2016 JCI World Congress Report Québec, Canada October 31 – November 4, 2016
Published by JCI (Junior Chamber International) 15645 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA www.jci.cc
Overview The 2016 JCI World Congress in Québec, Canada offered delegates the opportunity to learn new skills, share best practices and harness a renewed passion for JCI as a global organization. Hosted through collaboration between JCI Québec City, Canada and JCI, the event featured workshops, skills development trainings, forums and special keynotes, which included KPMG Ambassador and Double Olympic Champion Alexandre Bilodeau, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, Andrew and Geoff Molson of Molson Coors Brewing Company, President and CEO of Québec International Carl Viel and Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield. Delegates seized the opportunity to learn more about what role businesses have in advancing the Global Goals for Sustainable Development during the Making Global Goals Local Business forum. Members also had the opportunity to learn more about how to get involved in the Global Youth Empowerment Fund, which financially empowers youth-led organizations to advance the Global Goals in their communities worldwide. At the Problem Solving for Peace workshop, active citizens explored concrete actions aligned with the JCI Active Citizen Framework that individuals can take to mobilize young people toward the establishment of peaceful, inclusive and just societies. Eight former JCI Presidents gathered at the Meet the JCI Presidents Forum to provide delegates with the unique opportunity to sit with, hear from and discuss JCI’s legacy and how they served as leaders to the organization. The JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) Honorees shared their stories and inspired delegates during the JCI TOYP Workshop: Collaborating for Impact, moderated by JCI Ambassador John Loughton. These extraordinary individuals were recognized for their incredible achievements in creating sustainable impact in their communities and across the globe during the 2016 JCI Awards Ceremony featuring the JCI TOYP Honorees. The event also provided a platform for collaboration. JCI and the Let’s Do It! Foundation formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding, launching a partnership to activate individuals worldwide to lead a global clean-up day. The 2016 JCI Board of Directors along with 2016 JCI National Presidents and Chief Delegates conducted the official business of the World Congress at the General Assembly. Business included official reports from the year about finance, partnerships, 2017 and 2018 JCI Events, constitutional amendments, JCI Foundation donations, a membership dues increase and the election of the 2017 JCI Board of Directors. Historically, the JCI General Assembly voted to increase annual membership dues from US $10.50 to US $13.00, effective 2018. After the 2017 JCI Vice President, Executive Vice President and President Candidates Presentations and Caucuses throughout the week, JCI National Presidents voted on the 2017 JCI Board of Directors and 2017 JCI President. 2014 JCI Executive Vice President Dawn Hetzel of JCI USA was voted and sworn in as 2017 JCI President. President Elect Hetzel’s term as JCI President officially begins January 1, 2017. She will serve as the global leader of the organization and plans to work with members to Build a Better Future for JCI on its path to sustainable global impact. The event culminated with the JCI Presidential Inauguration before delegates enjoyed a delicious dinner and celebrated late into the night during the Farewell Ball.
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Attendance More than 2900 delegates from 96 countries attended the 2016 JCI World Congress in Québec, Canada.
