YOUNG CEO ROUNDTABLE AFRICA is calling for nominations. | CEO’s AWARDS.

The awards will be based on Leadership, Business and Personal Development, and include objectives related to strategic planning, executive succession planning and talent development, and customer initiatives. It provides an opportunity to recognize YOUNG CEOs who have provided demonstrated leadership in challenging times, and thus contributing to the country’s economy such as Leaders, Owners, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Self-Employed and Employed professionals.

Why YOUNG CEO’s AWARDS?

Most of young entrepreneurs don't have a platform that recognizes them here in Africa. These are the people that should be celebrated because of their hard work and achievements throughout their journey towards success in their business management and Leaderships. We give a platform to these successful young entrepreneurs to be recognized besides inspiring others in achieving success in their own field of business.

This award recognizes young African Business leaders and entrepreneurs as well that excels in their own field of business locally, internationally or both. Young CEO Awards serves as a platform for these successful entrepreneurs to be recognized and share their achievement story in inspiring other people to achieve their dreams in becoming successful in their business and organization.

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF YOUNG CEOs AWARDS 2024
  • Recognize and celebrate Entrepreneurs and motivating them to do more.
  • Connect young and potential entrepreneurs, investors, stakeholders, leaders and mentors together.
  • Use the skills and creative passion of young entrepreneurs to inspire and provoke others to rise to the challenge.
  • Unearth and discover the hidden potentials in the youth and offer strategic assistance.
  • Build the capacity of the youth to be able to create their own businesses and manage them profitably.
  • Recognize CEO’s who have excelled in providing demonstrated leadership that has been critical to the success of their organizations.
  • Encourage CEOs to be innovative innovation and to maximize their personal success.
  • Promote high professional standards amongst peers
BEST YOUNG CEOS AWARDS 2024

Young CEOs Awards represents the most prestigious recognition platform for entrepreneurs and leaders of companies and organizations in Africa. Young CEOs Awards here means the best young leaders in Business and organization. We aim to celebrate their achievements throughout their journey in business. We also want to recognize their outstanding contributions towards the country’s economic development and the opportunities they bring to the people.

Young CEOs Awards is an annual scheme, instituted to identify and recognize young entrepreneurs and business leaders who defy the harsh entrepreneurial challenges facing the youth to establish on their own. Young CEOs Awards places high value on innovative, enduring and daring individuals who try to realize bold and clear-sighted ideas to establish businesses that creates job opportunities for others, thus complementing existing efforts to solving Africa’s development needs.

Most FAQ's.

MISSION

To empower young Africans to be economically sustainable, financially independent, and well-positioned to give back to their communities and build the Africa of their dreams.

Vision

To strategically turn the many jobs seeking youth into jobs creators.

Judging Process

Judging and selection of winners will be done by an Africans voters and Judging Committee of distinguished and celebrated men and women in Africa. The judging committee of Young CEOs AWARDS will agree on the criteria to be used in evaluating finalists. Among others the selection criteria will include:

  1. Courage
  2. Leadership
  3. Vision
  4. Demonstrable impact on company, organization, industry and business in general
  5. Degree of difficulty
  6. Sustained performance
  7. Employee engagement, leadership development and internal people processes
  8. External benchmarks: Customer value and shareholder value created
  9. Innovativeness
  10. Moral dimension, personal character
  11. CEO Gravitas, respect/beacon of excellence/reputation

  1. Status & Recognition.

    You and your company will receive Africa wide recognition in celebration of the award thanks to our unique access to millions of people in Africa.

  2. Global Promotion

    Benefit from our Omni-channel awards marketing campaigns and promotions including online, print, events, social media and distribution through our large network of media partners and PR channels.

  3. Reach Your Target Audience

    Boost awareness among your target audience with our platform where we can pinpoint your desired future customers through a range of our marketing.

  4. Worldwide Distribution

    Struggling to make waves overseas or want to cement your status as a global force? An awards win will be seen worldwide by our 100k+ business leaders and network.

  5. Increase Your Credibility

    Build your businesses credibility with an award win placing you alongside some of the Africa’s foremost businesses and industry leaders.

  6. Build your brand.

    Reach new markets and showcase your business by exposing your brand to an entirely new market of customers in both organic and targeted areas.

  7. Customer Loyalty

    Increase your customer loyalty with an award winning status. An award win cements your status as one of the industry leaders encouraging your customers to remain loyal and retain your services.