WSO2Con Africa 2026, held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, from September 22 to 24, was the company's largest edition of the conference to date. The event brought together enterprise technology leaders, developers, architects, and policymakers from across the continent and beyond. With the theme "Building the Agentic Enterprise," the program covered AI agents, APIs, integration, identity, and platform engineering.
The conference featured a mix of hands-on technical labs, keynote sessions, customer case studies, and executive panels. The event opened with a technical lab day, followed by the main keynote and track program over the next two days. Kenya's government had a visible presence on the agenda, with the Principal Secretary at the State Department of ICT and the Digital Economy among the featured speakers.
WSO2's product leadership took the stage, with Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Dr. Rania Khalaf, Chief AI Officer, and Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO, walking attendees through the company's roadmap. This marked a significant milestone in WSO2's African expansion, which is closely tied to public sector digitization efforts.
The Nairobi edition builds on WSO2's steady push into the region, following the opening of its first African office in Johannesburg. The company's expansion into Africa signals its growing focus on enterprise demand in the region, particularly in sectors such as banking, telecom, and government modernization.
WSO2's case studies have already featured local players like KCB and M-Pesa, highlighting the company's growing presence in the African market. The conference in Nairobi demonstrates WSO2's commitment to engaging with African enterprises and policymakers to drive digital transformation.
With Nairobi behind it, WSO2 has already set its next major stop as it returns to Europe in Madrid, running April 22 to 27, 2027. This marks a significant milestone in WSO2's global expansion, as the company continues to build on its momentum in the African market.
The success of WSO2Con Africa 2026 in Nairobi underscores the company's growing influence in the African enterprise technology market. As WSO2 continues to invest in the region, it is likely to play a significant role in shaping the continent's digital landscape in the years to come.
Key points
- WSO2Con Africa 2026 marks the company's first conference on African soil and its biggest edition to date.
- The conference was attended by enterprise technology leaders, developers, architects, and policymakers from across the continent and beyond.
- WSO2's African expansion is closely tied to public sector digitization efforts, with the company's product leadership taking the stage to discuss its roadmap.
