Eastern Eye set for Asian Business Awards

The Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG) has announced details of this year’s Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards.

The publishing company announced the Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP as the keynote speaker at the event, which takes place this Friday (26th March).

In a statement, AMG said, “Sadiq Khan was appointed as the Minister of State for Transport in June 2009 and was the first British Asian to join the cabinet, making him an inspirational figurehead within multi-cultural society in Britain today and the perfect choice as this year�۪s Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards keynote speaker.”

The Rt Hon Sadiq Khan, Minister of State for Transport said, “It is an honour to both attend and address the Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards 2010. The evening will be a fantastic celebration of the amazing contribution British Asians and their businesses make to our country.”

“The world-wide economic downturn has been a huge challenge to many businesses, but the British Asian community has shown how resilient it is. The community continues to make a disproportionate contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the UK.”

“I am looking forward to meeting the entrepreneurs, CEOs and business-innovators who will be attending the awards; they are great ambassadors for the UK economy.”

The Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards 2010, now in its 13th year will see ‘EastEnders’ actors Nina Wadia and Rudolph Walker, BBC Radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake, former ITV News presenter Lisa Aziz, Channel 4�۪s Dispatches reporter Tazeen Ahmed, TV Chef Anjum Anand and BBC Sports presenter Manish Bhasin, attend the event.

Former guests include HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Princess Royal and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

This year’s awards categories are as follow:

Asian Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Asian Business of the Year
Asian Business Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Asian Business Social Entrepreneur of the Year
International Asian Business of the Year
Asian Business Hotelier of the Year
Asian Profitable Business Award
Asian Businesswoman of the Year
Asian Business Enterprise Award
Incredible India Award for Favourite Tour Operator
Incredible India Award for Favourite Airline
Asian Business Community Engagement Award

The Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards 2010 takes place at the Sofitel Hotel in London on Friday. AMG has also confirmed that it will also be re-launching The Asian Rich List ��� the definitive index of Asian wealth in Britain, at the event.