Speakers
Day One Speakers
Carl Manlan
Chairman Board of Directors, LéO Africa Institute
Carl Manlan
Chairman Board of Directors, LéO Africa Institute
Carl Manlan is Vice President, Social Impact for Visa Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Carl's focuses on enabling community impact with local, regional, and global partners, co-creating partnerships that support Small and Medium Businesses, Individuals, and households to thrive in the CEMEA region.
Carl volunteers to support non-profit organizations' leadership on their social impact journey.
He is Chair Board of Directors of the LéO Africa Institute and an Aspen Institute New Voices Senior Fellow.
Dr. Martin Balaba
Founder - Rainforest Coffee
Dr. Martin Balaba
Founder - Rainforest Coffee
Medical doctor and health innovation enthusiast with unwavering passion and enthusiasm for delivering leading, innovative healthcare solutions; digital health and mobile technology specialist with six years’ experience in designing and leveraging these platforms to build feasible solutions that address barriers to accessing equitable and inclusive health care.
Martin Outstanding record in leading substantial medical, product, regulatory, and stakeholder elements of large-scale projects.
Currently, he is working on projects to explore opportunities for emerging technologies in bridging the gap in healthcare service delivery and systems strengthening, to realise universal health coverage. Martin is passionate about servant leadership and the critical role it plays in personal and community transformation.
Martin is a seasoned entrepreneur in the agro and health-tech space. He co-founded RAINFOREST COFFEE UGANDA and has successfully ‘failed’ with two of his earlier health-tech companies; the experience of which has built his capacity and critical understanding of healthcare, upon which to establish the phoenix of his earlier ideas (soon to come).
Martin is an alumnus of the YELP 2017 and a Global Shaper with the Kampala Hub.
Opolot L’akwang
Programme Manager, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda & South Sudan
Opolot L’akwang
Programme Manager, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda & South Sudan
Opolot Nicholas L’akwang is a WEF Global Shaper, Cyber Lawyer, and Social Innovation Expert with extensive experience working in East Africa's Innovation Ecosystem and International Development sectors.
He’s passionate about fostering Africa's creative economy, civic technology, sustainable development, and climate change.
Nicholas is motivated by servant leadership, building, and leapfrogging African development. His conviction is driven by the need to change Africa’s narrative and be able to transform communities. The desire to motivate young people, inspire and catalyze innovative ideas is his sole ambition for Africa.
Twasiima P. Bigirwa
Segal Family Foundation
Twasiima P. Bigirwa
Segal Family Foundation
Twasiima P. Bigirwa is a feminist lawyer and writer from Uganda working with Segal Family Foundation, where she drives strategy and oversees grantmaking in the country.
Twasiima also serves as a part of the Board of Trustees at Womankind Worldwide and is on the advisory committee of FRIDA, The Young Feminist Fund. She has an LL.B. from Makerere University and an LL.M. from Georgetown University – Law Center.
Luke Ofungi
Deputy Director, CEED Concordia
Luke Ofungi
Deputy Director, CEED Concordia
Previously, Luke worked as an intern with CEED an International nonprofit organization dedicated towards fostering community engagement through youth skills development and information sharing. As an intern, Luke worked under the Youth Advocacy and Communications Project that offers an opportunity of voice for young people to share their experiences.
Due to the success of this project, he earned a position in the organization in 2018, as the Program Assistant where he supervised 20 young inspiring youth from Uganda and Canada and later in 2021, as the Deputy Director at CEED Concordia.
Luke is passionate about leadership development, Human rights, Refugee and Humanitarian Action as well as youth empowerment.
Luke is privileged to be a member of the Tax Justice Alliance whose mission is to advocate for a fair, just and accountable tax systems in Uganda and is also a fellow of LéO Africa Institute's Huduma Fellowship.
