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✦ This Year's Nominees

THE CHOSEN FEW

These remarkable individuals have been selected by our distinguished panel of judges across multiple categories.

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Adaeze Okonkwo🏆 Winner
CEO, Horizon Capital Group
Business Leader of the Year
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Babatunde Fashola
MD, AFRICA ILLUSTRIOUS Commodities
Business Leader of the Year
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Chukwuemeka Eze
Founder, GreenPath Industries
Entrepreneur of the Year
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Ngozi Adeyemi
COO, NovaTrade Africa
Executive of the Year
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Amara Obiora🏆 Winner
Filmmaker & Creative Director
Artist of the Year
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Kolade Williams
Musician & Producer
Music Industry Award
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Tunde Adeleke
Theatre Director
Arts Leadership
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Zainab Musa
Visual Artist
Creative Excellence
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Ifechi Nwachukwu🏆 Winner
CTO, ByteLeap Technologies
Tech Innovator of the Year
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Funke Bakare
Lead Engineer, FinSync
Tech Excellence
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Kola Adeyemi
CEO, CloudBridge NG
Tech Entrepreneur
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Sola Akinwande
Founder, AI for Africa
Digital Pioneer
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Fatima Al-Hassan🏆 Winner
Founder, Education 4 All
Community Champion
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Ade Oduya
Youth Advocate
Youth Leadership
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Emeka Obi
Director, Food Justice Lagos
Humanitarian Award
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Grace Umeh
Women's Rights Activist
Social Impact Award
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