Dino Morea has been honoured with the Youth Icon of the Year 2007 award by the GRD School of Commerce and International Business in Coimbatore. The event called ‘Face 2 Face' had Dino Morea as a guest speaker, addressing the post grad students of Business studies.

Dino didn't have any prior connections in the film industry when he started of, yet he built his career himself by starting to model before entering the film industry and establishing himself as a known actor. At the event, he spoke on the variety of issues ranging from the film industry, his cafes and career as an entrepreneur, about India and Globalization.

After this event, he came back to Mumbai and went for a special Valentines Day event organized by Cancer Association. Dino along with Esha Deol, who is his co-star in the film Phir, spent the evening with Cancer affected patients to make their Valentine's Day special.

Says Dino "It is important to help people and support such social causes. It is one's presence and the time spent with the patients that make them happy".