Uganda Forum: Harnessing diaspora and NGO know-how for opportunities for businesses 5.12.

The Partnering for Change project of the Deaconess Foundation and Filantropia ry and Finnpartnership are warmly inviting you to join us in Uganda Forum on December 5th at 9-12. Representatives both from the NGO and private sector are warmly welcome to join and hear the latest updates and the most interesting experiences on how to do sustainable business in Uganda.

How to start a sustainable business in Uganda? How could your business benefit from cooperation with NGOs? Come and hear the latest updates and the most interesting experiences on how to do sustainable business in Uganda!

Programme

9.00 Breakfast

9.30 Programme starts: Welcoming words by the host Mwila Agatha Zaza

9.40 Maria Halava-Napoles, MFA Counsellor, Team Leader Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles, Unit for the Horn of Africa and Eastern Africa

9.50  Wycliffe Nsheka, Director, Finn Church Aid Uganda. FCA and Omnia – Impact with Education

10.00 Opportunities in the Ugandan Energy Sector

• Viljami Kettunen, Foxley Consulting
• Yvonne Akiding, Renewable Energy Sector specialist

10.40 Break

11.00 Market Entry with Impact – Starting Up in Uganda

• Pierre Jallow, Co-Founder, Remode
• Hani Almeghari, Chief Business Development Officer, FCA Investments

11.45 Power of Collaboration –  The Cooperation of World Vision and Tespack

• Jussi Laurikainen, World Vision

11.55 Ending words – Mwila Agatha Zaza & Finnpartnership

Practical information

Representatives both from the NGO and private sector are warmly welcome to join. We warmly encourage you to join in-person for a best possible networking experience.

The event will be organised at hotel St. George Wintergarden (Yrjönkatu 13, Helsinki). A breakfast will be provided in the beginning of the event (9-9.30), so please arrive early! The event will also be streamed to online participants.

Please use this link to register. As there are limited number of seats, we kindly ask you to register as soon as possible. If you are unable to attend, we also ask you to cancel your participation to make room for the waiting list.

One week after the event, December 12^th 2023, Finnpartnership will be organizing a Matchmaking event on Uganda. This event will be facilitated by the BusinessMaker. A separate registration is needed for this additional event.