Nairobi Innovation Week
2025
Unleashing Innovation, Fostering Entrepreneurship
Coming Soon
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ABOUT NIW
Welcome to Nairobi Innovation Week
Nairobi Innovation Week is an annual event in the university calendar. It focuses on catalyzing innovations, incubation, startups, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the university. Further, it provides a platform for local and international innovators to showcase innovations and build business networks.
The University organizes the event in collaboration with local and international partners and stakeholders. The purpose of the NIW is to contribute towards a vibrant innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial culture through policy influence, research dissemination, showcasing innovation, incubating innovation & ideas, startup creations, networking, capacity building, investment, and support opportunities.
What To Expect
Why attend NIW?
Expand Your Network
Meet like-minded individuals and establish connections that can propel your ideas forward.
Gain Insights
Learn from industry experts and thought leaders through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive sessions.
Showcase Your Work
Present your innovations to a wide audience and gain valuable feedback and support.
Access Resources
ake advantage of the resources and support available to innovators, startups, and entrepreneurs.
Be Inspired
Experience the excitement of innovation and be inspired by the creativity and ingenuity of others.
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Keynote speakers
Mr. Jack Ngare
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)- Google Cloud
Mr. Jack Ngare
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)- Google Cloud
Expertise : Technology Innovation and Information Security.He has over 15 years of experience across various business functions and is currently Chief Technology Officer(CTO) at Google cloud.
He worked previously as Head of Microsoft’s Research and Development Facility (Africa Development Centre),Head of Information Security and IT operations at the then NIC bank,he held different positions at Stanbic Bank as well as the British Telecom, with assignments in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Peru, and Japan. He is a Non-Executive Director at Credit Bank PLC.
Dr.Sarnoline Wasike
Head of Marketing-KWAL
Dr.Sarnoline Wasike
Head of Marketing-KWAL
Strategist, Innovation Scholar and Accomplished Writer
She has over 18 years of experience in FMCG and the advertising sectors, the bulk of which has been in corporate innovation management. Before being promoted to the role of Head of marketing, she was Innovations Head at KWAL. She has worked in different capacities at Diageo, Tiger brands, HACO Tigers, Mackmann Kenya Ltd, and Grahen Enterprises.
Dr. Stanley Mukasa
Senior Manager Entrepreneurship & Industry partnership-CMU Africa.
Dr. Stanley Mukasa
Senior Manager Entrepreneurship & Industry partnership-CMU Africa.
Dr. Mukasa has over 12 years experience in experience in the design and management of entrepreneurship development programs.
Prior to joining CMU, Mukasa was the programs lead for Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges Programs at the African Leadership UniversityStudent Ventures Program at the African Leadership University. He served as a member of the entrepreneurship faculty, head of entrepreneurship, and started the Business Incubation program at Davis College Akilah.
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The platform for local and international innovators to showcase innovations and build business networks.