16th Edition Asia-Middle East-Africa Business and Social Forum: Awards & Business E-Summit & Greatest Brands and Leaders 2020-21 - Asia, Middle East & Africa

'Coming Together to Collaborate for Mutual Prosperity' on a common platform for excellence to explore innumerable opportunities for collaboration in a post-COVID world was the agenda of the 16th Edition of Asia-Middle East-Africa Business & Social Forum 2022 Awards & Business E-summit, which concluded successfully on 25th March'22 at Zoom Digital Platform. The Forum's main aim was to deliberate and dwell upon possibilities of collaboration for enhancing trade, investment, cultural exchange and tourism among the participating countries, especially in light of the pandemic. This mega Summit was a grand congregation of business, political and social leaders from different countries of the region who came forward to facilitate fresher avenues of economic cooperation, collaboration and investment opportunities across the globe especially in the Asian, Gulf and African region. Once again, AsiaOne Media Group created a unique and unmatched platform where highly intellectual and insightful thoughts were created on the significance of collaboration and mutual cooperation especially in the light of the pandemic.
The Summit was organized by AsiaOne magazine and URS Media, which is rapidly emerging as the Number 1 international media company towards the cause of business, political and social issues in the entire Asia, Africa and Middle East, thus supporting not only the Indian Government's initiatives such as Skilling India, Digitizing India, and Incredible India, but also supporting United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and World Health Organization's targets.
Through the 16th Edition of Asia-Middle East-Africa Business & Social Forum 2022, envious social and economic progress of Asia, Middle East and Africa was highlighted. At the same time, the Forum witnessed enriching sights from some of the great leaders of our time - Hon'ble Governor of Odisha, Union Government Ministers, Ambassadors, Business Owners, Investors and professionals like CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, CHROs, from the Indian Subcontinent, South Asia and the Middle East.
Mr. Rajat Raj Shukal, the Global Head & Principal Partner, AsiaOne magazine and URS Media Consulting P.L., opened the forum and talked about the widening expanse of AsiaOne Greatest Brands and Leaders Asia-Americas-Africa TV series, which is now being broadcasted to 81 countries and 46 million viewers, in addition to 80 million online viewers. Referring to AsiaOne Awards as "Business Oscars," he declared with pride that they are "the highest evaluated Brand & Leader TV Series and awards today."
Talking about the significance of AsiaOne COVID-19 Commitment Awards, he also elaborated on their origin. He emphasized that "the COVID-19 Commitment Awards were actually established to recognize governments, government professionals, ministers, sportspersons, celebrities from cinema, and actually business leaders who have played a significant role in giving back to society during the pandemic. "Many governments have done well and contributed to save society, save countries, and save the world. Similarly, many individual leaders have also contributed so much and we have recognized so many of them. So the COVID-19 Commitment Awards at AsiaOne have recognized more than 300 business leaders in the last one year. It's a pleasure to recognize more and more of you who have done so much during this pandemic," he said.

Distinguished Dignitaries

The following distinguished dignitaries graced the Forum:

 H.E. Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Hon'ble Governor of Odisha
 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Hon'ble Union Minister of Minority Affairs, The Government of India
 Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Hon'ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution & Rural Development, The Government of India
 Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Hon'ble Chief Minister, The Government of Haryana
 Shri Gautam Gambhir, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, The Government of India and Founder, Gautam Gambhir Foundation
 Mr. Saif Ali Khan, Co-Founder, House of Pataudi and Actor, The Indian Film Industry
 Ms. Sussanne Khan, Founder, The Charcoal Project
 H.E. Mr. Sinisa Pavic, Ambassador of Serbia to India
 H.E. Mr. Mohamed Maliki, Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco to the Republic of India
 H.E. Mrs. Hayet Talbi EP Bilel, Ambassador of Tunisia to India
 H.E. Mr. Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India
 Ms. Usha Uthup, Legendary Singer, The Indian Film Industry
 Ms. Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
 Mr. Mahesh Bhupathi, Former Indian International Tennis Player
 Ms. Amyra Dastur, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
 Ms. Elli AvrRam, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
 Mr. Dino Morea, Actor, The Indian Film Industry
 Mr. Jim Sarbh, Actor, The Indian Film Industry
 Mr. Manoj Pahwa, Actor, The Indian Film Industry

Winning Leaders and Brands

As the 16th Edition Asia-Middle East-Africa Business and Social Forum was a Summit of 16 industries, more than 100 Brand and Leader award winners were felicitated on 25th March 2022 with an online presence of over 500 leaders from 22 countries of Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Knight of Honour Awards

 H.E. Mr. Sinisa Pavic, Ambassador of Serbia to India
 H.E. Mr. Mohamed Maliki, Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco to the Republic of India
 H.E. Ms. Hayet Talbi EP Bilel, Ambassador of Tunisia to India
 H.E. Mr. Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India

