The Future of AI
in Business
Sound familiar?
?Applied for tech jobs again and again — and never heard back? It's rarely because you're not relevant. More often, it's the skills the market now requires that nobody told you about.
?Sending proposal after proposal, connecting with people, showing what you do — yet sales keep going down and the team keeps getting smaller? You keep pushing, but nothing seems to move.
?Running a business and wondering how to scale it — which AI tools actually matter, who you need to hire (and who you don't), and where the next opportunity is coming from?
?Building something great but need an investor to take it to the next level — and don't know where to find one?
You are not alone. Every company and every professional goes through this — that's exactly why The Future of AI in Business exists.
One room. 300+ decision-makers. Colour-coded lanyards so you know who you are talking to before you say hello. Real systems running live — not slideware.
CRES Dynamics
Most business events talk about AI.
This one solves what's actually broken.
Every business in this room is facing one of three problems right now: sales workflows eating hours that should go to growth, hiring processes that can't find the right people fast enough, or decision-makers flying blind because the data they need arrives too late to act on. The Future of AI in Business exists to solve those three problems directly, not to talk about AI in the abstract.
You will leave this room knowing:
- ▸ How to automate the repetitive work currently eating your team's time, this week, not someday
- ▸ How to build hiring systems that surface the right candidates before your competitors do
- ▸ How to give your leadership real-time visibility into what's actually happening in the business
- ▸ Which AI tools are worth adopting right now, and which are hype dressed up as innovation
- ▸ How developers stay relevant and in-demand as the skills employers want keep shifting
Where you start: You don't need to be technical. You don't need to already understand AI. You need one afternoon, the right room, and a Monday morning action plan you can actually execute. This is the room where Kenyan businesses are already figuring out what's next, together.
Sarit Expo Centre
Hosted inside the Sarit Centre complex in Westlands, Nairobi's established hub for conferences, exhibitions, and business events. Easy parking, Uber drop-off, and matatu access from Westlands roundabout.
Events for CEOs, founders, developers, and more.
The Future of AI in Business is a Kenya tech event and AI event for people who run and build companies: events for CEOs, events for business owners, events for developers, events for founders, events for investors, events for techies, and techpreneurs.
CEOs & Founders
Scale without hiring 5 more people
- ✓ Automate ops, reduce overhead
- ✓ Real-time revenue visibility
- ✓ Board-ready dashboards
Developers & Techies
Ship AI-powered features, not slide decks
- ✓ Live production demos
- ✓ Architecture patterns
- ✓ Integration blueprints
Investors & Partners
Meet the next wave of AI-native companies
- ✓ Pre-vetted founders
- ✓ Live product demos
- ✓ Structured networking
Colour-coded lanyards at registration
Pick your lane when you register — business owner, developer, hiring, job seeker, or speaker. Your lanyard colour signals who you are, so the right people find each other in seconds.
Developer
Developers & engineers
Business Owner
CEOs & founders
Hiring
Companies hiring talent
Job Seeker
Looking for opportunities
Speaker
On stage & in the room
Tech conference energy at Sarit.
One afternoon. Zero filler.
AI in Business: automation, strategy, and real-world implementation for Kenyan enterprises. 31 October 2026.
Doors open · Registration & lanyards
Opening & Welcome — Nelson Were
Opening Keynote — Bernard Odote
"The Next State of AI in Kenyan Business: From Generative AI to Physical AI" + 10 min Q&A
Panel: Business Owners Using AI Right Now
Bernard Odote, Nelson Were + business owners (4 more seats open — total 6)
Business Track: Tools & how to start
For business owners · Speaker TBC
Developer Track: Tools & how to start
For developers · +10 min Q&A · Speaker TBC
Keynote: The Future of Work in Africa
30 min · Speaker TBC
VIP Roundtable
Breakout, VIP only · Facilitated by Nelson Were; Bernard Odote joins
Live AI Challenge
Parallel, Main Hall · for business owners & developers remaining in main room · Facilitator TBC
Sponsor Spotlights
3 sponsors · Sponsors TBC
The Monday Morning Action Plan (15 min) — Nelson Were
Networking & Close
Six deep-dives.
31 October 2026 · Sarit Expo Centre · Practical sessions you can act on Monday morning.
Real Systems. Real Production. Zero Decks.
We don't do theoretical PowerPoint presentations. During the Developer Track breakout, we open live development workflows to demonstrate:
- ▸ How to architect an automated invoicing script that triggers text alerts the second an account falls behind.
- ▸ How to structure an AI-driven data layer that pulls raw operational metrics into a clean executive dashboard your leadership team can read in 5 seconds.
Why attend? Because the businesses that move first on AI adoption are the ones setting the pace for everyone else in their industry, right now, not in five years. This is where you decide which side of that gap you're on.
Standard
KES 2,500
Built for developers, technical builders, and anyone ready to get hands-on.
What you get:
- ✓ Full access to the main programme, keynotes, panels, and fireside chat
- ✓ Access to the Business or Developer Track workshop
- ✓ Entry into the Live AI Challenge
- ✓ Networking access across the full event
- ✓ Event materials and resources
VIP Executive
KES 4,000
Built for CEOs, founders, and decision-makers who need strategy, not just information.
What you get, in addition to everything in Standard:
- ✓ Access to the closed-door VIP Roundtable, a direct, off-stage strategy session with fellow CEOs and founders
- ✓ Priority seating throughout the event
- ✓ A post-event 90-minute Systems Discovery & AI Audit with the Cres Dynamics team, tailored specifically for your business
- ✓ Direct access to speakers and high-level decision-makers in the room
The difference, plainly: Standard gets you the knowledge. VIP gets you the knowledge, the room where real strategy gets discussed, and a system built specifically for your business afterward.
Reserve your seat
31 October 2026 · Sarit Expo Centre, Nairobi
Meet our speakers
Practical talks and field lessons from operators who ship. More names announced soon.
Nelson Ochieng
Founder, CRES Dynamics
AI Agents & CRM That Ships
Benard Odote
Speaker
Frontier Tech & AI Infrastructure
Want to join them on stage? Live demos and production systems preferred — we're looking for operators who ship.
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The Future of AI in Business — 31 October 2026 · Sarit Expo Centre, Nairobi.
Before you register
Questions? Talk to Nelson