Top 40 Under 40 Award
Presented by the Markham Board of Trade, the Top 40 Under 40 Awards recognizes individual excellence, along with the collective strength of our city – Markham’s rising talent.
Congratulations to all the 2024 finalists! Thank you to all our fantastic sponsors. It was a wonderful night!
We look forward to welcoming everyone again next year in June!

2024 Top 40 Under 40 Awards Recipients
CREATIVE INFLUENCERS
Winner:
- Leonisa Rayos
- Jonelle Sills
- Shruti Ganapathy
- Will Tennyson
EDUCATION CHAMPIONS
Winner:
- Emily Chan
- Kevin Lin
- Laki Serasingha
- Moxi Zhang
Sponsor: TD
FINANCE CATALYSTS
Winner:
- Angel Luo
- Benzi Yeung
- John Burke
- Patrick Liu
Sponsor: RBC
GREEN INNOVATORS
Winner:
- Chris Lau
- John Lau
- Junaid Siddiqui
- Timothy To
HEALTHCARE HEROES
Winner:
- Dr. David Tam
- Jake MittEn
- Maya Nathani
- Dr. Wendy Zhou
HOSPITALITY PRESENCE
Winner:
- Benson Lau
- Jacob Hazlett
- Jordan Mills & Kristan McLean
- Melinda Drake
MANUFACTURING MAGNATES
Winner:
- Arash Hoss
- Charlene & Vincent Li
- James Joseph
- Dr. Majid Janidarmian
RETAIL REVOLUTIONARIES
Winner:
- Bruno Yan
- Christopher Siu
- Nolan Liu
- Sam Koffman
SOCIAL IMPACT SENTINELS
Winner:
- Laura Lavallee
- Sahar Jafrani
- Shirley Lin
- Sylvia Chan
TECH TITANS
Winner:
- Adarsh Parikh
- Derek Ma
- Hovsep Seraydarian
- Laurie Lathem
Sponsor: City of Markham
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