Featured Guest Speakers Tennille Amor Co-Founder, EPIC Singer, Song-writer Alexandre Bilodeau Double Olympic Champion KPMG Ambassador Irina Bokova Director-General, UNESCO Erin Bouwen Project Initiator, WeDo Julia Caron Journalist, CBC Radio Bertolt Daems Owner, RnR Group 2012 JCI President Guillaum Dubreuil Director of Public Policy and Media Relations, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Mark Goldberg Editor, UN Dispatch Louise Guay President, Montreal Living Lab President, SmartMoov Inc Stephanie Guico Consultant, sgui.co Rania Haddad Chairperson, 2016 Peace is Possible Committee Kadi Kenk Head of Partnerships, Let’s Do It! Foundation Tanya Landysheva Global Vice President, PR, AIESEC John Loughton Founder, Dare2Lead | JCI Ambassador
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Andrew Molson Chairman, RES PUBLICA Consulting Group Geoff Molson Chairman of the Board, Molson Coors Brewing Company President and CEO, Montreal Canadiens Catherine Nomura Co-founder, kountable Inc. Susan A. Petrisin 2015–2016 President, Kiwanis International Marc Poirier Building Management and Event Support, Centre des Congrès de Québec Simon Emmanuel Roux Co-founder, Territoires Cooperative and Manivelle inc Anjali Singh-Code Senior Partnerships Officer, UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets Ryad Subratty Former Procurement Executive, AKWIRE Procurement Services | 2016 JCI Vice President Eva Truuverk Head of Management Board, Let’s Do It! Foundation
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2017 JCI Officers The General Assembly elected the 2017 Board of Directors. President: Dawn Hetzel, JCI USA Immediate Past President: Paschal Dike, JCI Nigeria Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and their assigned National Organizations Africa and the Middle East Executive Vice President: Marc Arnaud Kone, JCI Cote d’Ivoire Vice President: Reem Abbel-Hadi, JCI Jordan (Assigned to JCI Benin, JCI Ghana, JCI Lebanon, JCI Lesotho, JCI Morocco, JCI Nigeria, JCI Syria, JCI Tunisia) Vice President: Oumar Ouedraogo, JCI Burkina Faso (Assigned to JCI Congo, JCI Democratic Republic of the Congo, JCI Gabon, JCI Guinea, JCI Mali, JCI Niger, JCI Senegal, JCI Togo) Vice President: Nezha Labyed, JCI Morocco (Assigned to JCI Burkina Faso, JCI Comoros, JCI Cote d'Ivoire, JCI Djibouti, JCI Jordan, JCI Madagascar, JCI Zimbabwe) Vice President: Mathew Blesing Mutavayi, JCI Zimbabwe (Assigned to JCI Botswana, JCI Cameroon, JCI Malawi, JCI Mauritius, JCI Namibia (Provisional), JCI Rwanda, JCI South Africa, JCI Zambia) Asia and the Pacific Executive Vice President: Marc Brian Lim, JCI Philippines Vice President: Anthony Leung, JCI Hong Kong (Assigned to JCI Australia, JCI Indonesia, JCI New Zealand, JCI Philippines, JCI Taiwan) Vice President: Rajshree Bhaje, JCI India (Assigned to JCI Japan, JCI Korea, JCI Maldives, JCI Nepal, JCI Sri Lanka) Vice President: Kongjoo Kim, JCI Korea (Assigned to JCI Hong Kong, JCI Macao, JCI Malaysia, JCI Mongolia, JCI Singapore) Vice President: Yosuke Seito, JCI Japan (Assigned to JCI Bangladesh, JCI Cambodia, JCI India, JCI Thailand, JCI Vietnam) The Americas Executive Vice President: Candice Henriquez, JCI Dutch Caribbean Vice President: Maharo E.F. Isenia, JCI Dutch Caribbean (Assigned to JCI Argentina, JCI Bolivia, JCI Brazil, JCI Chile, JCI Paraguay, JCI Uruguay, JCI Venezuela) Vice President: Chris Curtola, JCI Canada (Assigned to JCI Colombia, JCI Dutch Caribbean, JCI Jamaica, JCI Puerto Rico, JCI Suriname, JCI West Indies) Vice President: Maidalyz Toro Vega, JCI Puerto Rico (Assigned to JCI Dominican Republic, JCI Ecuador, JCI Mexico, JCI Panama, JCI Peru) Vice President: Kevin Hinds, JCI West Indies (Assigned to JCI Canada, JCI Haiti, JCI Honduras, JCI USA)
