About 78 companies and individuals out of 127 have been shortlisted for the maiden edition of the NiBS Ghana Innovation Awards dubbed the Ultimate Industry Awards slated for 22nd November at Kempinski Hotel.

Innovation is the lifeblood of a nation, organization, and individual's prosperity and success. It is the ultimate defining capability. The Ultimate Industry Awards is an annual comprehensive awards program that recognizes private and public sector organizations, teams, and individuals that demonstrate the core values of innovation in all its dimensions.

The program provides a notable opportunity for high-performing individuals, groups, and organizations that develop innovative products, services, business models, and implement creative organizational initiatives to be acknowledged and celebrated for their achievements. The ultimate objective of the program is to build a national initiative for innovation through national recognition, dialogue, and knowledge building and sharing.

The special Guest of Honour is the number two scholar in innovation and Marketing Management in the world, Prof. Kwaku Atuahene-Gima.

Shortlisted individuals and Organizations that made it via our vigorous awards process under the leadership of experience judges chaired by Prof. Kwaku Atuahene-Gima. The various organizations and individuals shortlisted includes but not limited to: Inlaks Limited, EAI Information Systems, Nutrifoods Ghana Limited, Smocky World Limited, TCL Electronics Ghana Limited, Nationwide Medical Insurance Limited, Eusbett Hotel, GNPC Foundation, Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, Agriaccess Barclays Bank of Ghana, Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited, Fueltrade Ltd, J K Ahiadome Transport & Company Limited, Kosmos Energy Ghana, Premier Health Insurance, Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL), Volta River Authority, Polytanks (Gh) Ltd, Ashanti Foam Factory Limited, Apex Health Insurance, Twellium Industrial Company Limited, Liranz Limited, NIIT Ghana, G7 Security Systems Limited, Alexpay Africa, MKCL Mining Limited, Charger Limited, Electroland Ghana Limited, Cosmopolitan Health Insurance, Stanbic bank Ghana Limited, Itrade Commercial Enterprise, Agricultural Development Bank, Sucryza Distributors Limited, Starlife Assurance, Cosmopolitan Health Insurance, Odotobri Rural Bank Limited, Atinka Media Village, Tv Africa Limited,Multimedia Limited, Bayport Savings And Loans Plc, Opportunity International Savings And Loans, Mponua Rural Bank, Adom Tv, Stallion Tiger Company Limited,KFC, Sunshine Healthcare Limited, Kasapreko Limited, Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, AsaaseGPS Limited, West Blue Consulting, Mamuadu Rural Bank, Benmarine Offshore Services Limited, Nungua Warehouse Limited, Security Warehouse limited, M&G Pharmaceuticals Limited, Pharmanova Limited, Ernest Chemists Limited, Girls with Purpose Foundation, Ecobank Ghana Limited, Gold Fields Ghana, University of Professional Studies, Accra, C & G Alaska limited, Papaye, Joe An Limited, Pan-African Saving And Loans, Royal Senchi, Allied Oil Company Limited, Anglo gold Ashanti, Eni Ghana Company Limited, Somotex Ghana limited, Standard Chartered Bank, kasapreko Company Limited, G4S, E-Crime Bureau, Enterprise Life, Media General, Dr. Agarwal Eye Hospital, Wolo, BAJ Freight and Logistics Ltd, Meet ‘n’ Eat etc.

Individuals that were shortlisted includes: Prof. Abednego F.O Amartey- University of Professional Studies, Accra, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa- Volta River Authority, Hanan Abdul- Wahab- National Food Buffer Stock Company, Gertrude Kunde-Kwallinjam – Smocky World, Dr Emmanuel Bortey Borketey- Charger Limited, Samuel Akwei-Sekyere –MKCL Mining, Chris Chinebuah- Fuel Trade, James Koku Ahiadome- J. K Ahiadome Transport and Company Limited, Robert Mensah-Eusbett Hotel, David Boateng Asante - Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL),Dr Emmanuel Bortey Borketey- Charger Limited, Mr Collins Otoo Okley- Nungua Warehouse Group of Companies, Ernest Bediako Sampong- Ernest Chemists, Mr Nicholas Bortey- Liranz Limited, Mr. Dhananjay Tripathi – Pharmanova, Valentina Mintah- West Blue consulting, Joe Mensah- Kosmos Energy, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Bernard Avle and Dr George Donkor.

The NiBS Ghana Innovation Awards is the climax of a broader event named the NiBS Ghana Innovation Summit, Exhibition and Awards comes off on Friday, 22nd November, 2019 at Kempinski Hotel from 8am to 10pm. The Summit begins at 8am with breakfast and ends at 11am whiles the awards night dinner and gala begins at 6pm and ends at 10pm. The exhibition runs from the summit time to the end of the awards night.

The event is brought to you by Nobel international Business School (NiBS), a partner of the SBS Swiss Business School, and the International Foundation for Africa Innovation (iFAI), and powered Globe Productions, and Graphic Business.