Following a record-breaking attendance of over 600 attendees in 2025, GTR East Africa returns to Nairobi on May 13-14, 2026 as the region’s premier annual gathering for the trade, commodity and export finance community.

Bringing together key stakeholders from across the trade, supply chain, commodity and infrastructure financing landscape, the event will once again deliver essential discussion, expert insight, and valuable networking opportunities.

Attendees can look forward to engaging with over 40 high-level speakers sharing critical market analysis, forward-thinking strategies, and practical solutions to the challenges shaping trade across East Africa. With hundreds of decision-makers from a wide range of sectors in attendance, this is the ideal forum to connect, collaborate and stay ahead in a fast-evolving market.

Key event features:

• 30+ exhibitors showcasing the latest solutions
• 5+ hours of networking, including an evening reception
• Enhanced connectivity via the event app, meeting zones & digital business cards
• Deep market insight across regions and sectors
• Access to industry-defining discussions and actionable takeaways

2025 event discussion themes:

• Emerging infrastructure investment opportunities
• The financing needed to add more value in Africa
• Solving agriculture’s productivity challenge
• Trade finance pain points and practical solutions
• Sustainability-linked finance for agribusiness
• Assessing the digital trade value proposition