East Africa’s Largest Gathering of Designers, Creators & Innovators
A full-day flagship event in Nairobi turning honest industry konversations into practical, walk-away skills.
We Need to
Talk
This year’s theme breaks boundaries. From powerful talks to hands-on sessions, discover how creativity drives change in design, tech, and beyond.
Three konversations. Three workshops. One room.
Every panel is followed immediately by a workshop that turns the konversation into something you leave with in your hands.
Mirror Time
An honest reality check on pay, hiring, agency life, and freelance survival in Kenyan design — without the LinkedIn gloss.
Translate This
Rewrite a sentence you’d say to another designer as something a client would actually pay for.
Employed or Independent?
The career fork every Kenyan designer hits. Practitioners on both sides break down what no one tells you.
What Are You Actually Worth?
Leave with a defensible rate in your own handwriting by 1:00 PM.
Separating the Rice from the Chaff
AI, mediocrity, and who survives it. The taste and discipline that separate designers still working in 2030 from the ones who won’t.
Steal One Thing
Leave with one AI use you’ll try in real work this month.
Bookended by an opening keynote that names the problem, and a closing keynote that plants KKLive 2027.
Is this room for you?
You’re 3 to 6 years into Kenyan design. You’re earning and skilled. You’re privately unsure whether the quality of your work is translating into real client value.
That’s the room.
The career-forkers
Weighing employment vs consultancy. Wanting honest math, not fantasy.
The priced-in-fog
Skilled and delivering, but quietly unsure if your rates match your work.
The AI-anxious
Seeking a filter for what’s real in AI, not another list of tools.
The community-hungry
Skilled but isolated. Looking for a room where honest talk is default.
Who’s not in this room.
Anyone still figuring out if design is their thing. This room is built for people who’ve made that call — doing the work, navigating questions early phases don’t prepare you for.
What the community actually says.
"Before KDK, my design journey felt lonely. There was YouTube, there were tutorials, but I didn’t have people. I had so many questions and no one to ask. KDK changed that for me. It made it easy to find information, but more importantly, to hear people’s stories. KDK made design more relatable, easier to grow, and honestly, way more fun. Hearing 'oh kumbe, you went through that too' made all the difference."
"Attending Kreative Konvo opened my eyes to the real depth of African design talent. The live portfolio teardowns gave me practical, raw feedback that helped me land my first international remote role. KDK is building a movement, not just a community."
Kiprop Vance
Product Designer & Tech Fellow
"KDK bridged the gap between learning design theory in campus at DeKUT and navigating real-world client expectations. The mentors speak directly to our local market realities. It's hands-down the most valuable design space in East Africa."
Nia Wanjiru
Brand Strategy Lead & DeKUT Alum
"Before joining the KDK ecosystem, freelancing felt like a lonely battle. The Kreative Konvo masterclasses gave me the confidence, pricing strategies, and industry network to build a thriving design practice."
David Mutua
Motion & Interaction Designer
KKLive 2026 is what happens when a community that’s been having this konversation online for years decides to have it in the same room.
Your day, hour by hour.
A structured timeline designed to turn honest konversations into practical, walk-away skills.
Doors & registration
Attendee arrival, badge collection, first networking.
Welcome & host
Host opens the room, sets the tone, and names the rules of the day.
Opening Keynote
20 minutes. The problem KKLive exists to solve, named honestly. Every person in the room seen before the panels begin.
Panel 1 · Mirror Time
60 minutes. An industry reality check on pay, hiring, agency life, and freelance survival — without the LinkedIn gloss.
Workshop · Translate This
30 minutes. Paired. Rewrite a sentence you’d say to another designer as something a client would understand and value.
Mid-morning break
30 minutes. Chai & refreshments, unstructured networking.
Panel 2 · Employed or Independent?
60 minutes. The career fork. Practitioners who chose each path break down what no one tells you.
Workshop · What Are You Actually Worth?
30 minutes. Paired. A floor-rate method plus a menu of modifiers. Leave with a number you can defend on Monday.
Lunch
60 minutes. Full lunch served. Unstructured networking.
Community moment
20 minutes. Open floor — audience voices, quick wins, community shoutouts.
Panel 3 · Separating the Rice from the Chaff
60 minutes. AI, mediocrity, and who survives it.
Workshop · Steal One Thing
30 minutes. Each attendee commits to one concrete AI use they’ll try in real work this month.
Closing Keynote
KKLive 2027 announced. Community moment. Thanks.
Open networking
Drinks, no agenda.
Close
Official end of event.
First panelists announced soon.
KKLive panels are drawn from working practitioners with something specific and honest to say. No résumé slides, no motivational monologues.
First names go up soon. Follow @254kdk for updates.
Think you should be on one of these panels?
Panelists come from working practice — people with something specific to say about pay, the career fork, or the AI shift. If that describes you, or someone you know, tell us which panel and why.
Reserve Your Kreative Seat
Select the right pass for your professional journey
Paid tickets — because commitment protects the room from the no-show rate free events attract.
Solo Pass
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Full-day access: 2 keynotes, 3 panels, 3 workshops
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A defensible rate card in your own handwriting, by 1pm
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A rewritten client pitch that lands
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One concrete AI commitment for Monday morning
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Direct intros to practitioners in your discipline
Kreative Crew Pack
Only KSh 799 per person! (Save 47% off Solo price)
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Everything in Solo, x5
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Reserved team table
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Group intro moment on the mic
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5 sticker packs and resource kits
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Built for agencies bringing their team, or friend groups splitting the cost
Duo Squad Pack
KSh 899 per person (Save 40%)
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Everything in Solo, x2
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Seated together — bring the person you actually want to think through this with
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Two sticker packs and resource kits
Before you book.
We Don’t Walk Alone,
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Kreative Partners
Passionate organizations that share a common vision and want to make a kreative impact.