The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) will organise this years’ second edition of the CCIFG Gala Night and maiden CCIFG Awards. Under the high and esteemed patronage of the Vice-President of Ghana Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the CCIFG Gala Night and Awards will be the exclusive networking event of the year providing a unique platform for élite high-level exchanges between delegates from various sectors in the Ghanaian Industry, members of the Chamber and the diplomatic corps, with an added value of a 4-course French Dinner and entertaining live music.
With over 200 tickets already purchased, the CCIFG Gala Night will be the occasion of the premiere CCIFG Awards. The Award ceremony will recognize mostly CCIFG member companies across industries for outstanding business activity in 2017 that made an impact through its products and services for the Ghanaian economy.
The CCIFG Gala forms part of the increasing activities to support the growing activities between France and Ghana which was reinforced by the visit of the President of France, H.E. Emmanuel Macron to Ghana in November 2017.
The Gala Night is also a platform for high-level networking and exchanges between delegates from various sectors in the Ghanaian Industry and beyond, so as to strengthen the economic cooperation between members of the Chamber and other professionals in the Ghanaian trade and commerce industry.
In 2017 at the maiden edition of the CCIFG Gala, the Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osaafo Marfo expressed his optimism on the prospect the relations between both countries will have on the economy, and his enthusiasm for what the existing partnership holds in the years to come.
The nominees were voted upon after the convocation of a five-member jury composed and established detailed criteria for the five categories. Among the award nominees are Digital Innovation Company of the Year are Accra City Hotel, Ecobank Ghana, Jade E. Services (Jumia) and SGS Ghana; Best CSR and Sustainability Company – Cargill Ghana, Consolidated Shipping Agencies, Fan Milk Limited and Total Petroleum Ghana. Emerging Company of the year nominees include A.B.B. Consultancy; CBI Ghana and GHL Bank.
Other Categories include Transformational Project Award – Meridian Port Services; Rigworld International Services; RMG Ghana and Ghana Rubber Estates Limited.
Judges Choice Award – Air France; Deathlon; LUCAS College and Voltic Ghana. CCIFG Associate Award of the Year nominee Aitel-Tigo; ChalkBoard Education and Euracare.