On this episode of the Ideation Corner, I hosted Ian
Muhimbise Rumanyika.
Ian is a seasoned communications and marketing specialist
with experience spanning over a period of twelve years, in public relations and
marketing.
Away from the academics, Ian is also the Managing Director
of Node Group.
Node Group is a consultancy firm that focuses on digital
media management, public relations management, research, strategy development
and training.
On the 15th episode of the Ideation Corner, I host Tony Okao Otoa.
Tony is the Executive Director of the Stanbic Business Incubator. The Stanbic Incubator is mandated to support the development of small and medium sized enterprises in Uganda
In his role at the Stanbic Incubator, Tony designs strategies, manages and implements activities to support entrepreneurs in an incubator setting.
Prior to this, Tony worked with Total as both the National Content Manager as well as the Public Affairs Manager.
Also, Tony has worked in civil society both in the United
Kingdom and Uganda, focusing on the oil and gas sector in the East African
Region.
Innocent Kawooya is a nominated aspirant for Kampala Lord
Mayor position 2021 to 2026.
I hosted him on the 14th episode of the Ideation Corner to
hear his plan for transforming Kampala.
While the Ideation Corner is a non-partisan platform, Innocent Kawooya made
it here because he was our first guest for the Ideation Corner as seen here.
Kanzu Code Ladies won the first of its kind Women in FinTech
Hackathon held in Kampala between 12th to 17th September.
In this episode, I talked to Patricia Atim, the team leader
of Kanzu Code Ladies at the sidelines of the Women in FinTech summit held on
18th September, 2020.
She explains how they managed to develop this B2B product
and what they believe it can do.
I delivered the keynote address at the 2020 Women in FinTech
summit. My topic of discussion was Financial Technology - the case of Uganda.
The Women in FinTech summit was a culmination of the week
long Women in FinTech Hackathon that attracted over fifty (50) participants and
had fifteen (15) women led teams.
The Women in Fintech Hackathon was organised by HiPipo under
its Include Everyone Programme in partnership with ID8, Crosslake Tech,
Modusbox, Mojaloop Foundation and Level One Project.
Women in FinTech Hackathon and Summit Mentorship session by
Damali Ssali.
Damali Ssali, FCCA, MBA is a Ugandan Afro-optimist with a
natural interest in business, innovation, entrepreneurship, and women
empowerment. She is the producer and
host of the weekly Ideation Corner.
The Women in Fintech Hackathon attracted over fifty (50)
participants and had fifteen (15) women led teams.
The Women in Fintech Hackathon was organised by HiPipo under
its Include Everyone Programme in partnership with ID8, Crosslake Tech,
Modusbox, Mojaloop Foundation and Level One Project.
Laura Nakigozi is a 27-year-old founder and CEO of
Cloverdale Farm, located in Kitemu, along Masaka Road.
Laura ventured into poultry farming in 2017 with 50 birds,
and has since then expanded to current 22,000 birds.
Through her farm, Laura, is also providing training to her
fellow youth who want to start a poultry farming but have limited capital and
limited space.
She trains them on how to use low-cost high-quality bamboo cages
to start poultry farming.
Through this training program she aims to positively impact
on the lives of young people through the creation of jobs and employment.
