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2024 Tryzub Awards

Thank you to everyone that made the 2024

Tryzub Awards Gala a success!

Friend of Ukraine

William Browder

William Browder – CEO Hermitage Capital Management, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign and Author of Red Notice and Freezing Order.

Bill was once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia until being decalred “a threat to national security” in 2005 for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies.

In 2008, Mr. Browder’s lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, uncovered a massive fraud committed by Russian government officials stealing US $230 million of state taxes and was subsequently arrested, imprisoned without trial and systematically tortured.

Sergei Magnitsky died in prison on November 16, 2009. Ever since, Bill Browder has led the global Magnitsky campaign for governments around the world to impose targeted visa bans and asset freezes on human rights abusers and highly corrupt officials, introducing the passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Accountability Act in 2012, & the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 2016. Which has since been adopted by 11 countries, including USA, UK, Canada and New Zealand.

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Community Leadership Award

Lenna Koszarny is Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Capital, the leading private equity firm in Ukraine with over $1.6 billion in assets under management, backed by over 40 institutional investors with a capital base exceeding $700 billion. Under her leadership, Horizon Capital has raised over $800 million for investment in Ukraine in 6 years, including raising $350 million for the first and largest fund since the full-fledged invasion which backs visionary Ukrainian entrepreneurs with capital now, not when the war is over. In March 2024, she was recognized as first in the Business Category for Ukrainska Pravda’s «Top 100 Power Women Leaders»; in November 2023, was included in Ukrainska Pravda’s «Top 100 Leaders of Ukraine During Wartime», and in May 2023, in Forbes Ukraine’s «Top 50 Women Leaders Leading Ukraine to Victory».

In February 2022, Horizon Capital was honored as 2021 Firm of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by Private Equity International, and in July 2022, Ms. Koszarny was recognized in Private Equity International’s 2022 Women of Influence in Private Markets list, 1 of 10 women selected in the private equity category.  Lenna is also Executive Vice-President of Western NIS Enterprise Fund, a $285 million US-government backed fund; Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine with over $50 billion invested in Ukraine; and, a Member of the Advisory Board of the Ukrainian World Congress. She is also a Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Startup Fund launched by the Government of Ukraine; a Member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian Leadership Academy; and, served as the first Vice-Chair of the Advisory Council of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School.

Ms. Koszarny is committed to promoting gender equality in an industry approaching $12 trillion USD where only 15% are senior women, inspiring greater engagement of women in private equity and investing. Under Ms. Koszarny’s leadership, HCGF IV is the first 2X Flagship Fund in Central and Eastern Europe promoting gender-smart investing, 1 of circa 10 in total, and 1 of only 2 globally that are led by a woman Founding Partner & CEO.  She is a Member of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), bringing together 600+ senior women leaders in private equity with over $3 trillion AUM, and a Founding Member of the all-female Ukraine House Davos Organizing Committee.

On August 24, 2020, the 29th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Ms. Koszarny with an Order of Merit for Service to Ukraine, third level, for her contribution to the country’s economy and investment climate. She is also a recipient of a Commemorative Medal issued on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Independence by the President of Ukraine.

Born in London, Ontario, Ms. Koszarny is a CPA and a 1991 HBA graduate of the Ivey Business School in Canada. She is married for 20 years to her husband Andrius, is the proud mother of Naomi and Felix, and has lived and worked in Kyiv, Ukraine for 30 years.

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Community Leadership Award

GlobalMedic has been at the forefront of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine since March 2022. Responding with agility and compassion, the organization addresses critical needs, from providing essential items like tents and medical supplies to deploying innovative Family Emergency Kits equipped with ceramic filtration systems for clean water.

With a steadfast commitment to holistic assistance, GlobalMedic tackles food insecurity, distributing over 312,200 hampers to Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons. Their impact extends beyond nourishment, actively supporting local economies, exemplified by a hot meal program in Odesa. Amidst relentless challenges, GlobalMedic remains a beacon of hope, embodying resilience and compassion in the face of crisis.