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Europe Executive Vice President: Jonathan J. Borg, JCI Malta Vice President: Viktor Omarsson, JCI Iceland (Assigned to JCI Austria, JCI Belgium, JCI Germany, JCI Netherlands, JCI Switzerland) Vice President: Celine Bléher, JCI France (Assigned to JCI Catalonia, JCI Cyprus, JCI Greece, JCI Ireland, JCI Italy, JCI Malta, JCI Scotland, JCI United Kingdom) Vice President: Marion de Groot, JCI Netherlands (Assigned to JCI Bulgaria, JCI Croatia, JCI Czech Republic, JCI Moldova, JCI Monaco, JCI Poland, JCI Russia, JCI Slovakia, JCI Ukraine) Vice President: Zoe Aphamis, JCI Cyprus (Assigned to JCI France, JCI Luxembourg, JCI Portugal, JCI Romania, JCI Serbia, JCI Turkey) Vice President: Horst Wenske, JCI Germany (Assigned to JCI Denmark, JCI Estonia, JCI Finland, JCI Iceland, JCI Latvia, JCI Lithuania, JCI Norway, JCI Sweden) 2016 JCI Appointments The following members were appointed to various positions subject to the approval of the respective National Organizations; General Legal Counsel Sang Woo Bae, JCI Korea Treasurer Laurence Bolotin, JCI USA Chief Executive Assistant to the President Andrés Gutiérrez, JCI Colombia Executive Assistants to the President Lydie Marie Paule Sea, JCI Cote d’Ivoire, Assistant for Africa and the Middle East Erdenebold Suchbaatar, JCI Mongolia, Assistant for Asia and the Pacific Boliver Batista, JCI Dominican Republic, Assistant for the Americas Magali Laborde, JCI Switzerland, Assistant for Europe Personal Assistants to the President Tracy Chagnon, JCI USA Oscar Hijosa, JCI Catalonia Argenis Angulo, JCI Venezuela Anna Versalle, JCI USA Growth and Development Committee Alex Tio, JCI Indonesia, Chairperson Itai Manyere, JCI Zimbabwe, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Stanley Ng, JCI Hong Kong, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Cristian Ramirez, JCI Paraguay, Committee Member, the Americas Annalisa Schembri, JCI Malta, Committee Member, Europe
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Skills Development Committee Santhosh Kumar, JCI India, Chairperson Kabo Garechaba, JCI Botswana, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Nathalie Roukoz, JCI Lebanon, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Maric Cheng, JCI Hong Kong, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Luis Angelo "LA" L. Sevilla, JCI Philippines, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Angela Clock, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas David Waldorf, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas Didier Colin, JCI Luxemburg, Committee Member, Europe Johanna Lundรกn, JCI Finland, Committee Member, Europe UN and External Affairs Committee Takuro "Leon" Nakaizumi, JCI Japan, Chairperson Kurt Degnon, JCI Benin, Committee Member Ryad Subratty, JCI Mauritius, Committee Member Bala Subramanian, JCI India, Committee Member Ga Ram Kim, JCI Korea, Committee Member Ronald Kan, JCI Hong Kong, Committee Member Rochelle Jeffery, JCI Australia, Committee Member Alejandro Martinez, JCI Colombia, Committee Member Thirsa Lopez, JCI Honduras, Committee Member Valerie de Groote, JCI Belgium, Committee Member Sponsorship Committee Siana Ng, JCI Macao, Chairperson Cyrus Olanrewaju, JCI Nigeria, Africa and the Middle East Tricia Ivy Karikari, JCI Ghana, Africa and the Middle East Hamdi Kechida, JCI Tunisia, Africa and the Middle East Takor Takor, JCI Cameroon, Africa and the Middle East Li Ping Kum, JCI Taiwan, Asia and the Pacific Yedi Karyadi, JCI Indonesia, Asia and the Pacific Tong Lok Lon, JCI Macao, Asia and the Pacific Shingou Nagaoka, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Tetsuhito Nishioka, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Teruhiko Kadoya, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Akinori Ueda, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Terukazu Matsubara, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Jong Eun Lee, JCI Korea, Asia and the Pacific Sung Hwan Cha, JCI Korea, Asia and the Pacific Maurice Leung, JCI Hong Kong, Asia and the Pacific Hartik Kapadia, JCI India, Asia and the Pacific Yameen Adam, JCI Maldives, Asia and the Pacific Isuru Samarage, JCI Sri Lanka, Asia and the Pacific Galan Mosquera, JCI Panama, the Americas Sylvia Jacobi, JCI Suriname, the Americas Kaspar Ilves, JCI Estonia, Europe Jenni Ahlstedt, JCI Sweden, Europe
