Schedule

ARRIVAL + BREAKFAST + EXHIBITION BROWSING

Welcoming Remarks

Welcoming Remarks from Hosts and Partners

Building & Enhancing Transfer Capabilities between Academia & Industry

Discussion Objectives:
To identify specific transfer capabilities between industry and academia (research, talent etc) and explore ways those links can be fostered.
To establish the role of various startup ecosystem players in making the links between academia and the startup industry clearer, so that they can be taken better advantage of.

Mapping the Ugandan Startup Ecosystem "What have we discovered"

Report Launch & Panel Discussion

LUNCH + STALL BROWSING

Founders Ignite Session: An Entrepreneur Showcase

Entrepreneurs that are part of the Academy present on topics pertinent to the businesses they are developing.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Education within HEIs - What can we do better?

Discussion Objective:
To identify ways in which the approach to entrepreneurship education within Higher Education Institutions can better facilitate the link between academia and industry.

A Guide to Entrepreneurial Research - Why do I need it for my start-up?

Higher Education as a Driver for Innovation. Panel

The Innovation Fireside

Opportunities and Links between Health Innovation & Academia - How can we take better advantage?

Discussion Objectives:
To establish the potential links between current health research and market ready health innovations. What is currently on the ground? How can we facilitate those links more actively?
To discuss the ways in which startup space stakeholders are responsible for the links we are trying to establish and suggest ways in which each can be held accountable.

Digital Skills for Last Mile Entrepreneurship

What are the gaps and opportunities? What action is required to address/exploit them?

Hosted by: UNCDF & The Innovation Village

Is there a need for policy interventions to support startups in Uganda?

Entertainment

TEA & SNACKS + EXHIBITION BROWSING + DEPARTURE