At the RIKA Africa Summit 2025 in Nairobi, industry leaders emphasized the critical need for top executives to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) for enhanced productivity and to embrace the fresh perspectives of youth in leadership roles. The summit attracted over 200 senior business leaders and chief human resource officers from across Africa.

• The summit's theme was “Exploring the nexus of AI, talent, productivity, leadership and evolving markets.”
• George Owuor, Vice President of East, West and North Africa for Government Affairs and Policy at Mastercard, highlighted that AI is the future and integral to industry growth.
• The event concluded with the graduation of 32 RIKA Leadership Programme fellows from various countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, and Dubai.