The sell-out Asian Business Connexion (ABC) Annual Dinner and Awards ceremony took place in Newcastle on September 21st. Celebrating diversity and inclusion, the event provided a platform for the Asian community to be acknowledged for the significant contribution made across the private, public and third sectors
Celebrating its 8th anniversary this year, the ABC dinner and awards ceremony focused on the Power of 8: Communic8, Collabor8, Celebr8. This celebration of North East business saw speakers from a variety of backgrounds delivering thought-provoking speeches. Shadow Attornery General Baroness Shami Chakrabarti CBE, Indian High Commision Consul General Dr Aman Puri, Owner of Gainford Group Mohammed Khaliq, Arts and Culture 2016 award winner Vikas Kumar MBE, Sirius Market Access Partner and female entrepreneur Shkun Chadda and Deputy Commander of the Army North Col. Andy Hadfield spoke passionately about the North East and the fantastic sense of community and collaboration that takes place here. Hundreds of business people from across the region took part in the celebration on Thursday night where winners were announced and presented with awards.
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Mumtaz Sanam spoke about his arrival to England from Pakistan as a young boy and the way that Newcastle has nurtured his business and his third sector organisations. Other winners included Zafar Iqbal (Independent sector), Daljit Lally OBE (Public sector), Dr Nas Khan OBE (Business sector), Nazli TabatabaiKhatambakhsh (Arts and Culture) and joint winners Nazia Aftab and District Judge Khalid Malik (Professional sector). ABC is part of the Federation of Asian Business (FAB) that represents all the Asian business community across the North of England. FAB supports the North East, Yorkshire and North West recognising the significant impact of Asian Business Connexions, which has been developed in all aspects of business and community support. AB Connexions have aligned the Federation of Asian Business to the Northern Powerhouse, driving forward an agenda of social and economic growth.
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