API Summit

Honoring Excellence in African Real Estate

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WHO THE AWARDS ARE FOR

The awards are open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers and property owners involved in the
African real estate industry. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards are judged by a panel of industry experts
and thought leaders.

API AWARD OBJECTIVES

RECOGNISE

To recognise and reward
excellence in real estate
and associated sectors

ENCOURAGE
To encourage innovative real estate solutions within the industry
ENHANCE
To enhance quality standards.
PROMOTE
To promote confidence in the real estate and property industry
SAFEGUARD

To safeguard and
strengthen interest of
stakeholders in the industry

PROVIDE

To provide a strategic and
reputable platform of
interaction for the different
stakeholders in the industry

AWARD CATEGORIES

PROMOTING YOUR AWARD

Award winners also have the opportunity to be highlighted as an award-winning project on API
Events’ various websites, events and platforms, which include press releases distributed by API Events,
prime placement of the API Summit and Group websites, social media channels, newsletters, which is
electronically distributed to 25,000 property stakeholders, and through targeted email marketing
campaigns to API Events database.

All winners receive a framed certificate, trophy, email signature, web banner and a window vinyl,

and any additional customised and branded marketing collateral on request.

Finalists are mentioned in the Awards presentation. Due to the high level of competition and interest in the API Awards,
being recognised as a finalist in this African property defining awards provides significant exposure for brands and their teams.

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About

2024 aWARDS

The 8th annual API Awards were open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers, and property owners involved in the African real estate industry.

The awards included over 240 entries & nominations, with 111 finalists and 20 winners. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards were judged by a panel of 6 industry experts. The judges were Tim Harlech-Jones, Elizabeth Natukunda, Nicolas Sheard, Ivan Cornet, Paul Onwuanibe and Vere Shaba

Our 2025 jury

DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY

Robin Hardin

CEO

Bloomage Property Fund

Mantsi Moiloa

Group Head: Public Sector

Broll Property Group

Bobby McKenna

Managing Partner

Ubunifu Africa

Kecia Rust

Executive Director and founder

CAHF

Anne Rinu

Head of Corporate Real Estate Services

CORENET

Glenda Venn

Tétris Senior Design Strategist, EMEA

JLL TETRIS

Henning Rassmuss

founding Director

CRUX ARCHITECTS

Vere Shaba

FOUNDER OF DECARBONISE & GREENDESIGN AFRICA

PERSONNEL CATEGORY

Malcolm Horne

Group CEO

BROLL PROPERTY GROUP

Pumi Lukhele

Head of Construction and Developments – East Africa

GREA

Mikayla Benkenstein

CEO

HODARI

Temitope Runsewa

MD/CEO

DUTUM GROUP

Julie Teague

Director

Macdonald & Company

Ivan Cornet

Managing partner

latitude five

Patrick Katabua

Managing Director

KATAFRICA Solutions

Bonface Waweru

Partner Development & Public Affairs, RICS Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)

RICS

SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY

Heri Bomani

Managing Director

Pangani Group

Shevira Bissessor

Chief Operating Officer

GREA

Kura Chihote

Regional Real Estate Manager

eXp Realty

Temilola Sonola

EGDE Program Lead: Nigeria

IFC

Tilda Mwai

Real Estate Analyst

Graeme Reid

CEO

TILISI development plc

Sandy Kelly

Director

Time Projects

Temilola Sonola

EGDE Program Lead: Nigeria

IFC EDGE

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18 & 19 SEPTEMBER 2025