Shortlisted Nominees

We have taken nominations from across Africa and have had over 150 submitted. The standard of entrants was so high, and our Jury Panel had a difficult decision. However, although winners have now been selected, these will not be announced till the evening.

While we cannot give them all an award, each nomination is truly deserving of recognition for their achievements.

  • Leadership

    Recognising the remarkable talent and achievements of individual leaders and their teams

  • CIO of the Year
    • Shalin Naidoo – CIO at DRD Gold
    • Trishen Moodley – Executive Head at MAST
    • Deon Schwabsky – CIO at Al Tech Dragons
    • Jennifer Ramnath – CIO at MasterCard Foundation
    • Hossam Barakat – CIO at Egypt Gas
    Outstanding Woman in Tech
    • Faith Sithole – Data Science and Analytics Lead at Sasfin Bank
    • Avanshna Ramnarain – Founder and CEO at Masterminds@play
    • Louise Taute – Managing Director at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa
    • Adetola Bakinson – CEO at Meli Zekaya Services
    • Faith Burns – CIO at Eskom
    • Jennifer Ramnath – CIO at MasterCard Foundation
    • Fida Kibbi – Head of Marketing, Communication, Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility at Ericcson ME and Africa.
    • Anneesa Naicker – Managing Director, Africa & Middle East at Ctrack
    • Anathi Mtila – Manager – Cyber Defense and Information Security and Governance at MTN
    • Prof Stella Bvuma – Director at the University of Johannesburg
    • Zineb Kamri – Regional Director, North-West Africa at Vertiv
    ICT Team of the Year
    • DPC 
    • MAST 
    • 4C Predictions  
    • Obsidian Systems 
    Channel Personality of the Year
    • Razaad Goolam – Channel Manager at Huawei South Africa 
    • Tobie Van Schalkwyk – Business Unit Manager at Duxbury Networking  
    Rising Star
    • Dr Makaziwe Makamba – Digital Transformation Officer at NSG 
    • Landi Booyens – Head of Operations at Cloud on Demand  
    • Memory Nyathi – Solutions Architect at Think Tank  
    • Jackson Kavulunze – Application Engineer at Vertiv 
    • Kamil Hirjee – Product Architect at Cloud on Demand 

  • Enterprise

    Celebrating the CIOs who have taken the lead in technological progress

  • Intelligent Education Implementation
    • University of Witwatersrand  
    • University of Johannesburg  
    Intelligent Telecom Project of the Year
    • MAST 
    • MTN 
    • Infobip 
    Intelligent Banking and Finance Implementation of the Year
    • First National Bank  
    • Paygilant 
    • Retail Capital (a division of TymeBank)
    Intelligent Public Sector Implementation of the Year
    • DPCR 
    • Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority  
    Intelligent Healthcare Implementation of the Year
    • New Clicks Holding LTD 
    • Grifols Egypt  
    AI Project of the Year
    • Absa Life 
    • Artemis Technology  
    • DPCR 
    • Dell Technologies  
    Intelligent Digital Transformation Vendor of the Year
    • NTT Data 
    • Ericsson & Comsol 
    • MTN 
    • CMC Networks 
    • Braintree 
    Intelligent Cloud Solutions Vendor of the Year
    • Commvault 
    • Braintree 
    • Angola Cables 
    Intelligent Networking Vendor of the Year
    • Ericsson & Comsol 
    • CMC Networks 
    • CommScope 

  • Security

    Championing the CISOs who have implemented a stand-out security infrastructure

  • Intelligent Training and Awareness Initiative
    • Wentnors 
    • Orange Cyberdefense 
    • Armata Cybersecurity  
    Intelligent Network Security Implementation of the Year
    • Platino Group 
    • Westcon-Comstor 
    Intelligent Software Security Partner
    • Forensic Sciences Institute  
    • Check Point 
    Intelligent Secure Digital Transformation Partner
    • Orange Cyberdefense 
    • Group-IB 

  • Channel

    Recognising channel chiefs who have excelled within the vendor partner ecosystem

  • IT Distributor of the Year
    • Zinia IT 
    • Westcon Comstor  
    Value Added Distributor of the Year
    • Duxbury Networking 
    • Westcon-Comstor 
    Cloud Solutions Distributor of the Year
    • Cloud on Demand 
    • Braintree 
    • Westcon-Comstor 
    Training Provider of the Year
    • Armata Cybersecurity  
    • Phambano Development Centre NPC 

  • Business

    Shining a light on business leaders who have enabled sustainable growth

  • Startup Project of the Year
    • 4C Predictions 
    • GoodApp 
    Customer Experience Provider of the Year
    • Forensic Science Institute  
    • Zinia IT 
    • Skin Recode 
    • Helm
    Tech for Positivity
    • PasswordKid 
    • Masterminds@Play 
    • ALNET Technologies 
    • NewsGPT 
    • Wentnors 
    • Humanz South Africa 
    • Think Tank 
    • Dell Technologies  
    Workforce Management Project of the Year
    • Duo Marketing 
    • Workstatz 
    • Change Logic People Solutions  
    Innovation for Business Growth
    • Xperien 
    • NTT Data 
    • BlueVision ITM 
    • 4c Predictions 
    • Change Logic People Solutions 
    • INQ.Group