Africa’s most respected business awards, The All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) is set to honour business excellence and leaders who have made a considerable impact on their industry and community.

The AABLA in partnership with leading Pan Africa business network CNBC Africa, seeks to honour remarkable leadership and salute game changers of business on the continent for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies.

CNBC Africa is proud to continue the tradition established by the awards that define and celebrate vision, the spirit of achievement and excellence in business leadership in Africa.

The AABLA honours leaders who have contributed and shaped the African economy, and are visionaries behind today’s outstanding businesses.

Winners of the Awards exemplify the best in African leadership. They epitomise the core values of a successful leader, strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight – values that are imperative to carving out powerful business in a Pan-African and global economy.

Helping in shortlisting the Africa game changers, Peace Hyde, Forbes Africa’s head of digital media and partnership has been shortlisted as the Head Judge for the 8th edition of the AABLA’s.

Her fellow judges include, Bismarck Rewane of Financial Derivatives, Biola Alabi of Biola Alabi Media, Frederic Van devyver, Executive Director of ABN Group and Foluso Phillips, Executive Chairman, Phillips Consulting Group.