Diana Ondoga
Manager, Corporate Social Investment, Stanbic Bank
Diana Ondoga
Manager, Corporate Social Investment, Stanbic Bank
Diana Ondoga is the Manager, Corporate Social Investment at Stanbic Bank, with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry with the top Banks in Uganda.
Diana is skilled in Customer Service, Banking, Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, Projects, and Branch Banking.
Kwezi Tabaro
Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute
Kwezi Tabaro
Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute
Kwezi is Deputy Director of the LéO Africa Institute. He is also the current editor of the Institute publication, the LéO Africa Review.
He is passionate about leadership, governance and development in Africa.
His articles have appeared in The Independent and Daily Monitor, and he is a regular contributor to the Africa news and data visualizer Africapedia.
Magnus Mchunguzi
Director Kwanza Group and co-founder LéO Africa Institute
Magnus Mchunguzi
Director Kwanza Group and co-founder LéO Africa Institute
Magnus Mchunguzi is an experienced Executive Director with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Support System (BSS), and Management.
Strong business development professional with a BSc focused in Computer Science from Reading University. Magnus is an ALI East Africa Fellow and member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Lucy Mbabazi
Head of Africa Advocacy and Partnerships, Better Than Cash Alliance
Lucy Mbabazi
Head of Africa Advocacy and Partnerships, Better Than Cash Alliance
Lucy Nshuti Mbabazi is one of the most avid and committed champions of the LéO Africa Institute and Chair of the Board of Directors –Emeritus.
Lucy serves as the Head of Africa Advocacy and Partnerships of Better Than Cash Alliance, a UN-hosted partnership of governments, companies, and international organisations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth.
Samita Mandjee
Executive Director, CEED Concordia
Samita Mandjee
Executive Director, CEED Concordia
Samita Mandjee first got involved with CEED Concordia as an intern in the summer of 2018 as part of the Environmental Sustainability Project. Her project team developed a curriculum for composting workshops in high schools and participated in climate change mitigation through tree planting.
With a bachelor’s degree in Human Environment and Sustainability, Samita is passionate about climate justice, community development, and urban agriculture.
Majaliwa Byendimbwa
Member of the Board of Directors CEED Concordia
Majaliwa Byendimbwa
Member of the Board of Directors CEED Concordia
Majaliwa Richard Byendimbwa is a Concordia University alumnus currently working as an auditor at the accounting firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Montreal, Quebec.
In addition, he is one of the co-founders of the tax preparation company Tax Nimbus Canada, whose objective is to provide an accessible and affordable way for young Canadians to have their taxes prepared online.
With experience in business, audit, and accounting, Majaliwa sits on the finance committee of the CEED Concordia board of directors.
Mohamed Okash
Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab
Mohamed Okash
Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab
Mohamed Okash is a Researcher, Consultant, and Ecosystem Builder. His work focus on Innovations, Development, and Public Policy.
He is YELP Fellow and the Valediction of the class of 2019, a Global Shaper, and Climate Reality Leader. Currently, he is the Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Okash is a Young and Emerging Leadership Project fellow of the LéO Africa Institute.
Ivan Kyambadde
Faculty Member, LéO Africa Institute
Ivan Kyambadde
Faculty Member, LéO Africa Institute
Ivan Kyambadde is a Faculty Member at the LéO Africa Institute.
Day 1: Performers
Lagum The Rapper
Musical artist
Deo Munyakazi
Musical artist
Deo Munyakazi
Musical artist
Deo Munyakazi is an inanga player, singer and songwriter from Kigali, Rwanda.
Day Two Speakers
Wanjuhi Njoroge
Founder & President, Nelig Group of Companies
Wanjuhi Njoroge
Founder & President, Nelig Group of Companies
Wanjũhĩ Njoroge is the Founder of People Planet Africa, an Enterprise involved in Forest Protection & Restoration, Sustainability and Inclusive Development that incorporates rural communities which constitute 70% of Africa’s population. She has gained extensive experience working with rural communities and assisting government agencies and organizations incorporate sustainability into their businesses thus increasing their positive impact and profit.
