The KIW19 aims to assemble all key players and stakeholders in the Startup Ecosystem to raise Uganda’s profile in the startup space, provide visibility to it’s startups, both locally & internationally and thereby attract investors and enable global partnerships.
3Days
1000Visitors
100Exhibitors
20Masterclasses
Uganda’s innovation community under one roof
Event Structure
Discover/Showcase Zone
Exhibition Space
Pitching Competition
Conference+ Masterclasses
Plenary sessions
Thematic side sessions /
masterclasses
Engage Zone
Mentor/Investor speed dating with Entrepreneurs.
‘Cafeteria area’ with coffee, tea and snacks where all members can engage.
WHY ATTEND
Showcase
Uganda’s latest innovations by
startups, private sector players and
development partners
Platforms and resources available
for ecosystem players
Discover
Innovative solutions to community
challenges that You'll Discover
Opportunities for investment
Challenges in the ecosystem
Engage
Potential partners / customers
Potential investors / investees
Development partners on the place of
innovation in their programs
Policy makers – to discuss sector
challenges and opportunities
With thought leaders on how to take
the ecosystem to the next level
WHO IS ATTENDING
Accomplished
& aspiring
entrepreneurs
Local
startup hubs
Local / regional
VC-Funds &
Angel Investors
International
experts & investors
Academic & governmental
bodies supporting
the ecosystem
Development
partners
EVENT SCHEDULE
(Subject to change)
| 9:00 - 13:00 | Launch Event: Theme: Taking Uganda’s startup ecosystem to the next level; |
| 9:00 | Entertainment | Cultural performance? Ndere Troupe. |
| 9:15 | Opening remarks |
| 10:00 | Testimonials : Inspiring the next generation of Ugandan innovators |
| 10:20 | Panel conversation: Taking Uganda’s startup ecosystem to the next level. The missing pieces |
| 11:20 | Key Note: Taking Uganda’s startup ecosystem to the next level: Learnings from advanced ecosystems (MDEC – Malaysia) –including Q&A |
| 12:20 | Guest of Honor Remarks (GoU) |
| 12:50 | Guests tour Exhibition area (end of launch event) |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Side session: Adoption of ICT innovations by the Ugandan private sector |
| Side session: Creating jobs for Youths. The role of Ugandan startups and innovators. | |
| Side session: Scaling up and crossing borders. | |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Masterclass (Gamification Challenge): How to include it in your business growth strategy Masterclass Butterfly Works to host a class and then come up with a game to be launched on final day. Perhaps work hand in hand with Cocacola? |
| Masterclass: INCLUSIVE TOOLS. For development partners and entrepreneurs. | |
| Master class: Legal Clinic: know-how on the most pressing entrepreneurial legal issues in a “ask-the-expert” |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Pitch Competition [day 1] 10 teams –retain 4 |
| 9:00 | Key note: Rosa Malango – UN Resident Coordinator |
| 9:20 - 10:20 | Plenary discussion: Digital innovation and the SDG’s. What role can Ugandan innovators play in achieving Agenda 2030. |
| 10:25 - 11:25 | Plenary Discussion: Breaking the silos in building innovations for development in Uganda |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Key note: How we made it in Africa: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Side sesion: Creating jobs for Youths. The role of Ugandan startups and innovators. | |
| Side session: Refugee Entrepreneurship: Lessons learned from supporting Startups in vulnerable contexts/IT for Offline Communities: How to ensure it is context specific. | |
| Side Session: The business of fashion. Panel Conversation. | |
| Side session: Customer is always King. Lessons in Customer Care | |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Masterclass: Social Media and the Startup. How and When? |
| Masterclass: Intuitive Interfaces: Website and app development | |
| Masterclass: Crash Course: Design Thinking 101 |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Pitch Competition[day 2] 10 teams –retain 4 |
| 17:15 - 18:15 | Failure Night: Personal experience of business failure. What went wrong? |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Key note: Where is the money?: The financing challenge for startups. |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Unlocking the financing challenge for Ugandan startups |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Side Session: Funding: How to start on your own, when to begin looking for investors, what kind to look for depending your level. |
| “Side Session: Angel Investing and it’s potential for funding Ugandan Startups “ | |
| Side session: Female Entrepreneurship: A catalyst for social change. | |
| Side session: The importance of mentorship | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Masterclass: How to build a talent startup team, especially regarding ways to attract quality talent other than by providing company shares |
| Masterclass: Impact Investing (How to measure your impact as a social enterprise) | |
| Masterclass: Investor readiness 101: VC Funds |
| 16:15 - 18:00 | Closing event: Final pitch competition (to investors), 8 retained teams present, Announcement of final winners + concert |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Fireside chat: The DNA of a successful entrepreneur. |
Partners
We are an initiative spearheaded by key players in the Ugandan Startup Ecosystem who, with the support of the UN Capital Development Fund, aim to consolidate and connect the activities of all it's stakeholders.
We catalyze developments in the sector through increased engagement, information exchange, and more targeted communication. Our mission is to support the growth of the Ugandan Startup Ecosystem by maximizing its exposure to international investment & partnerships and telling the story of Ugandan Entrepreneurship to a global audience.
