Rumesh Gnanaseelan: 2017 VIC/TAS Ron Shorter Award Winner!

Rumesh Gnanaseelan

AILA is pleased to announce Rumesh Gnanaseelan of Minter Ellison as the 2017 VIC/TAS Ron Shorter Award winner at the finals held in Melbourne on 18 July.

The finals were held at the office of Colin Biggers Paisley who are the award co-sponsors alongside Unisearch.

Rumesh's winning presentation "No Fault Compensation for Medical Injury: Exploring the Patient Safety Potential" was decided by the judging panel consisting of The Hon. Justice Dixon (Victorian Supreme Court), George Tarabaras (Executive Director, Marsh) and Catherine Dube (Chief Risk Offier, AIG).

Rumesh has taken away the converted crystal award and a trip to the APIC17 regional conference in Singapore to meet insurance and insurance law representatives from around the world.

We extend our congratulations to runners up Winnie Chen of HWL Ebsworth and Riley Gay of Norton Rose Fulbright for their engaging and high calibre presentations.

L-R: 2017 VIC/TAS finalists Riley Gay, Rumesh Gnanaseelan and Winnie Chen

The finalists and the judging panel

The moment Rumesh is announced as the winner

Justice Dixon presents Rumesh with the 2017 award

Justice Dixon announces the winner and provides insight into the panels discussions and decision

2016 VIC Ron Shorter winner Erica Lawson discusses the positive impact the award process has had and her experiences during the last 12 months

AILA Victorian President Raff Pisano

Celebrations during the post-award drinks