Uganda convention in UK to focus on promoting wealth creation

The forthcoming Uganda Convention UK (UCUK) 2017 to focus on promoting wealth creation in Uganda.
The popular annual UCUK returns for the 7th time this year, with the aim of facilitating strategic partnerships among participants that will lead to wealth creation in Uganda.
The one-day event is aptly themed “partnering for wealth creation”. It will be held at the Troxy in London on Saturday September 16, 2017. This year’s UCUK is expected to include a strong business-to-business dimension, with a large number of exporters and importers from Uganda, UK and mainland Europe. It’s expected to feature a selected line up of distinguished speakers and panellists from diverse businesses and organisations across East Africa.

The UCUK will collaborate with government institutions like DFID and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to present actual bankable projects, and signpost a range of attractive investment opportunities emerging from national programmes and multinational development plans as well as highlight new opportunities arising from BREXIT and bilateral trade between UK and Uganda.
The convention chairperson Mr Wily Mutenza explained that the UCUK’s reason for the adopted theme is in order to align it with the current direction of the country.
“Uganda is currently emphasising an export promotion strategy where the government is boosting and supporting initiatives that open channels to an export-oriented economy,” he said.
He further said the theme is in order to reinforce UCUK’s Objectives.

“One of the objectives of the UCUK is to brand and market Uganda as a profitable destination for investments, business and as the land of entrepreneurial/innovative people. This is intended to be the most pragmatic and effective investment conference of the year to date with discussions being centred around key international transactions and business partnerships, access to finance and flagship bankable projects in Agriculture/Agribusiness & Agro-processing; Tourism; Minerals/Oil & Gas; Science and Technology & Innovations (STI) including Information, Communication and Technology (ICT),” he explained.
In regard to the above, facilitated networking opportunities and one-on-one meetings will be available to help companies explore and discuss future partnerships in agro-processing, horticulture, textiles and clothing, tourism, information and communication technology, business process outsourcing and other services sectors. The Event will also feature a number of exhibitors who will showcase themselves and serve as points of contact for their organisations and businesses.

Why Attend
The UCUK brings together over 1000 delegates annually including representatives of governments, the private sector, Diasporas and as well as Entrepreneurs and Investors to debate on ways to achieve trade-led inclusive sustainable development through Entrepreneurship, SME competitiveness, employment and economic growth.

In the past six years, notable names such as Edward Ssekandi - Vice President of Uganda, Lord Popat–Trade Envoy to Uganda, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga–Speaker of Uganda Parliament, The Lord Sheikh, Irene Muloni–Minister of Energy, Patrick Bitature– CEO Simba Group, Ms Janet Kataaha Museveni– First Lady and Minister for Education and the Queen of Buganda–Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda have all addressed the UCUK.
Last year, for the first time, former Forum for Democratic (FDC) presidential aspirant DR Kizza Besigye attended the event.