The Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce sincerely thanks all sponsors, guests and volunteers for their continued support and generosity in making the 18th Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala an incredible success!
Congratulations to all the award recipients:
Large Business of the Year: Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
Small Business of the Year: CLL Metal Products Ltd.
Executive of the Year: Nick Moćan
Entrepreneur of the Year: John Laslavić
Professional of the Year: Dr. Renata Frankovich
Community Achievement Award: Mark Vuksan and Audrey Hrkac Grubešić
Croatian-Canadian scholarship and bursary awards were presented to Sandra Janjicek, Emma Kanceljak, Helena Kunic, Marko Pejic, Gregory Georg Radisic, Franka Subic and Nikolina Vrdoljak.
The In2ition scholarship award was presented to Angelina Vistica and Matteo Pasquale, who will be completing his fourth year of the In2ition scholarship program!
Following the award presentations, Croatian-American, AJ Piplica, Founder, CEO, Hermeus Corporation, inspired over 600 guests with his journey to success and the drive and determination it will take to achieve next level goals.
Hermeus, an Atlanta-based startup is developing hypersonic aircraft and is testing a new type of engine which will eventually be capable of reaching Mach 5 speeds (over 3,000 mph). They are charting a future for hypersonic transport, which if successful will revolutionize commercial transatlantic flights.
We are very proud to see others succeed and welcomed the opportunity to learn from AJ’s experiences, a true inspiration for future generations.
Ponosni Hrvati provided entertainment for the evening which was capped off with excellent service from the Burlington Convention Centre and outstanding audio visuals by JD Shows.
The Chamber gratefully acknowledges the following 2022 SPONSORS:
Platinum Sponsor CIBC and Robert Herjavec
Diamon Sponsors Baka Gallery Cafe, Bell, MNP LLP, Stikeman Elliot LLP
Gold Sponsor NBM Engineering Inc.
Keynote Sponsor Drywall Acoustic Lathing & Insulation Local Union 675
Award Sponsors Alpeza General Contracting Inc., Jones DesLauriers / Navacord
Printing Sponsor Merrill Corporation Canada
Student Table Sponsors King East Dental, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, CLL Metal Products Ltd., Trinity Engineering & Consulting Inc.
Table Sponsors
Altech Security Systems
Akadami Holdings Ltd.
Ashley Oaks Homes Inc.
Burlington Convention Centre
Coordinate Industries Ltd.
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Burlington
Croatian Parish Folklore Group Sljeme
Hamilton Croatia
I.T. Mission Inc.
In2ition Realty
JITSU Mfg. Inc.
John Laslavic
King East Dental
KW Croatia Club
M & D General Contracting Ltd.
Mark Piplica
Medsport Ottawa
Modern Age Plastics Inc.
Mr. Rooter Plumbing
Unified Engineering
Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
Visic Bros.
Vrancor Group
Wellness By Design
Winzen Homes Limited
Student Ticket Sponsors Coordinate Industries Ltd., G.S. Die & Design Inc.
