Monitor Thought Leaders Forum set for Monday
Pledge. The NSSF Deputy Managing Director, Mr Patrick Ayota (left), hands over a dummy cheque to the Managing Director of NMG-Uganda, Mr Tony Glencross, at the launch of the forum in Kampala on October 17, 2019. PHOTO BY DAVID LUBOWA
What you need to know:
- The forum will be held on Monday, October 21, at Kampala Serena Hotel, Victoria Hall from 7am to 12pm. Individual tickets go for Shs350,000 and Shs3m for a table of 10. They can be purchased from Joshua: on 0701770983 and 0775197050.
A lot of information on how you can grow your business into a multi-billion enterprise is expected at the Monitor Thought Leaders Forum on Monday.
Mr Tony Glencross, the managing director of Nation Media Group Uganda (NMG-U), who are the organisers, said the forum, which will be held under the theme; ‘Turning a Business into a Multi-billion Dollar Enterprise,’ aims at empowering and encouraging young entrepreneurs.
“It is also an opportunity for the young inspiring Ugandans, the people whose businesses are already struggling to take it from this point to that point to come, learn and listen to the things we need to do and think about,” he said at the launch of the forum yesterday, adding that it will also be a good networking opportunity.
The forum, in its six years of existence, has recorded an increasing number of attendees. This year, it has attracted big sponsors such as the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), Umeme and Kenya Airways.
Mr Patrick Ayota, deputy managing director of NSSF, lauded NMG-U’s efforts in ensuring businesses acquire necessary information to curb high mortality rate.
NSSF has contributed Shs20m to ensure the forum’s success.
“This year’s theme is timely for the Fund, coming at a time when we are rolling out a financial literacy programme for our members. We believe that financial literacy will help our members make better decisions thus living better lives at retirement,” Mr Ayota said.
While expounding on the theme, he explained that businesses ought to uphold preparation for them to soar. Mr Ayota said it is crucial for businesses to understand customer needs coupled with innovation and delivery of unique customer centric products.
Mr Simon Kasyate, the head of communications and public affairs at UEGCL, said through the partnership, they hope to borrow a leaf from both the public and private sector that will attend the forum to discover and share means of keeping a business profitable.
The keynote speaker at the forum is Mr Mohammed Dewji, a veteran entrepreneur currently serving as the president of Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL) Group in Tanzania. The Group has investments in textiles, energy, petroleum, agriculture, insurance, mobile telephony among others. With vast experience in multi-sectoral projects in addition to political service, having represented Singida as a Member of Parliament, Mr Dewji’s ability to exhaustibly tackle the theme at hand is undisputable.
Mr Dewji was listed as the 14th richest person in Africa by Forbes Magazine this year.
