East African Gazette
Kampala
Uganda Investment Authority in partnership with the African CEO Magazine are to host the Uganda International Business and Investment Summit.
The meeting is scheduled to take place from May 23-25, 2024.
Around 500 targeted participants, including entrepreneurs, investors, development finance institutions, financial service providers, corporate sector leaders, bankers, business influencers, SMEs, political leaders, economists, journalists, international organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors, are expected to take part at the Summit.
The primary objective of the Summit is to assist Ugandan businesses and impact investors in accessing regional and international markets, mobilizing diverse financial resources, leveraging regional and international networks, and enhancing their capacity for expansion. Additionally, the Summit will serve as a platform for national and international leaders from the finance ecosystem, as well as the public and private sectors, to advocate for inclusive policies and strategies that are essential for supporting Ugandan businesses and investors.
The African CEO Magazine is a pan-African media and events production company headquartered in New York City.
The Summit, as described by Lydia Thomas, the Executive Director of the African CEO Media Corporation and the Event Coordinator, seeks to bolster collaborations, broaden prospects, and attract novel investments in Uganda and the East Africa region.
This will be accomplished by actively engaging private sector investors and facilitating their interaction with policymakers and other stakeholders.
The overarching aim is to cultivate policies that are conducive to investors and foster a favorable business climate.
Caroline Jackson, the Executive Vice President of the African CEO Media Corporation, emphasized that a significant result of the summit would be to motivate and empower Ugandan entrepreneurs through exposure to Africa regional and global business models, as well as success stories.
Caroline states that the expected outcome includes offering networking and clustering opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, providing targeted capacity building to investors, business enablers, and companies, involving Uganda stakeholders in enhancing business policy frameworks that support inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and creating resilient infrastructures to support Ugandan businesses and ensure a return on investments for investors.