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Peace is Possible Committee Tshepo Thlaku, JCI South Africa, Chairperson Omar Al-Khiami, JCI Syria, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Abdrahamane Coulibaly, JCI Mali, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Dainial Lim, JCI Singapore, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Ana Lei Mei Kei, JCI Macao, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Vitaliv Lopez, JCI Peru, Committee Member, the Americas Sandra Salgueiro, JCI Bolivia, Committee Member, the Americas Stefano Manara, JCI Italy, Committee Member, Europe Anke van Egmond, JCI Netherlands, Committee Member, Europe Alumni Relations Committee Adam Bonarek, JCI USA, Chairperson Kolawole Osinowo, JCI Nigeria, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Alexandrine Codjovi, JCI Benin, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Sun Jun Park, JCI Korea, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Ryoma Koyama, JCI Japan, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Amzad Hussain, JCI Bangladesh, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Kim Lambert, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas Daniel Guarderas, JCI Ecuador, Committee Member, the Americas Philippe Leroy, JCI Luxembourg, Committee Member, Europe Gregor Velz, JCI Belgium, Committee Member, Europe JCI Audit Committee Lori Tomlin, JCI USA, Chairperson Colvin Houston, JCI Scotland, Committee Member Toshiharu Shimizu, JCI Japan, Committee Member Susana Lugo, JCI Paraguay, Committee Member JCI Foundation Kentaro Harada, JCI Japan, Chairperson Jun Takahashi, JCI Brazil, Treasurer Kesavalal Vallabhds, JCI India, Director Kazutaka Amaki, JCI Japan, Director Jan van Nieuwamerongen, JCI Netherlands, Director Dawn Hetzel, JCI USA, JCI President Paschal Dike, JCI Nigeria, JCI Immediate Past President Laurence Bolotin, JCI USA, JCI Treasurer Arrey Obenson, JCI Cameroon, JCI Secretary General
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Affiliations The General Assembly reviewed the status of several National Organizations, approving and disqualifying based on the merits of each case as recommended by the Admissions committee. Full Affiliations The following organization changed status from provisional to full. • Djibouti Provisional Affiliations The following organization changed their status from potential to provisional. • Namibia Potential Affiliation Renewals The following organizations had their potential statuses renewed. • Chile • Egypt • Georgia • Myanmar Potential Affiliations The following organizations were newly admitted into the JCI family as potential National Organizations. • Albania • Kenya • Kosovo • Slovenia • Timor-Leste • Uganda Disaffiliation The following National Organizations were disaffiliated. • Pakistan
2018 JCI World Congress Goa, India, was selected to host the 2018 JCI World Congress.
Membership Dues Increase The 2016 JCI General Assembly voted to increase membership dues from US $10.50 to US $13.00, effective January 1, 2018.
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JCI Constitutional Amendments The JCI Board of Directors proposed the following amendments to the JCI Constitution, which were approved by the JCI General Assembly: BYLAW 3-24. RECOGNIZED NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OFFICERS: Each National Organization Member shall submit, within thirty (30) days of election, a complete list of its Board of Directors, including the National President. This list shall be accompanied by a certification signed by the outgoing National President and Secretary General, attesting to the fact that the National President and Board of Directors were duly elected by the National Organization, are qualified to take office, and requesting recognition by JCI. In the event that a question arises as to qualification, or in the event that more than one individual or group of individuals seek recognition from JCI as National President or National Board of Directors, the matter of recognition shall be settled by the Executive Committee, based on the recommendation of a committee of not less than three (3) members of the JCI Board of Directors appointed by the President. The decision of the Executive Committee shall be final.
