business Angel Investment Forum (I hold three positions with the WBAF) | Gold |
| 5 | Outstanding NGO/NPO (Organizational Category) – Dubai | Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination, Non-profit Organizations | Gold |
| 6 | Outstanding Legal Professional of the year (Career Category) – Egypt | Dr. Nermine Tahoun, Fonder /Managing Partner – Tahoun & Associates | Gold |
| 7 | Outstanding Business Women Entrepreneur- Small (Business Category) – India | Anita Ramachandran, Founder and President – Cerebrus | Gold |
| 8 | Social Impact Award (Professional Category) -Malaysia | Dr. Lalitha Kutti Krishnan Nair, Executive Director – Amogha Group of Companies | Gold |
| 9 | Outstanding Women Entrepreneur of the year Medium (Business Category) – Maldives | Juwairiyya Wajdy, Owner – Juway’s Cookery | Gold |
| 10 | Sports woman of the Year (Career Category) – Maldives | Aishath Nazima, President / Academy Director – Fiontti Sports Club | Gold |
| 11 | Legal (Career Category) – Maldives | Mariyam Shunana, Managing Partner & President – Shunana and Co.LLP & Public Interest Law Centre | Gold |
| 12 | Women in Politics (Professional Category) – Maldives | Zifleena Hassan, State Minister for Gender Family and Social Services & President of GDh. Thinadhoo Southern constituency – Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Ministry Of Gender, Family and Social Services | Gold |
| 13 | Outstanding achievement in Healthcare (Career Category) Nigeria | Dr.Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, MD/CEO – Pnnacle Medical Services | Gold |
| 14 | Social Change Make of the Year (Professional Category) – South Africa | Barbara Nussbaum, Founder and Owner – Finding Us in Music TM | Gold |
| 15 | Leadership Excellence in Human Capital Development (Professional Category) – Spain | Dr. Honoris Causa Prof. Maria Amparo Diaz Llairo, Advisory Board Member/CEO – Global Human Capital Group (GHCG), International HR Consulting | Gold |
| 16 | Business Leadership Excellence in Supply Chain & Logistics (Business Category) – Sri Lanka | Tania Polonnowita Wettimuny, Entrepreneur & Group Managing Director – IAS Holdings (Pvt) Limited | Gold |
| 17 | Service Excellence in the Telco sector (Career Category) – Sri Lanka | Sandra De Zoysa, Group Chief Customer Officer – Dialog Axiata PLC Director – Dialog Business Services Chairperson / Founder Member – Sri Lanka Association of Software Service Companies, Founder Member/Board Member Operations Director – Women’s Chamber for Digital Sri Lanka Founder Member Past Vice President Sri Lanka Institute of Service Management Visiting Lecturer University of Colombo School of Computing Keynote Speaker Moderator and Conference Chair Winner National and International Awards | Gold |
| 18 | Outstanding Entrepreneur of the year (Small) (Career Category) – Sri Lanka | Diluni Jayasekera, Managing Director Business Intelligence – Brand Centrical (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 19 | Service Excellence in the Finance Sector (Professional Category) – Sri Lanka | Melanie Janine Kanaka, Global Deputy President – The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) | Gold |
| 20 | Inspirational Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Category) – Sri Lanka | Sandra Wanduragala, founder/Chairman – Selyn Exporters (Pvt) Ltd and Selyn Handicrafts (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 21 | Outstanding NGO/NPO (Organizational Category) – Sri Lanka | SOS Children’s Villages | Gold |
| 22 | Award for excellence in Medical Research (Career Category) – Sri Lanka/USA | Gayani Tillekeratne, Assistant Professor – Department of Medicine, Duke Global Health Institute, North Carolina, USA | Gold |
| 23 | Career Role Model of the Year (Professional Category) – UAE | Marlene Murphy, Founder & CEO – The Artepreneurs President Philippines Partnership Circle Award-winning Social Leader & Entrepreneur Philanthropist | Banking & Finance Professional PMP Practitioner | Gold |
| 24 | Banking & Finance profession of the year (Professional Category) – USA/Sri Lanka | Samantha de Silva, Senior Technical Specialist – World Bank, Washington DC | Gold |
| 25 | Career Role Model of the Year (Professional Category) – Zimbabwe | Rudo Mabel Chitiga, Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Women’s Affairs Community Small and Medium Enterprises Development | Gold |
| 26 | Leadership in Hospitality Award (Business Category) – Sri Lanka | Shiromal Cooray, Chairman / Managing Director – Jetwing Travels (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 27 | Women Entrepreneur of the Year – India | Archana Bhatnagar, Managing Director – Haylide Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 28 | Leadership Excellence Award – UAE | Aarefa Al Falahi, Member Board Of Directors – Emirates Sport Club, Member Board Of Directors RAK Chamber, Insurance Assistant Vice President · First Gulf Bank | Gold |
| 29 | Leadership Excellence in Innovation – UAE | Sukaina Parpia, Founder – Lenjy Group and SPAR UAE | Gold |
| 30 | Strategic Leadership Award – UAE | Latifa AlShehhi, Head Data Management – Road and Transport Authority | Gold |
| 31 | Male Champion of the year- Nigeria | H.E Dr. O. Favour Ayodele – Chairman at African Intellectual Resource Organization, Life Coach, Education, Business & Management Consultant, Certified Counselor, Philanthropist, Humanitarian, and International Keynote Speaker, experience in Administration, Business/Corporate Management; a dynamic multinational award winning leadership expert who has been in the business of capacity building for two decades. political-economic integration, gender-based violence, racialism, governance, Democracy, climate change, youth and women in leadership, food security, children education, social-cultural and gender parity, environment and mind rehabilitation. Nigeria Presidential Candidate 2023 | Gold |