COVID-19 Commitment Awards
• Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Hon'ble Union Minister of Minority Affairs, The Government of India
• Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Hon'ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution & Rural Development
• Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Hon'ble Chief Minister, The Government of Haryana
• Shri Gautam Gambhir, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, The Government of India and Founder, Gautam Gambhir Foundation
• Ms. Usha Uthup, Legendary Singer, The Indian Film Industry

Global Leader of the Year 2021-22/ Person of the Year 2021-22/ Global Asian of the Year 2021-22/ Global Indian of the Year 2021-22
• Mr. Chintan Panara, Founder & Executive Director, Xpertnest
• Mr. Pallak Seth, Founder & Vice Chairman, PDS Limited
• Mr. Amit Gaur, MD, Ezipay
• Mr. Sanjay Das, Founder and MD, HATI International
• Mr. Harish Kohli, President and Managing Director, ACER India
• Mr. Razat Gaurav, Chief Executive Officer, Planview
• Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi, Global Head of Himel Business, Himel
• Mr. Rajiv Mittal, MD & Group CEO, VA Tech WABAG Ltd.
• Mr. Ashwin Yardi, Chief Executive Officer, Capgemini India
• Mr. Jagmohan Singh, Founder, JSA Online
• Mr. CB Ganesh, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Oman Arab Bank
• Mr. Prasad Guntupalli, Co-Founder & Executive Deputy Chairman, Attra
• Mr. Sandeep Dua, Global CEO , Entrust Global Group LLC
• Mr. Sukh Sandhu, CEO, Career Calling International

Black Swan Awards
• Ms. Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
• Mr. Mahesh Bhupathi, Former Indian International Tennis Player
• Mr. Jim Sarbh, Actor, The Indian Film Industry
• Ms. Amyra Dastur, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
• Ms. Elli AvrRam, Actress, The Indian Film Industry
• Mr. Dino Morea, Actor, The Indian Film Industry
• Mr. Manoj Pahwa, Actor, The Indian Film Industry

Most Influential Young Leaders 2020-21
• Dr. Nikhil Handigol, Co-Founder, Forward Networks
• Mr. Gavi Kumar
• Mr. Gaurav Agarwal, Managing Director, IITPL
• Mr. Prasan Firodia, Managing Director, Force Motors
• Ms. Harsha Solanki, Managing Director- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Infobip
• Mr. Rohit Arora, Founder and CEO, TransGanization Creation Pvt. Ltd.
• Ms. Additti Jain, Founder & CEO, IKI CHIC Pvt. Ltd
• Mr. Vikas Lakhwani, Chief Commercial Officer, CPT International
• Mr. Marcus Paleti, CEO, Laureti Mobility Group
• Ms. Darshana Balagopal / Ms. Shweta Gupta, Founder & CEO / Founder & CEO, Aardae

Women Empowerment Principles Leadership 2021-22
• Dr. Roopa Viswanathan Iyer, Founder & Managing Director, Qualilife Diagnostics
• Ms. Madhuri Govilkar, Managing Partner - APAC, Consus Global
• Ms. Kaveri Amal, Founder and CEO, Ortil Healthcare
• Sri Preethaji, "Co-creator, Ekam - World Centre for Enlightenment, Co-founder, Lokaa Foundation"

India's Greatest Brands & Leaders 2021-22
• Prof. Mahesh Purandare, Founder, Mahesh Purandare Classes
• Mr. Ajay Poddar, Managing Director, Syenergy Environics Ltd.
• Mr. Deepak Shenoy, Managing Director, Medec Dragon
• Mr. Nitesh Kumar, CEO and MD, Emami Realty
• Dr. Rajat Mathur, President, Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow
• Mr. Gautam Boda, Group Vice Chairman, JB Boda Group
• Mr. Anurag Agarwal, MD & CEO, Natural Remedies
• Mr. S Ganesh Prasad, Founder & MD & CEO, GenWorks Health
• Dr. Arvind Kapur, Managing Director, AcsenHyVeg (P) Ltd
• Mr. Vikas Gupta, Founder, CEO & CFO, E-Ashwa Automotive Pvt Ltd
• Mr. Manish Sharma, Chief Business Officer, Saarathi
• Mr. Rahul Attuluri, Co-founder & CEO, NxtWave
• Mr. Aalok Kumar, President & CEO, NEC Corporation India Pvt Ltd
• Ms. Suprita Reddy, CEO, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre

World's Greatest Brands & Leaders 2021-22
• Ms. Divyashikha Gupta, Group CEO & Managing Director, Stalwart World

Asia's Greatest Brands & Leaders 2021-22
• Mr. Dilip Surana, Chairman and Managing Director, Microlabs

World's Greatest Leaders 2021-22
• Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Vice President- Global Lead Cybersecurity (cloud,App, Data), Everything on Azure, Avanade Inc.
• Mr. Kanaiya Vasani, Executive Vice President, Products and Corporate Development, Infoblox

Asia's Greatest Brands 2021-22
• Mr. Minhaj Ahmed, Managing Director, Ahmed Food Products (Pvt.) Ltd
• Dr. Mukesh Parmar, Chief Executive Officer, Docplexus

