2017 – 2nd Annual Sustainable Inclusive Conference

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2017 – 2nd  Annual Sustainable Inclusive Conference

Since the launch of Sustainable Inclusive Business – the knowledge & network centre at the end of 2015 we have been hosting the Annual sustainable inclusive circular Conference.

From the start it has brought together on average 300 people from businesses, NGO’s, civil society, government and academia. The conferences have proven to be a fertile ground for businesses to exchange knowledge on sustainability and inclusiveness and to enhance their application abilities of sustainable inclusive business principles.

2017 – 2nd  Annual Sustainable Inclusive Conference

Future Proof Business Mind-set & Partners in Business

The conference held a set of workshops to discuss sector-specific challenges faced by businesses. SIB Kenya likes to keep the conversations going, and facilitate action through a partnership program and organizing working discussions to follow-up on the discussions made.

Tonee Ndungu (MC) is the founder and innovation architect behind Kytabu – he glued all speakers, workshops, facts and ideas together. Shifting your mind. Speakers on stage were:

Keynote Speaker: Carole Kariuki (KEPSA, CEO), Frans Makken (Ambassador, Embassy of the Netherlands), Roelof Assies (Philips EA, GM), Sam Kimeu (Transparency International Kenya), Adam Lame (Huawei, Director of Public Affairs), Sheena Raikundalia (Intellecap), Karthik Subbaraman (Philips, Senior Scientist), Dr. Ngwenya (Intellecap Africa, Director), Nathan Mulure (Novartis East & South Africa, cluster head), Kevin Simiyu (WWF Kenya, Business Development Manager), Richard Ndiga (Serena), Carole Kawira (KEPSA, BBPC)

 

Kibera’s childrens ballet group expressing the power of nature and talent of the youth. Seedlings to take home and plant after the conference, soup made of left over vegetables, sustainable coffee, fair and pure pastries, dried mango snack, yoghurt with no antibiotics, cooking stove solutions, and many more sustainable experiences and start-ups on the spot!

Well attended workshops with key players in each field were held on: Employee Engagement, Agriculture, Health – “Partnerships in business”, Equality, Leadership and Peace –“Flashback-flash forward – What does it take”?, Waste – “From waste to business value and solving issues”, Transparency – “Roadmap to transparency”, Tourism – “The way forward on Kenya’s tourism”, Future Proof Business – “Growing sustainable inclusive start-ups, SME’s and Corporates. How do you start, improve and make it happen?”, Innovation – “IT, Innovation, Solutions and opportunities – discovering the solutions that meet needs”, Exchange Knowledge, Insights, Networks – “Gateway to fast knowledge and context on how to do responsible business in Kenya”, Smart Water In Business-“Gateway to fast knowledge and context on how to do”, Extractive and Energy Industry – “How women can take advantage of local content in energy industry towards more sustainable community development”