Paul Kallee-Grover MBE Awarded the 2026 Global Fred Award for International Excellence Contribution

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, September 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — On 15 September 2026, the 2026 Global Fred Award Ceremony & High-Level Forum on International Economy, Trade and Culture Cooperation concluded successfully in Beijing. The grand gathering brought together elites from global diplomacy, urban cooperation, economy and trade to recognise distinguished individuals committed to international exchange and multilateral collaborative development. Paul Kallee-Grover MBE from the United Kingdom, Founder of Ki Partnerships Ltd and former Chairman of the Liverpool China Partnership, received the 2026 Global Fred Award for International Excellence Contribution for his outstanding practice in fostering global friendship and international economic-trade cooperation.

Paul Kallee-Grover is a prominent British international-exchange professional with profound experience and extensive influence in advancing cross-border engagement. As former Chairman of the Liverpool China Partnership and Founder of Ki Partnerships Ltd, he has long dedicated himself to international friendship-building. His work centres on city-to-city collaboration worldwide, multicultural communication and global industrial interconnectivity among nations, devoting tremendous efforts to opening up commercial and cultural engagement channels across different countries.

Throughout his career, Paul Kallee-Grover has upheld the principles of friendship, mutual connectivity and pragmatic collaboration. He has spared no effort to advance global city-pairing partnerships and cross-regional multicultural exchange, consistently building bridges for industrial cooperation among nations. Actively engaging with government and business stakeholders, he facilitates links between cities of different countries, promotes the exchange of trade information, people-to-people cultural interactions and industrial resource matching. He has worked tirelessly to bring nations and cities closer and deepen multilateral economic-trade and cultural ties. He has delivered remarkable practical outcomes in global international engagement and cross-border cooperation, making significant contributions to the cause of international friendship exchange.

Unable to travel to Beijing for the ceremony in person from the United Kingdom, Paul Kallee-Grover specially recorded a video acceptance speech. In his remarks, he shared practical insights accumulated over years of promoting international friendship as well as Sino-British and global city-level economic-trade and cultural collaboration. He spoke highly of the platform value of the Global Fred Award in empowering multilateral international cooperation through recognition. He stated that he would keep promoting the development of Sino-British city-to-city partnerships, boost cross-border commercial exchanges, multicultural integration and global industrial linkages, and look forward to delivering more tangible cooperation outcomes.

Winning the International Excellence Contribution Award represents authoritative recognition by the Global Fred Award Jury of Paul Kallee-Grover’s long-term devotion to international friendship-building, his remarkable international contributions and industry influence. Going forward, he will continue to leverage his resources and platform advantages to support global city-level cooperation, cross-cultural communication and international economic-trade interconnectivity, driving continuous progress for multilateral friendship-exchange initiatives.

Sharing the award stage with Paul Kallee-Grover were: H.E. Ahmed Mustafa Fahmy Hafez, Head of the League of Arab States Mission in Beijing, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for Public Service Excellence; H.E. Riza Poda, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Albania to China, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for Public Service Excellence; Professor Zoran Poposki (North Macedonia), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts (Visual Arts) at The Education University of Hong Kong, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for International Excellence Contribution; Wu Jianjun (China), Vice Dean of the School of Information and Media, Beijing College of Politics and Law, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for AI Education Outstanding Contributor; Wu Zhuohao (China), Associate Professor at Communication University of China, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for AI Education Outstanding Contributor; Mr. Qi Chong, Chairman of the Global Oasis Climate Fund and Executive Director of Pando Finance Co., Ltd. (United States), recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for Outstanding Leadership. Also participating remotely in the grand event via video remarks was Dr. Ranko Škrbić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Acting Rector of the University of Banja Luka, recipient of this year’s Global Fred Award for International Excellence Contribution.

Also present at the event were: Ms Gihan M. Abdel-Rahman, spouse of H.E. Ahmed Mustafa Fahmy Hafez; Ms Ilda Poda, spouse of H.E. Ambassador Riza Poda of Albania to China; H.E. Siniša Berjan, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to China and previous Global Fred Award laureate; H.E. Branko Bulatović, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Montenegro to China; H.E. Miguel Humberto Lecaro Bárcenas, Ambassador of Panama to China; Mr Mohamed A. H. Ahmed, Deputy Chief of Mission of the League of Arab States Mission to China; Mr Mile Nikolić, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in China; Mr Mahdi M. M. El Teer, Press Officer of the League of Arab States Mission to China; Mr. Xavier Michon-Lehnebach, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Global Alliance of Small and Medium Enterprises (France); Dai Jian, President of the Zhongguancun Social Organization Federation; Wang Ji, Director of the Council of the Haidian District People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Member of the Haidian District Overseas Chinese Federation; Xiao Hang, President of the Zhongguancun Haixinlian Emerging Industry Promotion Association; William Liu, China Representative of Canada Global Fred Award & Certification; Liu Yang, General Manager of Shuimu Xingchuang (Beijing) Technology Development Co., Ltd. at Zhongguancun (Daxing) International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone; Zang Xiaolong, Marketing Director of Beijing Overseas Market Development Base; Jiang Guangxue, General Manager of Beijing Capital Club; Professor Yuan Li, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Teaching and Research Office at Beijing College of Economics and Management and previous Global Fred Award laureate, together with more than one hundred guests worldwide. Meanwhile, past Global Fred Award winners Mr Ernie Klassen, Canadian Member of Parliament, and H.E. Sashko Nasev, Ambassador of North Macedonia to China, delivered congratulatory video messages to the forum.

Josia Delabel
Fred Global Consulting Co.
info@fredaward.com

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