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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 19 MARCH 2017 Events 43 Banif makes modest donation to Zejtun Scouts Banif Bank has made a donation to the Żejtun Scout Group, which form part of The Scout Associa- tion of Malta, to go towards cel- ebrations to mark the 100th an- niversary of its founding, as part of its support to nurture and en- courage personal growth among youngsters. The donation was presented during a district rally in Żejtun, which brought togeth- er scout groups from the South District, one of the four districts which encompass all of Malta and Gozo's scout groups. The Żejtun Scout Group is one of the oldest in Malta, founded in 1917, and it has over 100 mem- bers. The group mentors boys and young men aged between 5 and 26. It also provides structure for those who want to give back to the community by becoming leaders themselves. Żejtun Scout Group Leader Jes- mond Ferriggi said: "Times have changed, but the values that the Scout Movement espouses have not. We try to help youngsters develop and grow, and we are thankful to have the support of Banif Bank in doing so." This holds true especially this year as the group will be living the World Organisation of the Scout Movement's claim of "creat- ing a better world" by donating proceeds from their centenary celebrations to the Richmond Foundation. He concluded: "Without lead- ership skills and the flair for ini- tiative, young people can often find themselves lost in today's modern world. We hope to instill these skills at a young age, so our members can grow to become good and strong individuals when they graduate to the adult world." Banif believes in the power of informal education and the good work of the Scout Movement - an excellent foundation for devel- oping and encouraging personal growth amongst young men and women – the leaders of the fu- ture. Emirates announces special Economy Class offers Emirates is launching special Economy Class fares to travellers from Malta on f lights to 32 des- tinations, across the Middle East, Far East, Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia. All inclusive Economy Class fares start at €228 to Larnaca (Cyprus), €694 to Dubai, €721 to Shanghai, €865 to Hong Kong, €851 to Ho Chi Minh City (Vi- etnam), €940 to Manila, €772 to Bangkok, €764 to Singapore, €836 to Maldives, €805 to Seoul, €853 to Tokyo, and €1347 to Syd- ney. Tickets can be purchased be- tween 14 and 31 March 2017 and valid for departures from 14 March to 15 July and 16 August to 15 December 2017. The promotional fares also in- clude Accra, Auckland, Beijing, Cape Town, Christchurch, Co- lombo, Delhi, Denpasar (Bali), Doha, Hanoi, Jakarta, Johan- nesburg, Kuala Lampur, Kuwait, Mauritius, Melbourne, Mumbai, Muscat, Phnom Penh (Cambo- dia), and Taipei. A supplement of €20 will apply for departures on Friday and Saturday. Blackout periods, seasonality and other terms and conditions apply. The list of featured destinations and fares can be viewed on www. emirates.com/mt Operating a daily scheduled f light between Malta and Dubai, via Larnaca, Cyprus, on a Boe- ing 777-300ER aircraft, travellers can look forward to award-win- ning service and hospitality from the airline's multi-national cabin crew, while enjoying gourmet meals and beverages. Emirates also offers over 2500 channels of on demand audio and visual entertainment on its award win- ning ice system, from the latest movies, music and games. Families with young children are also well catered for with special services and products to ensure a comfortable and enjoy- able f light, from free toys to kid's meals, entertainment and prior- ity boarding. As with all Emirates f lights, passengers also enjoy generous baggage allowances of up to 35kg in Economy Class. Emirates hub, Dubai Interna- tional Airport, offers a mod- ern, convenient and comfort- able transit to connect to f lights across the airline's worldwide network, with many key destina- tions having multiple departures and being served by the airline's iconic double-decker A380 air- craft. Tickets can be booked online: www.emirates.com/mt; from re- spective travel agents or from Emirates Sales Office at MIA Departures Lounge on tel 2557 7255. Alfred Pisani wins EY's Malta Entrepreneur of the Year Alfred Pisani, Chairman of the Corinthia Group, has been named the first recipient of EY's Malta Entrepreneur of the Year award. In June, he will be heading to compete in EY's World Entrepre- neur of the Year TM award in Mo- naco, joined by some of the world's key game changers and innovators from over 70 countries. Previous winners in Monaco have included trail-blazing entrepreneurial driv- ers from a wide range of fields – Amazon to Cirque du Soleil to LinkedIn. David Vella, CEO and Co-Found- er of Altaro Software won EY's Rising Star award. Altaro Soft- ware is a fast growing software de- velopment company, with around 15,000 clients around the globe. "Tonight, we at EY Malta are very proud to bring this strong and globally recognised tradition to Malta," said Ronald Attard, EY Malta's Managing Partner, com- menting on the first Maltese edi- tion of these awards. "I augur that this tradition takes root and con- tinues to flourish in the coming years." "I must say that the signs are already extremely promising. Ini- tially we were impressed by the interest this initiative generated. When we looked at the nomina- tions, however, we were even more impressed – by their quality, their volume and depth of their re- sponse." "Each of the nine men and wom- en who made it to finals have come to us with their own unique story. Each and every one of them is ex- ceptional in their own way." For the last three decades, EY has held these awards, which have now spread to over 70 countries, created a global network of 50,000 entrepreneurs, and are the global benchmark for capturing today's and tomorrow's entrepreneurial spirit. Over half of today's top 100 NAS- DAQ companies have won EY's Entrepreneur of the Year award, and most received the award be- fore they achieved top 100 status. Nine shortlisted finalists were selected from the total of 20 nomi- nations received. Apart from the winners, the other finalists were Diane Izzo (DIZZ Group of Com- panies Ltd), Kristoff Zammit Ci- antar (Aqubix), Shane Hunter (AquaBioTech Limited), Steven Mercieca (Dowdall Real Estate), Peter Grech (BRNDWGN Co Ltd), Andrew Mangion (EC Global Ltd) and Anton Cristina (CSL Data Ser- vices Ltd). The judging panel was chaired by Joseph A Gasan, chairman of Gasan Group. The members com- prised of Anton Borg, President of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry; Bernie Mizzi, Director at Chiswick House School and St Martin's College; Joseph Portelli, chairperson of the Malta Stock Exchange and Juanito Camilleri, a professor at the Uni- versity of Malta. Economy Class travellers can enjoy over 2,500 channels on Emirates award winning ice system from the latest movies, music and games