“Economic Development, Regionalization and Trade: Exploring Opportunities, Confronting Challenges and Building Synergies”
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is pleased to inform you of the Uganda Law Society Annual Awards 2022. This is an opportunity to once again shine a light on excellence, exemplary leadership, innovation and achievements from the Bar and the Bench. The winners will receive their awards at the 5th Annual Law Conference slated for 25th and 26th August 2022 at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort. The award ceremony will be the closing event of the Annual Law Conference.
Join us for this conference and enjoy the opportunities below;
We are so excited to be joined by a group of talented and empowering speakers and presenters.
We shall have speakers from not only the legal sector but also expects in sectors such as Oil and gas, ICT, Trade and Commerce among others.
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We will continue to add speaker details to this page as we get closer to the event.
Kiryowa Kiwanuka Nsumikambi Mugambe commonly known as Kiryowa Kiwanuka is a Ugandan lawyer, businessman and politician who serves as the Attorney General of Uganda in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 8 June 2021, replacing William Byaruhanga, who was dropped from cabinet.
Background and education
Kiwanuka was born in Uganda circa 1972. His father, the late Jimmy Mugambe Kiwanuka was a Ugandan lawyer. His late paternal grandfather, Jolly Joe Kiwanuka, was a Ugandan politician who was murdered by dictator Idi Amin in the early 1970s.
Kiryowa spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where the family lived in political exile, before returning to Uganda in 1980. He attended Budo Junior School for his elementary school. He then transferred to Kings College Budo for his O-Level studies. For his A-Level education, he studied at Makerere College School. In 1993, he was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and largest public university, to study law.
Kiryowa Kiwanuka graduated from Makerere University, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He then attended the Law Development Centre, graduating with a Diploma in Legal Practice. He was admitted to the Uganda Bar in 1997. Later, he was awarded the degree of Master of Laws in Petroleum Law and Policy by the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Rt.Hon.Rebecca A.Kadaga is the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs.
She is an Advocate of the Courts of Judicature in Uganda having been enrolled in 1982. She holds a Master’s Degree in Law, from University of Zimbabwe (2002 to 2003) and the first woman to establish a law firm in Uganda-Kadaga & Co. Advocates established in 1984.
Work related experience
Rt.Hon.Kadaga has served as a Legislature for an uninterrupted period of 27years as the Woman Member of Parliament for Kamuli district, since 1989 as National Resistance council member.
In the 27years, she was a back bencher for 7years (1996 to 1998), Minister of State for regional cooperation(1996 to 1998), Minister of State in charge of Transport (1998 to 1999), Cabinet Minister in charge of Parliamentary Affairs(1999 to 2001), Deputy speaker of parliament(2001 to 2011) and speaker from 2011 to date.
National resistance movement party ideologue
She served in National Resistance Movement (the ruling party in Uganda) since 1989 as a Member of the National Resistance Movement Council, from 2005 as the national Resistance Movement women’s League Chairperson of Kamuli district, and rose to 2nd Deputy National Vice Chairperson and Member of the Central Executive Committee.
International perspective
Rt.Hon.Kadaga served the Inter-Parliamentary Union as President, Africa Region (October,2014 to 2016) and the Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians(2014 to 2016), having served as the first Vice Chairperson of the same organization(2009 to 2014).
She was an Executive Committee Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union representing the African Region, and Chairperson Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (Africa Region). In this fora she campaigned for the women emancipation in politics and governance in many regions of the commonwealth.
Has presented many papers on Women’s Rights, Youth Emancipation, Social and Economic Justice.
Awards
First woman in Uganda to hold the office of the speaker and has received awards in appreciation of her work.
In 2013 she received the Golden Jubilee Award by the president of Uganda, while in 2014 she received the Grand Officer of the Republic of Benin from the President of Benin in recognition of her work as women empowerment campaigner.
Other distinguished responsibilities
Norbert Mao is a Ugandan political activist and lawyer. He has been president of the Democratic Party since 2010, three time presidential candidate and he served as the Local Council 5 chairman for Gulu District. Between 1994 and 1996, he worked as a legal counsel for the Legal Aid Project of the Uganda Law Society in their Gulu office. Also, he helped found the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace (AMANI Forum). He was instrumental in trying to bridge the gap between the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels and the Ugandan government by lobbying for the passage of a general amnesty law aimed at bringing a peaceful resolution to armed conflict in northern Uganda. On 21 July 2022, he was appointed minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan government by Yoweri Museveni, the president of the Republican of Uganda.
Hon. Mwebesa Francis is the current Minister of Trade Industry and cooperatives. Contact: Physical Address: Parliament Avenue, Farmers’ House
Pheona Wall is an advocate and Chartered Mediator with a Bachelors’ Degree in Law, a Diploma in Legal Practice and an MBA in Management. She is a governance professional and a public relations practitioner with over 15 years’ experience currently serving as the Senior Manager Legal Services National Water and Sewerage Corporation, a position she has held since June 2014. She is also a Registered Trustee of Zamara Retirement Fund.
