Kampala Geopolitics Conference

Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2022

Bringing International debates on the African continent

Starts November 15, 2022
Ends November 16, 2023
Venue Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility (CTF2) Auditorium, Pool Road, Makerere University

About the Organisers

Explore the Agenda

Tuesday 15th November 2022 - Tuesday, November 15th

9:30 am

Opening Panel

CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted
10:30 am

Global Impact of the War in Ukraine – African and European Perspectives

CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted
11:45 am

Batwa Introduction and Performance

12:00 pm

The Future of East African Jihadism revisited – the Cases of East Congo, Mozambique, and Somalia

Room 2
12:00 pm

The Impact of Globalisation on the Development of Sport and Cultural and Creatives Industries in Africa

CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted
1:15 pm

Lunch Break

2:30 pm

Health – Moving from Leadership to Partnership for a Sustainable Global Health

CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted

Wednesday 16th November 2022 - Wednesday, November 16th

Arrival of Attendees Auditorium 8:30 am

Arrival & Introductions (2022)

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Meet the Panelists

Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 9:30 am

Opening Panel

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe – Vice-Chancellor Makerere University

H.E. Xavier Sticker – Ambassador of France to Uganda

Nils Wörmer – Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa

Paulina Chiwangu – UN Women Country Representative

Patrice Gilles – Director, Alliance Française de Kampala

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Meet the Panelists

Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 10:30 am

Global Impact of the War in Ukraine – African and European Perspectives

Moderator: Solomon Serwanjja – Executive Director, African Institute for Investigative Journalism

Speaker 1: Dr Samuel Kazibwe – Expert on International Relations

Speaker 2: Antonio Querido – Country Representative Uganda, Food and Agriculture Organisation

Speaker 3: Prof. Phillip Kasaija Apuuli – Political Science Department Makerere University

Speaker 4: Rachel Sebudde – Senior Economist, The World Bank

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Entertainment 11:45 am

Batwa Introduction and Performance

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Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 12:00 pm

The Impact of Globalisation on the Development of Sport and Cultural and Creatives Industries in Africa

Moderator: Joseph Kigozi – General Manager NBS Sport and Next Media Deputy Group CEO and Chief Strategy Officer

Speaker 1: Rasheeda Nalumoso – Arts Manager British Council Uganda

Speaker 2: Peace Proscovia – Uganda Netball Captain

Speaker 3: Morris Mugisha – Film Director

Speaker 4: Andrew Ahuurra – Director of Quad A Records, Laureate of Creative Africa

Speaker 5: Nicole Magabo – Bad Mama Jama Films

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Panel Conversation Room 2 12:00 pm

The Future of East African Jihadism revisited – the Cases of East Congo, Mozambique, and Somalia

Moderator: Ahmed Hadji – Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow, Africa Institute for Strategy and Policy

Speaker 1: Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler – Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

Speaker 2: Abdishakur Hassan-Kayd – Senior Security Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Republic of Somaliland

Speaker 3: Liesl Louw-Vaudran – Senior Researcher at Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Speaker 4: Angelo Izama – Journalist

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Meet the Panelists

  • Ahmed Hadji
  • Panelist Ahmed Hadji
    Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow, Africa Institute for Strategy and Policy
  • Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler
  • Panelist Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler
    Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
  • Abdishakur Hassan-Kayd
  • Panelist Abdishakur Hassan-Kayd
    Senior Security Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Republic of Somaliland
  • Liesl Louw-Vaudran
  • Panelist Liesl Louw-Vaudran
    Senior Researcher , Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
  • Angelo Izama
  • Panelist Angelo Izama
    Head of Faculty, LéO Africa Institute
Lunch Break 1:15 pm

Lunch Break

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Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 2:30 pm

Health – Moving from Leadership to Partnership for a Sustainable Global Health

Moderator: Walter Mwesigye – Health Editor, Nation Media Group

Speaker 1: Tlaleng Mofokeng – UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health, South Africa

