By Kudakwashe Matizanadzo
Harare-NetOne Cellular Non-Executive board member and former Pro-Vice Chancellor at Harare Institute of Technology Professor Talon Garikayi was honoured with the Outstanding C-Suite Academic/Tertiary award at the just ended ZimCEOs Network awards held in Victoria Falls from June 10 to 13.
The award was in recognition of his pioneering contributions to engineering, innovation, research and the development of practical home-grown technology solutions.
His achievement has been hailed as a reflection of the depth of expertise and thought leadership that continues to strengthen NetOne’s governance and strategic direction.
“This honour reaffirms NetOne’s commitment to visionary leadership, innovation excellence and nation building as we continue connecting communities and empowering Zimbabwe’s digital future” wrote the telecoms giant on their X account.
The main excellence and innovation awards ceremony took place at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, honouring top business executives, C-Suite leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving economic transformation in Zimbabwe.
Professor Garikayi is a former Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and currently the Deputy Chancellor of Africa University.
He is a certified Design Thinking Methodology Expert from Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany and holds a PhD in Mechatronics from Stellenbosch University specializing in Bionics, Artificial Intelligence and their applications in Biomedical engineering.
He has a strong bias towards firmware and hardware designs for IT embedded systems.
