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DESCRIPTION:The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Swiss Uganda*  in partners
 hip with the  Union of African Chambers of Commerce in Switzerland (UCCAS)
   and the  Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry and Services (CCIG) \, is
  delighted to organise a “Market Focus” economic event for the Swiss busin
 ess community. \n This initiative aims to strengthen economic ties between
  Uganda and Switzerland by showcasing Uganda’s economic potential and fost
 ering strategic partnerships between Ugandan and Swiss businesses. \n The 
 event will give an overview of Uganda’s trade and investment priorities in
 cluding agriculture\, agro-processing\, energy\, tourism\, infrastructure\
 , ICT\, and mining\, while fostering practical connections between Ugandan
  stakeholders and Swiss investors. \n The forum is organized in alignment 
 with Uganda’s national priorities to strengthen economic capacity\, attrac
 t sustainable investment\, and showcase Uganda as a dynamic hub for trade\
 , agriculture\, tourism\, and innovation. It will provide a high-level pla
 tform to present Uganda’s key trade and investment opportunities to an aud
 ience of Swiss business leaders\, while connecting Ugandan stakeholders\, 
 with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry and Services (CCIG). \n Obj
 ectives: \n \n Provide initial insights into Uganda’s investment and busin
 ess opportunities. \n Announce the inauguration of the Swiss-Uganda Chambe
 r of Commerce and outline its methods of work. \n Facilitate constructive 
 discussions between Ugandan and Swiss stakeholders\, (including SMEs) on b
 usiness and investment. \n \n Programme :  \n \n \n \n \n 11:45 \n \n \n R
 egistration \n \n \n \n \n 12:00 \n \n \n Welcome Remarks Elsa Floret \, H
 ead of communication\, CCIG Elizabeth Sekaggya \, President\, CCISUG \n Al
 ain Nkurunziza \, President\, UCCAS \n \n \n \n \n 12:15 \n \n \n Message 
 from H.E. Mr. Marcel Robert Tibaleka\,  Permanent representative of Uganda
  to the United Nations and International Organizations \n \n \n \n \n 12:2
 5 \n \n \n Investment oportunities & Policy Presentations  \n Rita N. Mugu
 la \,  Deputy Director\, Investment Promotion\, Uganda Investment Authorit
 y (UIA) - virtual                             \n Representative\, Uganda T
 ourist Board (UTB) \n \n \n \n \n 12:55 \n \n \n Business Showcases \n Uga
 ndan /Swiss  SMEs and Partners  \n Moses Nduyu \,  CEO\, Brooks Commoditie
 s (Co-Sponsor) - virtual \n Ian Sekaggya\,  Co-Founder Pinaleaf - virtual 
 \n Karin Jeanneret  \, CEO and Co-Owner of Ennos Ag \n Diana  Nabuuso\,  R
 enaissance Advocates \n \n \n \n \n 13:20 \n \n \n Open Discussion Stakeho
 lder feedback and Questions  \n \n \n \n \n 13:30 \n \n \n Recommendations
  and closing remarks \, President CCISUG \n \n \n \n \n 13:40 \n \n \n Coc
 ktail and Networking \n \n \n \n \n (*)   The Chamber of Commerce and Indu
 stry Swiss Uganda (CCISUG) is an independent  organization affiliated to t
 he   Union of African Chambers  of Commerce in Switzerland (UCCAS) \, the 
 umbrella organisation of 30 Swiss-African chambers of commerce established
  in Switzerland. It is the only union of its kind to have ever existed in 
 Switzerland and plays a leading role in promoting economic cooperation bet
 ween Switzerland and Africa. Website:   www.ccisug.com \n   \n   \n This e
 vent will be held in English.  \n ----- \n Thank you for favouring soft mo
 bility for your trips. \n ----- \n N.B.  We inform you that photos and/or 
 videos could be taken to immortalise this event. By participating\, you au
 thorise the CCIG to use them on different media to promote its activities.