India's Greatest Brand 2021-22
• Ms. Additti Jain, Founder & CEO, IKI CHIC Pvt Ltd

India's Greatest Leader 2021-22
• Mr. Drritiman Boraah, Co-founder & Chief Customer Officer, Lavelle Networks

Global Youth Icon of the Year 2021-22
• Mr. Minhaj Ahmed, Managing Director, Ahmed Food Products (Pvt.) Ltd

Asia's Most Influential Young Leaders 2021-22
• Dr. Durga Prakash Devarakonda, Staff Vice President & Head of Digital, Legato Health Technologies

AsiaOne Best BankTech Transformation Specialist 2020-21
• Mr. Ranga Reddy, Co-Founder & CEO, Maveric Systems

India's Fastest Growing Brands 2020-21
• House of Pataudi
• The Charcoal Project
• Property Solutions India

India's Fastest Growing Leaders 2020-21
• Mr. Saif Ali Khan, Co-Founder, House of Pataudi & Actor, The Indian Film Industry
• Ms. Sussanne Khan, Founder, The Charcoal Project

AsiaOne Most Promising Leaders 2020-21
• Mr. Deepak Shanbhag, CEO, Property Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Most Influential Educational Brand & Leader 2021-22
• Dr. G. S. Matharoo, Chairman, Prudence Group of Schools

Greatest CXO Awards
• Mr. Samir Bagga, Chief Marketing Officer, Larsen & Toubro Technology Services Limited
• Ms. Asha Patel, Head of B2B Marketing SSA & Head of Marketing South Africa, Google - South Africa
• Mr. Mosala Philips, Chief Marketing Officer, Old Mutual Limited

Esteemed Jury Awards
• Dr. Himanshu Rai, Director, IIM, Indore
• Dr. Padmakali Banerjee, Pro Vice Chancellor, Amity University
• Mr. Sunil David, Regional Director - IOT (India & ASEAN region), AT&T India Pvt. Ltd
• Mr. Nitin Parekh, Chief Financial Officer, Zydus Group
• Dr. Amita Srivastava, Director, Brencis Group

Keynote Addresses
 His Excellency Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Hon'ble Governor of Odisha
 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Hon'ble Union Minister of Minority Affairs, The Government of India
 Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Hon'ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution; and Rural Development
 Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Hon'ble Chief Minister, The Government of Haryana

Brief Itinerary:

Date: Friday, 25th March 2022

Dress Code: Formals

Platform: Zoom App

Registrations: 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Welcome Address: 4:30 PM to 4:45 PM

Awards Set 1: 4:45 PM to 5:30 PM

Awards Set 2: 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM

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About AsiaOne
AsiaOne is an international media house and the only Business & News magazine with presence in more than 15 countries of Asia, Middle East & Africa. AsiaOne Media has pioneered the research-based listing of Brands & Leaders and supplements its listings with National & International Business & Social Summits and Awards function. It has been promoting some of the Greatest Leaders of the World through its several prestigious mediums including Magazine, Coffee Table Book, Television Broadcast, various websites, Android and iOS Apps. We have organized 15 Gala Business Networking Summits over the last six years with over 4000 awardees from the Indian subcontinent, Asia, GCC and Africa. These international summits were held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Singapore, and Bangkok with the presence of several top diplomatic and government dignitaries and public figures from all over the world.

"AsiaOne Greatest Brands & Leaders - Asia, Americas & Africa": The Most Broadcasted TV Series in the World - Reaching to 81 countries with a B2B viewership of over 46 million

AsiaOne Magazine made a grand foray into the digital realm with the first episode of AsiaOne Greatest Brands & Leaders - Asia & GCC broadcasted on 6th June 2020. With a total of 30 monthly episodes already broadcasted at 4 Leading Business and News channels, the series has earned a unique distinction of being 'the Most Broadcasted Business Brands and Leaders TV Series 2020-21 in Asia, Middle East & Africa - with a viewership of over 46 million viewers in 81 countries and was honoured by World Book of Records, UK 2021. The series showcases a unique mix of greatest leaders from varied spheres including the Union Government ministers, Business and Social Leaders, changemakers, and celebrities from cinema and sports and has been rising up the popularity charts with each passing day.

The series has been featuring eminent business and social leaders from different spheres including the Indian Union Government Ministers such as Shri Nitin Gadkari ji, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur ji, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ji, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri ji, Shri Kiren Rijiju ji, Shri Arjun Munda ji, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ji, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti ji and others. The episodes also featured some of the greatest business and social leaders from varied spheres namely Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji, the late Smt. Indu Jain, Smt. Savitri Jindal, Shri Gautam Gambhir (Former International Cricket player (India) & current Member of Parliament), Shri Niranjan Hiranandani, Shri Samir Modi, Ms. Sania Mirza, Ms. Ananya Birla, Ms. Urvashi Rautela, Mr. Gulshan Grover and Ms. Karisma Kapoor among others.

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