She ran one of the biggest campaigns in 2018 dubbed #SaveOurForestsKE which led to a total ban on forest harvesting and policy change. She has also helped set up two ICT centers and a library worth $10,000/-, in these rural areas which have greatly improved education and exposure for children who didn’t previously go beyond primary school and communities who had never seen computers before.
Wanjũhĩ was invited by H.E Antonio Gutiérrez, the United Nations Secretary General, alongside Greta Thunberg to offer key insights on grass root mobilization for young and bottom-up approach in fighting for a cause at the opening panel of the Climate Summit held in New York at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2019.
Her work has further earned her the prestigious Top 40 under 40 Woman Award in Kenya. Wanjũhĩ holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Communications from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Business & Information Technology from Strathmore University.
She sits on the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Foundation’s Board and the UNDP Kenya Youth Sounding Board. Wanjũhĩ is also a Young Leaders Project (YELP) Fellow where she graduated as the Valedictorian class of 2018 and a recipient of the Magnus Mchunguzi Certificate Award.
Rodridgers Osinde
Accountant, Save the Children International
Rodridgers Osinde
Accountant, Save the Children International
Rodridgers Osinde is an accountant with Save the Children International. He is also an entrepreneur and YELP Fellow Class of 2018.
Anne Juuko
Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Anne Juuko
Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Anne Juuko is the Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Uganda. Anne has a wealth of experience in the financial industry with regional and global expertise in banking for over 20 years.
She has been a part of the Standard Bank Group for over eight years and demonstrated extraordinary leadership and stellar performance throughout her career, making her an exceptional leader at the helm of Uganda’s leading bank.
Awel Uwihanganye
Founder & Senior Director, LéO Africa Institute
Awel Uwihanganye
Founder & Senior Director, LéO Africa Institute
Awel Uwihanganye is an accomplished management & leadership specialist with expert skills in executive management, communications and public relations, resource mobilization, diplomacy, and leadership development.
He previously served as the Chief Executive of Makerere University’s Centennial celebrations (Makerere At 100 Project). Awel is the Founder & Senior Director at the LéO Africa Institute and serves on several Governance Boards as a Director.
As a founder of several change initiatives, he is keenly interested in entrepreneurship, in the power of ideas, to change lives, shape society, and advance development, and “envisions Africa as a frontier for opportunity and growth with a confident, self-aware generation of rising African leaders at the center of this renaissance”.
He is a proud alumnus of Concordia University-Montreal Canada, a privileged fellow of the African Leadership Initiative—East Africa, and a Member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network.
A key lesson Awel likes to share: “I have found that when you commit yourself to do good, create value, innovate, and serve society, a lot of good follows. In my case, my contribution to the cause of Africa, humanity, and the world has come with a lot of opportunities and accolades, which in turn challenge me to do more in adding value to the world.”
Cleofash Alinaitwe
Managing Partner, Agri Planet Uganda
Cleofash Alinaitwe
Managing Partner, Agri Planet Uganda
Cleofash Alinaitwe is a co-founder of Agri Planet Academy, which seeks to replicate and test climate-smart farming technologies from research stations and other farming communities before incorporating them into a practical agricultural training curriculum that promotes practical agricultural learning in schools and communities.
Cleofash is the 2017 Young and Emerging Leaders Project Fellowship valedictorian.
Donald Byamugisha
Growth Strategist
Donald Byamugisha
Growth Strategist
Donald is a partner and an overseer of the Business Development Department at BITEPH Strategic Consulting (Uganda) - a private consulting firm focused on incubating start-ups in the Biosciences field.
He is also a Project consultant and coordinator for AgroGenetic Technologies Ltd which works in conjunction with the Association of Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa.
Donalds boasts of having worked with Biotechnology Industrial Organization, the world's largest biotechnology trade association located in Washington DC.
