Junior Achievement North Alberta is pleased to announce its 2020 Alberta Business Hall of Fame inductees and Innovator Award recipients, who will be celebrated at the first virtual gala in the Hall of Fame’s 40 year history. (INDIVIDUAL BIO’S BELOW) Proceeds will support JA’s rapid shift to free online programs for Albertans to assist youth, teachers and parents during the Covid-19 pandemic. JA’s annual in-person gala has been rescheduled from May to September, 16th, 2020 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. Tickets to both events can be purchased at www.janorthalberta.org
The distinguished Alberta business people being recognized for their outstanding achievements and community giving will be formally announced at “Quikcard’s Virtual Night Out for JA”, on May 1st, 2020 at 7:30 pm. This online event will utilize Zoom technology. JA has partnered with Edmonton based company, Production World Studios, for technical execution. A maximum of 500 registrant devices can be accommodated.
The 1-2 hour event will also feature a speech by Alberta Premier, Jason Kenney. Premier Kenney will congratulate the award recipients, speak of the importance of entrepreneurship in Alberta at this time giving his perspective to the business audience in attendance, and pay homage to the late JR Shaw, who was a generous, longtime supporter of JA and countless other initiatives. The Virtual Night Out will also feature:
2020 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH ALBERTA BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES AND INNOVATOR AWARD RECIPIENTS
Radhe Gupta, Founder & CEO, Rohit Group of Companies
Krishna Gupta, Vice President
https://www.rohitgroup.com/giving-back/
https://renx.ca/rohit-group-edmonton-calgary-regina-expand/
Larry Andrews, CEO & Owner, Landrex
https://landrex.com/about-us/community-involvement/
https://www.ualberta.ca/giving/giving-news/2017/february/some-days-you-are-a-diamond.html
https://bgcbigs.ca/building-communities/
Blaine LaBonte, President DJI Capital
https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/people/blaine-labonte/
Former President & Owner, Cougar Drilling Solutions
http://www.financialpost.com/executive/best-managed/winners/detail.html?id=10
Notable among many community gifts https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/pair-donates-life-insurance-to-norquest-college/
2020 JA INNOVATOR AWARD RECIPIENTS
Sam Pillar, CEO & Co-Founder, GetJobber.com
Forrest Zeisler, Co-Founder & CTO, GetJobber.com
https://globalnews.ca/news/6039617/made-in-edmonton-jobber/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/app-jobber-alberta-tech-startups-1.5285622
ABOUT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTH ALBERTA
JA Northern Alberta has operated based out of Edmonton for over 55 years. As a chapter of JA Canada and JA Worldwide, it teaches students from grades 3-12 three key pillars for success – financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Half day programs are delivered in schools by volunteer mentors from the local business community. JA’s “Company Program” for older students runs 18 weeks after school, its most famous JA alumni are the western Canadian founders of Skip The Dishes, but countless youths lives have been changed by JA students who go on to graduate high school and post-secondary more often than non-JA students, have less household debt, are more likely to attain middle and senior management positions and when they start companies, hire more staff and create more revenue. $1 invested in JA returns $45 to society.
*Boston Consulting Group 2010
CONTACTS
For 2020 award recipients contact Junior Achievement Northern Alberta
Junior Achievement Northern Alberta - President & CEO, Jennifer Martin
780-993-9310 / jmartin@janorthalberta.org
Junior Achievement Northern Alberta - Director, Marketing & Events, Rochelle Gilmour
780-660-8824 / rgilmour@janorthalberta.org
Production World Studios – Director of Studio Services, Chris Duncan
780-860-5550 / chris.duncan@productionworld.ca
