The event is planned for Thursday 17th October 2024 in Nairobi at the Serena Hotel from 08:30am. It is a stakeholders’ dialogue on supporting young businesses in Africa, the Kenya chapter.

In June 2024, the EIB took over as Chair of a Team Europe initiative known as ‘Investing in Young Businesses in Africa (IYBA) ’. This initiative supports early-stage businesses, young entrepreneurs, and women in Africa to launch and grow sustainable, strong and inclusive businesses, while creating sustainable jobs. This event will address the current challenges and opportunities available to support youth and women led businesses and early-stage start-ups in Africa. The objective of this event is to develop recommendations that will strengthen young African businesses and entrepreneurs to bridge much of the gap.