Confirmed Speakers
Jeffrey Sachs
American economist, public policy analyst, and Professor, Columbia University
Arshad Rab
CEO of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development and Chairman of the International Sustainability Council
Monique Nsanzabaganwa
Former Deputy Chairperson, African Union
Patricia Ojangole
Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank
Admassu Tadesse
President and Managing Director, TDB Group
David Luke
Professor, LSE
Hon. Monica Musenero
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uganda
Kudakwashe Matereke
Director of Regional Operations, East Africa, Afreximbank
Arthur Mutambara
AI/Technology Expert & Former VP of Zimbabwe
Frank Aswani
CEO, AVPA
Edem Adzogenu
Executive, Afrochampions
Allen Asiimwe
Deputy CEO,
TradeMark Africa
Rita Babihuga-Nsanze
Chief Economist & Director of Research and Strategy, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Arkebe Oqubay
Former Senior Minister, Government of Ethiopia
Mahesh Patel
Executive Chairman, Export Trading Group
Pamela Mbabazi
Executive Chairperson, National Planning Authority (NPA) in Uganda
Adam Sparre Spliid
Head of Cooperation / Deputy Head of Mission, Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
Geoffrey Kihuguru
Board Chairman, Uganda Development Bank
Mary Kamari
Executive Director, Trade and Development Fund
Jeremiah Dan-Okayi
Head, Strategy, Policy & Innovation, Development Bank of Nigeria Plc
Mohamed El Ghazaly
Country Director, East and Southern Africa Division, Department of Country Operations, IFAD
Peter Wanjihia Muriu
Lecturer, University of Nairobi
John Rujoki
Commissioner-General, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Aparupa Chakravarti
Director, Botho Emerging Markets Group
Martine Valcin
Uganda Country Manager, IFC
Amos Wekesa
CEO, Great Lakes Safaris and Great Lakes Collection
Didas Kayiranga
Resident Underwriter, ATIDI
Babirukamu Collin
Executive Director of IT,
Bank of Uganda
Kin Kariisa
CEO, Next Media
Aakif Merchant
Head of Africa,
Convergence Blended Finance
Yona Baguma
Director General, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
Okurut Charles
CEO, Agro Drone and Satellite Solutions
Francis Kamulegeya
Commercial Farmer, Social Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Golden Mahove
Founder & CEO, Ndarama Works
Nabil Janmohamed
Uganda Lead, Pula Advisors
Marialyce Mutchler
Partner, Level 4 International
(Moderator)
Gerald Otim
Chief Executive, Ensibuuko
Angelo Izama
Co-Founder, Fanaka Kwa Wote
(Moderator)
Omar Ben Yedder
Publisher and Managing Director, IC Publications
(Moderator)
Rachel Mindra
Associate Professor, Makerere University Business School
(Moderator)
Francis Mwesigye
Director Economic Research and Knowledge Management, Uganda Development Bank
(Moderator)
Abbi M. Kedir
Director of Research, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
(Moderator)