JCI Policy Manual Amendments The JCI Board of Directors proposed the following policy changes to the JCI Policy Manual, which were approved by the JCI General Assembly: POLICY 2-3. WORLD PEACE: The organization shall engage in initiatives including efforts and activities to create greater engagement and awareness for peace. The initiatives shall be held at the international level. National and Local Organizations are encouraged to support these initiatives with similar efforts and activities. Reason: Given the content of the preamble to the Constitution and commitment to strive for everlasting World Peace as provided for in Article 2–9 JCI has not been doing anything to fulfill this commitment. POLICY 8-1. TRAVEL: SECTION 2. TRAVEL PRIORITIES: The newly elected Executive Committee is responsible to determine priority travel by all Local Organization to all National Organizations, excluding the President’s travels. In establishing National Organization travelling priorities, every effort shall be made to ensure that in those National Organizations where travel has been determined a necessity, there is no duplication of visits by Executive Vice Presidents and their assigned Vice Presidents. It shall be encouraged that there be a follow-up visit by the Vice Presidents where necessary and practical. POLICY 14-3. HANDOVER OF FILES: Following the election and appointment of Officers at Congress, all outgoing Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents Officers shall meet with the newly elected and appointed Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents Officers for handover of files and exchange of information. All outgoing Officers shall prepare written handover notes which shall include but not limited to: challenges, accomplishments, pending and ongoing matters and recommendations.
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POLICY 18-5. JCI TRAINING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: SECTION 1. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of JCI Trainings Skills Development shall be to promote training and development activities in the National and Local Organizations aligned with the annual JCI Plan of Action and provide support to the implementation of training skills development at JCI Events. The Chairperson of this Committee shall also make recommendations to the JCI President on the current training courses promoted by JCI and on new courses to be developed, based on the input from the Committee members and from their respective Areas. SECTION 2. PROCEDURES: The procedures and criteria to conduct JCI Official, Recommended and Free courses will be described in the JCI Training Skills Development Policy Manual, annually reviewed and approved by the JCI Executive Committee. POLICY 18-12. JCI DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: SECTION 2. CHAIRMAN: The President shall appoint a JCI Development Council Chairman and a Deputy Chairman who shall target, in consultation with the President and Executive Vice Presidents, countries where it is felt that intensive recruitment and retention efforts could yield significant increases in quality JCI members. The Chairman shall implement and administer a strategic growth plan for the targeted nations, including funding support, incentive program orientation activities, retention efforts and overall tactics to increase the number and quality of JCI members. He shall serve for a period of one (1) year and shall report to the President. Reason: This section talks about the appointment of a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman but, in practice, there is no Deputy Chairman. POLICY 18-12. JCI DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: SECTION 4. DEVELOPMENT COUNCILORS: The President, on the advice of the Executive Vice Presidents, the Secretary General and other members of the JCI staff requested by the President to assist, National Organizations will elect select Development Councilors for their respective Areas to help implement the growth and development strategy and to work in coordination with the Area Development Chairman. Area Development Councilors shall serve for a period of one (1) year and shall report to the Area Development Chairman. Reason: The policy states that the President appoints Area Development Councilors with the Executive Vice President, the Secretary General and and World Headquarters staff member. However, this is not the practice. POLICY 21-1. DUES: SECTION 3. GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW: The dues set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Policy shall be reviewed by the General Assembly as stated in Bylaw 21-1. At the January Board Meeting, the Secretary General will present budget projections for the upcoming five (5) years. Based on these projections, each odd-numbered year, the Finance Committee will send by August 1st a recommendation to the General Assembly for a review of dues set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this policy as stated in BYLAW 21-1 to come into force in the year following the ensuing year. Reason: Proposal to assure that the dues will be reviewed every two years as stated in Bylaw 21–1.
