Strategic Events and Influence in Africa

Where enterprise, policy and capital converge to shape the future of healthcare and wellness in Africa. The Africa Healthcare and Wellness Investment Summit brings together enterprise leaders, policymakers, investors and financing partners for two days focused on investment, trade, partnerships, market entry and fair regulation. Day One: Growing and Scaling | Policy and Markets Day Two: Financing and Investment Marketplace Theme: Growing Healthcare and Wellness Enterprises. Financing Health and Wellbeing. Enabling Fair Regulation. Two days. One marketplace for growth, capital and fair regulation across Africa's health and wellness economy.

Financing Healthcare and Wellness Enterprises is the capital and investment pillar of the Africa Healthcare & Wellness Series. The forum brings together healthcare and wellness entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, development partners, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the financing solutions needed to grow sustainable healthcare and wellness enterprises across Africa. It examines investment readiness, capital raising, innovative financing models, public and private health financing, insurance, and the role of strategic partnerships in expanding access to quality healthcare, strengthening health systems, and accelerating sector-wide growth.

Policy & Markets – Healthcare, Wellness and Health Systems Regulation is the policy and regulatory pillar of the Africa Healthcare & Wellness Series. The forum convenes policymakers, regulators, healthcare leaders, investors, researchers, and industry experts to examine how public policy, regulation, and institutional frameworks shape healthcare delivery, enterprise growth, innovation, investment, consumer protection, and market development across Africa. Through evidence-based dialogue, the forum promotes fair, transparent, and risk-proportionate regulation that safeguards patients and consumers while enabling responsible enterprise, sustainable investment, and stronger health systems.

How do healthcare and wellness enterprises move from strong practice or product to sustainable scale? Join founders, operators and investors for a deep-dive into strategy, governance, operations and market expansion across clinical care, wellness, aesthetics and consumer health. Includes our Enterprise Growth Brief launch and a live enterprise clinic.

The Policy and Markets Roundtable on Gaming Sector Regulation will bring together regulators, industry leaders, financial institutions, technology providers, professional advisers and consumer protection stakeholders for an in-depth discussion on Kenya’s gaming economy. Building on the preceding virtual forums, the Roundtable will examine key issues including licensing, taxation, financial integrity, illegal and offshore gaming, consumer protection, advertising, data governance and county-level regulation. Participants will assess areas of agreement, identify implementation gaps and clarify the responsibilities of institutions and market actors. The engagement is designed to produce practical policy recommendations, a stakeholder responsibility matrix and coordinated advocacy priorities.

Protecting the Player looks at what happens after a gaming operator gets licensed not just how they got there. It covers fair product terms, timely payment of winnings, and protection of player funds, alongside responsible gaming tools like self-exclusion and spending limits. A key focus is distinguishing ordinary participation from real financial harm to a household, including gaming funded by borrowed money. The session also examines advertising and influencer accountability, youth exposure, data use, and platform cybersecurity. It closes by asking how consumer protection responsibilities should be shared across regulators, operators, payment providers and county governments.

We examine the financial systems supporting lawful and unlawful gaming activity considering banking access, mobile money, payment service providers, merchant onboarding, customer identification, source of funds, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, tax reconciliation, disguised merchant activity, offshore structures, organized criminal exposure and illicit financial flows. The forum will be particularly relevant to: Commercial banks, microfinance banks, mobile money providers, payment service providers, payment aggregators, card networks, remittance providers and FinTech companies. The engagement will examine how Kenya can protect the integrity of its financial system while ensuring that lawful operators have access to banking, payment services and commercially workable compliance arrangements.

The Policy and Markets: Gaming Sector Regulation Series is a structured stakeholder engagement platform focused on Kenya’s evolving gaming regulatory environment. The first forum will bring together regulators, gaming operators, financial institutions, technology providers, professional advisers and consumer protection stakeholders to examine the impact of the new regulatory framework. Discussions will address licensing, taxation, payments, financial integrity, consumer protection, advertising, data governance and illegal or offshore gaming activity. The event aims to identify regulatory gaps, clarify institutional responsibilities and develop practical recommendations that support both public interest and lawful market growth.

Policy & Markets is a Credence Africa sector dialogue platform created to help industries examine the policy, regulatory, market conduct and market practice issues shaping their operating environment. The platform looks at markets as systems. This includes the laws, regulations, regulators, institutions, incentives, supervision models, dispute systems, governance standards, financing practices, trade structures, digital infrastructure and public policy decisions that affect how a sector grows, competes, protects stakeholders and responds to emerging risks. Policy & Markets townhalls and roundtables are designed for sectors facing policy uncertainty, regulatory change, market disruption, governance pressure or emerging risks that require structured dialogue between industry, regulators, policy makers, professional advisors, financiers, development actors and market participants. The June Policy & Markets convening focuses on cooperative enterprises ahead of International Cooperative Day. It will examine the policy, regulatory, governance and market practice issues shaping cooperative enterprises in Kenya, with reference to regional and global cooperative developments.

