Selected Talks
- The AidEx Africa 2018 Conference. 12-13 September, 2018, Nairobi, Kenya
- Seamless East Africa 2018. 3-5 September, 2018. Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa Cyber Defence Summit – Kenya. 09 – 10 July 2018 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Social Media Week International (SMWi). 12th – 15th June 2018, Nairobi, Kenya
- Microsoft, Africa. Digital Transformation – the role of multinationals. September 18, 2017.
- Global Learning Council Summit (Berlin, Germany). Paving the Way for the Digital Future, June 30, 2017.
- TEDx Kilimani, Nairobi. Unleashing Data for Digital Transformation. April 8, 2017
- IMF Statistical Forum. Leveraging Digital Transformation for Economic Expansion. Washington DC 2017.
- KRA, Kenya. Optimizing Big Data and Advanced Analytics for Enhanced Tax Administration. November, 29 2017.
- Guardian South Africa: Accessibility and Affordability of Broadband to all. Johannesburg: 2014.
- Mobile World Congress: Sharing the Kenyan ICT experience and a respondent to Mark Zuckerberg’s key note speech: February 2014.
- I.T Africa Innovate: The Impact of ICTs on Africa’s Development. MIT Lab April 11-12, 2014
- Saudi Arabia: Developing Saudi Arabia as the Arab region ICT Hub: 2014.
- India: Sharing local experiences on how we created an ICT Hub within a short period of time: 2014.
- Entrepreneur Forum Kenya: A monthly free lecture service to help young and upcoming entrepreneurs develop their entrepreneurial skills. 2014.
Conferences
- Africa & Middle East Conference on Software Engineering. 30-31 Oct. 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
- 3rd East African Business and Entrepreneurship Conference. 30th to 31st October, 2018 in Kampala Uganda.
- Euromoney Conference Morocco Conference. 19th September 2018. Rabat, Morocco.
- Pension Funds and Investments in Africa Conference. 12th -13th September 2018 at The Michelangelo Hotel, Sandton,Johannesburg in South Africa.
- 4th regional Credit Information Sharing Conference 2018. 27-28 August 2018, Kenya School of Monetary Studies at KSMS, Nairobi, Kenya.
- United Nations Conference on the Midterm Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries, May 29, 2016. Antalya, Turkey.
- ICTs and Governance in Africa. The role of new media in peacebuilding and state-building July 9-10, 2014 Conference. Political Entrepreneurialism: Reflections of a Civil Servant and the Role of Political Institutions in Technology Innovation and Diffusion in Kenya. Oxford University, England.
- Africans investing in Africa – the frontier busters. Author’s Conference, March 13, 2014. ICT Investments in Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 2nd Africa School on Internet Governance Conference, 21 – 25 November, Mauritius. Role of ICTs in Employment and Wealth creation.
- The Guardian Activate Conference in Johannesburg. Keynote Speech on Global Innovation and Broadband Access in Africa. July 9, 2014.
- Kabarak University Keynote speech. Development of Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem. July 18th
- eLearning Africa 2014 Conference in Kampala. Perspectives on ICTs, Education and Development in Africa. May 2014.
- ICTD 2013 Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development. A4AI — 2013 Affordability Report Stark Insights, New Solutions. December 7 -9, 2013. Cape Town.
- Ubuntunet 2011 Connect. Keynote Speech- Access for Success. November 23-25, 2011. Safari Park Nairobi.
- International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Headed the Kenyan Delegation for several years.
- Universal Postal Union (UPU). Headed Kenyan Delegation to numerous policy negotiations.
- Linkage Dynamics between MSEs and Multinational Corporations in Kenya.
- Entrepreneurship & Development in Education, Policy & Research” 1st – 3rd November 2005 at Blackpool, UK.
- Assessing Social Enterprise:
- Evidence from Kenya. 27th ISBA Conference Entrepreneurship and SME Development. “Creating Opportunities: Entrepreneurship & Development in Education, Policy & Research” 2nd – 4th November 2004 at Newcastle-Gateshead, UK.
- Can Faith Based Enterprises be Sustained in Kenya?
- 2004 Babson Kau man Foundation Entrepreneurial Research Conference. Co-sponsored by The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland June 3rd – 5th, 2004.
- A Synthesis of Enterprise Research Methods in Africa.
- Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Development (CEED) United States International University, Kenya. May 12th – 14th, 2004.
- Methodological pitfalls in conducting Entrepreneurial Research in Africa:
- A Research Synthesis. Research Paradigms in Entrepreneurship and Small Business. The University of Surrey, Guilford – April 3rd – 4th 2003.
- National Research Fund. Launch of National Research Fund Strategic Plan and Award of NRF 2016 Grants, December 14, 2017. Nairobi, Kenya.
- GIZ, Make-IT in Africa Tech Entrepreneurship. December 7, 2017. Nairobi, Kenya.
- DEMO Africa. 6th Annual DEMO Africa conference, November 23-24, 2017. Johannesburg, South Africa.
- IMF. Fifth IMF Statistical Forum, Measuring the Digital Economy, November 16–17, 2017. Washington, DC.USA.
- Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK). The Land and Property Sector in Africa: Marching into the Future, November 8-9, 2017. Nairobi, Kenya
- GSMA. Mobile 360 Africa – Pathways to Social Transformation, July 5-6, 2017. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
- KIM. Business Strategy for Results: The Essential Toolkit for Innovative Leadership, June 28-30. Mombasa, Kenya.
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Canada). Digitization and the Future of Work, June 15-16. Ottawa, Canada.
- National Aid Control Council. Achieving Health Care by 2030: Is Sustainable Financing for HIV and NCDs Key to Effective Health Governance, May 31, 2017. Nairobi, Kenya.
- Google & International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Internet Policy and Governance in Africa, May 4, 2017. Ibadan, Nigeria.
- The Wall Street Journal. Investing in Africa, Technology, Transition and Growth conference, March 7, 2017. The News Building, London.
- UN World Data Forum. Improving data and statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. January 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.
- AfDB-EIB. Youth Employment, Energy and Innovation, Industrialization, and Agri-business, November 21-22, 2016. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
- Beyond Profit Kenya. Making The SDGs Relevant For Business, Civil Society and Government, November 18, 2016. Nairobi, Kenya
- UN Conference. SDGs, Data and Capacity Development: From a Data Revolution to a Capacity Revolution. July 19, 2016. New York, USA.
- World Bank’s conference on Harnessing Digital Trade for Competitiveness and Development. May 19-20, Washington, DC.