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DAY ONE (1) Tuesday, 27th April 2010 |
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| 08.00 – 06.00 |
Registration and collection of badges |
| 19.00 – 21.00 |
Welcome cocktail officiated by EAC Secretariat and GoU (Cocktail programme to be provided)
Venue: Munyonyo, Kampala |
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DAY TWO (2) Wednesday, 28th April 2010 |
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Official Opening Ceremony |
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Professor Maggie Kigozi |
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| 07.00 – 09.00 |
Arrival of Delegates |
| 09.15 – 09.30 |
All Guests seated |
| 09.30 – 09.45 |
Guest of Honour arrives (The President of the Republic of Uganda) |
| 09.45 – 10.00 |
Introductory remarks by the session moderator and EAC Secretariat |
| 10.00 – 10.15 |
Statement by Amb. Juma Mwapachu, Secretary General, East African Community (EAC) Moderator |
| 10.15 – 10.25 |
Welcome remarks by Minister of East African Community Affairs, Republic of Uganda |
| 10.25 – 10.35 |
Remarks by the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers |
| 10.35 – 11.00 |
Opening Address by the Host President: H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
Photograph Session and Tea break, Press briefing (Host President, EAC Council of Ministers and private sector representative) |
| 12.00 – 12.30 |
Keynote Presentations
Topic: PPPs- A receptacle for addressing Infrastructural challenges in the EAC
Speaker: Dr. Donald Kabeeruka, President African Development Bank |
| 12.30 – 12.50 |
Q&A Session |
| 12.50 – 13.00 |
Emerging Issues by Session moderator |
| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Networking Lunch |
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Rapporteur EAC: Eng. Hosea Nyangweso, Principal Civil Engineer, EAC
Conference Roundtable Session One
Chair: Minister for Trade, Republic of Kenya
Rapporteurs General
Mr. Alloys Mutabingwa, Deputy Secretary General, EAC – (Planning and Infrastructure)
Mrs. Edith Mwanje, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of EACA, Uganda
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| 14.30 – 15.30 |
Room 1
Round Table 1:
Topic: World Food Crisis: A challenge or an investment opportunity for East Africa? Investment in Biotechnology, Key to food security in East Africa?
Panelists:
Hon. Eng Nderagakura Ferdinand, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Republic of Burundi
Prof. Akello Ogutu, Consultant/Agricultural Economist, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Okosai Opolot, Director Crop Production and Marketing, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Republic of Uganda
Moderator: Mr. Muhamed S.R Mamuya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, United Republic of Tanzania
Rapporteur GoU: Mr. Denis Alioni, MEACA
Rapporteur EAC: Mr. Moses Marwa
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Room 2
Round Table 2 :
Topic : Addressing Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) to trade and investment in the EAC
Panelists:
Minister of Trade, Republic of Rwanda
An expert in Trade issues, Kenya
Amb. Julius B. Onen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, trade and Industry, Republic of Uganda
The United Republic of Tanzania
Moderator: Hon. Hafsa Mossi, Minister of EAC Affairs, Republic of Burundi
Rapporteur GoU: Mr. Moki Abubaker, MEACA
Rapporteur EAC: Annette Ssemuwemba |
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Room 3
Round Table 3:
Topic: Investing in Sustainable Energy Provision in the EAC Region
Panelists:
Hon. Coletha Uwineza Ruhamya-Minister of State in Charge of Energy, Republic of Rwanda
Dr. Frank Sebbowa- Executive Director, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Republic of Uganda
Hon. Moise Bucumi, Minister of Mines and Energy, Republic of Burundi
Moderator:
Rapporteur GoU: Mr. Kabale Muhamed, MoFPED
Rapporteur EAC: Mr. Peter Kinuthia |
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Room 4
Round Table 4:
Making Regional Integration Work: A reflection on Strategies and Institutional Requirement for the EAC: Foreign Direct Investment/ Cross Border Investments in East Africa: Performance, Challenges and Responsibilities
Panelists: David Ochieng-Kenya
Carolyn Ndawula- Uganda
Moderator:
Rapporteur GOU: Mr. Sam Wandera, MoFPED
Rapporteur EAC: |
| 15.30 – 15.45 |
Tea Break |
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Reporting on Roundtable deliberations |
| 15.45 – 16.30 |
Roundtables thematic reports to the plenary
Chair: Hon. Amos Kimunya, M.P., Minister for Trade, Republic of Kenya |
| 16.30 – 17.15 |
Plenary Reactions and Day reflections by Mr. Alloys Mutabingwa, Deputy Secretary General- (Planning and Infrastructure), Mr. Phillip Wambugu, Director of Infrastructure, EAC |
| 17. 15 |
Business to Business Meetings in ‘Deal Rooms’ and exhibitions go on |
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DAY THREE (3) Thursday, 29th April, 2010 |
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Plenary Session
Overview of Investment Opportunities in the EAC Partner States
Chair: Hon. Mohamed Aboud, Deputy Minister of East African Cooperation, The United Republic of Tanzania
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| 07.00 – 08.00 |
Breakfast Meetings at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala |
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Topic 1: Corporate and Commercial Banking sector:
East African Financial Landscape: Why Now is the Time to Jump In. Regional expansion and growth of the new financial products (e.g. Islamic banking, micro-finance, credit guarantee schemes, credit background), and the current regional macro-economic environment.
Panelists:
Moderator:
Rapporteur GOU: Mr. Emmanuel Atwine, MTTI
Rapporteur EAC:
Topic 2: ICT and Business Process Outsourcing:
Information Communication Technology (ICT): Opportunities and Regional Advantages in Outsourcing and Service Economy.
