THE 4th NATIONAL MICROFINANCE AND SAVINGS GROUPS CONFERENCE
TIME
Session Title
Descussion/Topic
Speakers/Panelists
Moderator
8:00-8:30am
30min
Registration & Arrival
All Members
Guest registration, exhibition booths open
All Members
AMFIU/MoFPED
Mr Edton Babu/Mr Yusuf Giduno
8:30-9:00am
30min
Beakfast & Networking
Informal networking begins
Conference Host
Informal networking begins
9:00 – 9:30 AM
30min
Opening Ceremony
Prayer and National Anthem,
Coordinator, Financial Inclusion Support Unit
Chairperson of Microfinance Forum
Commissioner-Financial Services Department
President AMFIU
Country Director CARE Uganda
Mr. Lance Kashugyera-Coordinator FISU
Mr. Andrew Obara, MFF Chairperson
Mr. Moses Ogwapus-Commissioner FSD
Ms. Veronicah Namagembe – President AMFIU
Mr. Apollo B. Gabazira- Country Rep CARE Uganda
Mr Edton Babu/Mr Yusuf Giduno
9:30-10:30 AM
60min
Opening remarks
Official opening by the Chief Guest
Launch of the MFF brand identity, website and the microfinance data warehouse
Hon. Shartsi Kutesa Musherure, Minister of State for Microfinance
Hon. Alero Tom Aza, Minister of State for Cooperatives, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
Hon. Henry Musasizi, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Commissioner, Financial Service Department
10:30 – 11:00 AM
30min
Keynote Address
Institutional Coordination and Data Ecosystems for the Financial Sector
Ms Sybil Chidiac, Senior Programme Officer
Gates Foundation
Dr. Sarah Sewanyana, Executive Director, Economic Policy Research Centre
11:00 AM– 01:00 AM
150min
Sub-theme 1 Institutional Coordination and Data Ecosystems for the Financial Sector
Panelist 1: Data needs for economic Policy
Panelist 2: Designing a microfinance Statistical Data ecosystem in Uganda
Panelist 3: Using data for decision-making in the financial Sector
Panelist 4: Data quality challenges in the Tier 4 Sector
Panelist 5: Perspective on the data warehouse for the microfinance sector
Q&A session
Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury
Dr. Chris Mukiza, Executive Director, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)
Mr. Kalifungwa Mumba, Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank
MMs. Mona Sebuliba, Chief Executive Officer, aBi Finance
Mr. Zerubabel Kwebiiha Junior, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Sector Deepening in Uganda
Dr. Sarah Sewanyana, Executive Director, Economic Policy Research Centre
1:00 – 1:30 PM
45min
Sharing experiences:
1. The case of VSLAs
2. The case of Operation Wealth Creation
Ms. Grace Majara, Global Director, VSLA, CARE USA
Gen. Salim Saleh, Coordinator, Operation Wealth Creation
Commissioner, Financial Service Department
1:30 – 2:30 PM
60min
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Hotel
Organizing Committee
2:30 – 5:00 PM
160min
Sub Theme 2: Operationalizing ESG in the Tier 4 Sector
Presentation: The Tier 4 ESG Framework: Carbon market and IFRS reporting in the financial sector
Panalists
Panelist1: Institutionalizing ESG in a Tier 4 institution
Panelist 2: ESG compliance requirements by the IFRS
Panelist 3: Using ESG data to strengthen institutional operations
Panelist 4: Managing data in the Digitization Era
Panelist 5: Carbon emission reduction practices
Q & A Session
Dr. Denis Tukahikaho, Managing Partner & Country Lead E.A, Climate Hub International
Ms. Jacqueline Mbabazi, Executive Director, AMFIU
Mr. Tom Kocsis, Executive Director, RUFI Microfinance
CPA Amoni Namara, General Manager, Muhame SACCO
Mr Otim Gerald, Chief Executive Officer, Ensibuuko
Mr. Bruce Mucunguzi, Deputy PCH, Spiro Bikes
Ms Maris Wanyera, Director, Debt and Cash Management, MoFPED
5:00 PM
30min
Launch of Tier4 ESG Framework
Mr. Moses Kagwa, Director Economic Affairs
Mr Yusuf Giduno)
5:00 PM
Networking and Cocktail
Hotel
Organizing Committee
DAY TWO
20th November 2026
8:00 – 8:30 AM
10min
Registration, Arrival and Breakfast
Breakfast
Hotel
AMFIU/MoFPED
8:30 – 9:00 AM
30min
Day 1 Recap and Energizer
Recap of Day One
Rapporteurs
Mr Edton Babu/ Mr Yusuf Giduno
9:00-11:00 AM
120min
Sub Theme 3: Strengthening partnerships and incentive structure in financial service delivery
Presentation: The role of government empowerment programmes and private-sector partnerships
Panelist: Building cross-border partnerships and community empowerment
Panelist: Managing multiple partners for a successful microfinance sector
Panelist: Implementing banking technology models through partnerships
Q & A Session
Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba, Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda
Mr. Godfrey Byekwaso, Managing Director, Centenary Bank
Mr. Gift Shoko, Managing Director, Equity Bank
Prof. Sarah Ssali, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Makerere University
Mr. Julius Kakeeto, Managing Director, Pearl Bank
TBC
11:00AM -11:30 AM
60min
Health Break
11:30 AM – 1:00PM
60min
Sub Theme 4: Tier4 Regulatory Environment
Presentation: Regulatory and compliance challenges in the Tier4 sector
Mr Robert Kirunda, Lecturer, Researcher and Advocate, School of Law, Makerere University
Mr Wilbrod Humphreys Owor, Executive Director, Uganda Bankers Association
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
60min
Lunch
Lunch Break
Hotel
Organising Committee
02:00 AM – 04:00PM
120min
Sub Theme 4: Tier4 Regulatory Environment
Panel Discussion
Mr Robert Bariyo Barigye, Commissioner, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives
Ms Edith Tusubira, Commissioner, Microfinance Regulatory Department
Ms. Dorothy Ochola, Director, Legal, Bank of Uganda
Dr. Sylvester Ndiroramukama, Executive Director, Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union
Ms Mercy Sande Ainomugisha, Chief Executive, Vision Fund Microfinance
Mr Jonan Kandwanaho, Chairperson, Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation, Microfinance Forum
Mr Wilbrod Humphreys Owor, Executive Director, Uganda Bankers Association
4:00 – 4:30 PM
60min
Closing Remarks
Conference closure
Mr Moses Kagwa, Director, Economic Affairs, MoFPED