Forbes business recently awarded Dr. Rajan Mahtani with one of the most prestigious business awards in Africa. Dr. Mahtani was conferred with Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award for his significant contributions towards the banking sector of Zambia. The Forbes award ceremony is usually held at New York during the Foreign Investment Limited (FIN) leadership and philanthropy roundtable conference. This conference is generally held in conjunction with the UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) meetings at the United States. However, this year’s FIN roundtable conference was held online via the YouTube medium as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the entire globe.
The FIN-Forbes philanthropy and roundtable conference saw participation from a diverse group of personalities, ranging from members from international business communities, spiritual leaders, opinion and political leaders, international investors to media partners. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was the only businessman from Zambia to be invited to this event as a honorary speaker. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, who attended the event from his conference room, spoke about the significant of leadership in healthcare. Apart from the philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference, the event was further highly anticipated as a result of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. The awards are established by Forbes which is a world-famous business magazine known for their famous rankings. In a similar manner, the awards are highly regarded as these are one of the most valued corporate awards in Africa. The awardees are selected after months of rigorous selection process which includes background checks, verification and interviewees with the awardees regarding their vision on philanthropy and leadership.
Apart from being invited to the philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also the only businessman from Zambia who won one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. The award of ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ 2021 was conferred to Dr. Rajan Mahtani as he was responsible for redefining the banking sector of Zambia.
