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ATAEx Awards

ATAEx AWARDS 2024 WINNERS!

ATAEx Awards 2024 recipients
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.

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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


Tech Marketing Leader of the Year 2024

-GABRIEL OLUWAPAMILERIN ADEYEYE

AfriTech Digital Marketing Strategist of the Year

-GEORGE ODINASO UGBEGUA