OAS Secretary General awarded 10 influential Hispanics Canadians
Winners from nine countries and five provinces, 300 attendees
Past winners to meet PM Trudeau next year
Toronto, December 16, 2016 – His Excellency Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General of the Organization States, presented last night the awards at TD Bank’s “10 most influential Hispanic Canadians” 2016. The Hon. Michael Levitt is securing a meeting between past winners and Prime Minister Trudeau sometime between May 1 and July 31, 2017.
TD’s “10 most” is presented by TD Bank with sponsorship from Copa Airlines, the International Language School of Canada, Ryerson University, Seneca College, PwC Canada as social media partner and Telelatino Network Inc. as official media partner. The program is run by the Canadian Hispanic Business Alliance, this year in cooperation with the Canadian Hispanic Congress. The 300 attendees included 12 ambassadors and consuls, media, entrepreneurs as well as nominees from five provinces representing nine countries of origin. The winners by first name are:
- Dr. Adrian Baranchuk (Arg) President of the International Society of Electrocardiology (2015)
- Dr. Alicia Viloria-Petit (Ven) Cancer researcher and professor, University of Guelph
- Ana Dominguez (Col) President, Campbell Company of Canada
- Dr. Andres Lozano (Spain) World authority in deep brain stimulation, University of Toronto
- Dr. Antonio Caycedo (Col) Colorectal surgery innovator, HSN scientist
- Eva Martinez (Spa) Vice President, Women in Aerospace Canada
- Dr. Guillermo Rocha (Mex) President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society
- Fr. Hernan Astudillo (Ecu) Priest, musician and humanist, San Lorenzo community Center
- Hon. Joseph Bovard (El S) First and only Hispanic member of the Ontario Court of Justice
- Dr. Julio Montaner (Arg) Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS