Below is the list of 100 panels of judges assembled for journalism prize in AfricaHere.
- Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (www.FIFA.com)
- Aïda Diarra, Senior Vice President and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa of Visa (www.Visa.com)
- Naomi Campbell, Model, actress, businesswoman (www.instagram.com/naomi)
- Aydan Olcer, Regional Communications Director, Middle East and Africa of Microsoft (www.Microsoft.com)
- Tolu Ogunlesi, Special assistant on Digital and New Media to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari (www.StateHouse.gov.ng)
- Kezia Anim-Addo, Head of Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of Facebook (www.Facebook.com)
- Zayna Aston, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, EMEA, of YouTube (www.YouTube.com)
- Anthony Chiejina, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com)
- Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Head of Public Policy Sub-Saharan Africa of Twitter (www.Twitter.com)
- Samantha Fuller, Head of Communication Sub Saharan Africa of Uber (www.Uber.com)
- Camilla Osborne, Head of Communications of Coca-Cola Africa (www.Coca-ColaAfrica.com)
- Acha Leke, Chairman Africa of McKinsey & Company (www.McKinsey.com)
- Ifeoma Dozie, Director, Marketing and Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of MasterCard (www.MasterCard.com)
- Jason Pau, Senior Advisor for International Programs of the Jack Ma Foundation (www.JackMaFoundation.org.cn)
- Michael Carney, Regional Marketing Manager of Harley-Davidson Motor Company (www.Harley-Davidson.com)
- Urszula Bieganska, Head of Marketing Middle East and Africa of LEGO Group (www.LEGO.com)
- Mai Youssef, Corporate Communications and Marketing Services Director, Africa, Middle East and Turkey of Canon (www.Canon.com)
- Amadou Gallo Fall, Vice-President of the NBA, and President of the Basketball Africa League (www.NBA.com)
- Amadou Diallo, Chief Executive Officer Middle East and Africa of DHL Global Forwarding (www.DHL.com)
- Hannah O’Leary, Director, Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art of Sotheby’s (www.Sothebys.com)
- Julie Gichuru, Head of Public Affairs and Communications of Mastercard Foundation (www.MasterCardFdn.org)
- Helen Da Fonseca, Head of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and CSR of L’Oréal South Africa (www.Loreal.com)
- Louise W. Wanjohi, Communications Lead – North, East and West Africa of IBM (www.IBM.com)
- Vanessa M. Moungar, Director, Gender, Women and Civil Society of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org)
- Carole Van Cauter, Global Marketing Manager of Brussels Airlines (www.BrusselsAirlines.com)
- Candace Gilowey, Head of Marketing – South Africa and Sub Sahara Africa of Levi Strauss & Co. (www.LeviStrauss.com)
- Dudu Ndlovu, Head of Communications of KPMG South Africa (www.KPMG.com)
- Sarah Fernandez, Director of Public Relations and Communications – Middle East and Africa of Accor (www.Accor.com)
- Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Executive Officer of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com)
- Byron Kennedy, Executive Head: Group Media Relations and Spokesperson of Vodacom (www.Vodacom.co.za)
- Dominic Rumbles, Head of Communications of World Rugby (www.World.Rugby)
- Patricia Obozuwa, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer of GE Africa (www.GE.com)
- Samantha Muna, Director Development East Africa of Hilton Worldwide (www.Hilton.com)
- John Gely, Head of Africa of MoneyGram International (www.Moneygram.com)
- Beatrice Gachenge, Head of Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa of Novartis (www.Novartis.com)
- Lee Martin, Senior Advisor of Getty Images (www.GettyImages.com)
- Stephanie Aboujaoude, Senior Area Director, Marketing and Communications, Middle East and Africa of Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotelGroup.com)
- Sthe Shabangu, Public Relations and Communications lead for Africa of Cisco (www.Cisco.com)
- Rukmini Glanard, Executive Vice President Global Sales, Services and Marketing of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (www.AL-Enterprise.com)
- Maor Aharoni, Africa and Israel Communications of Motorola Solutions (www.MotorolaSolutions.com)
- Jacqui O’Sullivan, Executive: Corporate Affairs of MTN South Africa (www.MTN.co.za)
- Sonia Adnane, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Africa of Siemens Gamesa (www.SiemensGamesa.com)
- Marwa Gomaa, Africa Communications Director of Tetra Pak (www.TetraPak.com)
- Abdellah Ghali, Head of Communications of OCP Africa (www.OCPafrica.com)
- Christa Botha, Communications Director, Africa and Middle East of Sage (www.Sage.com)
- Adenike Laoye, Group Head, Corporate Communications, and Chief of Staff to the Group CEO of Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com)
- Abdou Diop, Managing Partner of Mazars Audit and Consulting (www.Mazars.com)
- Andre Martin, Head of Communications and External Relations, Middle East and Africa of DP World (www.DPworld.com)
- Angela Russell, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (www.AmCham.co.za)
- Ben White, Founder and CEO of VC4A (www.VC4A.com)