Cooperatives Powering Socioeconomic Inclusion #TheCooperativeAdvantage Where Markets, Capital, and Cooperative Networks Converge

Now in its second edition, the Women & Wealth Summit is redefining how women engage with money, ownership, and long-term financial security. Across Kenya, Africa & the globe, women are earning more, building businesses, and influencing financial decisions. But this participation is not always translating into asset ownership, capital control, or lasting wealth. It is designed to help women transition: • From income into assets • From participation into ownership • From informal activity into structured wealth • Bringing together financial experts, investment opportunities, and decision-makers in one room, this is where clarity meets action. Women & Wealth 2026 is a platform for taking control of your financial future

The Women in Cooperatives Summit 2026 is a two day strategic convening for the cooperative sector designed to advance women’s leadership, strengthen institutional inclusion, and create a structured platform for policy dialogue, professional development, and ecosystem collaboration. The summit will incorporate the official national launch of the National Cooperative Gender Platform and will bring together cooperative leaders, women members, professionals, policymakers, county governments, national government representatives, development partners, unions, federations, and other sector actors for dialogue, training, networking, and action oriented engagement. The National Cooperative Gender Platform will be launched as a first of its kind coordinated national platform dedicated to strengthening gender responsive governance within the cooperative movement, and the summit is intended to establish the foundation for its continued implementation and long term institutional coordination beyond the convening itself. The event focuses on advancing women’s leadership, strengthening professional confidence, and enhancing institutional contribution across the cooperative sector. Participants gain insights into leadership pathways, financial confidence, and navigating professional realities, while institutions benefit from stronger talent pipelines, improved retention, and visible commitment to representation.

The EMAK Open Day 2025 is Kenya’s first public-facing clean mobility showcase, a dynamic fusion of exhibitions, live demonstrations, expert dialogue, and interactive experiences. It is designed to bridge industry and citizens, allowing visitors to see, test, and understand electric mobility firsthand while connecting investors, innovators, and policymakers in one cohesive platform. The event builds on the insights of The State of E-Mobility Financing in Kenya 2025 and marks the next phase of national ecosystem engagement led by EMAK, with Credence Engage providing event management and GIZ offering technical and strategic partnership.

A high-level forum designed to align capital, policy, and industry leadership to accelerate Kenya's transition to clean mobility. - For Financiers Direct access to vetted, investment-ready e-mobility projects with comprehensive sector intelligence - For Innovators Connect with commercial banks, DFIs, SACCOs, and impact investors through structured discussions - For Sponsors High-impact brand visibility at the epicenter of Kenya's clean mobility financing agenda.

The East Africa Tax Summit and Awards 2025 is a high-impact regional platform designed to transform how tax is understood, practiced, and positioned across the region. Produced by Credence Engage, the Summit convenes over 1,000 in-person delegates and a virtual audience of more than 50,000 across East Africa and beyond—engaging government, private sector, academia, development partners, and civil society through a high-impact hybrid platform built for real-time participation, digital engagement, and institutional influence.

Kenya’s cooperatives are under mounting pressure. Salaries are shrinking, inflation and the cost of living are eroding members’ ability to save, and SACCO deposits are stagnating. At the same time, demand for SACCO loans is rising — stretching balance sheets and creating an urgent need for alternative capital sources. On top of these financial pressures, compliance requirements are tightening. From SASRA to UFAA, the Data Protection Act, and FRC obligations, boards and management teams are grappling with a growing regulatory burden. Reliance on member deposits alone is no longer sustainable.

The Women in Coops Networking Luncheon is a premier, high-value event dedicated to advancing women’s leadership, economic empowerment, and financial inclusion within Africa’s cooperative movement. This exclusive forum brings together women leaders, policymakers, cooperative executives, industry stakeholders, and corporate decisionmakers from diverse sectors, including finance, agriculture, housing, technology, investment, and trade. Organized by Credence Africa, a leading policy engagement, thought leadership, and strategic advisory platform, this event is designed to drive meaningful conversations, create new opportunities, and foster high-level networking. Through interactive discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions, the luncheon positions women at the center of cooperative transformation while providing a platform for sponsors and partners to engage with one of Africa’s most dynamic economic sectors. Cooperatives contribute significantly to Kenya’s economy, accounting for over 45% of GDP and serving as an engine for financial inclusion, employment, and sustainable development. Despite their critical role, women remain underrepresented in governance, decision-making, and leadership roles. This event seeks to bridge that gap by empowering women with the resources, networks, and strategies needed to enhance their leadership in cooperatives. For organizations invested in gender inclusion, financial solutions, leadership development, agribusiness, investment, and cooperative-driven economic growth, the Women in Coops Networking Luncheon presents a unique opportunity to connect with high-impact decision-makers, build brand credibility, and support a movement that is shaping the future of cooperative leadership.

Mobility Week KE is Kenya’s premier platform for rethinking how people and goods move. Hosted in the vibrant city of Nairobi, this high-impact, multi-day event brings together Africa’s leading voices in transport and mobility—policymakers, urban planners, investors, ride-hailing pioneers, auto manufacturers, and infrastructure developers. Anchored at the intersection of innovation, investment, and infrastructure, the event sparks transformative conversations, catalyzes game-changing partnerships, and unveils actionable solutions poised to redefine mobility across Africa.

Women & Wealth: The Pathways to Wealth Series is more than an event—it’s a financial awakening for a generation of African women who are ready to do more than earn. They’re ready to own, grow, and pass on wealth intentionally. From Nairobi’s rising executives to grassroots chama leaders, women across sectors are questioning traditional financial norms and carving out new pathways to prosperity. But too often, the resources, access, and tailored tools they need remain scattered or inaccessible. This series bridges that gap—offering a space to celebrate her financial power, deepen her knowledge, connect with expert partners, and activate bold steps toward long-term wealth and legacy.