President of Uganda
His Excellency Y.K. Museveni, President of Uganda guest of honour of the 12th Uganda-UK Trade Summit (UCUK2022) at Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel, London SE1 7TJ on 10th Sept 2022.
The UK prime minister's trade envoy to Uganda, DRC and Rwanda
He became a Member of the House of Lords back in July 2010 and is the first Gujarati to represent the Conservative Party in the House of Lords. He was born on 14 June 1953, in Busolwe and brought up in Tororo, Uganda.
The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports
Mrs Janet Kataaha Museveni was born on 24th June, 1948 at Ntungamo District, Uganda. Married to H.E. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda with four children and fifteen grandchildren.
She held a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Management, Uganda Christian University (2015), Bachelor of Education, Makerere University (1997) and a Diploma in Child Cognitive and Physiological Development, Montessori Education Centre, Dublin (1993).
She is the Minister of Education and Sports (June 2016 to date).
She has held various portfolio including:
Chairman and Founder Uganda Convention - UK
Willy Mutenza is a successful entrepreneur, ethnic marketing consultant and community activist who turned his hobbies into a successful business. Willy has lived and worked in London for the last 29 years. He graduated from the University of West London in 2000 with a BA in Digital Arts and Multimedia Computing.
Founder and Managing Director of the award winning ThePromota africa Ltd: A multi-cultural marketing agency that specialises in Financial companies offering not to mention financial services like money transfer to the ethnic community targeting the ethnic audience in the UK, Nordic countries and Germany. To date he has has the privilege to serve the top Fintech companies including: Western Union, MoneyGram, WorldRemit, Lebara, Pockit, Brussels airlines, as the only exclusive contract/consultancy.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development
Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu is the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development a position she has held effective June 2021. Before that, she was the Government Chief Whip, a position she was appointed to in 2015. She has previously served as State Minister for Fisheries, State Minister for Microfinance, State Minister for Defence and State Minister for Luwero Triangle.
In 1994 through 1995, she served as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly that enacted the 1995 Constitution for the Republic of Uganda.
Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Conflict Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art, both from Makerere University. She hails from Kiboga District, and was the District Woman Representative from 1996 – 2021.
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
She holds Master’s degree in Human Rights, Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication, from Makerere University, Diploma in Strategic Leadership Management from Charted Management Institute in United Kingdom and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management and in Monitoring and Evaluation at Uganda Management Institute respectively.
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development from July 2021 up-to-date
As the cabinet minister of lands, she is responsible for "policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development.
Minister of ICT from January 2019 to April 2021
She was responsible for formulation and implementation of information and communications Technology to sustain manage and oversee information
and communications.
In 2015 left Uganda Police for active politics.
Woman Member of Parliament Mityana District from 2016 to 2021, During her time as an MP she chaired the Uganda Parliamentary Committee on defense and Internal Affairs; she was a member of the Parliamentary Business Committee and Parliament Committee commissions, state authorities and state enterprises.
Before joining politics Hon Judith worked in Uganda Police as Deputy Spokes Person from 2004 to 2010 and was promoted to the rank of Commissioner and in that capacity served as the Spokes Person for Uganda police from 2011 to 2015 before she resigned.
Deputy Speaker Parliament of Uganda.
Thomas Tayebwa is an entrepreneur with interests in communications and media, culture and heritage, transport and cosmetics.
Head of Export Finance – East Africa UK Export Finance
Isaac joined UK Export Finance (UKEF) in September 2020 as Head of Export Finance covering East Africa. Based in Kenya, Isaac is responsible for originating a pipeline of new opportunities across the East Africa, as well as help increase access to UKEF’s financing offer, support trade relations between the UK and the countries in East Africa.
Isaac is financial risk management professional with over 15 years of experience in management strategy and transformation. Prior to joining UKEF, Isaac was a financial risks advisor at Deloitte for close to a decade, in addition to several years in various roles in finance, risk management and treasury management for large corporations.
Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)
Dorothy Kisaka (born 1964), is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive who was appointed as the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority, on 12 June 2020.
She replaces Jennifer Musisi, the founding executive director of KCCA, who resigned on 15 December 2018, and Engineer Andrew Mubiru Kitaka, who has been acting as Executive Director from December 2018 until June 2020.
Kisaka was born in Uganda in 1964. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University, in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1987. She followed that by obtaining a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala. She was then admitted to the Uganda Bar.
Her second degree is a Master of Arts in Organisational Leadership and Management, obtained from Uganda Christian University, in Mukono, Uganda. Her third degree is also a Master of Arts degree, awarded by York St John University, in the United Kingdom.
Career
Immediately prior to her current appointment, she was a Senior Presidential Advisor deployed as Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister. From 1999 until 2014, she was an Associate Attorney at Kiyimba—Kisaka & Company Advocates, based in Kampala.
In April 2020, Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda, appointed Dorothy Kisaka as secretary of the COVID-19 Response Fund. Following interviews with the Uganda Ministry of Public Service, she assumed office as the second substantive executive director of KCCA.[2] She was sworn in as the Executive Director of KCCA on 31 July 2020.
Chief Executive Officer at Gridworks
Entrepreneurial international investment professional with a proven track record of managing businesses and executing successful deals across a wide range of sectors.
A seasoned global operator with hands-on experience in emerging markets, including Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Specialising in project/structured finance, venture capital, corporate finance and portfolio management, with a particular focus on infrastructure, real estate, power and telecoms.
Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Richard has been the chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry since February 2020.
He has led five multi-million pound organisations as chief executive over a total of 18 years. They include an internationally famous charity, a UK government foreign affairs agency, a private company, and three of them were large membership bodies.
He has been on the Board and a non-executive chair/director of five corporations including companies, charities, two government agencies, and a research-intensive university.
Richard has worked in over 55 countries, specialising in Africa, the wider Commonwealth, and post-conflict situations and locations.
He was Chief Executive, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council from 2017 to 2019. For the previous 8 years, he was Chief Executive of Wilton Park (a Foreign and Commonwealth Office agency for conciliation and dialogue on conflict and crises). He was a Commissioner for Commonwealth Scholarships, and on the Council of Durham University. He is currently a Governor of the National Institute of Social and Economic Research.
He has been CEO of the Countryside Alliance, Director General of the Zoological Society of London, and for ten years served with the British Council in Africa and the Middle East.
He graduated from Durham University (Hatfield College) in1980 and was a Commonwealth Research Scholar at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1983-1986). He was born in Hong Kong.
Minister of State for Privatization and Investment
Anite Previously, served as State Minister for Youth.
In January 2018, Evelyn Anite was admitted to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts, in the United States, to pursue the Master in International Relations and Diplomacy Programme. In July 2019, Anite graduated from Tufts University, having met all the requirements for the Master of Arts program.
Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
Frederick Ngobi Gume, is a politician in Uganda. He is the State Minister for Cooperatives in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. He concurrently serves as the elected member of parliament representing Bulamogi North West County, Kaliro District in the 10th Parliament (2016 - 2021).
Minister of State for Housing
Persis Namuganza is a Ugandan politician and the state minister for lands in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. Namuganza concurrently serves as the elected representative of Bukono County, in Namutumba District, in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021)
Diplomatic Representative at Aga Khan Development Network
Mr Mawji is a former Partner at Ernst & Young (EY), where he held a number of senior leadership positions.
Mr Mawji graduated in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Over the past 30 years, he has advised on several international projects, mergers and acquisitions.
Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT and National Guidance
Dr. Aminah Zawedde the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. She is an experienced IT professional passionate about embracing digital transformation to improve business models, service delivery and transform people’s lives. She provides strategic and technical guidance on how various sectors can leverage innovation and digital solutions to solve their problems while creating employment opportunities for the youths. To this end, she has played a big role in strengthening the linkages between government, the private sector, academia and development partners. Dr. Zawedde is a Rotarian and also serves on the boards of DFCU Limited, NITA-U and MustardSeed Junior School.
Chief Executive officer, Uganda National Oil Company
Proscovia Nabbanja is the Chief Executive officer of the Uganda National Oil Company. She is responsible for executing the company’s Corporate Strategy and Plans, managing the business aspects of State Participation across the petroleum value chain, including upstream, refining, transportation and storage and identifying new commercially viable investments. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer – Upstream, Uganda National Oil Company. She has more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. She started her career as a Geologist with the Ministry of energy and Mineral Development.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Imperial College Business School, London, a Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience from the Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and Chemistry from Makerere University.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
General Haji Abubaker Jeje Odongo is a Ugandan senior military officer and politician. In June 2021, he was appointed Uganda's cabinet minister for Foreign Affairs. He has previously served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2016 to 2022.
