The 2nd East Africa Education Conference 2017 theme: “Matching Capabilities to Society’s needs: Exploring technological developments that will harmonize educational strategies and teaching methods within the region” couldn’t be timelier. Education systems in the region must seek ways to harmonize the educational strategies and teaching methods to match the societal changes, more so as the geographical boundaries become more blurred. Objective EAEC 2017 The objective of this flagship 2017 event is to sharpen the focus of thinking on how education value chain can be harmonized by focusing on promoting new teaching and learning strategies as a core part of the institutional developments strategies while at the same providing centred products for the students and the educators. The conference will also look at new and innovative technology solutions that will make this possible and sustainable.