DataFlow Group Confirmed as Diamond Sponsor of Kenya’s Inaugural National Qualifications Conference 2026
CEO Sunil Kumar to Join High-Level Panel on Trusted Micro-Credentials and Global Talent Mobility
DUBAI, UAE / NAIROBI, KENYA — DataFlow Group, the world’s trusted Primary Source Verification and workforce solutions partner to governments and regulatory authorities, has confirmed its participation as Diamond Sponsor at the 1st National Qualifications Conference 2026, convened by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) from 12 to 14 May 2026 at Emara Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
The inaugural conference — themed “A Decade of Transformation and Reimagining Qualifications in Kenya: Advancing Quality, Relevance, Inclusion and Recognition of Qualifications and Skills for Lifelong Learning and Employability” — brings together over 300 senior policymakers, qualification authorities, regulators, employers, development partners, and international organisations to shape the future of Kenya’s qualifications and skills development ecosystem.
DataFlow Group joins an esteemed group of institutional partners and sponsors including the International Labour Organization (ILO), Microsoft Elevate, the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF), Kenya’s Ministry of Education, and the State Department for Technical Vocational Education and Training.
CEO Sunil Kumar Invited to Keynote Panel on Micro-Credentials and Global Mobility
In recognition of DataFlow Group’s distinguished contribution to qualifications frameworks and regional cooperation, KNQA Director General Dr. Alice Kande, PhD has personally invited DataFlow CEO Sunil Kumar to participate as a panelist in one of the conference’s flagship sessions.
Session: Expanding Access and Inclusion: Building Flexible and Lifelong Learning Pathways Through Micro-Credentials
Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm EAT
Format: High-level thematic panel discussion
Sunil Kumar will address one of the session’s defining questions: “How can verification and credentialing systems be strengthened to ensure micro-credentials are trusted, portable, and widely recognised across borders to support global talent mobility?”
He will share the panel with an international cohort of qualifications and learning experts including the ILO’s Skills and Lifelong Learning Specialist, Microsoft’s AI Skills Director for Africa, and the CEO of Kenya’s National Gender Equality Commission — positioning DataFlow at the intersection of verification technology, qualification governance, and inclusive workforce development.
Speaking on the Participation, Sunil Kumar, CEO of DataFlow Group, said:
“Qualification frameworks define the standard. DataFlow makes that standard real. The most important question in any qualification system is not what a credential says — it is whether that credential can be trusted by the authority receiving it. That question is DataFlow’s entire purpose.
Africa is building something significant with its qualifications infrastructure, and Kenya’s National Qualifications Framework represents a decade of transformational work. Our role, as the right-hand partner to regulatory authorities worldwide, is to ensure that what Kenya builds is trusted not just within Kenya’s borders, but everywhere a Kenyan professional chooses to take their career.
This is particularly urgent as the qualifications landscape evolves to embrace micro-credentials, digital badges, and modular learning pathways. A micro-credential that cannot be independently verified at source is not a pathway to opportunity — it is a risk. DataFlow is the answer to that risk, and we are committed to building that verification infrastructure alongside Africa’s qualification authorities, starting here in Nairobi.”
About DataFlow’s Role at the Conference
As Diamond Sponsor, DataFlow Group will maintain a prominent presence across all three days of the conference, including a dedicated exhibition space showcasing its Primary Source Verification capabilities, digital credentialing solutions, and cross-border equivalency services. The company’s brand will feature across all conference materials, digital platforms, and official publications, alongside recognition at the opening and closing ceremonies.
DataFlow’s participation reflects its broader continental ambition — to extend the verification and credential trust infrastructure it has built across the GCC, in partnership with regulatory authorities including DHA, DOH, MOHAP, SCFHS, NHRA, and OMSB, into East Africa and across the African continent.
The company’s presence at the conference underscores a core conviction: that the credibility of Africa’s qualification frameworks depends not only on the standards they set, but on the verification systems that make those standards trusted in practice — at the moment a professional crosses a border, presents their credentials, and asks to be recognised.
About the 1st National Qualifications Conference 2026
The 1st National Qualifications Conference is convened by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) to mark a decade of implementation of the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF). The conference brings together policymakers, qualification authorities, educators, employers, researchers, and international development partners to examine progress, address emerging challenges, and co-create strategies for the next phase of Kenya’s qualifications and skills development agenda.
The conference runs from 12 to 14 May 2026 at Emara Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, in hybrid format with virtual streaming available globally.
For more information: conference.knqa.go.ke | qualificationsconference@knqa.go.ke
