Call for nominations: 2022 Forty Under 40 Awards in Ghana

Now in its sixth year, the annual event, which is organised by Xodus Communications, operates with the vision of celebrating outstanding young Ghanaian leaders in various sectors including music and arts, banking and finance, tech and innovation, journalism, agriculture, fashion, and health and wellness, among others.

Interested individuals can submit their nominations here.

The deadline for nominations is 13 August.

The organisers said the successful nominees would be announced by 15 August

Eligibility

• To be eligible, candidates must be Ghanaian living and doing business in Ghana.
• Nominees with repeat submissions will gain no advantage over those with one nomination. The selection process is not swayed by the number of nominations an individual receives.
• Nominations can be anonymous and letters of recommendation are not required.
• Nominees must still be under the age of 40 or 40 in the year of the event.
• Nominees must be an entrepreneur, CEO or co-founder of a company.

Read the nomination guidelines here.

“We believe that in putting the spotlight on these young achievers.The awards will not only celebrate them but also build a strong platform for them by giving a voice and opportunities to the next generation of industry pacesetters while building positive attitude in our youth to strive for excellence at a tender age,” the organisers said.

More information is available on the official website.

Below are the categories for the 2022 Forty Under 40 Awards:

• Agriculture and Agro-processing
• Architecture
• Aviation
• Education​​​​​​​
• Authorship and Creative Writing​​​​​​​
• Banking and Finance​​​​​​​
• Beauty and Lifestyle​​​​​​​
• Communications​​​​​​​
• Community Development​​​​​​​
• Consultancy and Professional Services​​​​​​​
• Energy/Oil and Gas​​​​​​​
• Event Management/Planning​​​​​​​
• Food/Catering and Beverage​​​​​​​
• Fashion​​​​​​​
• Family Business​​​​​​​
• Governance and Government Agencies
• Health and wellness​​​​​​​
• Human Resource and development​​​​​​​
• Hospitality​​​​​​​
• Insurance​​​​​​​
• Journalism (Radio/ TV/Newspaper)​​​​​​​
• Law​​​​​​​
• Logistics and Supplies​​​​​​​
• Manufacturing​​​​​​​
• Media (Digital and Social)​​​​​​​
• Music & Entertainment​​​​​​​
• Mining and Natural Resources​​​​​​​
• Pensions​​​​​​​
• Printing/Press and Publishing​​​​​​​
• Philanthropy and Charity​​​​​​​
• Real Estate Development/Construction​​​​​​​
• Sales, Marketing/Advertising​​​​​​​
• Science, Technology and Innovation​​​​​​​
• Safety and Security
• Sports​​​​​​​
• Shipping and Maritime​​​​​​​
• Theatre and Arts​​​​​​​
• Transport/Automobile​​​​​​​
• Social Enterprise​​​​​​​
• Telecom and Mobile/Software Development