Building Bridges Between East Africa and Southeast Asia
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Join business leaders, investors, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and industry decision-makers from East Africa and Southeast Asia at a landmark international business forum.
27 November 2026
Marriott Putrajaya, Malaysia
The East Africa Business Forum 2026 is a premier platform dedicated to strengthening trade, investment, and strategic partnerships between two of the world's fastest-growing regions. Bringing together CEOs, government leaders, financial institutions, investors, and business owners, the forum creates meaningful opportunities to build relationships, unlock new markets, and foster cross-border collaboration.
Through high-level keynote sessions, panel discussions, networking, and business matchmaking, participants will explore investment opportunities, exchange insights, and establish partnerships that drive sustainable economic growth across East Africa and Southeast Asia.
Why Attend?
East Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions with strong potential in trade, logistics, agriculture, healthcare, tourism, technology, education, manufacturing, and the halal economy. Malaysia, as a strategic hub in Southeast Asia, offers powerful opportunities for investment, innovation, and international business expansion.
This forum will create a direct bridge between East African and Malaysian companies, opening doors for long-term commercial partnerships.
ASEAN Market: A Gateway to Southeast Asia
ASEAN represents one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing economic regions, connecting more than 680 million people across Southeast Asia. With a combined economy of over USD 3.9 trillion, ASEAN offers powerful opportunities for trade, investment, manufacturing, logistics, technology, halal industries, education, healthcare, agriculture, tourism, and financial services.
For East African businesses, ASEAN is more than a market — it is a strategic gateway to Asia. Through Malaysia, companies from East Africa can connect with regional supply chains, investors, manufacturers, importers, exporters, and innovation-driven industries across Southeast Asia.
The East Africa Business Forum 2026 in Selangor, Malaysia will create a direct bridge between East African entrepreneurs, Somali business leaders, Malaysian companies, ASEAN investors, and public-sector decision-makers. The forum will open doors for new partnerships, B2B matchmaking, trade expansion, and long-term investment cooperation between East Africa and Southeast Asia.
East Africa: Africa's Next Growth Engine
East Africa represents a powerful emerging market with expanding opportunities for global investors and companies. The region is strategically positioned between Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, supported by key trade routes, ports, regional business networks, and a growing entrepreneurial spirit.
From logistics and ports to agriculture, healthcare, education, tourism, technology, manufacturing, real estate, energy, and halal trade, East Africa offers a wide range of sectors ready for international partnership.
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