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Diani, Kenya, Nov 26 – Absa Bank Kenya Chief Technology Officer Moses Okundi has been named this year’s top tech guru by CIO in Diani, kwale County.
With over 400 applications across Africa, Okundi was awarded for spearheading digital transformation.
 “This is just amazing. It is unbelievable. The thing about this event is the interactions; the engagements – hanging out with people who have the same challenges as you daily is just amazing. Thank you very much dx100,” Okundi says.
“The journey that I’ve been through – I have to call my colleagues, both past and current.” The former Head of Converged Service Operations at Safaricom PLC and Vodafone CIO added.
The CIO of the Year Award is a CIO who has deployed technology that has transformed the business.
The Digital Transformation (dx100) Awards are also known as the Oscars of the tech world and recognises 100 organisations in Africa using technology in interesting, innovative ways that add business value.
Winning this award has opened doors for previous winners such as 2018’s George Njuguna, CIO, Safaricom and 2016’s Kenneth Ogwang’ who have gone on to rise in their careers.
Applications were reviewed, evaluated and scored by a panel of judges led by Prof. Louis Fourie, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Knowledge and Information Technology Services at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, while the CIO of the Year was selected by industry experts, academics, business executives and former CIOs.
“Many people were merely changing from analogue to digital. What we were looking for was real innovation. Remember that digital transformation touched your whole company. It touches the organisation, the supply chain, your customer relations, the business model – everything. It changes your business. We saw that in a number of companies and were really impressed by that,” said Fourie.

The 14th edition of this event has highlighted the importance of decision-makers in recognising the important role technology is playing in innovation and the growth of digital transformation.
Organised by dx⁵, the dx100 awards saw several tech leaders in different sectors awarded for successful projects they have undertaken, leveraging on digital transformation. There were also awards for different members of the C-suite who helped in the incorporation of technology in their companies’ projects.
Prior to the awards, the event involved a symposium where key technology leaders in Africa shared their thoughts on how the continent can leverage digital transformation for growth.
The symposium involved discussion around different technology topics including cybersecurity, Software as a Service, FinTech, smart data, and smart infrastructure to brainstorming Ideation sessions.
Tech leaders who had all submitted their projects for consideration in the awards also got a chance to share how their firms have taken technology more seriously after seeing its effects of it.
They also shared how they are working together among the C-suite to continue using digital transformation to further grow their companies and bring change to the continent.
The dx⁵ Group CEO Kelly Bentley said that it was an all-around success as it converged tech leaders from all across the continent.
“We need to share ideas and practical steps on how we can leverage technology to help grow the continent as a whole. dx100 is a platform for innovation leaders to connect and have discussions on how to work together for the benefit of Africa. Connection is our passion at dx⁵. We are super proud of all the participants and congratulations to the winners,” she said.
Here is the list of all the winners of the various awards in multiple sectors.

LIST OF WINNERS 2022
Manufacturing Sector Award      BAT Kenya PLC
Hospitality Sector Award              JAVA House Africa
Public Sector Award                      Agricultural Finance Corporation
Education Sector Award                Shule Pepe Ltd
Infrastructure Award                     Absa Bank Kenya Plc
Banking Sector Award                    Equity Bank, Kenya
Sacco Sector Award                        Stima Sacco DT Society Ltd
Health Sector Award                       Amref Health Africa

Retail Sector Award                        Naivas Ltd
Insurance Sector Award                Jubilee Insurance
Green Edge Awards                        Ministry of Water and Environment (Uganda)
Technology Partner Awards         Safaricom Plc
Overall Company of the Year       Diageo Plc – Africa
CISO of the Year                             Thelma Kganakga, Group CISO, Equity Bank (K) Ltd
CXO of the Year                               Hector Tamez, Head of Manufacturing East Africa, BAT

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