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GOPIO International to Recognize Eight at its

36th Anniversary Convention in Brisbane Australia

– Queensland Premier and Brisbane Lord Mayor to Attend

OUR BUREAU
Stamford, CT
he Global Organization of Peo-
ple of Indian Origin (GOPIO)
Twill recognize five individuals
in professional and business achieve-
ment and three individuals for com-
munity service. at its Convention 2025 Dignitaries and Senior GOPIO officials to be present at the convention, from l. to r. Premier David Crisafulli, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner,
celebrating its 36th Anniversary on Consul General Neetu M. Bhagotia, Dr. Thomas Abraham, Prakash Shah, Umnesh Chandra and Kewal Kanda
March 28th to 30th at Brisbane Mar-
riott in Brisbane, Queensland, Austra-
lia. They will be honored at the Finale
Awards Banquet of the convention on
March 29th.
Dignitaries at the conference in-
auguration include Queensland Pre-
mier David Crisafulli, Lord Mayor
Adrian Schrinner of Brisbane, India’s
Consul General Neetu M. Bhagotia.
They will be welcomed at the event by
GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abra- GOPIO’s Professional Achievement Awardees 2025 : Peter Varghese, Maha Sinnathamby, Shaheen Majeed, Prof. Prasad Yarlagadda and Rohit Vyas
ham, President Prakash Shah, Execu-
tive Vice President Umesh Chandra former International Coordinator for enhancing cooperation and commu- ed the company’s reach across mul-
who also serves as the Convener of the GOOPIO Oceania Region. nication between NRIs/PIOs and the tiple continents.
Convention and Vice President Kewal The Convention theme is “The local communities, building networks, • Prof. Prasad KDV Yarlagadda
Kanda. Indian Diaspora’s Role in Shaping bonds, friendships, alliances, and the worked in industry and university
The awardees in the professional Future Technologies.” The convention camaraderie of citizens and colleagues over 40 years in number of coun-
categories are Queensland Univer- will start with a welcome reception/ alike. GOPIO volunteers believe that tries. He is currently Dean, Engi-
sity Chancellor Peter Varghese who dinner inauguration on Friday, March when they help network the global In- neering at University of Southern
earlier served as Australian High 28th. There are eight conference ses- dian community, they facilitate mak- Queensland.
Commissioner to India and Malay- sions on Saturday March 29th. Discus- ing tomorrow a better world for the • Mr. Rohit Vyas is currently the
sia in Public Service; Springfield City sion topics are Artificial Intelligence Indian Diaspora, the countries they longest serving broadcast and print
Group (Brisbane, Australia) Founder (AI), Quantum Computing and Inter- live in and India. journalist of Indian origin in the
and Chairman Maha Sinnathamby for net of Things (IoT); Nanotechnology, United States. His nearly five de-
Achievement in Entrepreneurship; Advanced Materials and Electronic/ Professional Achievement cades long career has focused on
Sabinsa Corp. (East Windsor, New Photonic Devices; Pharmaceutical, Awardees For 2024 the Indian Diaspora community
Jersey, USA) Global CEO Shaheen Food Supplements and Biomedical • Mr. Peter Varghese has served worldwide as well as international
Majeed for Achievement in Business; Innovations; and Energy Generation as Chancellor of The University affairs and global diplomacy.
Prof. Prasad KDV Yarlagadda, Dean and Storage Devices. of Queensland since 2016. A dis-
(Academic) of School of Engineering, A second track of conference ses- tinguished public servant, he has GOPIO Community Service
University of Southern Queensland sions will cover NRIs and PIOs Work- served as Secretary of the Depart- Awardees For 2024
(Brisbane, Australia) for Engineering ing Closer to Achieve Common Goals; ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, • Mrs. Archana Singh, former
and Applied Sciences; Rohit Vyas, In- Diaspora Women and their Growing High Commissioner to India and Honorary Consul of India in
ternational Broadcast Journalist and Contributions in Various Sectors; and Malaysia, and Director-General Queensland (2011-2024) to be con-
Documentary Filmmaker (New Jer- Diaspora Youth & Young Achievers: of the Office of National Assess- ferred with the GOPIO Communi-
sey, USA) for Media Achievement. The role they can play in the Diaspo- ments, Australia’s peak intelli- ty Service Award, 2025.
Three individuals are also recog- ra Movement. The last session will be gence agency. • Prof. Rajasekhar R. Vangapaty, an
nized for their service to the Diaspora plenary session “GOPIO Chamber • Mr. Maha Sinnathamby, Chairman, academic advisor and professor at
community. They are Mrs. Archana of Commerce and Industry and the Springfield City Group is the vi- the Fashion Institute of Technolo-
Singh, Former Honorary Consul of Worldwide Networking of the Diaspo- sionary founder of Greater Spring- gy, SUNY, has over four decades of
India (Brisbane, Australia); Prof. Ra- ra Businesses and SMEs in India.’ field, Australia’s fastest emerging global higher education experience
jasekhar Vangapaty, Advisor to Fash- There will be entertainment af- new city. In 2010 he was recog- at various universities and colleges,
ion Institute of Technology (New York, ter the welcome dinner on Friday and nized as the World’s Best Master focusing on domestic and interna-
USA) who serves as GOPIO-Manhat- again after the Award Ceremony on Community Planner by the Inter- tional student success, mentorship,
tan Executive Vice President and as Saturday evening. national Real Estate Federation. and community empowerment.
official of India Home and several oth- Founded in 1989, GOPIO is a • Mr. Shaheen Majeed, Shaheen has • Harmohan Singh Walia is an engi-
er charitable organizations in the USA non-partisan, not-for-profit, secu- held diverse roles, including sales, neer, politician, radio news-reader,
and India; and Mr. Harmohan Singh lar organization with Individual Life supply chain management, manu- poet, author, community leader,
Walia (Sydney, Australia); Founder Members and chapter delegates from facturing, regulatory compliance, Olympic torch-bearer and now vol-
of GOPIO-Sydney Northwest, served over 100 chapters in 36 countries. GO- and global marketing. His innova- untary community photographer,
as President and in other capacities, PIO’s volunteers are committed to tive global strategies have expand- who bring smile on people’s faces.

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