Invited Keynote Speaker

UK-UGANDA ANNUAL

INVESTMENT &

TRADE SUMMIT

Theme: “Unlocking Uganda’s Trade, investment and Export Potential.”

VENUE: The Skyline London, BLUE ORCHID HOTELS,
TOWER BRIDGE, 100 Minories, London EC3N 1JY

Friday, 8th Sep 2023

Time: 09:00 - 16:30 BST

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is invited as the Chief Guest and will lead a delegation from both the public and private sectors of Uganda, joined by prominent industry leaders, diplomates, investors, and ministers from the UK to forge new business deals, invest in bankable projects and reinforce economic relationships between the UK, Ugandan Indian, Diasporans and Uganda, including the wider East African Community.

Days
Hours
Minutes
LONDON | BIRMINGHAM | MANCHESTER

Uganda Week 2023

Welcome

With 600+ delegates anticipated to attend, the UK-Uganda Trade Summit is the most significant annual trade and investment summit to an East African market in the UK and is the ideal setting to discuss trade development and connect businesses to new markets.

Willy Mutenza

Founder and Chairman

WHERE IS THE EVENT :

Tower Suites by Blue Orchid Hotels 100 Minories London EC3N 1JY

WHEN IS THE EVENT :

Date: Fri,day 8 Sep 2023 Time: 09:00 - 16:30 BST

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WHY ATTEND OUR EVENT?

Looking to invest in Uganda, but not sure where to start, or eager to discuss opportunities as well as the challenges you are facing with peers and experts in the field?

01.

Industry experts to share insights into Africa trade ecosystem

A business exploring opportunities and seeking partners and, interested in building partnerships on the ground to further your business?

02.

Presentations on bankable investment opportunities

Looking to meet with decision-makers to help move your business forward, or partner to get you started?

03.

Business networking, 1-on-1 meetings

Looking to showcase your company and amplify your brand in Uganda and the East African business and investment marketplace?

04.

CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRIES AND EXPERT INSIGHTS

Looking to invest in Uganda, but not sure where to start, or eager to discuss opportunities as well as the challenges you are facing with peers and experts in the field?

05.

Seeking New Investment Ideas?

UCUK attracts a wide range of business executives, buyers and sellers, exporters, business owners, and dealmakers from Uganda, India, and the East African region who represent investor-ready projects, businesses, and investment funds seeking debt and/or equity.

06.

BuyerSeller Match-Making

The Buyer-Seller side hub facilitates direct contact between exhibitors, sponsors and delegates and buyers from Uganda, India and UK markets through prescheduled meetings. You can meet new companies and potential customers, which otherwise would have not been possible within a span of two days.

EVENT SPEAKERS

Meet some of our Patrons

The board comprises experienced business leaders from across the global business and political community who offer their time and services to promote and guide the ethos of business and investment in Uganda. With their in-depth knowledge, they provide members invaluable insights into the business, political and economic landscape between the UK and Uganda.

Lord Dolar Popat

The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda, DRC and Rwanda

Richard Burge

Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Amin Mawji OBE

Diplomatic Representative at Aga Khan Development Network

Subhash V Thakrar

Past Chairman, London Chamber of Commerce and industry (UK)

Some of our UCUK Advisory Board members

Ms. Anne Muhairwe

Deputy Inspector General of Government

HE Amb. N. Madhvani

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

Louis Arinaitwe

Country Director – Dep. for International Trade - Kampala

Eric Olanya

Country Director, Gridworks Partners.

SCHEDULE DETAILS

UGANDA WEEK 2023

Day 1: Pre-summit engagements with investors, stakeholders and buyers.

Day 2: Summit's day, featuring interactive panel-themed discussions, with B2B & B2G Networking and a BuyerSeller Match-Making meeting.

Day 3:  The Department for International Trade (DIT), in partnership with UCUK Tour Programme to the Midlands Region, as part of the site visits and 1-2-1 engagement.

7TH SEPT

THURSDAY

8TH SEPT

FRIDAY

11TH SEPT

MONDAY

WHAT KIND OF SECTORS REPRESENTED

Focus on creating infrastructure for development of food processing industry

Agriculture (Agro-processing)

The Agri-leadership panel brings together experts, top minds and professionals of the agri-business to discuss opportunities in the Common Market for East and Central Africa (COMESA) and The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Investment in Healthcare Infrastructure, Systems, Digital Health, Technologies, Patients care, Clinical Services, Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing and Supply Chains.

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst in the world, with few countries able to spend the $34 to $40 a year per person that the World Health Organization considers the minimum for basic health care.

Investors can discover new investment ideas by participating in sector-specific or country-specific presentations and discussion sessions, side pitch meetings, B2B meetings, and informal networking.

Mining, Oil and Enegry
  • The Mining Sector presents opportunities that are metallic and non-metallic minerals which investors can prospect and mine.
  • Oil sector: To date, 6.5 billion barrels of oil have been confirmed
    in the 21 oil and gas discoveries made in the Albertine
    Graben, out of which 1.4 billion barrels are estimated as
    recoverable.
  • The country's electricity demand is growing at 10 - 12% annually.

Opportunities to manufacture fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and packaging material. “The place to invest now is in manufacturing, especially medium-sized manufacturing plants"

Manufacturing and infrastructure-related services in Uganda

The opportunity for Uganda is ripe.Opportunity to benefit from now expansive African market enabled by the African Continental Free Trade Area (Africa has 1.3 billion people and projected to have 2.5 billion people by 2050), access to quota free and duty free market in Europe under the Everything else But Arms (EBA) arrangement and over 6000 products listed under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) arrangement.

Organised by The Promota Africa

13th UGANDA-UK TRADE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT2023

The annual Bilateral Trade Summit is the biggest East African-focused event in the UK for accessing Trade Opportunities in Uganda. Free breakfast, lunch and refreshments

Uganda Private Sector Delegate
Non UK/Europe Resident

£550

For VISA required delegates | Non UK residents.
• No refund.

Seat booked 80%
( 37 / 90 ) Available seat
Uganda - Government Officials
Non UK Resident

£350

  • VIP tickets give you access to the Conference.
  • VISA Invitation letter 
Seat booked 80%
( 37 / 90 ) Available seat
UK Residents only
Platinum Ticket

£250

VIP tickets give you access to the Conference.

  • Access to the Platinum area.
Seat booked 88%
( 352 / 400 ) Available seat
Early bird Discount | £50
Diaspora Ticket | UK Residents

£75

  • No refund or transferable of the ticket
  • Only for African and Indian Diasporas
Seat booked 88%
( 352 / 400 ) Available seat

BECOME A PARTNER

The Uganda-UK Trade and Investment Summit (UCUK), in collaboration with Lord Popat (UK Trade Envoy to Uganda, DRC and Rwanda), London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Department for International Trade (Kampala), the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) and many others.

2023 PARTNERS, SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

EVENT GALLERY

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UCUK attracts a wide range of business executives, buyers and sellers, exporters, business owners, and dealmakers from Uganda, India, and the East African region who represent investor-ready projects, businesses, and investment funds seeking debt and/or equity. 

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Thank you so much to our partners and sponsors for making last year's #Uganda-UKTradeSummit possible! We could not have succeeded without your input and supporters like you!

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The aim of UCUK and its partners are to bring together delegates from the international investor community especially from the United Kingdom, and Commonwealth countries, to explore opportunities in East Africa, COMESA and SADC.

EVENT VENUE :

BLUE ORCHID HOTELS, The Skyline London 100 Minories, London, UK.

Date and time:

Fri, 8 Sep 2023 09:00 - 16:30 BST

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