Technology leaders from across Africa joined together to celebrate their achievements during the first Intelligent ICT Awards Africa last month . Jess Abell , Director , Strategic Content , Lynchpin Media , shares some of the highlights of the event .

The event took place at Katy ’ s Palace Bar in Johannesburg and showcased IT success stories from across the continent , with CIOs , CISOs , data centre teams , channel chiefs and business leaders all recognised .

The awards , sponsored by Open Access Data Centres , TP-Link , Netcore Cloud , Africa Data Centres , First Distribution and Microsoft , featured six categories that celebrated the achievements of both endusers and vendors .

Around 180 nominations were submitted for the awards , with each one reviewed and scored by an independent jury panel to ultimately select the winners . The evening was hosted by Arthur Goldstuck .

Jodie Harris , Events Manager with Lynchpin Media and organiser of the Intelligent ICT Awards Africa , said : “ The event was a huge success – there was a real celebratory atmosphere and everyone in the room was so supportive of each win .

“ Our vision to create something different in the ICT awards scene – through an informal , fun event that fosters networking and connections – was truly realised .

“ It was a very special evening and we ’ re already excited to start planning for next year .”

Throughout the evening , guests enjoyed canapes and free-flowing drinks , as well as music and networking opportunities .

A key highlight of the evening was the presentation of the leadership awards , with jury panel member Nikki Blake delivering a short speech about the high quality of nominations received in the Outstanding Woman in Tech category .

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