Conference · Nairobi

Build East Africa

Thursday, May 13, 2027 · Build East Africa 2027

Conference · NairobiBuild East AfricaThursday, May 13, 2027

Conference · 2027

Build East Africa

Talks, workshops and hallway conversations with engineers, designers and founders from across the region.

Thursday, May 13, 2027·8:30 AM

13 May

Schedule

One day for the people building the region's software

  1. Registration & coffee

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi
  2. Opening keynote

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    9:15 AM – 10:00 AM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi
  3. Talks: track A & B

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    10:15 AM – 12:30 PM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi
  4. Lunch & expo

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi
  5. Workshops

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi
  6. Closing panel & mixer

    Date
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
    Time
    4:45 PM – 7:00 PM (GMT+3)
    Venue
    KICC, Nairobi

Dress code: Come as you are

On stage

Speakers

  • Wambui Njenga

    Wambui Njenga

    CTO, Kilimo Data · Opening keynote

  • Tunde Adeyemi

    Tunde Adeyemi

    Founder, Savanna Ventures · Scaling across borders

  • Halima Yusuf

    Halima Yusuf

    Head of Design, Matatu Labs · Designing for low bandwidth

Doors open in

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Starts Thursday, May 13, 2027.

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2026

Previous edition

Where

Venue

Kenyatta International Convention Centre

Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya

Enter through Gate B; badges are collected at the Tsavo Ballroom.

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RSVP

Register

Registration is free but capped at 800. Sign up by 30 April.

Will you attend?

Please reply by Friday, April 30, 2027

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See you at KICC. Bring a laptop, a question and someone you want to hire.

With love

Wambui & Tunde & Halima

Build East Africa · KICC Nairobi · 13 May 2027

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