The past Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce
Subhash Vithaldas Thakrar is a professional chartered accountant. Subhash was the managing partner of Blackstone Franks LLP when in 2013 he negotiated a merger with CBW, another well-established firm of Chartered Accountants in London.
Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB)
Lilly Ajarova (born in 1969) is a Ugandan conservationist and tourism expert. She is the chief executive officer of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the Ugandan government agency that is charged with promoting the country as a tourism destination. She was appointed to that position on 10 January 2019.
Director, Tomosi’s Farm and Presidential Adviser on Special Tasks
Odrek holds a BSc Economics and Political science from Makerere University and Master’s degree in Media from University of Wales Cardiff. A director at Tomosi Group Tomosi Group which produces dairy products under the Milkman brand in partnership with a private equity Fund, also in construction, security and media and employing directly more than 400 young people.
Managing Director, Nytil Uganda Ltd
Country Director Department for International Trade
Louis Arinaitwe is the Country Director – Department for International Trade at the British High Commission in Kampala, Uganda.
Director General Uganda Investment Authority
Robert Mukiza is the Director General of Uganda Investment Authority. Prior to joining the Authority, Robert served as the Deputy Director for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Representative to Ethiopia, the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
Chairperson National Planning Authority
Pamela Mbabazi is a Professor of Development Studies and currently the Executive Chair, National Planning Authority, Government of the Republic of Uganda. Previously, Prof. Mbabazi served as Head of Research for the GIZ supported Africa Peace & Security Program at the Institute for Peace & Security Studies, Addis Ababa University. Prior to that, Mbabazi served as the Dean of Development Studies at Mbarara University (1998–2010), where she established the Faculty of Development Studies.
Founder and CEO, AZA Finance
Elizabeth is the CEO and founder of AZA, an established provider of currency trading solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure. By leveraging cutting edge technology in our flagship products, TransferZero and BFX, AZA is able to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to and from frontier markets. AZA is now a market-maker in every major African currency and facilitates payments into G20 currencies directly.
Elizabeth founded the company in 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya and has expanded it to 10+ markets across Africa and Europe. Before founding AZA, Elizabeth was a rating analyst for microfinance institutions across sub-Saharan Africa, consulting for Grameen Foundation, Gates Foundation and the Acumen Fund, as well as working with regulators and policy-makers on legislation for financial innovations. Elizabeth co-chairs the World Economic Forum's Council on Blockchain and holds an M.A. in International Business and Finance from Columbia University.
Director & LDNL Project Director
Lagan DOTT Namanve Limited is a joint venture established between UK contractors Lagan Group Limited and Local Ugandan contractor DOTT Services Limited to develop the infrastructure for the Kampala Industrial Business Park. The Joint Venture brings together the application of international standards with local knowledge and expertise to develop a world class project for the Uganda government. Operating under an EPC Contract, the team assisted the Uganda Investment Authority to secure UKEF funding together with Standard Chartered to advance the project.
The development of the park represents a major commitment by the Ugandan government and the Lagan-DOTT joint venture, as strong international and local construction companies with the expertise to deliver the project on time. The development of the park will encourage local employment both during construction and during the operational stage. The team will work to ensure skills transfer through the construction period and beyond the project.
The park is current in its construction phase and we look forward to finalizing a high quality park to help promote and grow the Ugandan economy for the benefit of all.
Commenting on the status Andrew Bamanya Project Director advises:
“This project represents a major commitment to industry in Uganda and LDNL are pleased to be part of that journey. After all the difficulties of Covid we are keen to progress the project and complete its as soon as possible. The team look forward to other opportunities to assist the development of the Ugandan economy.”
ED - National Informational Technology Authority Uganda
Executive Director - National Informational Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U). He has over 15 years of professional experience in the field of telecommunication and innovation research.
Dr. Mugasa holds a Doctorate in Computational Analysis and Modeling, an interdisciplinary degree in Computational Mathematics, Data Science and Statistics. He holds two Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.
Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs in Uganda Revenue Authority
Mrs Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya is a Ugandan lawyer, corporate executive and taxation expert who currently serves as the Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs in Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda. She has served in Uganda Revenue Authority for the last twenty years in various capacities in tax administration functions specifically in the legal services field and advising on tax policy. She holds a Masters of Laws Degree in Oil and Gas, a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is a Chartered Secretary, member of ICSA, Uganda Law Society and East African Law Society.
She also serves as the Secretary to the Uganda Revenue Authority Board of Directors.
Executive Director National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA)
Rosemary Kisembo is the recently appointed Executive Director of Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), since May 15, 2021. She is an experienced software engineer and prior to her present role was Head of ICT at the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), a role she served in between 2016 and 2021.
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Nimisha Jayant Madhvani is a Ugandan diplomat, formerly Uganda's Ambassador to the Nordic countries she was accredited to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Prior to that, she served as Uganda's Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Before that, she was Uganda's ambassador to France, Spain, Portugal and UNESCO, based in Paris.
She was born in Uganda in 1959 to Meena Madhvani and Jayant Madhvani, both Ugandan citizens of Indian descent. Jayant was the firstborn of the five sons of Mulji Prabhudas Madhvani (1894–1958), the industrialist, entrepreneur who founded the Madhvani Group of Companies in 1930.
Nimisha grew up at the family estate in Kakira, about an hour and one half's drive east of the capital, Kampala. When dictator Idi Amin expelled Ugandan Asians in 1972, she located to the United Kingdom with her family, as a 13-year-old teenager.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uganda Investment Authority.
Rwakakamba is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uganda Investment Authority.
He is the former Global Senior Director of Policy at Fenix International, a company of ENGIE and Vice President of Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA). At Fenix, Morrison was member of the global senior management team and leads a team of policy professionals working with and engaging governments and off-grid sector stakeholders to create a conducive policy environment necessary to expand energy access and transform lives of almost 600 million people that still have no access to electricity in Africa and 1.7 billion people globally.
Rwakakamba has 15+ years of experience in private sector development, project development and execution, public policy analysis, and government. He has worked as the founding Chief Executive Officer at Agency for Transformation (AfT), a think and do tank on agriculture, energy and environmental policy, the CEO of Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Special Assistant to the President of the Republic of Uganda from 2013 to 2017, charged with public policy research and information in the Presidency.
As a manager for Policy Research and Advocacy at Uganda National Farmers Federation in 2007, Rwakakamba directed research and mobilized the farmers’ fraternity to amplify their voice and shape favorable agriculture policies. He has also chaired a number of international expert committees moderated by the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Paris, France.
As HIID Merit Scholar and Mason Fellow in Public Policy Management, Rwakakamba graduated with Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government in 2016.
Rwakakamba received his first degree in Education from Makerere University, Kampala in 2003. He later attended the School of Political Science at Makerere University where he obtained a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies (IRDS) in 2006.
Managing Director, Uganda Coffee Development Authority
Emmanuel Niyibigira is an agricultural scientist (PhD, MBA), with over 15 years experience in agriculture related programme design and delivery. His core competences are in strategic planning, and programme management, reviews and evaluations; his technical background and competences are agriculture, agribusiness, rural development, crop protection, import and export risk analysis, sanitary and phytosanitary issues.
Since August 2010, Emmanuel is the National Programme Coordinator for the EU funded Northern Uganda Agriculture Livelihoods Recovery Programme (ALREP - € 20 million) and the Karamoja Livelihoods Programme (KALIP - € 15 million), in the Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda. As such he manages 32 staff in Kampala, Gulu and Moroto and has the overall responsibility for programme design and delivery, within the framework of the GoU policies and EU rules and procedures
Managing Director of Buildnet
Dr. Ibrahim Semaganda is the Managing Director of Buildnet. At the helm of his career, he saw the growth of Buildnet from a supplier of choice to an acclaimed real estate’s developer as it is today.
Programme Manager | Country Director, Gridworks Partners
Eric Olanya is the former Head, Department for International at the British High Commission in Kampala, Uganda responsible for providing support to UK companies interested in doing business in Uganda. He is also the regional infrastructure lead (East Africa) and Oil and Gas lead in Uganda. As section head, he is responsible for UK-Uganda trade development, in particular developing opportunities in the oil and gas sector and leads on strategic partnerships with UK companies in large projects.