With a steadfast commitment to holistic assistance, GlobalMedic tackles food insecurity, distributing over 312,200 hampers to Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons. Their impact extends beyond nourishment, actively supporting local economies, exemplified by a hot meal program in Odesa. Amidst relentless challenges, GlobalMedic remains a beacon of hope, embodying resilience and compassion in the face of crisis.

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Community Leadership Award

Multi-award-winning, Platinum-selling artist Matt Dusk has been enthralling audiences around the world for years, leaving in his wake a series of radio hits, acclaimed albums, and a loyal fan base that continues to grow with every passing year.

He has had three number one radio hits: All About Me, Back in Town and Good News, is an alumnus of the St. Michael’s Choir School and studied under jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson at York University.

Dusk has been awarded four GOLD albums: Two Shots, Good News, JetSetJazz, Sinatra Vol. 2 and four PLATINUM albums: My Funny Valentine, Just The Two of Us, Old School Yule!, and Sinatra Vol. Notable award nominations include, five JUNO awards, one ADISQ, one Róże Gali: Muzyka and a Dimond from Trójka PR3 in Poland.

With a steadfast commitment to holistic assistance, GlobalMedic tackles food insecurity, distributing over 312,200 hampers to Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced persons. Their impact extends beyond nourishment, actively supporting local economies, exemplified by a hot meal program in Odesa. Amidst relentless challenges, GlobalMedic remains a beacon of hope, embodying resilience and compassion in the face of crisis.

Guest Performance

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Chantal Kreviazuk

Chantal Kreviazuk is a platinum-selling, Grammy and three-time Juno Award-winning artist from Winnipeg. In 2016, she returned with her sixth album “Hard Sail.” While raising her three sons with husband Raine Maida, she also spent time on her other musical passion, crafting songs. Chantal has written for Drake, Pitbull, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Josh Groban and countless others. A holiday album – “Christmas Is A Way Of Life, My Dear” – followed in 2019, and a brand new album “Get To You” was released in the summer of 2020.

In 2014, Chantal and Raine became members of the Order of Canada, recognizing their efforts to raise awareness and support for numerous causes including human and animal rights, mental health, education and the environment. Chantal has been an ambassador to War Child for over two decades and one of the organization’s founding artists. Raine and Chantal recently released their first collaborative album together as MOON VS SUN, “I’m Going to Break Your Heart,” as well as an accompanying documentary.

About The Tryzub Awards

The Ukrainian Canadian community has been an integral part of the development of Canada for more than 125 years, and continues to be a leading contributor to Canada’s ongoing development.

The Tryzub Awards were created by The Myhal Family Foundation who saw a need to unify our community across Canada to celebrate the accomplishments of those who have achieved success in their chosen fields, have worked in support of Ukraine, Ukrainian causes, the Ukrainian-Canadian community and Canada overall.

With support and partnership from The Shevchenko Foundation, we have aspired to reach the entire Ukrainian-Canadian diaspora to celebrate our recipients and through The Shevchenko Foundation, use the raised funds to support numerous causes that reflect the daily lives and interests of Canadian Ukrainians.

About The Myhal Family Foundation

About The Myhal Family Foundation

The Myhal Family Foundation was created by George and Rayla Myhal to assist in supporting causes within Canada that are Health and Education based.

The foundation has worked with numerous hospitals in the GTA as well as educational institutions to help support, create and upgrade existing facilities and programs for the betterment of Canadians as a whole.

Our work with the Ukrainian community has been extensive, primarily through our existing partnership with The Shevchenko Foundation.

About The Shevchenko Foundation

The Shevchenko Foundation is a national, chartered philanthropic institution dedicated to the preservation, promotion and development of the Ukrainian Canadian cultural heritage and to the advancement of a flourishing Ukrainian community for the enrichment of Canada by providing leadership in building and sustaining a permanent endowment fund.

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