The Kampala Innovation Week 2019 (KIW 2019) aimed 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.
KIW 2019 was held in line with the theme “Showcase, Discover and Engage” was successfully held at Kololo Independence grounds with a turn up of over 1000 conveners, 100 speakers and 100 exhibitors. The event was also the official launch grounds for Startup Uganda which was graced by two government Ministries of ICT and Ministry of Science Innovation and Technology.
INVESTOR & ENTREPRENEUR Kepple Africa Ventures (KAV) and Crediation
TECH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR & NTF IV PROGRAMME MANAGER UN International Trade Centre
PARTNER Urge Uganda
FOUNDING PARTNER AT SEEDSTARS AFRICA VENTURES
PARTNER, GREENTEC CAPITAL
CHIEF OF SECTOR AND ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVENESS SECTION UN International Trade Centre (ITC)
EXPERT IN DIGITAL4DEVELOPMENT (D4D) Enabel
GROUP C.E.O & CO-FOUNDER Blu Flamingo Digital Africa
DIRECTOR, M4D, SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA
DIRECTOR SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
SENIOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT MANAGER GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator
CO-FOUNDER AND GROUP C.E.O Nomad Advertising Limited
PRODUCER/HOST Off the Beaten Path
COUNTRY MANAGER Fuzu Uganda
ASSOCIATE - TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TMT) PRACTICE KTA Advocates
FOUNDER Kentaro Handmade Organics
CO-FOUNDER AND COUNTRY DIRECTOR CIYOTA DRC
FOUNDER UNLEASHED
HEAD OF GROWTH Jumia E-commerce
MANAGING DIRECTOR Pegasus Technologies Limited
SENIOR SOFTWARE PRODUCT MANAGER Mobile at Fenix International
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPER Dutch Base camp
GP Kepple Africa Ventures
COUNTRY MANAGER Jumia Food
FINTECH LEAD Safeboda
UGANDA COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE UNFPA
FOUNDER Wena Hardware
REGIONAL OPERATIONS LEAD Bid Network
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY Save the Children Uganda
DIGITAL COUNTRY LEAD UNCDF
CO-FOUNDER Pearls for Her
CO-FOUNDER AND CTO Laboremus Uganda
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER Andela
ASSOCIATE DATA ANALYST Wefarm
MEDICAL LEAD ON NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Infectious Diseases Institute
DIGITAL ECONOMIC EXPERT UNCDF
PERMANENT SECRETARY Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation
MANAGING DIRECTOR Smart Havens Africa
NATIONAL PROGRAMME COORDINATOR International Labour Organization
DIRECTOR MUBS Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Incubation Center
CO-FOUNDER Kweli Skin Organics
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Center for Development Alternatives
MARKETING MANAGER Cafe Javas
HEAD OF INSTRUMENTAL DIVISION UIRI
LEGAL ASSOCIATE MMAKS Advocates
MANAGER Intellectual Property URSB
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, INNOVATION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Ministry of Science, Innovation and
DESIGNER Gloria Wavamunno
FOUNDER Swipe2Pay
STARTUPS RELATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE NTF IV Uganda project of the ITC
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Akorion
EAST AFRICA REGIONAL CHAPTER MANAGER Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
MANAGING DIRECTOR Geo Gecko