How to Host a Successful Global Summit in Nairobi
Ten lessons from producing global summits in Nairobi — from ministerial protocol to press pool management and legacy reporting.
Nairobi hosts more African summits than any other city on the continent. Cara has produced enough of them to distill ten hard-won lessons that separate a summit that lands in the history books from one that limps to a close.
Lesson 1-5: Structure
1) Appoint a single point of accountability. 2) Publish a locked run of show 21 days out. 3) Rehearse plenary transitions three times. 4) Assign a dedicated protocol officer per VIP delegation. 5) Build a press pool workflow — accreditation, filing centre, mult-box.
Lesson 6-10: Experience
6) Design side events as prime content, not filler. 7) Make delegate transport frictionless. 8) Land the closing communiqué before the summit opens. 9) Livestream every plenary — see our livestream services guide. 10) Publish a legacy report within 30 days.
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