East African Business and Investment Summit & Expo 2026

TIME ACTIVITY
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Accreditation & Registration + Cultural Performance

Moderator – Regina Manyara
Short video from partners & sponsors
8:30 AM-9:00AM • Recap
9:00 – 9:30 AM Insight Exchange

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence

• Mr. Essa Mohamedali, GIZ – Regional AI Advisor for the EAC
• Ms. Jade Makory, GIZ – Regional AI Advisor for the EAC

Q&A

Moderator – Regina Manyara
9:30 AM- 10:40AM Topic: Open Skies: Advancing Air Transport Liberalization for a Borderless Africa
Keynote Presentation: Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) by Ms. Adefunke ADEYEMI, Secretary General African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)/ Mr. Getachew ALEMAYEHU, Director of Air transport, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
Panelists
• Dr. A. Korir Sing’Oei Ph.D., EBS Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs
• Ms. Brenda Ntihinyurwa, Head of Legal, East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA)
• Mr. Deo Nyanzi, Manager, Government Relations, Uganda Airlines
• Eng. Liz Aluvanze – CEO Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO)
• Mr. Allan Kilavuka, CEO KQ
• Mr. Emmanuel BUTERA, Consumer Protection Expert, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
Moderator: Capt. Gilbert Kibe, Ambassador of SAATM & Former Director General of KCAA
10:40 AM -11:00 AM Tea Break
11:00 AM – 11:50 PM Topic: Leveraging Regional and Continental Integration
Keynote Presentation: AfCFTA Investment Protocol and the WTO’s Investment Facilitation Agreement – Giles Chappell, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Panelists: –

• Mr. Oscar Kamukama, Senior Business Development Manager, Steel & Tube Industries Ltd & EABC Governing Council Member
• Ms. Linda Kaneza, EABC Governing Council Member, SAVONOR
• Ms. Flavia Businge, EAC Director of Customs and Acting Director of Trade
• Hon. Abisai, Nancy K. L, Former Member of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)
• Mr. Benedict Musengele, Director, Trade & Customs, TradeMark Africa.
• Mr. Mishael M. Wambua, Component Lead, AfCFTA Kenya Component, GIZ

Moderator: Ms. Susan Maingi, Chair Trade & Investment Sector Board of KEPSA

Break Out Sessions
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Break Out Session: Broaden Digital Tax Stamps Beyond Revenue Collection -Fighting Illicit Trade
Keynote Presentations:
• Digital Solutions to counter illicit trade -Ms. Miriam Bomett, Head of Policy and Regulatory Advocacy, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)
• Harmonisation of Digital Tax Stamp in EAC: Coca-Cola Africa

Panelists: –
• Ms. Zipporah Kuria, Fiscal Affairs Manager, British American Tobacco (BAT)
• Mr. Erick Sirali, Digital Trade Systems Director, TradeMark Africa
• Dr. Juma Mukhwana, CBS, Principal Secretary for the State Department of Industry in the Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry
• Mr. Okoyo Alfred Customs Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
• Dr. Robi Mbugua Njoroge – Executive Director / CEO, Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) Kenya
• Mr. Humphrey Wattanga Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Mr. Francis Muhire, Public Affairs Manager, BRARUDI
• Tanzania Breweries
• TCC

Moderator: Mr. Adrian R Njau -Ag Executive Director , EABC
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Break Out Session: Unlocking SME Growth: Access to Finance and Mentorship for Africa’s Emerging Enterprises
Presentation of Access to Finance for SMEs by Kagiso Moloi, Commercial Director, Equity Bank Kenya Limited.
Panelists
• Equity SME beneficiary
• Ms Veyrl, Inclusive Trade Director at TradeMark Africa.
• East African Development Bank (EADB)
• Ms. Mercy Mutua, Head, Access to Finance, in the Agrifoods and Entrepreneurship Development, Master Card Foundation
• Mrs. Nancy Gitonga, CEO, One Voice Women Trade Network (OVWTN)
• Mrs. Mary Ngechu, Director Plast-Packaging Industries Ltd & EABC SMEs Goodwill Ambassador
Moderator: Cecilia Wangui, General Manager SME Banking, Equity Bank (Kenya) Ltd

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Break Out Session: Global Trade Information Hub – Launch of NTM Self-Assessment Tool

Presentation on NTM Self-Assessment Tool by Abdellatif Benzakri, International Trade Centre ITC

• Senior representative from a public agency – Trade Policy / Regulatory Authority
• TSI representative
• End user (Business / Industry Representative)
• ITC staff
• EU representative
Moderator: ITC
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Breakout Session: Strengthening Digital Trade / E-Commerce in the EAC
Theme: “Unlocking the Potential of Digital Trade in the EAC: Opportunities for Private Sector Growth”
Panelists:
• Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, Principal Secretary, State Department for Investments Promotion, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Kenya
• Mr. Sammy Mulanga – E-Commerce Expert, East African Community
• Mr. Kenneth Muhangi – Alliance for Digital, E-mobility & Couriers Uganda
• Mr. Vinod Goel – CEO, Jumia East Africa
Moderator: Ms. Dorice Mwalle – MAMA MIA Soko Tanzania
Keynote Presentation:
“Building a Resilient E-Commerce Ecosystem in East Africa” – Martin Muli
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Breakout Session: Mutual Recognition Agreements for Engineers
Panelists:
• Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba- Chair Uganda Tech and Management University
• Dr. Richard Ssekibuule- Kola Technologies Uganda
• Ms. Estella Aryada – Component Lead Trade in Services, GIZ – EAC
• Mr. Emmanuel Butare, Partner MRB Attorneys & EABC Governing Council Member

Moderator: Mr. Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, MRA Policy Advisor, GIZ-EAC
1:30 PM-2:30PM Networking Lunch

2:30PM -3:00PM Fireside Chat
From Ambition to Action: Unlocking Private Capital for Green Logistics in East Africa
Panelists:
• Ms. Antoinette Tesha
• Mr. Marteen Fonteijn (eBee Africa)
• Ms. Trizer Omugar, Green Trade, TradeMark Africa
• Mr. Darshan Dhakan, Senior Portfolio Manager, Grassroots Business Fund
Moderator: Ms. Lilian Mwai, TradeMark Africa
3:00 PM -4:00 PM Official Closing Ceremony
Plenary
• Presentation of the Business Summit Resolutions by Mr. Adrian Raphael Njau, Ag. Executive Director, EABC
• Reflections by Permanent Secretaries
• Handover of Communiqué of Business Summit Resolutions to the Chairperson of EAC Council of Ministers
Moderator – Regina Manyara
4:00 PM -4:20 PM Vote of Thanks:
● Mr. Muhoho Kenyatta, EABC Governing Council Member
● EAC Secretariat