BIK BUSINESS BREAKFAST FRIDAY, 22ND MARCH 2019 CAPITAL CLUB EAST AFRICA 7.30am – 9.30am Theme: Doing Business in Kenya - the regulatory environment   AGENDA: Opening remarks – Darren Gillen, BIK Chair Update from the Embassy of Ireland, Lisa Doherty, Chargé d’Affaires Security briefing – WS Insight Presentations from invited speakers Mick Murphy: Partner at…

BIK SOCIAL EVENT TOUCH OF GREEN 14th MARCH, 2019 KENGELE’S LAVINGTON 7.00pm – late   BIK hosted the first social event of 2019 on Thursday 14th March, 2019 at Kengeles in Lavington.  The event, which kicked off St Patrick’s weekend, centred on bringing members together through an evening of socializing in a vibrant environment. The…

The AGM took place as a breakfast event on Friday, 7th December, 2018.  The venue, was the Capital Club EA, Westlands as was the case the previous year. Agenda General introduction AGM Elements: Approval of Accounts Annual Report for 2018 Election of Office Bearers and approval of new BIK Co-Chair Security briefing by Insight Panel…

Theme: How Small and Medium Enterprises can commit to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kenya

The fourth BIK Breakfast Meeting of 2018 was held on Friday, 5th October 2018 at the Capital Club East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from 7.30 am with approximately 60 members attending. Opening Remarks: BIK Chair, Niall Meany The Chair, Niall Meany, welcomed all present to the meeting and gave a brief overview of the agenda. Remarks…

BIK members and invited guests had a very enjoyable evening at the BIK Social Event held at Movenpick Hotel in Westlands on September 13th, 2018. The event included the launch of the BIK Doing Business in Kenya Guide by Irish Ambassador Dr. Vincent O’Neill, who presented copies of the Guide to the BIK members; CEO of UKALL,…

BIK members had a thrilling evening at the second BIK Connect event, which was held at the Irish Ambassador’s residence in Muthaiga. The BIK Co-chairs, Dr. Vincent O’Neill and Mr. Lau Larsen, and members of the BIK Steering Committee were all present. BIK members and some invited guests, including Nairobi Hospital CEO Mr. Gordon Odundo,…

The third BIK Breakfast Meeting of 2018 was held on Friday, 6th July 2018 at the Capital Club East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from 7.30 am with 63 members in attendance. Opening Remarks: BIK Chair, Niall Meany The Chair welcomed all present to the meeting, remarking on the good turnout and gave a brief overview of…

The second BIK Breakfast Meeting of 2018 was held on Friday, 20 April, 2018 at the Capital Club East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from 7.30 am – 9.30 am with 55 guests in attendance. Opening Remarks: BIK Chair, Niall Meany The Chair welcomed all present to the meeting, remarking on the good turnout. As the first…

The BIK Breakfast Meeting was held on Friday, 23rd February, 2018 at Capital Club East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from 7.30am-9.30am with 58 guests in attendance. Niall Meany, Chair of Business Ireland Kenya, called the meeting to order at 7.45am Opening Remarks: Chair Niall Meany The Chair welcomed all present to the meeting, remarking that he…

The AGM took place as a breakfast event on Friday, 1st December, 2017. The venue was the Capital Club EA, Westlands as was the case the previous year. Agenda General introduction AGM Elements: Approval of Accounts New BIK Fees Annual Report for 2017 Election of Office Bearers and approval of new BIK Co-Chair Security briefing…

The BIK Breakfast Meeting was held on Oct. 6, 2017 at Capital Club East Africa in Nairobi, with approximately 70 members taking part. The Ambassador of Ireland to Kenya Dr. Vincent O’Neill called the meeting to order and provided opening remarks. News from BIK The BIK membership had a number of networking opportunities since the…

BIK members came together for a Breakfast Meeting at Capital Club on July 6, 2017. There were approximately 80 members in attendance, including 5 newly registered members and guests. The Ambassador of Ireland to Kenya Dr. Vincent O’Neill provided the opening remarks, welcoming BIK members and special guests at the meeting. These included Secretary General…

The meeting began at 7:30am at Capital Club, Nairobi. The venue was full to capacity with approximately 80 people in attendance. Simon Roberts, Warrior Insight Simon gave a security brief, highlighting an IED attack on Mandera Governor Roba’s convoy, in which five police officers died. He reported that small groups are organizing attacks on the…

Ambassador Dr. Vincent O’Neill formally opened the first BIK Breakfast meeting in 2017. Held at the Capitol Club, the meeting theme was “Challenges to and progress being made in the doing business environment in Kenya.” BIK News The Ambassador highlighted key achievements made by BIK in 2016, including a thematic focus in meetings, diversification of…

The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Friday Dec. 9, 2016. The lunch-time event took place at the Capital Club in Westlands, the second AGM in a row to take place at the venue. Highlights of 2016 Based on membership feedback, BIK breakfasts took a specific sectoral focus and proved to be very…