He holds a Bsc. with honors in Biochemistry with Management studies from University of Sussex, a MSc in Biotechnology from Georgetown University and he holds a Certificate of Completion in Social Entrepreneurship Research from Athgo International.
William Babigumira
Chief Executive Officer Pentascope Strategy
Justice Ralph Ochan
Distinguished Public Servant
Justice Ralph Ochan
Distinguished Public Servant
Justice Ralph Ochan is a distinguished public servant and former Chairman Public Service Commission, Republic of Uganda.
Doreen Akankwasa
Information and Data Management, Uganda National Oil Company
Doreen Akankwasa
Information and Data Management, Uganda National Oil Company
Doreen is a multi-Certified Information and Data Management professional working with Uganda National Oil Company. She has previously worked with Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Medicines Sans Frontiers, and Makerere University.
Over the past nine years, she has accumulated vast experience in managing Information Management Projects, specializing in large-scale Archival and Documentation project implementations.
Doreen is a Huduma Fellow Class of 2021.
Chark Muhumuza
Officer Domestic Taxes, Uganda Revenue Authority
Chark Muhumuza
Officer Domestic Taxes, Uganda Revenue Authority
Chark Benson Muhumuza is a qualified tax administrator and trade specialist with 5+ years of progressive work experience in tax administration, domestic revenue resource mobilization, stakeholder and partnerships management, people management, financial management, networking, and knowledge management.
He is an Officer Domestic Taxes at Uganda Revenue Authority and Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Kampala Early Bird.
Chark is a Huduma Fellow Class of 2022
Mark Kabirizi
Investment Planner, National Planning Authority
Mark Kabirizi
Investment Planner, National Planning Authority
Mark Mwidu Kabirizi is an extremely passionate Public sector Investment Expert, Development Planner, and Researcher with over six years of professional experience in Public Sector Policy Formulation, Development Planning, and Project Investment Appraisal.
Mark is a Huduma Fellow Class of 2022
Marvin Odongo
Performance Auditor, Office of the Auditor General
Marvin Odongo
Performance Auditor, Office of the Auditor General
Marvin is a Performance Auditor working with the Office of the Auditor-General. Before joining the public sector, he worked in civil society as a monitoring and evaluation officer for NGOs focused on women’s rights, child rights, and youth empowerment.
Marvin is passionate about sports and volunteers as a Forwards Coach for the Black Pirates Rugby Club and a Huduma Fellow Class of 2021.
Anna Reismann
Country Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda & South Sudan
Anna Reismann
Country Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda & South Sudan
Anna Reismann continues to be actively involved in European and International Cooperation, something she has done for more than a decade.
From 2008 to 2010, she worked as a Deputy Country Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Ukraine before managing a Brussels-based project of the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) on the EU enlargement towards the Western Balkan countries.
Since 2012 she has served as Policy Advisor Andean Countries, Central America and Mexico at the headquarters of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Berlin, Germany.
Canary Mugume
Journalist, NBS television
Canary Mugume
Journalist, NBS television
Canary Mugume is an investigative Journalist attached to NBS television. Canary has profoundly covered top political issues in regional politics including the Rwandan, Kenyan, and Ugandan elections.
Canary is passionate about digital media and the role of journalism in changing perceptions in Africa. He is a YELP Fellow Class of 2018.
Kwezi Tabaro
Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute
Kwezi Tabaro
Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute
Kwezi is Deputy Director of the LéO Africa Institute. He is also the current editor of the Institute publication, the LéO Africa Review.
He is passionate about leadership, governance and development in Africa.
His articles have appeared in The Independent and Daily Monitor, and he is a regular contributor to the Africa news and data visualizer Africapedia.
Moses Mulindwa
Programme Associate - Policy, Governance and Civic Engagement at Uganda National NGO Forum
Moses Mulindwa
Programme Associate - Policy, Governance and Civic Engagement at Uganda National NGO Forum
Moses Mulindwa is a Development Economist and Pan-Africanist. He has expertise and experience in governance monitoring, public policy, and civic engagement. Currently, Moses works with the Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) as the Programme Associate – Policy, Governance, and Civic Engagement. His work revolves around governance processes and initiatives, collective policy advocacy, and engagement.
