Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Jury of APO Group African Women in Media Award, 2019 announced


The jury will select the winner of the 2019 APO Group African Women in Media Award
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, have announced the jury for the 2019 APO Group African Women in Media Award- which recognises, celebrates and empowers African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. 

The jury will be in-charge of selecting the winner which will be announced at the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 29-30 October 2019. 


The members of the jury are: 
  • Mrs Aïda Diarra, Senior Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa  
  • Mrs Rukmini Glanard, Executive Vice President Global Sales and Marketing at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise  
  • Mrs Bola Adesola, Senior Vice-Chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group  
 
  • Mr Lee Martin, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Development at Getty Images  
  • Mr Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group 

 
The APO Group African Women in Media award was open to African women journalists whose stories were broadcast or published between 1st January and 15th September 2019. The stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact.

AWIEF is a prestigious annual event that sees global thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organisations and investors gather to dialogue, connect, network, share, collaborate and transact in a combined effort to boost Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for women. 

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Journalists must prioritise science, biotechnology in agric

Journalists must prioritise science, biotechnology in agric: Journalists must prioritise science, biotechnology in agric

Help move biotechnology to the fields - Prof. Danso tells media

Help move biotechnology to the fields - Prof. Danso tells media: A Plant Biotechnologist and Director of Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Professor Kenneth E. Danso says moving biotechnology to the fields would help people, particularly farmers to appreciate the essence of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

Help move biotechnology to the fields - Prof. Danso tells media

Help move biotechnology to the fields - Prof. Danso tells media: A Plant Biotechnologist and Director of Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Professor Kenneth E. Danso says moving biotechnology to the fields would help people, particularly farmers to appreciate the essence of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

Graphic Business journalist nominated for agric award

Graphic Business journalist nominated for agric award: A Staff Writer with the Graphic Business, the financial newspaper in the stable of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), Mrs Ama Achiaa Amankwah Baafi, has been nominated for an award in the upcoming Open Forum Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) media awards.

Project finance 2019: Leveraging pool of expertise and opportunities

Project finance 2019: Leveraging pool of expertise and opportunities: On Friday 28th June 2019, the mortal remains of Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri were laid to rest at the Military Cemetery, Burma Camp, Accra.