Africa’s most curated gathering of business leaders, operators, investors, and industry voices.
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01 · The Invitation
Whether you're expanding across borders, managing supplier payments, navigating foreign exchange or looking for new commercial partnerships, JIRANI puts you in the room with the executives, founders and industry leaders tackling the same challenges, creating an environment where ideas become introductions and introductions become business opportunities.
02 · The Room
JIRANI brings together the businesses driving Africa's economy alongside the financial, technology and capital partners enabling their growth. Every industry has been intentionally selected because real commercial opportunities exist between them.
Investors, funds, family offices and founders meeting around real investment and expansion mandates.
Importers, exporters, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and procurement leaders building supply relationships.
Banks, fintechs, payment providers, FX and treasury partners solving the financial infrastructure behind cross-border business.
Technology companies, founders and enterprise buyers working out market entry, deployment, partnerships and distribution.
Legal, accounting, consulting, recruitment and advisory firms that make operating across two jurisdictions possible.
Businesses building international teams and connecting the Kenyan and UK professional ecosystems.
Businesses selling into new markets, taking international customers and managing multi-currency collections and payouts.
Brands and platforms buying visibility, cultural relevance and trusted networks in a market they do not yet own.
This is your pipeline, pre-matched.
For one evening, JIRANI London brings together the people who can buy, fund, distribute, license, advise, hire or clear a path into a market on both sides of the corridor.
Build for Market Entry
A credible route into the UK for Kenyan companies and a trusted route into Kenya and East Africa for UK businesses.
A curated showcase where attendees interact with products in real business scenarios, creating natural opportunities for discovery and conversation.
Curated fitness and wellness experiences that encourage meaningful conversations, authentic connections and stronger business relationships.
A dedicated networking space where founders, executives and business leaders can continue conversations, exchange ideas and build partnerships throughout the evening.
Panel Discussions
Across 3 panel discussions, we look at the policies, technologies and partnerships changing how African businesses move money, adopt innovation and grow strategically across multiple sectors.
Panel I
“Financial Resilience, Wealth Protection, and the New Role of Digital Assets”
With Kenya's 2027 election year approaching, this panel explores how individuals and businesses can build financial resilience amid currency, inflation, and market uncertainty — and where digital assets fit alongside traditional finance.
Panel II
“Competition, Loyalty, and the Future of Remittance in Africa”
Cross-border money movement is more competitive than ever. This panel examines how remittance providers are competing on trust, pricing, and experience — and what actually creates customer loyalty.
Panel III
“What It Takes to Move Products, Services and Opportunity Across Africa”
From factory to shelf and clinic to patient, this panel explores how businesses across Africa reach their customers through partnerships, infrastructure, and innovation.
Past Panel Speakers
MCMichelle Watiki
Co-Founder & COO
Duck
ModeratorIan Wafula
CEO & Founder
Sauti Sessions · BBC Coverage
Panel IGabriel Mbugua
Senior Backend Engineer
HoneyCoin
Panel IAlex Michael Karanja Njoroge
CEO
HF Markets
ModeratorBarrack Bukusi
Co-Founder & Host
Financially Incorrect
Panel IIRaphael Anampiu
Co-Founder
Flex Money Transfer Limited
Panel IISamuel Ireri
Head of International Banking & Payments
Equity Bank
ModeratorEvans Munene
Host
Admin Access
ModeratorDominic Mulinda
Host
Admin Access
Panel IIILiz Wambua
Head of Operations
Glovo Kenya
Panel IIIKimjackson Njeru
Head of Commercial
Naivas
Panel IIIDr. Darshan Chandaria
Group CEO & Director
Chandaria Group
MCMichelle Watiki
Co-Founder & COO
Duck
ModeratorIan Wafula
CEO & Founder
Sauti Sessions · BBC Coverage
Panel IGabriel Mbugua
Senior Backend Engineer
HoneyCoin
Panel IAlex Michael Karanja Njoroge
CEO
HF Markets
ModeratorBarrack Bukusi
Co-Founder & Host
Financially Incorrect
Panel IIRaphael Anampiu
Co-Founder
Flex Money Transfer Limited
Panel IISamuel Ireri
Head of International Banking & Payments
Equity Bank
ModeratorEvans Munene
Host
Admin Access
ModeratorDominic Mulinda
Host
Admin Access
Panel IIILiz Wambua
Head of Operations
Glovo Kenya
Panel IIIKimjackson Njeru
Head of Commercial
Naivas
Panel IIIDr. Darshan Chandaria
Group CEO & Director
Chandaria Group
12 · Fitness & Wellness
Great conversations begin long before the first panel. Wellness Meets Business is Jirani’s invitation to slow down, reset, and connect before the evening’s discussions begin.
Ease into the evening with instructor-led movement sessions designed to energise the body, improve mobility, and prepare you for the conversations ahead.
Join a guided Pilates session focused on strength, balance, posture, and mindful movement, accessible to both beginners and experienced participants.
Take part in a guided yoga session designed to help you unwind, recharge, and reconnect. Open to all experience levels, these sessions are created so everyone can participate comfortable.
The wellness zone is where the evening's most useful conversations start. Shared experience takes the transactional edge off a first meeting: two executives doing the same thing at the same time have something to talk about before either has to sell.
5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Take part in guided gym sessions, Pilates, yoga, and curated wellness experiences designed to help you reset, recharge, and reconnect before the evening’s conversations begin.
Production
JIRANI is a joint production by My Tech Story Africa and Nani's Café Party — two communities that believe the best African business happens when culture, wellness and capital share a room.
My Tech Story Africa builds ecosystems where founders, investors and operators turn conversation into commerce. Nani's Café Party curates intimate spaces where wellness, design and cultural connection create the conditions for trust. Together they produce an evening that is part boardroom, part dinner table, part retreat.
The people shaping what’s next
Cape Town · Nairobi · London
1Past edition · 8 May 2026
2Past edition · Friday, 28 August 2026 →
3Upcoming editionThursday, 12 November 2026
Jirani · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Schedule will be announced soon
The hour-by-hour programme for the London edition is being finalised. Ticket holders are emailed the full run of the evening as soon as it is confirmed.
Intentionally limited to 120 attendees. Every registration is reviewed to ensure the room remains high-signal and commercially valuable.
Your place in the room
Reserve early. Seats are allocated on confirmation and the room is intentionally limited.
General Admission · Secure checkout on HustleSasa
The organisations that backed the Nairobi edition. The London edition is now open for partnerships.
Past Diamond Partners
Past Community Partners
JIRANI is an invitation-led executive gathering where Africa's decision-makers build their next business opportunity. One room, 120 decision-makers, eight industries — Cape Town, Nairobi and London.
Thursday, 12 November 2026. The evening runs from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The venue is shared only with confirmed ticket holders.
Designed for CFOs, CEOs and commercial leaders navigating cross-border growth, alongside operators and commercial teams with purchasing power, operational influence, or strategic partnerships to offer.
JIRANI is intentionally limited to 120 attendees to preserve the quality of conversations. Every registration is reviewed to ensure the room remains high-signal and commercially valuable.
General Admission is £80. It includes full event access, networking, wellness activities, food and drinks.
Yes, Jirani's wellness programme runs throughout the evening, featuring guided gym sessions, Pilates, and yoga designed to help you reset, recharge, and reconnect.