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DTSTAMP:20260419T055714Z
DTSTART:20251117T114500
LOCATION:CCIG\, bd du Théâtre 4\, Genève
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Market Focus Uganda - Business and Investment  
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>The Chamber of Commerce and Industr
 y Swiss Uganda* </strong>in partnership with the&nbsp\;<strong>Union of Af
 rican Chambers of Commerce in Switzerland (UCCAS)</strong>&nbsp\;and the&n
 bsp\;<strong>Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry and Services (CCIG)</st
 rong>\, is delighted to organise a &ldquo\;Market Focus&rdquo\; economic e
 vent for the Swiss business community.</p>\n<p>This initiative aims to str
 engthen economic ties between Uganda and Switzerland by showcasing Uganda&
 rsquo\;s economic potential and fostering strategic partnerships between U
 gandan and Swiss businesses.</p>\n<p>The event will give an overview of Ug
 anda&rsquo\;s trade and investment priorities including agriculture\, agro
 -processing\, energy\, tourism\, infrastructure\, ICT\, and mining\, while
  fostering practical connections between Ugandan stakeholders and Swiss in
 vestors.</p>\n<p>The forum is organized in alignment with Uganda&rsquo\;s 
 national priorities to strengthen economic capacity\, attract sustainable 
 investment\, and showcase Uganda as a dynamic hub for trade\, agriculture\
 , tourism\, and innovation. It will provide a high-level platform to prese
 nt Uganda&rsquo\;s key trade and investment opportunities to an audience o
 f Swiss business leaders\, while connecting Ugandan stakeholders\, with th
 e Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry and Services (CCIG).</p>\n<p><span
  class="font-small" style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>Objective
 s:</strong></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide initial insights into Uganda&rsq
 uo\;s investment and business opportunities.</li>\n<li>Announce the inaugu
 ration of the Swiss-Uganda Chamber of Commerce and outline its methods of 
 work.</li>\n<li>Facilitate constructive discussions between Ugandan and Sw
 iss stakeholders\, (including SMEs) on business and investment.</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span class="font-xlarge font-
 small"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">Programme</span>:&nbsp\;
 </span></strong></p>\n<table class=" sp-table" style="height: 340px\; widt
 h: 743px\;">\n<tbody>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.3
 958px\; height: 32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="font-large
 ">11:45</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271px\; height: 32px\; te
 xt-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="font-large"><strong>Registration</s
 trong></span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="w
 idth: 78.3958px\; height: 32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="
 font-large">12:00</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271px\; height:
  32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="font-large"><strong>Welco
 me Remarks<br /></strong>Elsa Floret<em>\, Head of communication\, CCIG<br
  /></em>Elizabeth Sekaggya<em>\, President\, CCISUG</em><strong><br /></st
 rong></span></p>\n<p><span class="font-large">Alain Nkurunziza<em>\, Presi
 dent\, UCCAS</em></span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 56px\;">\n<
 td style="width: 78.3958px\; text-align: justify\; height: 56px\;">\n<p><s
 pan class="font-large">12:15</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271p
 x\; text-align: justify\; height: 56px\;">\n<p style="text-align: left\;">
 <span class="font-large"><strong>Message from H.E. Mr. Marcel Robert Tibal
 eka\, </strong><em>Permanent representative of Uganda to the United Nation
 s and International Organizations</em><strong><em><br /></em></strong></sp
 an></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 56px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.3
 958px\; text-align: justify\; height: 56px\;">\n<p><span class="font-large
 ">12:25</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271px\; text-align: justi
 fy\; height: 56px\;">\n<p><strong>Investment oportunities &amp\; Policy Pr
 esentations </strong></p>\n<p>Rita N. Mugula<strong>\, </strong><em>Deputy
  Director\, Investment Promotion\, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) - vir
 tual</em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &
 nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Representative\, Ug
 anda Tourist Board (UTB)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 78px\;">\n<
 td style="width: 78.3958px\; text-align: justify\; height: 78px\;">\n<p><s
 pan class="font-large">12:55</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271p
 x\; text-align: justify\; height: 78px\;">\n<p style="text-align: left\;">
 <strong>Business Showcases<br /></strong></p>\n<p><u>Ugandan</u><u>/Swiss<
 /u><u> SMEs and Partners </u></p>\n<p>Moses Nduyu \, <em>CEO\, Brooks Comm
 odities (Co-Sponsor) - virtual</em></p>\n<p>Ian Sekaggya\, <em>Co-Founder 
 Pinaleaf - virtual</em></p>\n<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin
 -jeanneret-vezzini-a47b18bb?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACo
 AABmdwNcBVJySmO8BYMXf_sJCM2WJsqx98qE">Karin Jeanneret </a>\,<em>CEO and Co
 -Owner of Ennos Ag</em></p>\n<p>Diana&nbsp\; Nabuuso\, <em>Renaissance Adv
 ocates</em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 53px\;">\n<td style="wid
 th: 78.3958px\; height: 32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="fo
 nt-large">13:20</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271px\; height: 3
 2px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class="font-large" data-teams="tru
 e"><strong>Open Discussion<br /></strong>Stakeholder feedback and Question
 s <br /></span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style=
 "width: 78.3958px\; height: 22px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><span class
 ="font-large">13:30</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.271px\; heigh
 t: 22px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><strong>Recommendations and closing 
 remarks</strong>\, President CCISUG</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 
 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.3958px\; text-align: justify\; height: 32px
 \;">\n<p><span class="font-large">13:40</span></p>\n</td>\n<td style="widt
 h: 627.271px\; text-align: justify\; height: 32px\;">\n<p><span class="fon
 t-large"><strong>Cocktail and Networking</strong></span></p>\n</td>\n</tr>
 \n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span class="pictur
 e left font-xlarge"><span class="font-large">(*)</span> <em><span style="f
 ont-size: 10.5pt\; font-family: 'Helvetica'\,sans-serif\; color: #333333\;
 ">The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Swiss Uganda (CCISUG) is an indepen
 dent &nbsp\;organization affiliated to the &nbsp\;<strong>Union of African
  Chambers</strong><strong> of Commerce in Switzerland (UCCAS)</strong>\, t
 he umbrella organisation of 30 Swiss-African chambers of commerce establis
 hed in Switzerland. It is the only union of its kind to have ever existed 
 in Switzerland and plays a leading role in promoting economic cooperation 
 between Switzerland and Africa.<br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="ht
 tps://www.ccisug.com/">www.ccisug.com</a></span></em></span></p>\n<p style
 ="text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span class="font-small"><em>Th
 is event will be held in English.&nbsp\;</em></span></p>\n<p style="text-a
 lign: justify\;"><span class="font-small">-----</span></p>\n<p style="text
 -align: justify\;"><span class="font-small"><em>Thank you for favouring so
 ft mobility for your trips.</em></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify
 \;"><span class="font-small"><em>-----</em></span></p>\n<p style="text-ali
 gn: justify\;"><span class="font-small"><em>N.B. </em><em>We inform you th
 at photos and/or videos could be taken to immortalise this event. By parti
 cipating\, you authorise the CCIG to use them on different media to promot
 e its activities.</em></span></p>
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