She is currently the President Uganda Law Society, having served as Secretary then Vice President and the Chairperson of the Legal Aid and Pro Bono Project of the Uganda Law Society.
Pheona also currently serves as a Council Member of the Judiciary Council and also serves on the Governing Council of the East African Law Society
She seats on the ICAMEK and CADER Arbitration Center Boards.
Pheona is a Governance Expert who trains Boards in Governance under the Institute for Corporate Governance Uganda and has also served on various Boards including Zamara Retirement Fund, Water FC, Future Investments Group, East African Young Water Professionals, Uganda Law Society, and Public Relations Association of Uganda.
Pheona was awarded the Hague Institute for Innovations in Law “2018 Talent to Watch” award and is a two time awardee of the New Vision 40 under 40 award for 2018 and 2020.
Pheona was also awarded the French German Elysees Peace and Reconciliation Award in 2021 for her efforts towards fighting for the Rule of Law in Uganda.
She is a member of various organizations like ICGU, FIDA, IBA, PRAU, ULS and EALS.
A resource in both private and public enterprises with thorough knowledge and hands-on experience in public relations, energy, oil and gas, company secretarial practice, corporate governance, labour law, contract and commercial transactions, Pheona combines a solid corporate legal background with a well-developed understanding of both commercial and operational drivers of business. She is regularly retained by both local and foreign investors and has played an advisory role to two joint ventures on the Tilenga Project.
She is passionate about promoting good governance and change management in public institutions, increasing access to justice for the marginalized especially women and children, and promoting the rule of law.
She is an ardent advocate for ethical practice under her mantra, “Faithful Available Teachable “
Conference engagements:
Olivia heads the Dispute Resolution practice of Ligomac Advocates. Her ten years’ experience covers representing financial institutions and corporate entities in contractual disputes, security enforcement and employment matters.
Prior to focusing mainly on dispute resolution, Olivia spear headed the firm’s securities audit and perfections practice to support risk teams in financial institutions. She has also worked on tax transaction assignments in the areas of corporate tax and customs.
Olivia is keen on sharing the knowledge she has acquired over the years. As such, she is a member of the Ugandan Faculty of the Justice Advocacy Africa, a non-government organization, affiliated to the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Minnesota, that trains Advocates and Lawyers in Trial Advocacy skills, where her services in this regard are on pro-bono basis.
She is a member of the Uganda Law Society, East African Society, Young International Arbitration Lawyers and the Editorial Board of the Uganda Law Reports. She is also a lecturer at the Law Development Centre where she shares her knowledge and skills with upcoming advocates.
Topic: Positioning Uganda as an attractive regional ADR seat.
Presentation by:Jacqueline Lule,Legal Officer – United Nations, Uganda
Moderator:Ms. Olivia Kyarimpa Matovu,MCIArb,Partner Ligomarc Advocates
Horacio Bernardes Neto is the President of the International Bar Association (IBA). Mr Bernardes Neto has been a member of the IBA since 1982. He sits on the IBA Management Board and has held the posts of IBA Vice-President (2017–2018)
Jules-Armand ANIAMBOSSOU has;
Positions held
Hon. Dr. Elly Karuhanga (Ph. D.) is a founding partner of Kampala Associated Advocates. He is also the Founder President and Chairman, Governing Council, Uganda, Centre for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADER) formed in 1998. CADER was established by Parliament under Act 8 of 2000. Hon. Elly has been the Chairman of Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum, an organisation that seeks to promote and develop Uganda’s mining and petroleum operations and services, since 2008 to date.
Experienced Senior Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Management, Motivational Speaking, and Arbitration. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in LLB (Hons) from Makerere University, Kampala.
Sternford is the Senior Partner and Chairman of Scanlen and Holderness, a law firm which he joined in 1981. He provides overall leadership in addition to taking special responsibility for the mining, corporate and commercial law department. He coordinates all activities in the firm. His practice is mostly mining, corporate and commercial law related but from time to time he assists with high value or particularly complex litigation or litigation in which constitutional issues arise. During the early part of his career, he taught corporate, commercial and constitutional law. He successfully completed the Media Law Advocates training programme run by the University of Oxford.
He is a former Chairman of Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited – a leading commercial bank in Zimbabwe which is a member of the Standard Bank group, former Chairman of Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, chairman of Delta Delta corporation Ltd, Director of Alpha Media Holdings Limited, one of the largest and most diversified media companies and Portland Holdings Limited, one of the largest cement companies in Zimbabwe. He is a former President of both the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community Lawyers’ Association, former Co- Chairperson of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association and the African Regional Forum Of the International Bar Association. He is the current President of the International Bar Association.
Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza, is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive, who is the Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at Uganda National Social Security Fund,
She was born in Uganda and attended local primary and secondary schools. Her first degree, a Bachelor of Laws, was obtained from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. She went on to obtain the Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. Her second degree, a Master of Business Administration, was awarded by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute.
She has also undergone training in corporate and board governance from the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa and the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Club, in the United Kingdom.
8:00am - 8:30am
Arrival & Registration
8:30m - 8:40am
Welcome Remarks by,CEO Uganda Law Society
8:40am - 8:50am
Opening Remarks by,President Uganda Law Society
8:50am - 9:05am
9:05am - 9:20am
Remarks byMinister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives – Hon. Francis Mwebesa
9:20am - 9:35am
Remarks by The Hon 1stDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga
9:35am - 10:00am
Speech by the Guest of Honour,H.E President of Uganda
10:00am - 10:40am
Topic: Leveraging on Pension Funds to Secure a Better Life, Today and Tomorrow
11:40 am - 11:55 am
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
DIALOGUE
Topic: AfCFTA: The Opportunities for the Legal Profession
11:40AM - 11:55AM
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
11:55am - 12:30 pm
Moderator: Mr. Asiimwe Stephen, Executive Director – Private Sector Foundation, Uganda (PSFU)
• Hon. Elly Karuhanga – Founding Partner, Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA)
• Mr. Ivan Ojakol Founder – Centre for Digital Trade Africa
12:30pm - 1:20 pm
Topic: Alternative Financing Opportunities; The Role of the Legal Sector in Creating an Enabling Environment for Private Equity, Venture Capital and Impact Funding
Plenary Session
Moderator: Mr. Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi – Partner, Pathways Advocates
Panelists:
• Ms. Doris Achieng Country Coordinator, ILFA Uganda Chapter
• Daudi I Wangolo, Investment Director, Pearl Capital Partners
• Mr. Daniel Birungi, Executive Director, Uganda Manufacturers Association
• Fiona N Magona, MMAKS Advocates
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Guidance: Three sessions will be hosted simultaneously, please consider the topics ahead of the session and pick the option that interests you the most
2:00pm - 3:30pm
TIME |
Stream 1 |
Stream 2 |
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2:00pm-2:30pm |
Topic: Recent Developments in Oil & Gas Presentation by: Eng. Pauline Irene Batebe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Course Outline Compliance with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Status of EACOP project Presentation on the stage of oil production and impact on regional economy Achieving local content through partnerships |
DIALOGUE Topic: ICT: New Trends in Data Protection for Lawyers Presentation by Mr. Mark Okiring – Head Legal & Compliance Raxio Data Centre, Uganda Course outline Data Protection & Privacy Disruptive Technologies, relevance of a regulatory sandbox. Moderator: Mr. Silver Kayondo, Partner, Ortus Advocates Panelists: Ms. Stella Alibateese of the National Personal Data Protection Director – National Information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U) Mr. Mark Okiring – Head Legal & Compliance Raxio Data Centre, Uganda |
Topic: Positioning Uganda as an attractive regional ADR seat Presentation by: Mr. David Kaggwa, Chairman – CIarb Uganda Chapter |
2:30pm-3:30pm |
Moderator: Mr. Elison Karuhanga, Partner, Kampala associated Advocates Panelists: Executive Director, CNOOC Mr. Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority Uganda, Ms. Proscovia Nabanja, Chief Executive Officer, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Mr. Peter Mulisa, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs officer – Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Mr. Phillipe Groueix General Manager, TotalEnergies Uganda |
Moderator: Ms. Olivia Kyarimpa Matovu, MCIArb, Partner Ligomarc Advocates Panelists: ADR Practitioners to discuss case for Uganda as an attractive ADR seat. What builds a reliable and dependable system Ms. Florida Kabasinga, Founder and Managing Partner of Certa Law Chambers Mrs. Christine Birabwa Nsubuga Managing Partner – Praxis Conflict Centre Dr. Wilfred A. Mutubwa, FCIArb, Chairman CIarb Kenya Ms. Norah Kaggwa, Registrar, International Centre for Arbitration & Mediation in Kampala (ICAMEK) Mr. Michael Mafabi, Partner at Sebalu and Lule (DLA Piper) Mr. Patson W. Arinaitwe, African Arbitration Academy Fellow (Cohort 2022) & Partner, Signum Advocates |
3:30pm - 4:00pm
DIALOGUE Topic: Impact of Climate Change to building a sustainable Trade environment Presentation by Dr. Kabaseke Charlotte, Dean, Faculty of Law, Uganda Christian University – Kampala Course outline The shadow of climate change in regional and global trade |
