This forum has been carefully crafted to address the critical challenges and unlock the vast potential of Kenya's supply chain ecosystem, aligning with the country's overarching economic development priorities.
The focus on strengthening national supply chains underscores this year’s priorities in developing robust, resilient, and interconnected supply chain networks within Kenya. The program will explore strategies to empower and support Kenyan practitioners and players in SCM, foster collaboration and connectivity among supply chain stakeholders, and enhance the overall competitiveness and responsiveness of the country's supply chain ecosystem.

It will be a five-day physical event featuring paper and poster presentations around the main theme: "Empowering National Supply Chains for Innovation, Resilience and Global Competitiveness"

The primary objectives of this national dialogue on supply chain management in Kenya are:

1. To provide a platform for local and regional stakeholders to deliberate on the key challenges and opportunities in strengthening national supply chains within the global economic landscape.
2. To explore strategies and best practices for industries and SMEs to become key drivers of economic development through effective supply chain management.
3. To examine the role of technology, e-government procurement, and digital transformation in enhancing the efficiency and resilience of supply chains.
4. To discuss the importance of sustainability, ethics, and professionalism in supply chain management, and their impact on long-term business and economic growth.
5. To foster collaboration, connectivity, and knowledge-sharing among supply chain practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to develop a comprehensive policy framework for the Kenyan supply chain ecosystem.

• Global Trends in SCM
• Ethics & Professionalism in PSCM
• SDGs, Social Development and Philosophy in SCM
• Inclusivity in Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• Digital Divide, Technologies and Innovations in PSCM
• Empowering Women-Owned Enterprises in the East African Region
• 21st Century Trends in Private Sector Procurement
• Socioeconomic impact of local content in Kenya: Buy Kenya Build Kenya Initiative
• Procurement Audit
• Pitfalls in Public Procurement-Case Studies
• Procurement Under Devolved Government Structures-The opportunities, challenges and remedies
• Farmer-led Supply Chain Models as Accelerators to Global Trade
• Diagnosis and Solutions to Challenges Facing PSCM in Kenya
• Impactful Resource Mobilization in PSCM
• Successful Value Chains: Case Studies
• Transforming Social Economic Status in Africa: Case Study

The dialogue will be a hybrid event that will involve keynote speeches, presentations and interactive panel discussions by leaders, policy makers, experts, and influencers.

The national dialogue conference will feature paper and poster presentations from participants, distinguished keynote speakers from industry, academia, and policymakers.  They will offer a platform for participants to network, share experiences, challenges as well as new knowledge on emerging technologies and supply chain related matters.

Among others, the event will convene The National Treasury, Public Procurement Regulatory Authority-Kenya, Public Procurement Regulatory Authorities in other East and Central African countries, Academia, Researchers, Policy Makers, Financiers, Procurement and Supply Chain Management Practitioners, Legal Practitioners, NGOs, Procurement and Supply Chain Professional Bodies in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda.