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  • Day One
    Day One-uigf-2024
    8:00 - 8:30

    Arrival and participant registrations

    Host / UIGF  
    8:30 - 9:00

    Opening Ceremony

    Keynote address: Dr. Aminah Zawedde, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (TBC) Room: Conference Room2
    Mr. Joshua Mpairwe, President Internet Society Uganda Chapter Mr. Nebert Asaba, UYIGF, Coordinator Ms. Lillian Nalwoga UIGF, Convenor|Chair, MAG, Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) /   
    9:00 - 10:30

    High Level panel.”Building our Multi-stakeholder Digital Future in Uganda”

    Dr. Julianne Susanne Sansa-Otim (PhD) Senior Lecturer, Department of Networks, School of Computing and Informatics Technology, Makerere University Mr. Tientega Lionel, Intervention Manager, Digital Rights Project, Burkina Faso, Enabel Mr.
    Dr. Julianne Susanne Sansa-Otim (PhD) / Senior Lecturer, Makerere University  
    10:30 - 10:45

    Tea Break

      
    10:45 - 11:45

    One Step Further: Data Justice Insights and Lessons from Uganda and Beyond

    Other Speakers: ● Ms. Esther Nyapendi, Technical Support Officer at Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) ● Mr. Phillip Ayazike
    Bernard Sabiti / Project Coordinator, African Population and Health Research Centre  
    11:45 - 13:00

    Empowering Women through Digital Literacy: Insights from the Zimba Women and Penda Capital Skilling Program: HerDigitalFutureUG

    Other Speakers ANDREW Muhwezi, Founding CEO, Penda Capital Sherifah Tumusiime, CEO and Co-founder of Zimba Group LTD
    Mark Tusiime, Programs Administrator, Zimba Women / Zimba Women  
    11:45 - 13:00

    Digital Identities in Uganda: Mitigating its Threats and Impact on Independent Journalism in Uganda

    DESCRIPTION Across the globe, a growing appetite to deploy and use digital forms of identity relying on biometric authentication and verification continues to be recorded.  The World Bank (WB) and
    Brenda Agada Kezaabu, Manager Legal Advisory Services | Sempala Allan Kigozi, CEO, Unwanted Witness | Baker Birikujja, Manager Compliance & Investigations, DPO Uganda /   
    13:00 - 14:00

    Lunch break

      
    14:00 -14:15

    Lightning talk: Avoiding the AI Trap: Fostering Homegrown AI Solutions by Involving Communities in the Development Process

    Richard Ngamita /   
    14:15 - 15:30

    Panel: Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Governance in Uganda

    Other Speakers:  Patricia Namakula,Director of Research at the Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA).  Emmanuel Chagara, Chief Executive Office, Milima Security and Milima Cyber Academy.
    Dr. Ernest Mwebaze / Executive Director of Sun Bird AI  
    14:15 - 15:30

    Panel: Promoting Women’s economic empowerment and Digital Rights Online in Uganda and Burkina Faso

    Economic empowerment of women and girls in the digital realm is a necessary precondition for strengthening their agency, and ability to actively participate and contribute in the digital economy.
    Malick Tapsoba – Digital Entrepreneurship Expert, Enabel BFA| Florence Achieng Otieno – Intervention Officer, Digitalisation Enabel|Sandra Aceng – Executive Director, Women of Uganda Network| Daisy Achum - Woman Entrepreneur, Karamoja /   
    15:30 - 16:30

    Panel: Securing Inclusive Digital Economies for the Future of Work (Pollicy)

    Session Description As digital transformation and the use of the internet accelerate,  securing inclusive digital economies is crucial to ensure that the future of work is equitable, resilient, and sustainable.
    Dorah Atwongyeire- Digital Manager, Next Media Services|Brenda Namata, Program Coordinator, Strategic Gender Initiatives, Pollicy|Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentogo - Academia, Cartoonist and Digital Activist|Doreen Bugingo - Ministry of ICT /   
    16:30 - 17:00

    Closing ceremony

    Open Mic Closing remarks
      

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