NOMINATION TIPS

Give a brief description of the nominee professional achievements. Suggestions: Include the nominee’s recent significant business accomplishments or past distinctions and awards.

Tell us about the nominee’s level of expertise. Suggestions: Include the nominee’s education qualifications, the name of the institution they graduated from, their professional membership or designations and years of work in their field.

Tell us about the nominee’s leadership abilities and experience. Suggestions: Demonstration of nominee’s leadership and innovation, demonstration of company growth due to nominee leadership.

Tell us about the nominee’s community involvement. Suggestions: Include positions on board (charitable organizations or professional organization), explain the nature of their involvement and how it has advanced the goals of the organization, and include any distinctions and awards for community service.

In summary, tell us what makes this nominee unique and outstanding and is a worthy recipient of the Award.

Give some information about the nominee’s company that reflects its size, example: number of employees, annual revenues, etc.

Explain to us why the Candidate you are nominating stands out. What makes your candidate special? What has he or she accomplished — and why is that accomplishment significant?

NOMINATION RULES

Each year the Award winners are selected by an independent Judging Panel with support from eligible consultants 

The Nominee is evaluated based on the criteria listed for each category, taking into consideration, where appropriate, individual profiles, achievements and financial performance, in the designated time-frame and data from regulators.

The finalists will be announced on our website, social media handles and in a press release issued into the newspapers. The winners will then be selected from the list of finalists at a special session and then be contacted via email of physical letter to inform them. Each winner is expected to confirm their acceptance via email by filling the acceptance form. The winners will be announced and their Awards will be presented on stage at the ceremony

RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

Please read these carefully.

1. No individual may be nominated for more than one award on substantially the same basis. The jury will discard entries for multiple awards which broadly replicate other entries.
2. We reserve the right to move an entry to a different category from the category entered if the entry is better suited to that category.

1. In the event that there are no or few qualified nominations in a particular category, the jury reserves the right not to select a winner in that category.
2. All nominations must be submitted using the Online Nominating Process.  Extensions to this date will be granted if the need be.
3. Nominations may be submitted either directly from the individual, company, or from a third party. In the event that a third party nominates an individual, the jury will contact the nominated individual and ask the nominee to review the nomination for accuracy and, if necessary, provide any missing documentation. If the individual fails to provide the required response by the specified date, the nomination will be excluded from competition.
4. All Entries should be accompanied by a high-resolution colour photograph of the individual nominated. 
5. Supporting material may be required. Should you choose to send additional materials, please ensure they are supportive of the actual nomination. Supporting materials may include brochures, advertisements, photographs and other documents. 

1. Each winner is expected to accept their award on stage at the awards ceremony
2. All information submitted through the Online Nominating Process and all supporting materials will be considered confidential and will only be used by our panel of judges for the purposes of selecting finalists and winners for the Awards.

1. Employees and family members of the Sponsor, its agents and representatives, its business partners, affiliates, subsidiaries and dealers are not eligible for nomination.

1. Nominees and their supporters must not lobby the Events Director, Technical Team or Awarding panel.

1. By entering a nomination or confirming the nomination, entrants accept and agree to abide by the Official Regulations and the decisions of the Awarding Board and Sponsor with respect to all aspects of the contest, which are final, binding and conclusive on all matters relative to this Contest. In the event it is determined that an entrant has entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Regulations, the entrant will be disqualified and all of the entries submitted by the entrant will be disqualified. Entries are subject to verification through the judging process.
2. All entries become the permanent property of the Apire West Africa Award organizers. Entrants may be contacted occasionally by the organizers via email, unless the entrant notifies the organizers otherwise, for the purpose of informing the entrant of promotional opportunities and follow ups on nominees entries.
3. A nominee shall purchase a ticket or alternatively make a reservation to be part of the Dinner and Awards Night. However, the nominee shall have an option to be part of the Summit or Tour associated with the event.