ABN Productions successfully hosted The All Africa Business Leaders Awards
(AABLA) 2012, which took place at the Vodadome in Midrand, South Africa on
the 25th of October 2012. The spectacular grand finale saw CNBC Africa
senior anchor, Alishia Seckam along with, former 'Top Billing' presenter,
Nico Panagio, as the master of ceremonies for the evening.
The event was attended by captains of industry and government leaders
including MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile, who was this year's keynote speaker.
"For the second year running, ABN Productions has successfully presented
the All Africa Business Leaders Awards showing the diversity and scale of
our event hosting capacity," said Zubaidah Haniff, Head of ABN
Productions.
"An additional strength is our affiliations with our sister companies, the
titan business and finance news brands, CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa,
which gives us a unique 360 approach to eventing and rubs off on all our
sponsors and those affiliated with any of our productions", she said.
The entertainment line-up captivated its audiences with the 'Afro Tenors'
and 'Magdalene Minaar'setting the stage for a night of splendour.
Following the inaugural awards last year, ABN Productions in collaboration
with CNBC Africa have conceptualised the idea of taking the AABLA's to
different regions throughout Africa, starting with the West Africa
Business Leader Awards in Nigeria on 9 August 2012.
AABLA is made possible by the involvement and support received from the
sponsors, this includes Gold Sponsors Telkom and IDC; Category Sponsors
BMW and The Department of Arts & Culture and the Dinner Sponsor Young
Presidents' Organisation and KWV.
ABN Productions would like to congratulate all nominees and winners for
the event as well as thank all sponsors for their involvement and support.