13th UK Uganda TradeSummit 2023

wmutenza 15/09/2020 Convention 2019

5 minutes pitch by ERIC KAMAU, Founder and MD, True African (U)

Eric Kamau, MD, from True African Limited mentioned that his has been around for 18 years, providing mobile banking platforms and sending money out, offering a service similar to what WorldRemit is doing. He said meeting people in the FinTech…

wmutenza 06/04/2020 Convention 2019

3 minutes pitch by Malcolm Kastiro – Malcolm Kastiro the co-founder of YakaKo.

Malcolm Kastiro, Founder of YassaKo/ CEO, Mallan Limited started by introducing his company Mallan Limited an ICT solution company that specialises in value added services. Currently, Mallan is enabling SME’s or enterprises in Uganda to make payment to their employees…

wmutenza 06/03/2020 Convention 2019

Martin Best: FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY?

In his introduction remarks at the leading Fintech session” FINTECH – WHY IS IT A ‘UGANDAN’ OPPORTUNITY? “Martin Best, Managing Director, Full Reach (London Fintech Expert – www.FullReachGlobal.com) said that “we couldn’t have chosen a better country to discuss Fintech…

wmutenza 14/02/2020 Convention 2019

Catherine Wines, Co-Founder, WorldRemit on WorldRemit – Building growth through partnerships.

Catherine Wines, Director & Co-Founder, WorldRemit Ltd expressed her gratitude to have been invited to Uganda in 2018 as keynote speaker at the Financial Inclusion Week to share a paper on financial inclusion. She was impressed by the vibrancy in…

wmutenza 13/02/2020 Convention 2019

Panel Session: Public – Private Partnership for Infrastructure Development

Areas of discussion: Need for the public sector and private investors and businesses to work co-operatively if businesses are to thrive and sustained in Uganda. Need for essential infrastructure and institutions that must be in place to sustain the private…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019

Visa’s Suzan Kereere on the role of global networks in furthering local entrepreneurship and Fintech innovations.

[infopane color=”8″ icon=”0001.png”]At the 9th Uganda-UK Trade & Investment Convention on FRIDAY, 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019 – London Hilton on Park Lane.[/infopane]Martin introduced Suzan Kerere the Head of Global Merchant Sales and Acquisitions Visa Inc, who was delighted to host the…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019

How can NGO’s support local partners (role and scope of ICT)? by Martin Labbé, International Trade Centre

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a multilateral agency which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization and the United Nations through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Through its work, the ITC contributes directly to…

wmutenza 06/02/2020 Convention 2019, Projects Funding

What makes African startups investable? By Alysia Silberg

Alysia Silberg, Founder and General Partner at Street Global Venture Capital, started by acknowledging the presences of the following people. The esteemed ministers, ambassadors and members of government, friends, colleagues and Mr. Willy Mutenza. Alysia described what she saw on…

wmutenza 01/02/2020 Convention 2019

Allan Rwakatungu, Founder, Xente in a 2min pitch at the 9th UK-Uganda Fintech Session.

Rwakatungu and co-founder Francis Nkurunungi co-founded Xente. Xente’s vision is to become Africa’s largest digital commerce and digital payments platform by developing relevant products for consumers and businesses. Xente’s platform enables any company or department in any industry to successfully…

wmutenza 19/10/2019 Convention 2019

Private Partnership for Infrastructure Development

Subhash Thakrar, Vice President, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chartered accountant a truly a guardian of British-Asian entrepreneurship started by congratulating Willy Mutenza for 10 years of tireless work for Uganda and in-time has raised the bar by now…