Congratulations to the 2026 Forty Under 40 Award Recipients! This remarkable group of entrepreneurs, innovators, and community builders are shaping the future of our city.
Each year, the Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal honour 40 outstanding recipients under the age of 40 whose leadership, creativity, and commitment to community are driving Ottawa forward.
These deserving recipients are:
- Irfan Ahmed, Procom
- Jahanzaib Ansari, Knockri
- Jen Arbuckle, Metcalfe Realty Company Limited
- Mathew Baranowski, PCL Construction
- Danielle Bergeron-Walsh, MNP LLP
- Adam Bracken, The Fitness Lab
- Kyle Briggs, University of Ottawa & The SAIL Fund
- Emma Brown, Whimble Care
- Cody Campanale, Campanale
- Trevor Clark, Boardwalk Ottawa
- Gena Custode, Scotiabank
- Natasha Commanda, Emdash
- Andrew Dings, Anatomy Physiotherapy Clinic
- Andrew Fahim, Giatec Scientific
- Karine Génier, Alliance Engineering & Construction Ltd.
- Sarah Gordon, Elite Virtual Staffing
- Hugo Hodgett, H2 Analytics Inc.
- Garrett Incze, GBI Pool Services Inc.
- Brian Kells, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
- Adam Kourakis, Somersault
- Pierre-Charles La Haye, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT)
- Samantha Leclair, Snowed In Studios
- Andrew Lemoine, Autocorp.ai
- Danielle Manley, Carleton University
- Andrée-Anne Martel, Centre des services communautaires Vanier / Vanier Community Services Centre
- Robert Myette, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
- Neilda Pacquing Gagne, AGI Ventures Canada
- Dhiego Pinilla Lopes, TSF – The Stone Fabricator & The TGi Group
- Chris Roussakis, Phantom Productions
- Ramzi Salem, Marriott International
- Frances Shapiro Munn, Nelligan Law
- Dr. Meaghan Shoemaker, Department of National Defence/MS Consulting
- Chris Tester, SaunaKits.com (Nordica Sauna)
- Michael Wallack, Wallack’s
- Genevieve Walton, Flex Property Developements & Short and Suite BNB
- John Wark, CLV Group
- Michael Weatherhead, The Ottawa Education Group
- Christie Wilson, International Workplace Group plc
- Michelle Younes, Invest Ottawa
- Muhammad Zaheed, BluWave-ai
They represent the energy and ambition that make our city thrive. From game-changing business owners to community champions, their impact is shaping the future of the National Capital Region.
Join us on June 18 at the Forty Under 40 Gala for an evening filled with inspiration, connection, and pride as we recognize the bold ideas and meaningful contributions of Ottawa’s next generation of changemakers. Click here to register.