The government will continue to support the Nairobi Innovation Week as a National program. Innovation is not just about hi-tech, but innovative capacity has to be built early and embedded in the development process.

The way we look at Nairobi Innovation Week: it is a meeting point for like-minded people.

Nairobi feels like the natural place to do such an innovation event; it is a hub for technology, information and knowledge. UNICEF is proud to be a partner of the Nairobi Innovation Week as innovation is a major mandate of UNICEF.

AfDB recognizes Kenya’s leadership on innovation in the region of Africa. The bank is committed to supporting the next generation of leaders.

The banking sector for the last decade or more has undergone seismic changes due to disruptive technological advances.

Nairobi Innovation Week is a great place to meet people, to hear new ideas and also to look for partners to help us find and identify start ups and take them to scale.

Innovation is that change that unlocks new value.

Nairobi Innovation Week is really about bringing together the partners and members of the innovation ecosystem within this country; and those who are interested in supporting us.

Innovation can come from all disciplines. People shouldn’t feel that if they are a scientist, they are the only ones who innovate: If they are not a scientist, innovation has nothing to do with them. Innovation is for everyone.

I am extremely humbled by your support through participation, mobilisation of resources, and generation of ideas that have made the Nairobi Innovation Week a successful and truly global event.