Speaker 2: Hon. Ruth Aceng – Minister of Health, Republic of Uganda

Speaker 3: Yonas Tegegen WoldemariamCountry Representative WHO

Speaker 4: Prof. Christian Happi – Centre director, African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious diseases

Speaker 5: Dr. Louis Kamulegeya – Projects and Research Manager, Rocket Health

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Panel Conversation Room 2 2:30 pm

Cybersecurity – Resilience of African States & Threat Scenario

Moderator: Robert Kirunda – Founding Partner at Kirunda & Wasike Advocates

Speaker 1: Dustin Dehez – Managing Director Secori advisors

Speaker 2: Famous Orishaba – Cyber Security Expert and Threat Intelligence Analyst

Speaker 3: Moses Owinyi – Executive Director, Centre for Multilateral Affairs

Speaker 4: Stephen Mugabe – Manager Data Protection Affairs, National Data Protection Office Uganda

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  • Robert Kirunda
  • Panelist Robert Kirunda
    Founding Partner, Kirunda & Wasike Advocates
  • Dustin Dehez
  • Panelist Dustin Dehez
    Managing Director , Secori Advisors
  • Famious Orishaba
  • Panelist Famious Orishaba
    Cyber Security Expert | Threat Intelligence Analyst
  • Moses Owiny
  • Panelist Moses Owiny
    Founder & Executive Director, Centre for Multilateral Affairs
  • Stephen Mugabe
  • Panelist Stephen Mugabe
    Manager Data Protection Affairs, National Data Protection Office Uganda
Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 4:00 pm

Defending Rights in Times of Insecurity – Human Rights, Development and Security Policy

Moderator: Ivan Okuda – Lawyer and Writer

Speaker 1: Ivan Rugambwa - Journalist and Social Commentator

Speaker 2: Anthony Masake – Director, Chapter Four Uganda

Speaker 3: Robert Ssempala – Director, Uganda Human Rights Network for Journalists

Speaker 4: Hanna Schneider – Programme Manager, Munich Security Conference

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Panel Conversation Room 2 4:00 pm

Understanding Uganda’s Out-Migration Trends

Moderator: Ojok Okello – Programme Manager, Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Country Office Uganda & South Sudan

Speaker 1: Agnes Igoye – Migration Expert, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

Speaker 2: Prof. Jimmy Spire SsentongoAssociate Dean, SPGSR, Uganda Martyrs University

Speaker 3: Micheal Mutyaba – Immigration Consultant

Speaker 4: Frank Nuwagaba – Immigration Officer, Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs

Speaker 5: Barbara Maureen KalumbaProgramme Manager, Africa Institute for Investigative Journalism

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Training Session Room 2 4:00 pm

Training journalists in environmental, sciences and data journalism

Partner: InfoNile

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Arrival of Attendees Auditorium 8:00 am

Arrival and Check In

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Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 9:00 am

The Role of the African Union in Conflict Resolution – To what extent can there be Pan-African interests?

Moderator: Kwezi Tabaro – Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute

Speaker 1: Hon. Betty Bigombe – Senior Director Fragility, Conflict and Violence, The World Bank

Speaker 2: Dr. Gerrit Kurtz – German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Speaker 3: Daniel Bwambale – Senior Principal Magistrate, Judiciary Service Uganda

Speaker 4: Dismas Nkunda – Executive Director, Atrocities Watch Africa

Speaker 5: Andrew Tchie – Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

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  • Kwezi Tabaro
  • Panelist Kwezi Tabaro
    Deputy Director, LéO Africa Institute
  • Betty Bigombe
  • Panelist Betty Bigombe
    former Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict and Violence, World Bank
  • Dr. Gerrit Kurtz
  • Panelist Dr. Gerrit Kurtz
    German Institute for International and Security Affairs
  • Daniel Bwambale
  • Panelist Daniel Bwambale
    Senior Principal Magistrate, Judiciary Service Uganda
  • Dismas Nkunda
  • Panelist Dismas Nkunda
    Executive Director, Atrocities Watch Africa
  • Andrew Tchie
  • Panelist Andrew Tchie
    Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Panel Conversation Room 2 9:00 am