Eric holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering, a post graduate diploma in Management and International Trade and is currently studying an MSc in Petroleum Engineering. Over the years he has developed a good understanding of the economic and political climate in Uganda, market trends, and investment opportunities and understands the needs of UK companies in doing business in Uganda
Director Citizenship & Immigration Control
DCIC is a Public Service Institution under the Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for managing migration to and from Uganda.
DCIC's mission is to facilitate the legal and orderly movement of persons to and from Uganda, regulate the residence of immigrants in Uganda, verify and process Uganda citizenship and enforce national and regional immigration laws for the development and security of Uganda.
Chief Executive Officer of National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC)
Eng. Kenneth Kaijuka is the Chief Executive Officer of National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC), the Government Business Agency responsible for Real Estate development in Uganda.
Eng. Kaijuka Kenneth is a Registered Engineer with Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and is a Corporate Member of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE).
Eng. Kaijuka is also the Board Member at the Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing the Construction platform that embodies Real Estate, Roads, Water, Energy, Oil and Gas and all other infrastructure development in Uganda.
Eng. Kaijuka prides in over 18 years of industry experience in infrastructure development in Uganda. Previously he has worked as the Infrastructure Engineer for the African Development Bank projects in Uganda and also served as the Projects Engineer for projects under Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Prior to appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of National Housing, he served as the Chief Engineer for the Company.
Eng. Kaijuka hold a First class Master’s degree in Engineering - International Construction Management & Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK (2014) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Engineering from the same University (2014).
Eng. Kaijuka holds the Executive Masters of Business Administration from the ARUSHA based Eastern and Southern African Management Institute ESAMI 2011). Eng. Kaijuka holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Building and Civil Engineering from Kyambogo University (2005).
For 59 years to date, National Housing has remained Uganda’s market leader for real estate development in well-planned and organized environments including Ntinda Minister’s village, Naalya Housing Estate, Bugolobi apartments and bungalows, Kiwana and Spring Valley apartments near Silver springs hotel, Sunset Apartments-Kiwatule, Rwizi view apartment in Mbarara, Regina and Lubowa 108 Housing estates, Kyambogo Lower Estate, Nakasero, Makerere, Bukoto White and Brown flats and all Boma grounds in municipalities and cities in Uganda.
Currently, National Housing has a number of residential housing projects on sale and they include|3&4 bedroom units at Jasmine apartments Naalya|3 bedroom Semidetached units at Impala Estate Namungoona| 2&3 Bedroom Units at Rwizi View apartments Mbarara city. The upcoming projects (2022) include:|2,3&4 Bedroom Units and a 5-bedroom Pent house at Naalya Pride| 2,3&4 Bedroom apartments at Bugolobi next to Bugolobi apartments. National Housing is ready for collaborative partnerships in land for development, Real Estate developments, Joint ventures, Public-Private-Partnerships among others. We also accept long-term- low-interest rated funding for real estate development.
Chief Executive Office, Uganda Development Forum
Director at Lagan Dott Namanve Ltd
Lagan DOTT Namanve Limited is a joint venture established between UK contractors Lagan Group Limited and Local Ugandan contractor DOTT Services Limited to develop the infrastructure for the Kampala Industrial Business Park. The Joint Venture brings together the application of international standards with local knowledge and expertise to develop a world class project for the Uganda government. Operating under an EPC Contract, the team assisted the Uganda Investment Authority to secure UKEF funding together with Standard Chartered to advance the project.
The development of the park represents a major commitment by the Ugandan government and the Lagan-DOTT joint venture, as strong international and local construction companies with the expertise to deliver the project on time. The development of the park will encourage local employment both during construction and during the operational stage. The team will work to ensure skills transfer through the construction period and beyond the project.
The park is current in its construction phase and we look forward to finalizing a high quality park to help promote and grow the Ugandan economy for the benefit of all.
Commenting on the status Andrew Bamanya Project Director advises:
“This project represents a major commitment to industry in Uganda and LDNL are pleased to be part of that journey. After all the difficulties of Covid we are keen to progress the project and complete its as soon as possible. The team look forward to other opportunities to assist the development of the Ugandan economy.”
Executive Assistant To Chief Coordinator, Office Of The President | Operation Wealth Creation
Executive Assistant – Technical to the Chairman of Operation Wealth Creation Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho. SS (rtd) Director - He has over 16 years of professional experience in the field of Electrical, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering.
