The Uganda-EU Business Forum (UEUBF) is organised by the EU together with its Member States, in partnership with the GoU and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) under the Sustainable Business for Uganda (SB4U) Team Europe Initiative. The UEUBF is one of the largest business meetings in Uganda designed for mobilizing investments into Uganda and strengthening Ugandan exports, contributing to the partnership between Uganda and the EU.
Through networking, participants learn about policy orientations, identify trade and investment opportunities, discuss challenges, develop business strategies, and establish durable business partnerships to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Uganda. Over its last two editions, UEUBF has brought together policymakers, local entrepreneurs, international investors, business support organisations, financiers, industry experts, academics and civil society.
Speke Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo
Kampala, Uganda
Tuesday to Thursday
March 5th to 7th, 2024
The 2nd UEUBF 2022 was held on 26 & 27 October 2022 in a hybrid format under the theme: “Mobilizing quality investments and enhancing trade between Uganda and the European Union”. The two-day event was presided by the President of Uganda and brought together enterprises of multiple sizes and sectors. Over 2200 participants attended the event that allowed an important number of companies to exhibit their products or to pitch their ideas to potential investors. The key results were:
The preparations for the 3rd UEUBF 2024 are underway, under the theme of “Boosting Trade and Investments”, and the sub-theme of “What can Uganda gain from the Global Gateway?”
Global Gateway is the EU’s investment strategy aimed at leveraging investments for large-scale initiatives in sectors that are key for sustainable and inclusive growth on the African continent. By pooling resources of the EU, its Member States, and European financial institutions, Global Gateway aims at narrowing the global investment gap, while promoting competitiveness and security of global supply chains.
The UEUBF 2024 strives to boost trade and investments in the key economic sectors that offer significant opportunities for European investors to develop partnerships with entrepreneurs in Uganda:
The Forum will comprise public and private sector-led presentations and panel discussions.
The exhibition will be a dedicated pavilion to allow Ugandan and European companies, as well as partners, to showcase their products and services.
A dedicated space will allow enterprises to pitch their bankable projects to a curated list of potential investors.
Structured Business-to-Business and Business-to-Government meetings will be held between European investors and local entrepreneurs, and between potential investors and relevant public agencies.