London, 6 November 2019 – The word is out. The AfricaCom Awards, one of the global technology and telecommunications industry’s most respected awards, has announced the current shortlist of nominees. Top honours will be revealed on Wednesday 13th November at The Lookout in the impressive V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The Awards are a highly respected extension of AfricaCom, the world’s largest Africa-focused technology, telecommunications and media event. It will take place in Cape Town, South Africa 12 – 14 November 2019.
Here are the luminaries leading the pack:
Connecting the Continent Award:
Angola Cables
Cambridge Broadband Networks (CNBL)
Liquid Telecom
Orange
Parallel Wireless
PCCW Global
Upstream Systems
Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience
Alepo Technologies Inc.
Ericsson & MTN Group
MTN & Huawei
MTN South Africa & Huawei
Orange
Everything as a service – Best Cloud or Application Solution
Mavenir
PCCW Global
Orange
Verimatrix
Changing Lives Award
Erissson South Africa in partnership with Wot-If? Trust
iShamba Limited
ISOCEL Telecom
KaiOS Technologies
Liquid Telecom
Orange
Best Digital Entertainment Innovation
Orange
Telecoming
Security Product or Service of the Year
Orange
Upstream Systems
Best Network Management Software
Ericsson
Mavenir
MTN & Huawei
Orange – Huawei
PCCW Global
Best Connected Consumer Device
Huawei Technologies
Orange (Smart Wifi)
Orange (SANZA)
Best Innovation for Enterprise
Comviva Technologies Ltd
LMT
MTN South Africa & Huawei
MTN Uganda & Huawei
SqwidNet
Most Innovative Service -The Business of Tomorrow
BRCK
Cassava Smartech and Comviva Technologies Ltd
KaiOS Technologies
Safaricom & Huawei
Tramigo
World Telecom Labs and iPlans
CXO of the Year
Anthoinet Ohene-Amoah, CEO, GetHer In Digital
Antonio Nunes, CEO, Angola Cables
Charles Molapisi, CTIO, MTN Group
Gerard Lokossou, CEO, Orange DRC
Richmond Nagbe Tobii, Managing Director, LIBTELCO
Stephane Duproz, CEO, Africa Data Centres
Yonny Firedman, co-Founder and CEO, Menta Music
Enterprise CxO of the Year
Ainojie (Alex) Irune, COO, Oando Energy Resources
Busiswa Lutshaba, Director, Blu Space Communications SA
Irene Kiwia, Founder and CEO, Twaa
Kasango Dickens, CEO, Pison Public Relations
Niklas Ekdahl, CEO, Connected Video at Multichoice
Rebatho Madiba, Acting CIO, Transnet
Tijan Chorr, Founder and CEO, LagaAfrik
Warren Hero, CDO, Webber Wentzel
Supported by Founding Awards Sponsor, PCCW Global, the awards will be held on 13 November 2019 at The Lookout in Granger Bay, Cape Town. ‘Secret Garden’ is the theme for this year’s event – marking the juxtaposition between the natural and digital worlds. Registered delegates and visitors not participating in the Awards, don’t need to miss out on the festivities, as PCCW Global invite all attendees to the legendary after party – also taking place at The Lookout.
AfricaCom 2019 will bring together 15 000 attendees, 450 speakers and 500 exhibitors showcasing technologies and solutions covering everything from 5G, AI, IoT, Fintech, Blockchain and beyond, with a host of new content and exciting developments.
Media Registration: https://registration.n200.com/survey/0fcozauc365yj
Delegate Registration: Visitors please register for AfricaCom 2019 here
For other media enquiries, please contact: Kaz Henderson kaz@networxpr.co.za or call on +27 (0) 82 339 1199. Please note that media registration will open next week.
About AfricaCom 2019
AfricaCom is part of the Connecting Africa series of events that expose delegates, the media and the savvy, to the latest advancements and opportunities in technology and the digital ecosystem. Taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 12 -14 November 2019, AfricaCom is now in its 22nd year. AfricaCom is Africa’s largest technology, media and telecommunications conference & exhibition. The conference programme covers the most strategic issues affecting companies in Africa’s digital market – services, efficiency, profitability, customer experience, partnerships, policy and more – and features several co-located events: AfricaTech, 5G Africa, Video Exchange Africa, The AI Summit Cape Town and IoT World Africa and more.
