Speak at FAB Africa 2027
9-11 April 2027 · Sarit Expo Centre, Sarit Centre, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
3 days of conference alongside the exhibition, on a floor where the audience is the trade: distributors, retail chains, pharmacies, salons and spas, and the buyers who decide what goes on the shelf.
The programme is built on roundtables, not one-way keynotes — a table, a moderator, and the people who actually buy in the room. If your work answers a question a buyer has, that is the format to be in.
On the programme so far
- 10:00AM Opening ceremony and market address
- 11:00AM Roundtable: what East African retailers are stocking, and why
- 02:30PM Roundtable: getting onto the shelf — terms, logistics and the import route
- 10:30AM Roundtable: formulating for East African skin, with African ingredients
- 02:00PM Roundtable: packaging, private label and the regulatory path
- 10:30AM Roundtable: the salon and the clinic — what the professional trade buys
See the full programme — it is updated as sessions are confirmed.
Subjects we are looking for
The show floor is organised by these categories. Proposals are strongest when they speak to one of them.
- Personal, Skin & Body Care
- Hair Care & Barbering
- Colour Cosmetics
- Nail Art & Accessories
- Fragrance, Natural & Organic
- Aesthetic, Spa & Wellness
- Fashion, Jewellery & Footwear
- Packaging & Equipment
Who we are looking for
Brands and manufacturers
Founders, formulators and product people with a story about what works on African skin, hair and shelves.
Distributors and retail
Buyers and category managers who can talk honestly about terms, logistics and what actually sells.
Salon and spa
Owners and educators on the professional trade — treatment, retail, and what the chair-side needs.
Packaging, equipment, regulation
The suppliers and specialists whose decisions shape what reaches the market, and how.
How it works
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Send the proposal
A title, a short abstract, your biography and the format you have in mind — panel, presentation or workshop.
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Review by the committee
The programme committee reads proposals against the themes and the audience, and comes back with questions or a slot.
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Confirm the slot
Once the slot is agreed, we need your slides, a headshot and a short biography for the site.
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Speak at the Sarit Expo Centre
Speakers are briefed on the room, the timing and the AV setup before the show opens.
Submit a proposal
Prefer to write first? Contact the programme team.