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POLICY 21-3. MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION DETAILS: SECTION 4. FURTHER REQUIREMENTS: Each National Organization shall furnish the following details of its individual members: a. Name b. Mailing address c. Date of birth d. Occupation e. Date of joining JCI f. Senate number (if any) g. Trainer status (if any) g. E-mail address h. Mobile number i. Gender Reason: Proposal to remove the trainer status as we do not use this anymore. POLICY 22-1. GENERAL BUDGETARY POLICY: SECTION 2. CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT: General Assembly shall include in the budget a sum not exceeding two (2) percent of dues income under the heading of Contingencies Account. The Finance Committee or the President is empowered to expend all or part of the amount allocated to further the interests of the organization within the limits of the current policy. cover unexpected events that were not reflected on the budget of the current year. No more than one-third (1/3) of the Contingencies Account shall be spent under any one budgeted heading. The Contingencies Account shall not be an accumulative account; if at the end of the calendar year the sum on the contingencies account is unused, it shall be considered as surplus of the Organization and be put into the savings. Reason: Defining that account is not accumulative so it should be realized as profit of the organization at the end of the year. Also, setting account’s parameter that it can be used only for unexpected event occurred in the year. POLICY 22-1. REVISION OF BUDGET: In January and June of each year, the Treasurer shall recommend to the finance Committee revisions to the budget based on any unusual or unexpected changes in income or expense. The Finance Committee shall submit such budget revisions to the Board of Directors for approval at its January meeting or by mail ballot. The General Assembly shall be notified of any revisions to the budget within fourteen (14) days of the approval of such revision by the Board of Directors. POLICY 22-4. MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The Secretary General shall prepare monthly financial statements that provide an overview of the expenses of the preceding month, the beginning of the year to the end of the preceding month, and a comparison to the previous year according to a predefined and approved template that shall be recommended by the audit committee, and provide these to the Finance Committee no later than the last working day of the current month. POLICY 22-1. OFFICER EXPENSES: SECTION 2. PROCEDURE. Claims for reimbursement within the budgeted amount of expenses incurred must be submitted to the JCI World Headquarters within 45 (forty-five) thirty (30) days of incurring the travel. A copy shall be forwarded to the appropriate Executive Vice President when applicable. Claims submitted late shall not be reimbursed except with the specific consent of the President, and only in extraordinary circumstances.
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No reimbursement for expenses shall be made for claims submitted later than January 31 following the fiscal year to which they relate. Reason: To keep financial records accurate and up-to-date. POLICY 22-7. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: SECTION 1: National Organizations and Area Associations may request financial assistance in the form of development grants for specific projects contributing to growth and development, leadership development, development of National Secretariats, training and Local Organization and National Organization extension. Such requests may be considered for approval by the JCI Executive Committee, provided the application has been made to the JCI Secretary General at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting at which the application is to be considered. Seven (7) days prior to the Executive Committee meeting, the JCI Secretary General shall provide the Executive Committee with the total amount of funds available for disbursement as grants. In all cases, grant applications for sponsorship/ support of National Presidents or (Area Development Council) meetings of the four Areas and the development of National Secretariats shall be given priority by the Executive Committee. Chapter XXII Finances: Renumber • Policy 22-4 • Policy 22-45 • Policy 22-56 • Policy 22-67 • Policy 22-78 • Policy 22-89 • Policy 22-910 • Policy 22-1011 • Policy 22-1112 • Policy 22-1213 • Policy 22-1314 • Policy 22-1415 • Policy 22-1516 • Policy 22-1617 • Policy 22-1718 • Policy 22-1819 • Policy 22-1920 • Policy 22-2021 • Policy 22-2122 • Policy 22-2223 • Policy 22-2324 • Policy 22-2425 • Policy 22-2526 Renumber policies 22, due to new Policy 22-4.
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2016 JCI TOYP Honorees § § § § § § § § § §
