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Asper School of Business Medallion

The IDEA Medal

First awarded in 1984, IDEA recognizes international entrepreneurial excellence. Recipients are presented with a custom IDEA gold medal created by the Royal Canadian Mint at Manitoba’s “Dinner of the Year”. The dinner is hosted by the Associates whose tremendous efforts and influence ensure IDEA achieves increasing success by celebrating extraordinary recipients. IDEA continues to generate international awareness for the University of Manitoba and the I.H. Asper School of Business.

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Past IDEA Recipients

David Foster

2022
Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman & CEO
PepsiCo

David Thomson
2021
Ernest Rady
Founder, President & CEO
American Assets Trust
Hartley Richardson
2019
Hartley T. Richardson
President & CEO
James Richardson & Sons, Limited
Arianna Huffington
2018
Arianna Huffington
CEO & Founder, Thrive Global
Founder, The Huffington Post