At the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a cavalcade of billionaires came together to exchange ideas on charitable giving.

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Third, since 2010 Nairobi has had a place, called the iHub, for local techies to get together and exchange ideas.

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These conferences bring together industry innovators, entrepreneurs and financing sources to exchange ideas, forge new relationships and discuss the current and future industry trends.

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