SECUREXPO EAST AFRICA Securexpo East Africa is the largest and most established exhibition in the region, encompassing security, fire and safety. This year’s event will be held on 10-12 November 2020 at the new Sarit Exhibition Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The 2019 edition was our most successful to date: the show brought together a record-breaking 2,592 attendees over three exciting days…
Join American, Kenyan and East African business executives, investors, senior government officials and multilateral stakeholders at the Annual AmCham Business Summit, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya on November 4th and 5th, 2019. Featuring six sectors of focus – Agribusiness, Technology/Digital Economy, Health, Infrastructure, Energy and Manufacturing –the summit presents a great…
Africa 3.0 – Nairobi, Kenya – July 15-16 (Please see accompanying Africa 3.0 deck for full insight) What is the event structure? July 15(1.00pm-7.00pm) 100+attendees UK Deputy High Commissioners residence A VIP pitching and networking design to develop business (invitation only) Who is attending? Insurance C-suite (decision-makers) • Global reinsurers and insurers • Local reinsurers and insurers •…
3rd Annual Information Communication Technology Africa is a two-day conference that is being hosted on July 22-23, 2019 at Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. This conference focuses on the future of communication and technology in Africa, with further discussions about Kenya Vision 2030, Data Protection Bill and Digital Uganda under Vision 2040. It also discusses the potential for growth of the…
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted across the global economy. While the technology is still taking off, and not everyone is convinced about its potential, many emerging markets are hoping that it will allow them…
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted across the global economy. While the technology is still taking off, and not everyone is convinced about its potential, many emerging markets are hoping that it will allow them to leapfrog…
Having earned the moniker Silicon Savannah – a status the country first actively sought in 2013 when it launched its economic development roadmap, Vision 2030 – Kenya has made significant strides in ICT. Vision 2030 included a technology development blueprint with the main objective of transforming the country into a global digital player. Progress in this regard is being fuelled by favourable…
Joseph Mucheru: Interview What kind of policies are needed to promote fair and effective competition in the ICT sector? JOSEPH MUCHERU: Our central focuses are to ensure the reliability and choice of services that the market offers to customers, to use regulation to curb monopolistic tendencies, and to ensure innovation and services with the highest-quality standards. In recent years the industry…
Having earned the moniker Silicon Savannah – a status the country first actively sought in 2013 when it launched its economic development roadmap, Vision 2030 – Kenya has made significant strides in ICT. Vision 2030 included a technology development blueprint with the main objective of transforming the country into a global digital player. Progress in this regard is being fuelled by favourable…
As the largest economy in the EAC and COMESA in terms of GDP, Kenya has positioned itself as a major economic power in sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally a largely agrarian economy, Kenya has quickly entrenched its position as a manufacturing, logistics and technology hub in the region, and this diversification forms a solid platform from which the government can generate economic growth over the c