Shadi Al Elshi, Syria Humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership Prof. Mehmet Z. Baykara, Turkey Scientific and/or technological development Dr. Canan Dagdeviren, Turkey Medical innovation Prof. Abelardo Apollo I. David, Jr., Philippines Humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership Felix Finkbeiner, Germany Moral and/or environmental leadership Robert Gillies, Australia Humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership Ciara Judge, Ireland Scientific and/or technological development Huda Kaakeh, Syria Contribution to children, world peace, and/or human rights Sinqobile S. Ndlovu, Zimbabwe Personal improvement and/or accomplishment Jean Pier Xavier de Liz, Brazil Political, legal, and/or governmental affairs
JCI TOYP Judges § Paschal Dike, 2016 JCI President § Jane Erickson, 2016–2017 President, Kiwanis International § Chris Hale, Founder and CEO, kountable Inc. § John Loughton, Founder and CEO, Dare2Lead
JCI Awards JCI World Public Speaking Champion Sabrina Vitting-Seerup, JCI Denmark JCI World Debating Champions Guerreros Americanos | JCI Peru, JCI Panama, JCI Mexico | Spanish Les Hommes Parmi les Garçons | JCI Canada | French JCI Ireland | English The Joaquin V Gonzales Memorial Award JCI extends its condolences to our fallen heroes, JCI members who passed away during this year. In honored remembrance: Marcel TIENDREBEOGO, JCI Ouga Golden, Burkina Faso Yasushi Taguchi, JCI Kofu, Japan Manabu Sakita, JCI Tachikawa, Japan Hiroko Miyazaki, JCI Tokyo, Japan Hiroki Kikuchi, JCI Yamagata, Japan Ho Wun Yang, JCI Gimje, Korea Ou Chan Lee, JCI Gimje, Korea Byung San Kim, JCI Jeongeup, Korea Mandjoula Binta Tounkara, JCI Bamako Ciwara, Mali
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Salaheddine Mathlouthi, JCI Kalaa Kébira, Tunisia Brooke Briggs, JCI Virginia Beach, USA Darryl Burt ll, JCI Jacksonville, USA Donald White, JCI Wilmington, USA Carrie Reich, JCI York, USA Jarred Scott Taubert-Wingert, JCI Emerald Coast, USA Jennifer Bergert, JCI North Miami, USA Best Local Economic Development Program JCI Colombo South, Sri Lanka—JCI Bizmeet 2016 Best Local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program JCI Ihk Khuree, Mongolia—Green Future Best Local Omoiyari Project JCI Eco, Mongolia—Lord of Tree Best National Growth and Development Program JCI Finland—Leadership, Empowerment and Development Best Local Growth & Development Program JCI Manila, Philippines—S.T.R.E.N.G.T.H. in Members Best Local Community Empowerment Program JCI Sendai, Japan—Together in Sendai Best Long-term Local Community Program JCI City Lady, Hong Kong—Little Hands Love the Earth Best Local Skills Development Program JCI Pan Mac, Macao—Occupation of Young People 2016 Best Inter-organization Collaboration Project JCI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Hope for Nature Best Global Goals Project JCI Petaling Jaya, Malaysia—Leukemia Trust Most Outstanding Local Project JCI City Lady, Hong Kong—Little Hands Love the Earth Best National Flagship Program JCI India—Samadhan Most Outstanding National President Rajshree Bhaje—JCI India Most Outstanding New Local Organization JCI Chuquisaca, JCI Bolivia Most Outstanding Local Organization JCI Salo, JCI Finland
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Most Outstanding Local President Etsushi Aratani—JCI Hiroshima, Japan Most Outstanding New Member Celestine Onomo—JCI Southhampton, United Kingdom Most Outstanding Member Alvis Loo Mun Yew—JCI Tanjung Aru, Malaysia
Presidential Recognitions Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, Ryad Subratty (JCI Mauritius) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, Siana Ng (JCI Macao) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for the Americas, Pablo Reynolds (JCI Bolivia) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Europe, Kevin Hin (JCI Monaco) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Executive Vice President, Jennifer Gracey (JCI USA) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Member of the Board of Directors, General Legal Counsel Candice Henriquez (JCI Dutch Caribbean) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Appointee, Peace is Possible Committee Chairperson Rania Haddad (JCI Lebanon) Presidential Award of Exceptional Service—Treasurer Sang-Woo Bae (JCI Korea) Presidential Award of Exceptional Service—Vice President Seun Osikalu (JCI Nigeria) Presidential Award of Appreciation—JCI Taiwan President Gary Ko Presidential Award of Appreciation—Immediate Past President Ismail Haznedar (JCI Turkey) Presidential Award—Team of Executive Assistants, Chief Executive Assistant to the President Alexander Tio (JCI USA) Presidential Award—Team of Executive Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Olanrewaju Cyrus (JCI Nigeria) Presidential Award—Team of Executive Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Cynthia Lo (JCI Taiwan) Presidential Award—Team of Executive Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Franco Cagnotti (JCI Argentina) Presidential Award—Team of Executive Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Mikael Wänskä (JCI Finland) Presidential Award for Outstanding Support—Olasupo Akinola (JCI Nigeria), Personal Assistant to the President Presidential Award of Appreciation—Anna Poeppelmeier, JCI Executive Assistant Presidential Award of Appreciation—Earl Sawyer, JCI Finance and Administrative Coordinator
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