East Africa Chamber of Commerce holds 13th Annual Conference Oct 16-18

Just two months away, members of the East Africa Chamber of Commerce (EACC), the US Department of Commerce, East Africa Business Council and Kenya Council of Governors await their collaboration in Nairobi, Kenya for the first Investor-Focused conference the EACC has hosted since its inception 13 years ago.

According to a release by Leland Clegg and made available to OpenLife, the conference will be held October 16th to October 18th at the iconic Movenpick Hotel and Residences, where participants will discuss the Big Four Agenda items: Food Security, Affordable Housing, Manufacturing, and Affordable Healthcare. High-level government and business leaders from industries such as, Affordable Housing, Tourism and Transportation, Water Solutions, Finance, ICT, Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Food Security, will connect over three days to explore investment and business opportunities.

Over 700 attendees will navigate business-related ventures significant to government trade, policy-making, and economic development across the aforementioned sectors.

EACC is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining its member communities through entrepreneurship, consulting, and promoting trade opportunities in both North America and the East African Community (EAC) via interaction with each region’s businesses and governmental sectors.

This conference marks the first of many to come in the East African region hosted by the EACC.

With the strength of the EAC member countries who represent rapidly emerging markets, totaling 170 million people and $440B USD regional GDP, the conference is sure to benefit an already maturing economic region.

The EACC’s country partners include the embassies of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda, as well as the US Department of Commerce and US-based investors.

Major sponsors of the conference include: World Food Bank, Avista, HKS Architects, Water for the World, MoneyGram, Seagate Holdings, Consequent Capital Management, and Texas Center for Proton Therapy.

 “We are committed to working with our partners in the region and the US,” said Elsa JukoMcDowell, Chairwoman of the EACC, adding that “as we cultivate a platform conducive to open dialogue about business development within the big four items.”

For more information, visit www.eachamber.org