Exposing investors to East African’s ICT regulation, Infrastructure development, Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Panelists:
Moderator:
Rapporteur GOU:
Rapporteur EAC:
Topic 3: East Africa Capital Markets as the new Investment Frontier: Recent trends & Prospects (Regional stock-market, IPOs, Market integrations and harmonization, Cross-listing and Cross-trading
Panelists:
Moderator:
Rapporteur GOU:
Rapporteur EAC:
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| 08.45 – 09.00 |
Delegates get seated in Speke Resort, Munyonyo |
| 09.00 – 09.20 |
Plenary Presentation
Topic 1: Experience of doing business in EAC
Regional Investor, Kenya
Foreign Investor, Uganda
Rapporteur GoU:
Rapporteur EAC: Mr. Kenneth Bagamuhunda
Topic 2: Overview of Investment Opportunities in the EAC Partner States
Extractive Industries: Prof. Maggie Kigozi, executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), Republic of Uganda
Tourism: Mr. Emmanuel Ole Naiko, Executive Director, Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), United Republic of Tanzania
Finance: Ms. Clare Akamanzi, Deputy CEO in charge of Business Operations and Services, Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Republic of Rwanda |
| 10.20 – 10.45 |
Tea Break |
| 10.45 – 11.05 |
Infrastructure: Mr. Phillip Wambugu, Director, Infrastructure, EAC
Reflections by Under sea cable Investor
Mr. Brian Herlihy, President SEACOM
Mr. Liberat Mfumukeko, CEO, Burundi IPA |
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Topic 3: Investing in Value Addition in the SME Sector for Regional Competitiveness
Chair of Session, Republic of Kenya (Minister)
Panelists:
Ms. Susan Kikwai, OGW, Managing Director, Kenya Investment Authority (KenIvest), Republic of Kenya
Dr. Kwesiga, Executive Director, Uganda Industrial Research Institute, Uganda
Rwanda
Tanzania
Rapporteur GoU:
Rapporteur EAC: Dr. Flora Musonda
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| 11.40 – 12.00 |
Topic 4 : Mobilization for financial resources for investment
Private Equity landscape: risks and rewards, sovereign ratings and opportunities in project financing.
Moderator – Mr. Steven Kayondo-Kalanguka, Commissioner for Investment & Private Sector Development, MoFPED, Uganda
Panelists:
Dr. Louis Kasekende: Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda
Executive Director, East African Development Bank
Prof. Beno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania
CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya
Rwanda
Burundi
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Q&A |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Networking Lunch |
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Conference Roundtable Session Two
Chair: Hon. Aston Kajara, Minister of State for Investment, Republic of Uganda |
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| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Room 1
Topic 4: EAC Common Market; Where challenges are opportunities
Panelists:
Mr. Vimal Shah, CEO, BIDCO-Kenya
Prominent Business person from Uganda
Services Practitioners from Rwanda and Tanzania
Labour/ Immigration expert from Burundi
Moderator: Rapporteur GoU:
Rapporteur EAC: Ms. Mary Makoffu/Mr. David Sajjabi
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Room 2
Topic 5: How prepared is the EAC to deal with global economic meltdown?
Panelists:
Mr. James Gatera, MD, Bank of Kigali, Rwanda
Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
Prof. Godfrey Tumusiime-Mutebile, Governor, Bank of Uganda
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Kinyua, CBS, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance
Rapporteur GoU:
Rapporteur EAC: Mr. David Sajjabi |
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Room 3
Topic 6 : Developing strategy to attract investors to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in EAC
Panelists:
Mr. James Gachui, Chairman, Transcentury Group
Mr. Lutaf Kassam, Group MD, Industrial Promotion Services (IPS)
Dr. Kevin Kariuki, Head of Infrastructure, IPS
AfDB Experts
Moderator: Mr. Antoine Ruvebana, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Republic of Rwanda
Rapporteur GoU:
Rapporteur EAC: Eng. Robert Achieng |
| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Emerging Issues of the Roundtables in Plenary |
| 15.30 - 16.30 |
Summary recommendations by Rapporteurs General
Mr. Alloys Mutabingwa and Mrs. Edith Mwanje, PS, MEACA, Uganda |
| 16.30 - 16.45 |
Conference report Adoption/Resolutions/Communiqué read by Amb. Juma V. Mwapachu, Secretary General, EAC |
| 16.45 - 17.15 |
Closing ceremony |
| 19.00 |
Gala Dinner |
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3rd EAC INVESTMENT SUMMIT
DAY FOUR (4) Friday, 30th April, 2010 |
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| 09.00 - 10.00 |
All participants seated
Entertainment of Guests |
| 10.00 - 10.15 |
Arrivals of EAC Heads of State |
| 10.15 - 10.20 |
Remarks by Minister of East African Community, Republic of Uganda |
| 10.20 - 10.30 |
Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers |
| 10.30 - 10.45 |
Presentation of the Conference Resolutions by EAC Secretary General, Amb. Juma V. Mwapachu to the EAC Heads of State |
| 10.45 - 11.05 |
Welcome Remarks and address by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda |
| 11.05 - 11.25 |
Address by H.E Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi |
| 11.25 - 11.45 |
Address by H.E Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya |
| 11.45 - 12.05 |
Address by H.E Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda |
| 12.05 - 12.30 |
Keynote address by H.E Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chairperson of EAC Heads of State Summit |
| 12.30 - 13.00 |
Recognition and awards to EAC Investor of the Year winners and conference sponsors by Chairperson of EAC Heads of State Summit |
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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About the Conference 
