| LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT |
| Dr. Arun Kumar Bhaduri Distinguished Scientist & Director Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Chennai |
| Dr. P. Sivakumar Distinguished Scientist & Director, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), DRDO Chennai |
| Dr. S. Gomathinayagam Former Director General National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) Chennai |
| Prof. Ved Prakash Former Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC) Government of India |
| Prof. Dr. N. M. Samuel President, AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (ASAP) Founder, Concern for AIDS Research and Education Trust (CARE) |
| Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai (In absentia) Founder CEO & Managing Director BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited Award received by Dr. G. Ilavazhagan, Director, Research, Hindustan University on his behalf |
| RESEARCH EXCELLENCE |
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| Dr. G. Giridhar Deputy Director General / Head (SRRA) National Institute of Wind Energy Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Government of India |
| Dr. Indrani Karunasagar Director, R & D, NITTE University Director UNESCO CENTRE for Marine & Medical Biotechnology |
| Dr. M. S. Rajadurai President & CEO Sharda Motor Industries Ltd. Chennai |
| Mr. V. P. Premkumar Director NELCAST Limited |
| Dr. S. K. Satheesh (In absentia) Chairman Divecha Centre for Climate Change Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE |
| Dr. Ganesh Rajagopalan Vice President, Sukra Helitek Professor, IOWA State University, USA |
| Prof. J. Philip President Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) |
| Dr. V. Sivasubramanian Director Phycospectrum Environmental Research Centre (PERC) |
| CORPORATE EXCELLENCE |
| Ar. C. N. Raghavendran Managing Director C. R. Narayana Rao (Consultants) Private Ltd. |
| Dr. Srinivasan Dwarakanath CEO Airbus India |
| Mr. Kim Hyung Tae Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai |
| Mr. Anand Sundaresan Vice Chairman & Managing Director Schwing Stetter (India) Private Ltd. |
| Er. M. Rajamani Chief Engineer, Highways Department Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Mr. Akinori Urakawa (In absentia) President & CEO YASKAWA India Private Limited Award received by Mr. Ajay Gurjar – Dy. Chief Operating Officer on his behalf |
| Dr. R. K. Malhotra President, SAE India Director General, Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry Award received by Mr. D.Seshadri, Executive Director, SAEINDIA on his behalf |
| Mr. Akkineni Ramesh Prasad Managing Director, LV Prasad Industry Award received by Mr. Subramanium, Business Development Manager, LV Prasad Labs, on his behalf |
| Mr. Thomas Simon Vice President – HR Tata Consultancy Services |
| Mr. Ramesh. K. B. Menon Director – HR & Lead Director Murugappa Group |
| Mr. H. R. Mohan Vice-Chairman, IEEE Madras Section Former AVP (Systems), The Hindu |
| Mr. Vinod T. Simon Executive Director Simmco Rubber & Plastic Private Ltd. Chairman, Governing Council, Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) |
| Mr. Anand Sudarshan Founder & Director, Sylvant Advisors Private Ltd. Chairman, Littlemore Innovation Labs Private Ltd. |
| Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh (In absentia) Assistant Secretary General at FICCI New Delhi |
| WOMEN ACHIEVERS |
| Ms. Rekha Rangarajan Director, Data Patterns (India) Limited |
| Ms. Zai Whitaker Director, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust & Centre for Herpetology |
| Ms. Chanda Kochhar Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank Limited Award received by Mr. Thallam Sreekumar, Zonal Head, ICICI Bank, on her behalf |
| Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya Chairperson State Bank of India Award received by Mr. V Sasindran, DGM & Circle Development Officer, SBI Chennai on her behalf |
| Dr. K. R. Maalathi Founder CEO, Auuro Educational Services |
| SPORTS EXCELLENCE |
| Ms. Anju Bobby George World Athletic Championship |
| Mr. Kishore Futnani CEO & Managing Trustee Chennai Equitation Centre |
| YOUTH ICON AWARD |
| Mr. Girish Mathrubootham Founder & CEO at Freshworks Inc. |
| Ar. Ajay Kora Mani Chief Architect Ajay Kora Mani Architect |
| Mr. Sujith Kumar HR Business Leader, Infosys Ltd. President, National HRD Network Chennai Chapter |
| Mr. V. Srinivas Murali Mohan Founder & CEO Indian Artists Computer Graphics |
| Dr. Sanjay Cherian Vice President Frontier Lifeline Hospital & Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation |
| Mr. Rifath Shaarook Lead Scientist, Space Kidz Program Mr. Tanishq Dwivedi, Mr. Yagna Sai & Mr. Mohammed Abdul Kashif |
| Mr. Karthick Naren Film Director |
| Ms. Aishwarya Manivannan Founder MAISHA Studio |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE |
| Mr. Joseph Kottoran Regional Director, Y’s Men International |
| Mr. Rabi Panigrahi Past Area President, Y’s Men International |