- Bola Atta, Group Head, Corporate Communications of United Bank for Africa (www.UBAgroup.com)
- Michael Okwiri, Vice President, Corporate Communications and CSR of Airtel Africa (www.Airtel.Africa)
- Christian Bwakira, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa of Ingenico Group (www.Ingenico.com)
- Clare Spurrell, Head of Global Communications of CARE International (www.CARE-international.org)
- Claudia Brunner, Media Relations Specialist of Rotary International (www.Rotary.org)
- Coralie van den Berg, General Manager of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com)
- Sue Musunga Chuzu, Marketing and Communications Manager, Africa and Middle East of CNH Industrial (www.CNHIndustrial.com)
- Didier Acouetey, President and Founder of AfricSearch Group (www.AfricSearch.com)
- Eddie Mandhry, Director for Africa and Middle East of Yale University (www.Yale.edu)
- Christina D’Souza, Head Brand and Communications Middle East & Africa at Sodexo (www.Sodexo.com)
- Filipe de Botton, President of the Portuguese Diaspora Council (www.DiasporaPortuguesa.org)
- Florizelle Liser, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa (www.CorporateCouncilonAfrica.com)
- Ginikanwa Frank-Durugbor, Head, Corporate Communications of Lafarge Africa (www.Lafarge.com.ng)
- Leslie Richer, Director of Information and Communication of the African Union (www.AU.int)
- Giovanni “Gianni” Merlo, President of the International Sports Press Association, AIPS (www.AIPSmedia.com)
- Itumeleng Matlaila, Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs – Africa of Puma Energy (www.PumaEnergy.com)
- Jean Pascal Mvondo, Francophone Africa government and corporate advisory lead of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (www.UNCDF.org)
- Karen Taylor, CEO of Invest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com)
- Mathilde Schneider, Head of Group Communications of AFD – Agence Française de Développement (www.AFD.fr)
- Kate Johns, Head: Africa and International Media Relations of Standard Bank (www.StandardBank.com)
- Kelly Arnold, Managing Director, Sub-Sahara Africa, Retail Intelligence of Nielsen (www.Nielsen.com)
- Sanaa Sayagh, General Manager of Roche Morocco (www.Roche.com)
- Leland Rice, CEO of Dedalus Global (www.DedalusGlobal.com)
- Lesiba Sethoga, Head of Marketing and Communications – South Africa of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) (www.AGCS.Allianz.com)
- Lilian Kanyi Mwangi, Marketing and Communications Manager – East, Central and Southern Africa of DHL Africa (www.DHL.com)
- Linda Brown, Head of Communications and Advocacy Services, Africa of BASF (www.BASF.com)
- Louise Kanyonga, Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer of Rwanda Development Board (www.RDB.rw)
- Alexander Amosu, Founder of Lux Afrique (www.LuxAfrique.com)
- Maximilian Jarrett, Africa Programme Manager of the International Energy Agency (www.IEA.org)
- Mohamed Rahman Swaray, Minister of Information and Communications of Sierra Leone (www.MIC.gov.sl)
- Monica Zanette, Migration Mobility Dialogue Senior Coordinator of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (www.ICMPD.org)
- Mwanja Ng’anjo, Ag. Head of Communications of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) (www.NEPAD.org)
- Nafissatou Dia, Communication and CSR Director of CFAO (www.CFAOgroup.com)
- NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org)
- Olivier Laouchez, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of TRACE (www.TRACE.tv)
- Olly Cann, Director of Communications of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (www.Gavi.org)
- Oyinade Adegite, Group Head, Corporate Communication of Guaranty Trust Bank (www.GTBank.com)
- Paulo Gomes, Co-Founder of New African Capital Partners, former Executive Director of The World Bank (www.NewAfricanCapital.com)
- Pierre Havenga, Managing Director MEA of Vertiv Co (www.Vertiv.com)
- Robins Tchale Watchou, CEO of Vivendi Sports (www.VivendiSports.com)
- Rose Thuo, Head of Communications and Marketing, Africa of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (www.WorldWildlife.org)
- Sarah Utermark, Director of Commercial Partnerships of Opera (www.Opera.com)
- Sherry Kennedy, Senior Communications Officer of the African Trade Insurance Agency (www.ATI-aca.org)
- Tshepang Motsekuoa, Communications Manager – Africa of AGCO Corporation (www.AGCOcorp.com)
- Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.africAFC.org)
- Stéphane Rogovsky, Founder and CEO of R-Squared Agency (www.R-Squared.Agency)
- Tiekie Barnard, CEO and Founder of the Shared Value Africa Initiative (www.SVAI.africa)
- Victor Oladokun, former Director of Communication and External Relations of the African Development Bank Group
- Walid Loukil, Deputy General Manager of Loukil Group (www.Loukil.com.tn)
- Yoven Moorooven, CEO of ENGIE Africa (www.ENGIE-africa.com)
- Zemedeneh Negatu, Global Chairman of Fairfax Africa Fund (www.FairfaxAfrica.com)
- Nila Yasmin, Winner of the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award (www.bit.ly/NilaYasmin)
- Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and chairman of APO Group (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com)