He advised the Chairman of Operation Wealth Creation (CC-OWC) on all technical matters concerning the socioeconomic development of Uganda which poses an inclination on technology dynamics
Eng. Ssempebwa Kibuuka Ronald has finished PhD research in Food process Engineering (Extrusion Food processing), holds two Masters; Mechatronics and Engineering Projects Management respectively, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering.
Deputy Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority
Eng. David Ssali Luyimbazi is the Deputy Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) who has over 20 years’ experience at senior positions in the infrastructure sector in the Government of Uganda.
He is a certified engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB), a member of the Uganda Association of Professional Engineers, a specialist in Public Private Partnerships, performance based contracts, Project Economic Assessment and Road Asset Management.
He has a Master’s of Science specializing in Major Programme Management from the University Oxford, a Master’s of Science specializing in High Way Management and Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and a Bachelor’s of Science specializing in Civil Engineering from Makerere University in Uganda.
David is a resourceful, analytical and detail-oriented technical administrator driven by the need to have sustainable projects that ensure service delivery, safety, environment and quality principles. He is a team player dedicated to motivating and mentoring colleagues within multidisciplinary settings.
He has spearheaded the preparation and implementation of several mega infrastructure projects in Uganda including the express ways Flyovers, bridges, industrial park etc. He is familiar and has worked with several multilateral leading institutions such as (World Bank, African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, JICA, China EXIM Bank, BADEA, Islamic Development Bank, European Union, Trademark East Africa, etc.) to raise financing for the implementation of various projects in Uganda.
Managing Director at Alvan Blanch Development Company Ltd
Alvan Blanch is a British manufacturing and project engineering company with a global outlook, specialising in the design, production and supply of quality machines and integrated systems for the primary and secondary processing of agricultural produce and waste materials.
Director, SACOMA Foods and Global Innovation
Perez is an award-winning business leader and scientist, global Women Inventor and Innovator and visionary and innovative business leader in the international food industry, who has initiated and managed groundbreaking projects, such as the IFE Innovation and the award winning SACOMA sweet potato initiative. She has been involved in collaborative scenario planning as well as social research on consumer-driven innovation, food retail models along with other disruptive manufacturing innovations in global food production with a focus on immune building, gut health, women’s health, men’s health, baby health, healthy aging and longevity and quality of life.
Perez has been involved in several disruptive manufacturing innovations in global food production. As an indigenous scientist who combines African traditional knowledge with academic research, she has researched healthy aging and personalised nutrition for the silver community in partnership with University of Kent, and Denmark’s Aarhus University; research into pre-biotic with Queensland University, Australia and research on viscosity for gluten free food for people aged 50+.
While her work over the last 25 years has been on promoting the consumption of natural foods and sustainable food production using novel ingredients through food quality, safety, security, authenticity, traceability as well as safe movement and trade of foods across borders she is also an promoter of the possible effects of future foods like plant-based proteins, insect as food and feed, lab-meat and herbs on health and wellbeing as well single origin coffees.
Perez has been involved in Knowledge Transfer partnership and a number of development projects for food Global Food Manufacturers, African governments, embassies and international organizations on trade (Imports/Exports), small enterprise development, agro business, value chain analysis, quality control systems and other initiatives aimed at improving the business climate in the voluntary, private sectors and public sectors.
She is passionate about the innovation of future foods like plant-based proteins, insects and herbs for health and wellbeing.
She is the founder of SACOMA Global Foods Innovation, an award-winning importer, exporter, manufacturer, and distributor with its own retail chain for organic & natural food & drinks in the United Kingdom together with a training college and retail Launchpad for food businesses that want to get into the UK retail market. Goods are imported from countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, India, Australia, Spain, Italy, Bangladesh, Latin America and many more.
Director Lagan DOTT Namanve Limited
Gerry is the International Business Development Director for Lagan, a Belfast based group of companies with interests in property, housing, infrastructure and investment opportunities across Ireland, UK and Overseas. He is a Chartered Engineer who graduated from Queens University Belfast with a Master of Civil Engineering. Having worked in a number of construction companies in the UK, he specialised in Project Finance and was instrumental in securing a number of major Public Partnership projects in roads, water, education, healthand accommodation sectors such as Nuffield Hospital (£100m), DHE Housing (£275m), Aberdeen Ring Road (£750m) to name but a few. During this time, he completed his MBA from Edinburgh University. With Lagan, Gerry has been involved in securing for both PPP and Design Build Finance such as Limerick Tunnel Project (€500m), DBFO2 (£250m) and overseas project including Gan Airport, Maldives, accommodation infrastructure projects in Africa using a variety of funding sources. More recently, the team secured the Kampala Industrial Business Park project with the help of UKEF Agency.
