2019 was a milestone year for AmCham focused on building on the lessons learnt in 2018 to help us achieve our strategic objectives as outlined in our three-year strategic plan, 2018 - 2020. We began the year with goals to narrow focus in our programming for effectiveness, build and strengthen our partnerships and alliances, amplify our public image and raise our profile and engage more strategically with members to deliver tangible value.

We made significant progress in delivering to our core business - business advocacy and trade and investment promotion. On business advocacy we engaged closely with both the Kenyan and U.S. government on various issues resulting in the resolution of six critical members issues.

On trade and Investment promotion, the 2019 AmCham Business Summit was the largest, most successful to date consisting of two days of informative sessions, roundtables with key government stakeholders and structured opportunities for business to business engagement. The Summit remains an important strategic platform to realize our advocacy mandate through the roundtable sessions with high-level government representatives as well as to promote trade and investment between Kenya and the United States with attendees having structured opportunities to engage on potential business and partnership opportunities.

Our trade and investment promotion also included facilitating and supporting Trade Mission Delegations. We organized a total of 44 B2B meetings for the Illinois delegation in addition to participating in the country briefings on doing business in Kenya for three other delegations.

The year also saw Amcham move to its own office. With a dedicated office space, AmCham can
now move forward with carving its own identity, expanding its service offering and growing its secretariat.

The Chamber also shifted its memebrship administration and events management to the award
winning members management platform - EventBank. This transition allowed us to streamline our operations and engagement.

Overall, we achieved great success in 2019 due to the continued commitment and support of
the membership and the dedication of the secretariat. We thank you for the continued engagement and for your support as we move forward and work in building a strong chamber, dedicated to our collective business objectives.

The AmCham Board