He is a passionate advocate of good governance, human dignity, and the creation of positive social change. Moses aspires to see an equitable society; one where children, women, and men live in peace and harmony.
Moses is valedictorian Huduma Fellowship Class of 2022.
Inshuti Zirimwabagabo
Program Administrator, Embassy of Sweden to Uganda
Inshuti Zirimwabagabo
Program Administrator, Embassy of Sweden to Uganda
Inshuti Ishimwe Zirimwabagabo is a new Program Administrator working in the Development Cooperation Section of the Embassy of Sweden to Uganda. She previously worked at LéO Africa Institute.
Inshuti has experience in project coordination, planning, admin and governance.
Cpt. Roger Akatwihayo
Captain, Uganda People's Defence Force
Cpt. Roger Akatwihayo
Captain, Uganda People's Defence Force
Rogers Akatwihayo Butamanya is a serving officer of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces at the rank of Captain. He is currently deployed at the National Secretariat for the National Identification & Registration Authority as a technical officer in the ICT department. Rogers is a YELP Fellow Class of 2017.
Cynthia Kyofuna
Communications Lead, Outbox
Cynthia Kyofuna
Communications Lead, Outbox
Cynthia Kyofuna is the Communications Lead at Outbox and Huduma Fellow Class of 2021.
Aaron Akampa
Head Enterprise Banking, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Aaron Akampa
Head Enterprise Banking, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Aaron Akampa is the Head of Enterprise Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda and a YELP Fellow Class of 2018.
Day Two Performer
Day 3 Speakers
Barbara Kasekende
Head of Social Corporate Investment, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Barbara Kasekende
Head of Social Corporate Investment, Stanbic Bank Uganda
Over the years, Barbara has learnt that she lives her purpose by doing what she is passionate about and adding value to this universe.
Her journey has driven her to work with young people for close to twenty years. Barbara loves working with women, especially around mindset change and creatives to change passion to monetary value.
Cleofash Alinaitwe
Managing Partner, Agri Planet Uganda
Cleofash Alinaitwe
Managing Partner, Agri Planet Uganda
Cleofash Alinaitwe is a co-founder of Agri Planet Academy, which seeks to replicate and test climate-smart farming technologies from research stations and other farming communities before incorporating them into a practical agricultural training curriculum that promotes practical agricultural learning in schools and communities.
Cleofash is the 2017 Young and Emerging Leaders Project Fellowship valedictorian.
Mohamed Okash
Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab
Mohamed Okash
Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab
Mohamed Okash is a Researcher, Consultant, and Ecosystem Builder. His work focus on Innovations, Development, and Public Policy.
He is YELP Fellow and the Valediction of the class of 2019, a Global Shaper, and Climate Reality Leader. Currently, he is the Head of Innovations, SIMAD iLab in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Okash is a Young and Emerging Leadership Project fellow of the LéO Africa Institute.
Malath Ochieng
Head of Programs, Childline Kenya
Malath Ochieng
Head of Programs, Childline Kenya
Malath is a fellow of LéO Africa institute's Young and Emerging Leaders Project fellowship with over five years’ experience in child-centered program gained through first-hand practical experience in program work that spans beyond Kenya’s jurisdiction.
Malath is a child protection, youth and women empowerment, and community development specialist. She is also an active member of the Rotary e-club Safari Kenya.
Conrad Mugisha
Entrepreneur
Conrad Mugisha
Entrepreneur
Conrad Mugisha has experience working in the retail industry. He is skilled in Business Development, Retail Sales, Project and Product Management.
Conrad is a Board Member of LéO Africa Institute and a 2019 Young and Emerging Leaders Project fellow.
Day 3 Performer
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