Forbes can be easily identified as one of the top five business magazines across the globe. Additionally, Forbes is well-known for its global rankings and lists across various industries, areas as well as ideas. Recently, Forbes completed its annual Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. This award ceremony was a part of the Forbes-FIN (Foreign Investment Network) philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony along with the Forbes-FIN roundtable conference was held online to comply with the social distancing and isolation restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic. However, the enthusiasm and passion towards the conference and awards were the same as ever. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a celebrated businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, participated in this conference as an honorary speaker. He attended the event virtually and spoke about the significance of leadership in healthcare, especially in a situation like this. Similarly, there were several other personalities and people who participated in the roundtable conference, including members from international business communities, policymakers, religious leaders, media partners as well as international investors.
The Forbes-FIN philanthropy and leadership conference was all the more important as a result of the inclusion of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. The awards recognize and celebrate leading entrepreneurs and visionaries who have made significant and long-term contributions towards philanthropy as a means to achieve empowerment across the African nation. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards are known among the highest-rated philanthropy awards as the selection process of the recipients is extremely transparent yet rigorous. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who was invited to the event as an honorary speaker, was also selected for one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards. Forbes recognized the contributions of Dr. Rajan Mahtani towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia and conferred him with Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. Dr. Rajan Mahtani humbly received this award, thanking Almighty God as well as his team for their excellent and dedicated contribution to his success.