AfriTech Award

ATAEx AWARDS 2025 WINNERS!

ATAEx Man of the Year

PROF. ADEWALE PETER OBADARE, FOUNDER/CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER, DIGITAL ENCODE LIMITED

ATAEx Digital Transformation Leadership Award

MUHAMMED RUDMAN, CEO, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)

ATAEX Fintech Leadership Personality of the Year

Dr. Ebehijie Momoh, CEO, AfriGo Pay Financial Services Ltd

ATAEx Technology Personality of the Year Award

GEORGE AGU, Founder/President, ActivEdge Technologies Limited

ATAEx Life Time Achievement Award in Data Centre Management

ENGR. IKECHUKWU NNAMANI, CEO DIGITAL REALTY (NIGERIA)

ATAEx ICT Innovation Storyteller Award

SAMSON AKINTARO, News Editor, Nairametrics

ATAEx Digital Reporting Excellence Award

JOAN AIMUENGHEUWA, Managing Editor, Techeconomy

ATAEx Blockchain Advocate of the Year

CHUKWUEMEKA ENOCH MBAEBIE

ATAEx AI Leadership in Business Transformation Award

JOHN ITODO

ATAEx Cybersecurity Personality of the Year

HAPPINESS OBIOHA, CEO, Tizel Cybersecurity

ATAEx Excellence in Regulatory Innovation Award

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

ATAEx PR Champion of Africa Award

SKOT COMMUNICATIONS

ATAEx AWARD

We are thrilled to unveil the outstanding innovators, trailblazers, and change-makers who have been honoured at the Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards (ATAEx) — a prestigious initiative of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH).

ATAEx AWARD

This year’s awards celebrate individuals, companies, and organisations across Africa and beyond, that have pushed the boundaries of innovation, inspired transformative growth, and delivered real impact in the technology ecosystem.

ATAEx AWARD

Each recipient embodies excellence in their respective field — from fintech and agritech to AI and sustainability — showing how African tech continues to drive progress and shape the future of the continent.

Please join us in congratulating all the winners for their remarkable contributions and celebrating their well-deserved recognition.

Digital Transformation Leadership Award

-KASHIFU INUWA ABUDULLAHI, director-general Nigeria’s National Information Technology Agency [NITDA]

ATAEx Man of the Year

-DR. AYOTUNDE COKER, CEO, Open Access Data Centre (OADC)

Blockchain Advocate of the Year

JUDE OZINEGBE, founder/Convener, Cyberchain

AI Startup of the Year

NeuRaL AI

African Cybersecurity Mastery Award

DIGITAL ENCODE LTD

ATAEx Internet Exchange Point of the Year

-INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT OF NIGERIA [IXPN]

PR Champion of Africa Award

NEWMARK GROUP LTD

Africa Tech Community of the Year

-InnovationBed Africa

ICT Company of the Year

TECOM CONCEPTS LTD

Best Data Centre Colocation Provider of the Year

DIGITAL REALTY [Nigeria]

Outstanding ICT Solutions & Innovation Personality of the Year

-HAPPINESS OBIOHA, MD/Sales Director, Tecom Concepts Limited

Mobile App Defense Excellence Award

CED TECHNOLOGIES

Most Innovative Digital Bank Award

PALMPAY, and Life Time Achievement

Award in Data Centre Management

-DR. AYOTUNDE COKER, CEO, OADC

ICT Innovation Storyteller Award

-CHINENYE ANUFORO, Head, ICT Desk, Sun Newspaper

Digital Reporting Excellence Award

-MARTIN EKPEKE, Publisher/Editor In-Chief, ITPulse

Trailblazer in Tech Award

-MONIADE ADENIYI

Outstanding Technology law Practitioner of the Year

- DANIEL CHIBUIKE OKORO

Global Technology Innovator Award

AYODEJI OGUNMOLA

Tech Visionary Award

OLUWAKAYODE DURODOLA

Rising Star in Tech Award

OLANIYI IBRAHEEM

Exceptional Innovation in FinTech of the Year award

- STEPHEN OGHENEMARO AWANIFE

Excellence in Supply Chain Analytics of the Year Award

- BABA NASIRU JUNIOR LAWAL

Risk Vanguard Award for Credit & Loan Monitoring Innovation

- OLAIDE OLUWARANTI OYEYEMI

Business Intelligence Mastery Award

ADEDAMOLA BOWALE

Blockchain Community of the Year

LAGOS BLOCKCHAIN WEEK

Champion of Public Tech Infrastructure Award

-- GALAXY BACKBONE LIMITED

Information Security Impact Award of the Year

DAVID CHARLES UKAP

Direct Selling Company of the Year

- QNET

Defender of Trust Award for Building and Maintaining Information Security Confidence

- NNENNAYA HALLIDAY

Data Innovation and Analytics Personality of the Year Award

- BLESSING CHINANUOLUM IGBOKWE

Outstanding Supply Chain & Logistics Personality of the Year

- TOLULOPE THOMAS

Smart Construction Innovator of the Year Award

-- OLUWASEUN SAMSON OLABOYE

Ed-Tech Trailblazer Award

- EDWIN OHIORENUAN IMOHIMI

Top Innovator Award in Digital Credit Strategy and Lending Analytics

- Godwin David Akhamere

Excellence in Financial Regulatory Compliance and AML Enforcement

- Racheal Bukola Akinloye

Leadership Award on Social Impact and Digital Transformation

Aisha Salihu Abdullahi.

Distinguished Achievement Award in Business Intelligence

Ebunoluwa

Olamidotun Adejumo

Distinguished Achievement Award in Business IntelligenceAfrican Environmental Governance Excellence Award – “Regionally Recognized Award for Transformative Regulatory Impact

Paul Ebohsetale Atamewan

Tech Marketing Leader of the Year 2024

-GABRIEL OLUWAPAMILERIN ADEYEYE

Distinguished Leader in Business Process Innovation Award

-Abdullateef Okuboye

Excellence Award in Financial Leadership and Strategic Growth

-Chetachi Uzoamaka Mammah

Outstanding Leadership and Performance Award in Business Analysis and Digital Transformation

Chinazor Prisca Amajuoyi

Distinguished Achievement Award in Business Intelligence

Ebunoluwa Olamidotun Adejumo

Payments Innovation Award “For Outstanding Contributions to Digital Payment Innovation

Ezekiel Olukunle Aboderin

Distinguished Professional in Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics

2024 Afritech Excellence award

Ifeanyi Martins Nwanegbo

AfriTech Digital Marketing Strategist of the Year

-GEORGE ODINASO UGBEGUA

Excellence Award in Financial Leadership and Strategic Growth

-Chetachi Uzoamaka Mammah

Top Innovator Award in Digital Credit Strategy and Lending Analytics of the Year

-Godwin David Akhamere

Outstanding Achievement in International Accounting, Auditing, and Business Compliance

Jacob Kehinde Abu

Cyber Security Innovator of the Year (Academic & Industry)

Aliyu Abdullahi Aliyu

ATAEx AWARDS 2024 WINNERS!

We are thrilled to unveil the outstanding innovators, trailblazers, and change-makers who have been honoured at the Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards (ATAEx) — a prestigious initiative of the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH).

ATAEx AWARD

This year’s awards celebrate individuals, companies, and organisations across Africa and beyond, that have pushed the boundaries of innovation, inspired transformative growth, and delivered real impact in the technology ecosystem.

Each recipient embodies excellence in their respective field — from fintech and agritech to AI and sustainability — showing how African tech continues to drive progress and shape the future of the continent.