The Role of the Private Sector and of the African Continental Free Trade Area for Economic Inclusion and Sustainable Development

Moderator: William Babigumira – Certified Trade Advisor

Speaker 1: Sylvie Matelli – Deputy Director, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

Speaker 2: Peter Nyeko – CEO Mandulis Energy

Speaker 3: Gunter Rieck Moncayo – Policy Advisor on Economy and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Speaker 4: Julius Naika – CEO Famunera

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Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 10:30 am

The Role of Data in Sustainable and Efficient Population Growth Management

Moderator: Shem Opolot – Data Scientist

Speaker 1: Bernard Sabiiti – Manager Strategic Engagement, Development Initiatives

Speaker 2: Patrick Adengo – Associate Director, Stalworth Consulting Group

Speaker 3: Moses Mulindwa – Development Economist and Programme Associate, Uganda NGO Forum

Speaker 4: Dr Phillip Thigo – Technology, Data and Public Policy Expert

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Panel Conversation Room 2 10:30 am

Climate Change – How does the inter-generational conflict compromise environmental engagement?

Moderator: Bella Twine – Podcast Producer, Last Drop Africa

Speaker 1: Brenda Akia – Migration, Environment and Climate Change Consultant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Uganda

Speaker 2: Joanita Babirye – Co-founder Girls 4 Climate Action

Speaker 3: Juliet Grace Zawedde – Africa Youth Initiative on Climate Change and COP26, COP27 Attendee

Speaker 4: Kennedy Owor - LLM Candidate University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Meet the Panelists

  • Bella Twine
  • Panelist Bella Twine
    Podcast Producer, Last Drop Africa
  • Brenda Akia
  • Panelist Brenda Akia
    Migration, Environment and Climate Change Consultant, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Uganda
  • Joanita Babirye
  • Panelist Joanita Babirye
    Co-founder , Girls 4 Climate Action
  • Juliet Grace Zawedde
  • Panelist Juliet Grace Zawedde
    Africa Youth Initiative on Climate Change and COP26, COP27 Attendee
  • Kennedy Owor
  • Panelist Kennedy Owor
    LLM Candidate University of Pretoria, South Africa
Activity Auditorium 12:00 pm

En route to the Olympic Games 2024

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Twitter Space 1:30 pm

Space Conquest – Between conquest and new military tools, can we avoid Star Wars?

Moderator: David Kasibante – Space Policy Researcher

Speaker 1: Gaspard Schnitzler – French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)

Speaker 2: Dr. Julian Voje – Managing Director Secori Advisors

Speaker 3: Arnold Agaba – Doctoral Candidate, McGill University, Institute of Air and Space Law

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Panel Conversation CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 4:45 pm

Re-imagining Africa’s High Education on the Global Scale; Championing Innovations for Transformation

Moderator: Yusuf Kiranda – University Secretary, Makerere University

Speaker 1: Micheal Mugisha – PhD Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science

Speaker 2: Prof. Sarah Ssali – Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University

Speaker 3: Solomon King Benge – CEO and Founder, Fundi Bots

Speaker 4: Awel Uwihanganye – Director, LéO Africa Institute

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Panel Conversation Room 2 2:45 pm

The Role of East Africa in Middle Eastern Politics

Moderator: Dr. Julian Voje – Managing Director Secori advisors

Speaker 1: Mohammed Abdirahman - Managing Director, Institute for Strategic Insights and Research (ISIR)

Speaker 2: Dr. Muhammad Kiggundu Musoke – Head of Department for Humanities, Makerere University

Speaker 3: Omar S. Mahmood – Senior Somalia Analyst, International Crisis Group

Speaker 4: Agather Atuhaire – Lawyer and Journalist

Speaker 5: Raymond Mujuni – Deputy Executive Director, African Institute for Investigative Journalism

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Closing Remarks CTF2, Auditorium Broadcasted 4:15 pm

Closing Remarks

All Partners

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Activity 4:30 pm

Exhibition and Cocktail

Last day of exhibition and cocktail organised by AFK

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End of Conference 8:30 pm

End of Conference

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