African Tech Leaders Vie for Coveted CIO100 Awards 2025
A fierce competition is underway as 162 organizations across Africa are vying for the prestigious CIO100 Awards in 2025. These awards recognize and celebrate the continent’s leading innovators in technology. This year’s winners will be unveiled at the CIO100 Symposium & Awards, set to take place from November 19th to 21st, 2025, at the scenic Enashipai Resort & Spa in Naivasha, Kenya.
A Diverse Field of Contenders
The 2025 shortlist represents a dynamic cross-section of African businesses and institutions. Selected from a pool of 1,200 applications received from across Mauritius, East, West, and South Africa, the contenders include well-known entities such as Dangote Group (Nigeria), Kenya Airways, Safaricom PLC, RwandAir, and FirstBank of Nigeria. Alongside these established players, the shortlist also features up-and-coming enterprises, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). All these organizations are united in their use of technology to address critical challenges and drive innovation across the continent. The previous year’s CIO of the Year, Geoffrey Gitagia, Group IT Manager at Avenue Healthcare, exemplifies the caliber of leaders recognized by these awards.
The announcement of the winners at the CIO100 Symposium & Awards in Naivasha will provide a platform to showcase the best in African technological innovation.
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