Manager of Production, Trade and Tourism Planning - Uganda Tourism Board
Kaggwa Ronald is an Economist by training holding a Master of Arts degree in Economic Policy and Planning and BA in Economics all from Makerere University. He also holds several post-graduate professional qualifications in different fields related to sustainable development. He has several publications and articles in international peer reviewed journals and has made academic presentations to national and international audiences.
At the NPA, Kaggwa Ronald is the Manager of Production, Trade and Tourism Planning, responsible for policy development, analysis and coordination of planning in these areas and ensuring that relevant Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) produce Strategic plans all aligned to the Uganda Vision 2040 and the National Development Plan.
He represents the National Planning Authority (NPA) on the Uganda Tourism Board of Directors. At the UTB of Directors, Kaggwa Ronald is the Chairman of the Finance and Planning Committee of the Board.
Executive Director - Housing Finance Bank
Peace Ayebazibwe Kabunga is the Chief Business Officer/Executive Director at Housing Finance Bank. She has a professional banking experience of 15 years spanning an extensive career path in sales and relationship management, credit, and Finance.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Amity University, India,and a Bachelor of Statistics (MUK) and ACCA.
Peace is an Alumnus of SBS having attended several short-term courses including: The Effective Director Programme, CEO Apprenticeship Program, and Women in Leadership course. She is currently on the advanced management Programme 2020.
Above all, she is an expert in mortgage financing and offers free advisory services on real estate investments in Uganda and has also been trained as a financial literacy trainer by Bank of Uganda and is passionate about money matters.
Housing Finance Bank provides viable housing finance solutions in Uganda and no one structures a mortgage more than we do.
Chief Executive Officer - Electricity Regulatory Authority
Eng. Waako is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, a position she assumed on 23rd March 2017. Her position involves providing strategic direction to the ERA Secretariat to ensure that the organization effectively delivers on its mandate efficiently.
She possesses over 30 years of work experience in and vast knowledge of Uganda’s Electricity sub-Sector, 15 of which have been at Senior Management Level. She holds a MSc. and BSc. Electrical Engineering, both from Makerere University, and a Master of Business Administration in Leadership from Walden University, USA.
Eng. Waako is a Registered Engineer with the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers and the National Engineers Registration Board; as well as a Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) of New York, United States of America. She was awarded the Excellent Performance Engineers Award by the National Engineers Registration Board at its 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2019. During Eng. Waako’s tenure as Chief Executive, ERA has had various National and International Recognitions and Awards.
Chief Executive Officer Private Sector Foundation Uganda
Stephen is one of the most highly skilled, talented, versatile, honest and multi-disciplined, accomplished and experienced business managers in the Eastern African region. A pioneer regional media practitioner, and also an accomplished businessman, manager, marketer, lecturer, speaker, and statesman.
Head of Administration at the office of the senior presidential Advisor
Matthew Bagonza is the Head of Administration at the office of the senior presidential Advisor - Special Duties (Office of the President). He holds a master's degree in public administration and Management.
The Office focuses on Export promotions, Communications, Enterprise Development and other Special Duties as assigned by the President.
Matthew is motivated by a sense Of Nationalism and Patriotism to ses Uganda as a better country. Matthew is passionate about Transformation.
Director, Investment Promotion and Business Development, UIA
Senior Export Marketing Executive, Uganda Export Promotion Board
She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Brenda is a Certified Export Development Advisor (International Trade Centre).
Managed market research projects to enable Uganda suppliers link to buyers in Europe, Asia and Africa markets including the recently concluded Uganda DRCongo Mission.
Marketing Manager at Uganda Tourism Board
Claire is the current Marketing Manager at Uganda Tourism Board a position she has served for the last 3 years. She is responsible for Uganda Tourism Board’s marketing strategy direction towards making Uganda the number one destination in the region.