| 32 | Male Champion of the year – UAE | H.E Dr Tomasz Zaleski, Chairman of the Royal Office, influential leader in the Arab states with parliament membership and adoration from the people. His involvement in charity and volunteer work depicts his commitment and authenticity. | Gold |
| 33 | Best Organization Culture Award – UAE | Royal office of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi | Gold |
| 34 | Inspirational Women of the year – Sri Lanka | Dawn Austin, MD/CEO – Nidro Supply (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 35 | Youth Leader of the year – UAE/India | Saima Khan, Humanitarian Ambassador – Penny Appeal | Gold |
| 36 | Women in Entrepreneurship Heath Sector – Sri Lanka | Deshamanya Indrani Fernando, MD – New Philip Hospital (Pvt) Ltd | Gold |
| 37 | Art & Aesthetic Sri Lanka/UAE | Yoishitha Ahamed, Artist silk painting teacher, a children’s book illustrator, an installation artist and is currently an art curator based in VES Sharjah, installation – 99 lanterns with the names of Allah painted on silk, showcased at SIKKA Art Fair and Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival | Gold |
| 38 | Women in Media – UAE | Nilofer Baig, Chief Editor – Godubai.com | Gold |
| 39 | Male Champion of the year – India | M Mahadevan, Management guru, M. Mahadevan took his theories to the market and turned into a visionary Restaurateur | Gold |
| 40 | Women Empowerment Award – India | Kanta Singh, Deputy County Representative – UN Women India Office | Gold |
| 41 | Upcoming Women Entrepreneur – Dubai/Sri Lanka | kiru kishokumar, Founder Chief Wellness Officer – Reboot Health | Gold |
| 42 | Women Development – Nepal | Pramila Acharya Rijal, founder President South Asian Women Development Forum, (SAWDF) with a SAARC recognized body status. | Gold |
| 43 | Women in Logistics – Turkey | Esra Kivrak, Vice Chair WILAT/Senior Consultant IFC/CEO PL Food Executive responsibilities at Garanti BBVA, Alternative Bank/Turkey and Commercial Bank of Qatar. | Gold |
| 44 | Women in Politics – Kosovo | Dr. Edita Tahiri, Leader of the independence of Kosovo. Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Chief Peace Negotiator. | Gold |
| 45 | Women in Politics – India | Hon. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Tuticorin Constituency, She is a Tamil poet, journalist and politician. She has worked as a Sub-Editor for The Hindu. She was also a Features Editor for a Singapore based Tamil newspaper called Tamil Murasu. She has been a Rajya Sabha member from 2007 to 2019, for two terms. At present she is an MP representing Tuticorin Constituency. She is also the Secretary of the DMK Party’s Women’s wing. During her stint in the Rajya Sabha, she has given voice to the poor daughter of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi | Gold |
| 46 | Women in Politics – Sri Lanka | Hon. (Dr) (Mrs).Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Consultant Medical Doctor. She served the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka for 24 yrs, specialist in public Health. Elected to the 7th Parliament in 2010 State Minister of Prison Reforms and Prisoners Rehabilitation and thereafter appointed as the State Minister of Primary Health care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control. She is also the Chairperson of Women Caucus in Parliament. | Gold |
| 47 | Women in Diplomacy – Maldives | Dr. Mariyam Shakeela, Honorary Consul for Belgium in Maldives, shareholder of SIMDI Group of companies and its Chief Executive Officer, She wrote a book of poetry called Hope Beyond Shadows of Pain Former Minister of Environment and Energy, Minister for Health and Family | Gold |
| 48 | Corporate Leadership Award – Sri Lanka | Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson, Executive Director Group CEO Hemas Holdings PLC, first female Group CEO of a public quoted conglomerate in Sri Lanka. | Gold |
| 49 | Women Empowerment – UAE/Uganda | Shamira Mitha, Founder and Managing Director, VERVE Marketing & Communications Founder Soul Africa, Journalist, PR & Marketing in the hospitality, tourism and luxury industry | Gold |
| 50 | Male Champion in Politics – Sri Lanka | Hon. Eran Wickramaratne MP, Former State Minister Of Finance, Former CEO/Director National Development Bank & Vice President Citibank, Founding Chairman, Information and Communication Technology Agency Sri Lanka (ICTA)” | Gold |
| 51 | Business Woman Award – Nigeria/UK | Ngozi Oyewole, MD/CEO of Noxie Limited , Chairperson of the Board Strategic Women and Youth Institute, Vice Chairperson Commonwealth Business Women Network (CBWN) NiGERIA | Gold |
| 52 | Educator Award – UAE/Norway | Janecke Aarnaes, Director of Universal American School in Dubai, futurist and serves as a member of the Dubai Future Council on Education | Gold |
| 53 | Business Woman Award – India/UAE | Aparna Bajpai, Founder & CEO BeingShe, Most Influential Entrepreneur2021 (First India),Brand Ambassador Mrs. India Globe UAE | Gold |
| 54 | Global Sri Lankan of the year -Sri Lanka /UAE | Suren Swaminathan, Immediate past Chairman Sri Lanka Business council Dubai, veteran Insurance professional, A Life and qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), founder Thambapanni Restaurant chain UAE | Gold |