Topic:- The Tax Regime in the East African Market and African Regional Market: the place of the Lawyer. Presentation by Mr. John Jet Tusabe, Tax Director – BDO Uganda |
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: Mr. Frank Tumusiime Coordinator and senior research fellow for Advocates for Natural resources and development (ANARDE) Panelists: Ms. Caroline Kanyago, Lecturer School of Law, Uganda Christian University Mr. John Stefaniuk, Canadian Bar Association (CBA) |
Moderator: Ian Mutibwa, Partner and Head Tax, Banking and Finance Teams – Signum Advocates Panelists: Mr. Denis Kakembo, Managing Partner, Cristal Advocates Mr. Abel Kagumire Commissioner Customs – Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Mr. Geofrey Okaka, Assistant Commissioner Trade – Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) |
5:00pm till late - 5:00pm till late
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
7:00AM - 8:30am
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL & LEADING LAW FIRMS BREAKFAST
Isaac Ogwang, Senior Manager, Enforcement & Litigation, NSSF
8:00am - 8:30am
ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
8:30am - 9:30am
Topic: Preparing for Retirement, Good Financial Management and Making Smart Financial & Business Decisions in the Legal Profession
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Topic: Bar Associations of Impact
Presentation by Mr. Bernard Oundo, President East Africa Law Society (EALS)
9:50 am - 10:50am
Moderator: Mrs. Pheona Nabasa Wall, President ULS
Panelists:
• Mr. Brian Speers, President, Commonwealth Lawyers Association
• Mr. Moise Nkundabarashi, Bationerre-Rwanda Bar Leaders Present
• Mr. Jean de Dieu Muhuzenge, President-Burundi Bar Association
• Dr. Edward Hosea, President, Tanganyika Law Society
10:50am - 11:00am
Presentation from the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Presentation by: Mr. Brian Kalule, Partner Bowmans Uganda
11:00AM - 11:15AM
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
11:15am - 12:00pm
Panel discussion
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Guidance: Three sessions will be hosted simultaneously, please consider the topics ahead of the session and pick the option that interests you the most
TIME |
Stream 1 |
Stream 2 |
Stream 3 |
12:00pm-12:20pm |
Topic: Building Capacity to negotiate Regional and International Law Firm Networks Course outline Do firms have the capacity to negotiate regional and international networks? How do local firms in East Africa build capacity to start/ launch networks? How to transition from seeking a partnership to offering a worthy partnership? Presentation by Itweva Nogueirais, Liaison Officer, IBA Africa Regional Forum Executive Committee |
DIALOGUE Topic: Private Sector Participation in Regionalization of Trade Moderator: Damali Ssali, Chief Programmes and Projects Officer – Private Sector Foundation, Uganda (PSFU) Panelists: Mrs. Pheona Nabasa Wall, President ULS Simon Kaheru, Vice Chair, East African Business Council Ms. Meg Hilbert Jaquay, President American Chamber of Commerce Blessing Owomugisha Ag. Secretary General Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Topic: Regulatory pitfalls limiting the exportation of Legal Services across borders through Regionalization and AfCFTA Course outline How will legal practice work in a regional integration? What are the opportunities for young lawyers to transition to regional practice? |
1:20pm - 2:00pm
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
1:00PM - 1:20PM
ULS
1:20PM - 2:00PM
SPEKE HOTEL MUNYONYO
2:00pm - 3:00PM
Topic: Assessment of the Future of Legal Education
Moderator: Ms. Linda Alinda Ikanza
Panelists:
• Mr. Frank Nigel Othembi, Director – Law Development Centre, Kampala
• Anna Konuche- ASS Director, In-Charge Advocates Training Kenya School of Law
• Mukwatampora Muzamil, Law Council
3:00pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 4:00pm – onwards
AWARDS CEREMONY & COCKTAIL
The Annual Law Conference is an open event to all lawyers and non-lawyers. Simply pay for either online or physical attendance for you to be part of the conference.
Please on the link to access the payment details https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yGa1Em6M0oHs6Rv68Na1bJRuwLD51Hcr/view?usp=sharing
All lawyers will get a chance to get 10 CLE Points after attending the conference.
You can book a slot in advance by contacting the ULS Members’ Affairs Officers on 0703253733 and 0774590680 or email membersaffairs@uls.or.ug
For Physical Attendance you can pay UGX 500,000/=. For online attendance you can pay UGX 250,000/=
The method of payment is so easy. You can pay for your slot via Mobile Money or Bank.
All members are welcome for the physical attendance
All members are welcome for the online attendance
The Conference can help you meet some special person. In addition,
you can open your knowledge and contribute your ideas in this conference.
You will also have a chance to enjoy Buffet. Now, Let’s Register now to get new experience!
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25 AUGUST 2022
8:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
BLOCK 216 PLOT 610, Buye, Wamala,
P.O.BOX 426, Kampala