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The AfriNovation Festival 2025, East African Edition, is an eagerly anticipated event taking place on October 16th and 17th, 2025, at the A.S.K Dome on Ngong Road, Nairobi. Guided by the powerful theme, "Innovate, Collaborate, Transform," the festival is designed as a beacon of transformative innovation, aiming to revolutionize innovation ecosystems across Africa. It provides a crucial platform to bridge traditional practices with modern methodologies, fostering meaningful dialogue and exchange among a diverse range of stakeholders.

This landmark festival convenes corporates, startups, policymakers, and development partners with the shared goal of enhancing and elevating Africa's innovation landscape. It strategically focuses on key areas such as digital transformation, corporate innovation, startup growth, industrial advancements, and the vibrant creative economy. Through a series of dedicated summits, participants can dive deep into topics including AIoT and Digital Transformation, Corporate Innovation, Startup strategies, Industrial Innovation in the Blue Collar Economy, and the Creative Economy, offering specialized discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities tailored to each sector. The festival aims to empower African innovators, facilitate knowledge exchange, and stimulate collaboration that drives economic growth and societal progress.

The AfriNovation Festival 2025 also features a trio of exciting flagship events designed to celebrate ingenuity and foster impact:

The Africa’s Next Unicorn Pitch Battle is a premier showcase for early-stage, high-growth African startups, connecting them with investors, mentors, and strategic partners. Winners will secure cash prizes, seed funding offers, and significant media visibility, accelerating the next generation of African unicorns.

The AfriCreatives Challenge is a continental competition inviting artists, designers, and creators to reimagine traditional culture through innovative artistic expression, culminating in a curated exhibition, cash prizes, and mentorship opportunities.

The climate-action opener, the AfriNovation Green Run, will take place on October 10th, 2025. This event brings together innovators, youth, and institutions for a 5K Fun Run, community tree planting, and eco-learning activities, activating collective climate action and spotlighting green-tech solutions for a regenerative Africa.

The festival's core objectives include identifying strengths and challenges within Africa's innovation sectors, empowering corporate innovation, showcasing successful innovations, promoting collaborative efforts, and facilitating extensive networking among innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and aspiring students.

Join us at the AfriNovation Festival 2025 to be part of shaping Africa’s future – an unparalleled innovation experience where ideas flourish, partnerships thrive, and the seeds of innovation take root for a prosperous and dynamic continent.