Call for Registration for Online Viewing of Africa’s Business Heroes Grand Finale Award Ceremony on November 24, 2023

Join us to witness 10 African entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas live for their share of a US$1.5 million grant.

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, is slated to announce the top three winners for its fifth edition at the 2023 ABH Grand Finale Award Ceremony to be held on Friday, November 24. The ceremony will be part of a two-day event which celebrates ABH’s 5th anniversary – a mid-way mark in the prize competition program.

 

The top 10 finalists, selected from an initial pool of over 27,267 applicants from across Africa over a seven-month period, will finally be competing LIVE at the Grand Finale for the title of 2023 ABH Winner! All 10 finalists will win a share of the competition’s US$1.5 million grant. The event will take place in Rwanda at Kigali Convention Centre, and the Award Ceremony will be broadcasted live to people across Africa and globally.

 

The 10 finalists represent eight African countries including Benin, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. These new-generation entrepreneurs are the masterminds behind start-ups drawn from a wide variety of industries, including agriculture, education & training, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and retail.
 

The top 10 finalists are (in alphabetical order, by country): 

1. Ms. Bola Bardet, CEO and Co-Founder, Susu (https://apo-opa.info/49fcifN) (Benin)
2. Mr. Ayman Bazaraa, CEO and Co-Founder, Sprints (https://Sprints.ai/) (Egypt)
3. Mr. Andrew Takyi-appiah, Founder, Zeepay Ghana Limited (https://myZeepay.com/) (Ghana)
4. Ms. Christina Gyisun, CEO and Co-Founder, Sommalife Limited (https://Sommalife.com/) (Ghana)
5. Mr. Thomas Njeru, CEO and Co-Founder, Pula Advisors Limited (https://apo-opa.info/3L4blfF) (Kenya)
6. Mr. Ismael Belkhayat, CEO and Founder, Chari (https://Chari.co/) (Morocco)
7. Mr. Ikpeme Neto, CEO and Founder, Wellahealth Technologies (https://apo-opa.info/3qVGqvr) (Nigeria)
8. Mr. Albert Munyabugingo, CEO and Co-Founder, Vuba Vuba Africa LTD (https://www.VubaVuba.rw/) (Rwanda)
9. Ms. Nthabiseng Mosia, CMO and Co-Founder, Easy Solar (https://www.EasySolar.org/) (South Africa)
10. Mr. Theo Baloyi, CEO and Founder, Bathu (https://www.Bathu.co.za/) (South Africa)

ABH is calling on current and aspiring entrepreneurs, well-wishers, investors and other key stakeholders in Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to attend this year’s Grand Finale award Ceremony. Those interested in joining the event virtually can REGISTER NOW using this link (https://apo-opa.info/3EpIije) to receive a login link that will enable you to watch the live ABH 2023 Grand Finale Award Ceremony.

Registration should take you less than 1 minute.

Event Details

	Date: Friday, Nov. 24, 2023
	Winners will be announced at:                     5:00 to 5:30 pm CAT
	Location: Online
	Languages: English

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November 01, 2023