East African Employability Summit 2026 (EAES26)

Two-day regional summit at KICC on youth employability, skills, labour mobility and Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET).

East African Employability Summit 2026 (EAES26), 11–12 November 2026
Dates 11–12 November 2026
Venue Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi
Type Summit
Sector Jobs, skills and HR
Organiser Corporate Career Academy with the East African Business Council
Entry Delegates USD 50 (students), USD 100 (EAC), USD 150 (non-EAC); booths from KES 80,000

Official event page and registration

Dates, venue and entry details checked against the organiser’s own website (source) on 10 November 2026. Organisers can change details, so confirm with them before you travel or pay.

The East African Employability Summit 2026 (EAES26) takes place on 11 and 12 November 2026 at KICC in Nairobi under the theme “Skills without Borders: Accelerating Integration through Skills and Labour Mobility in East Africa”. It is organised by the Corporate Career Academy in partnership with the East African Business Council.

The organiser lists six themes: education and skills development, labour mobility and integration, trade, investment and entrepreneurship, policy and institutional reforms, public-private partnerships, and digital transformation. Its site says the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports will open the summit and the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection will close it.

Who should go: HR leaders, employers, TVET and university staff, recruitment firms and youth programme managers.

Norah Waceke

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