Prior to UTB, Claire was an Associate tutor at Uganda Management Institute (UMI) for PR and Marketing and she also worked at Diamond Trust Bank having served in various roles including Business Development Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager. This was over a period of about 3 years.
Claire has in the past worked with Bank of Africa as Manager Marketing and Communications, Finance Trust Bank as Business Development Manager for a period of 4 years and made tremendous business shifts during her tenure. She also worked at AMREF as a marketing and Communications Manager for a period of 2 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration – BBA, Marketing from Springs University of Colorado, a member of Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and an MBA from ESAMI among her various qualifications.
Chief Executive Officer of National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC)
Eng. Kenneth Kaijuka is the Chief Executive Officer of National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC), the Government Business Agency responsible for Real Estate development in Uganda.
Eng. Kaijuka Kenneth is a Registered Engineer with Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and is a Corporate Member of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE).
Eng. Kaijuka is also the Board Member at the Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing the Construction platform that embodies Real Estate, Roads, Water, Energy, Oil and Gas and all other infrastructure development in Uganda.
Eng. Kaijuka prides in over 18 years of industry experience in infrastructure development in Uganda. Previously he has worked as the Infrastructure Engineer for the African Development Bank projects in Uganda and also served as the Projects Engineer for projects under Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Prior to appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of National Housing, he served as the Chief Engineer for the Company.
Eng. Kaijuka hold a First class Master’s degree in Engineering - International Construction Management & Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK (2014) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Engineering from the same University (2014).
Eng. Kaijuka holds the Executive Masters of Business Administration from the ARUSHA based Eastern and Southern African Management Institute ESAMI 2011). Eng. Kaijuka holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Building and Civil Engineering from Kyambogo University (2005).
For 59 years to date, National Housing has remained Uganda’s market leader for real estate development in well-planned and organized environments including Ntinda Minister’s village, Naalya Housing Estate, Bugolobi apartments and bungalows, Kiwana and Spring Valley apartments near Silver springs hotel, Sunset Apartments-Kiwatule, Rwizi view apartment in Mbarara, Regina and Lubowa 108 Housing estates, Kyambogo Lower Estate, Nakasero, Makerere, Bukoto White and Brown flats and all Boma grounds in municipalities and cities in Uganda.
Currently, National Housing has a number of residential housing projects on sale and they include|3&4 bedroom units at Jasmine apartments Naalya|3 bedroom Semidetached units at Impala Estate Namungoona| 2&3 Bedroom Units at Rwizi View apartments Mbarara city. The upcoming projects (2022) include:|2,3&4 Bedroom Units and a 5-bedroom Pent house at Naalya Pride| 2,3&4 Bedroom apartments at Bugolobi next to Bugolobi apartments. National Housing is ready for collaborative partnerships in land for development, Real Estate developments, Joint ventures, Public-Private-Partnerships among others. We also accept long-term- low-interest rated funding for real estate development.
Director at Lagan Dott Namanve Ltd
Lagan DOTT Namanve Limited is a joint venture established between UK contractors Lagan Group Limited and Local Ugandan contractor DOTT Services Limited to develop the infrastructure for the Kampala Industrial Business Park. The Joint Venture brings together the application of international standards with local knowledge and expertise to develop a world class project for the Uganda government. Operating under an EPC Contract, the team assisted the Uganda Investment Authority to secure UKEF funding together with Standard Chartered to advance the project.
The development of the park represents a major commitment by the Ugandan government and the Lagan-DOTT joint venture, as strong international and local construction companies with the expertise to deliver the project on time. The development of the park will encourage local employment both during construction and during the operational stage. The team will work to ensure skills transfer through the construction period and beyond the project.
The park is current in its construction phase and we look forward to finalizing a high quality park to help promote and grow the Ugandan economy for the benefit of all.
Commenting on the status Andrew Bamanya Project Director advises:
“This project represents a major commitment to industry in Uganda and LDNL are pleased to be part of that journey. After all the difficulties of Covid we are keen to progress the project and complete its as soon as possible. The team look forward to other opportunities to assist the development of the Ugandan economy.”
The UK prime minister's trade envoy to Uganda, DRC and Rwanda
He became a Member of the House of Lords back in July 2010 and is the first Gujarati to represent the Conservative Party in the House of Lords. He was born on 14 June 1953, in Busolwe and brought up in Tororo, Uganda.