The 21st-Century Company Runs on Fintech.
Exploring how financial technology is becoming the operating system of modern business.
A new chapter is taking shape. The 6th edition of Hela Storytellas will be co-located with the 11th edition of China Trade Week Kenya — ushering in a financial literacy approach that introduces a story world, presented in a live multimedia format.
The conversation begins in
Friday • 24 July 2026 • 2:00 PM
Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi
Wellness Partners
of Hela Storytellas 6
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Money is becoming infrastructure.
The conversations shaping the next company.
From Publishing to Partnerships
Stories do not end when they are published. They become conversations. Conversations become introductions. Introductions become partnerships.
Hela Storytellas uses the Africa Is A Planet editorial method to identify opportunities, connect decision-makers and help transform insight into commercial relationships.
A live editorial experience for fintech, business and partnerships.
The 21st-Century Company Runs on Fintech.
KICC Nairobi
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The future belongs to organisations that understand money as infrastructure — not just finance.
Built for people shaping the next economy.
Founders
Building the next generation of African businesses, platforms and fintech-enabled services.
Corporate Leaders
Understanding how fintech is reshaping operations, customers, payments and growth.
Investors
Finding tomorrow’s infrastructure companies and the systems behind future markets.
Government & Partners
Designing policy, inclusion, regulation and partnerships for financial transformation.
Watch the Journey Report
Watch NowHow Hela became a live platform for money, story and systems.
The Journey Report captures the evolution of Hela Storytellas across previous editions and the movement toward a larger platform for financial literacy, culture and business relationships.
Editions 1–5
Money as Story
Foundational conversations on financial literacy, personal finance and lived experience.
Money as Behaviour
Exploring how people make financial decisions inside real social and cultural contexts.
Money as Community
Understanding how families, groups and communities organize survival, growth and resilience.
Money as Opportunity
Framing enterprise, ambition and access as central to financial transformation.
Money as System
Connecting personal finance to broader systems of trade, technology and infrastructure.
China Trade Week Kenya
Hela Storytellas 6 will take place within the wider China Trade Week and Africa Technology Show environment, positioning fintech conversations inside a real trade, investment, technology and partnership marketplace.
Edition 6 will be explored through systems, people and consequences.
Hela Storytellas uses story, moderated conversation and multimedia presentation to make financial systems easier to understand, easier to question and easier to connect to real business opportunities.
Built through collaboration.
Hela Storytellas 6 brings together storytelling, publishing, technology, trade and convening partners to create a live platform for business relationships.
