SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DATE: April 28, 2022

VENUE: Liberty Grand, Toronto

AGENDA:

6:00pm - 7:30pm - Cocktail Reception

7:30pm - 10:30pm - Awards Ceremony and Dinner Banquet

10:30pm onwards - Post-Awards Celebration

ATTIRE: Formal (tuxedo/business suit/long gown/cocktail dress)

PARKING: The venue offers complimentary parking you will be directed to the parking lot on arrival

Host:

Suhana Meharchand

Award-Winning CBC News Anchor

Suhana Meharchand is a national news anchor with CBC News Network, the former host of Saturday Report and has anchored the CBC Evening News. Bringing a wealth of professional experience to all of her talks and hosting engagements, Meharchand never fails to impress.

Meharchand has been twice nominated for a Gemini award, and has won two bronze medals at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, and a bronze medal at the International Film and TV Festival of New York. She has been honoured with the Media Arts Award from the Association of Women of India in Canada, and was named Journalist of the Year by the South African Women for Women association. She has also received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award from the Rotary Club International.

Actively involved in her community, Meharchand donates her time to organizations such as the Performers for Literacy, Gems of Hope, Redwood Shelter for Women and Children, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Princess Margaret Breast Cancer Centre. She is also a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal for her tireless community service.