2017 Business Excellence Awards
The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) hosted the 15th annual Business Excellence Awards (BEA) on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.
The 2017 edition of the awards marked the 15th Anniversary of the event as well as celebrated Canada’s Sesquicentennial (150th) as well as showcase dindividuals who have changed the economic landscape of Ontario, and given a competitive edge to their business.
As part of the celebration, ICCO members, friends, and prominent leaders of business, politics, and culture gathered together in order to commemorate the engagement and leadership of the award recipients. This prestigious event also served as a chance to thank them for their outstanding efforts towards our community’s ongoing prosperity.
INTRODUCTION
When Corrado Paina asked me to offer some remarks this evening, we both thought it appropriate for me to share some reflections on Italian Canadians especially since we are celebrating the sesquicentennial of Canada. Now I am not 150 years old but I am over one half that age and have witnessed great changes for Italian Canadians – much for the better.
I thought I’d give a brief overview of the settling in Canada of Italians interspersed with personal experiences of my family and myself. My personal experiences are not meant to be unique but simply to illustrate the events that occurred and the transformation that has taken place. Now for a little history.
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Also, an exclusive interview with Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Francois-Philippe Champagne.
Click here to see some photographs from this amazing event.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
ICCO Business Excellence
Lenny Lombardi
President & CEO
CHIN Radio
Scotiabank ICCO Environmental Leadership Award
Luigi Ferrara
Dean of the Centre for Arts, Design & Information Technology and Director
George Brown College
PwC ICCO Next Generation
Mike Soragnese
Creative Director & Producer
Render Media Inc.
RBC ICCO Businesswoman of the Year
Vivian Risi
Broker/President
Royal LePage Your Community Realty. Brokerage
ICCO Arts, Science and Culture Award
Cristiano De Florentiis & Maurizio Magnifico
Co-Founders
Italian Contemporary Film Festival
ICCO Italy-Canada
Nicola Capomasi
Vice President
Thor & Partners Inc.
KPMG ICCO Community Building
Daniele Zanotti
President & CEO
United Way Toronto & York Region
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Details
- Date:
- May 25, 2017
- Time:
- Cocktail Reception: 5 pm
Dinner Gala Reception: 7 pm - Host:
- ICCO
- Tickets:
- Download Registration Form
Venue
- Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex
25 British Columbia Road
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
Organizer
- Tanya Phillipps
Mary Chirico
416.789.7169 x210
events@italchambers.ca