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The MADI Uganda National Workshop 2023
August 24, 2023
Free
Join us for a day of progressive dialogue on mineral development in Uganda. MADI has organised a national stakeholder’s engagement workshop on minerals value addition premised on its Value Proposition of “creating an open and constructive environment to support the economic, social and environmental structural transformation of Africa’s mineral sector. The workshop will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda under the theme “Transforming Uganda’s Economy through Minerals Value Addition”.
The workshop is focused on creating awareness on the potential of the minerals value chain/addition in achieving Uganda’s economic development agenda. It will also highlight the capacity building and training sessions required for the minerals sector development, and discuss resource mobilisation for investment in the mineral development to enhance value addition.
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00am-08:30am | Registration | MADI Staff | MADI |
| 08:30am-09:00am | Welcome and Introduction | Judith/Irene | MADI |
| 09:00am-09:30am | Opening Session Welcome Remarks MADI Opening Remarks EU delegation - EU Head of Cooperation Opening Statement Minister of State for Minerals Development | Dr. Frank Dixon Mugyenyi Ms. Caroline Adriaensen Hon. Peter Lokeris | MADI Judith Amanya/Irene Ngabirano |
| 09:30am-09:50am | Setting the stage- overview of the objectives of the Workshop – understanding Minerals Value Chain - | MADI – Dr. Frank Dixon Mugyenyi | MADI |
| 09:50am-10:10am | Presentation by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development | Mr. Gabriel data/Ms Agnes Alaba | MADI |
| 10:10am-10:30am | Q&A | ||
| 10:30am-10:40am | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:40am-11:00am | Presentation by the Private Sector challenges and opportunities in minerals value addition | Ms Jennifer Hinton | MADI |
| 11:00am-11:20am | Presentation of ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme – Success stories and lessons learnt | Ms. Hope Kyarisima UNDP | MADI |
| 11:20am-11:40am | Resource based industrialisation – how minerals can support Industrialisation in Uganda by Ministry of Trade and Industry | Dr. Joshua Mutambi | MADI |
| 11:40am-12:00am | Q&A | ||
| 12:00am-12:20am | Upgrading and modernisation of the ASM through the application of the AMV instruments- MADI’s profit generation business model | MADI Dr. Frank Dixon Mugyenyi | MADI |
| 12:20am-12:40pm | Presentation on AMV - AMREC – PARC and how this can support minerals development in Uganda and Africa with respect to minerals value addition | Mr. Felix Ocitti | MADI |
| 12:40pm-13:00pm | Q&A | ||
| 13:00pm-14:00pm | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:00pm-14:20pm | Presentation on Lake Katwe White Gold Smart Village project | MADI | MADI |
| 14:20pm-14:40pm | Presentation on salt Chloro-Alkali manufacturing project | Dr. Justus Masa Via zoom | MADI |
| 14:40pm-15:00pm | Q&A | ||
| 15:00pm-15:20pm | Role of Civil Society in Minerals development – promoting and sensitization of minerals value addition | Ms. Winfred Ngabiirwe CEO Global Rights Alert | MADI |
| 15:20pm-15:40pm | The role of the youth in minerals development the need for Research and Development, and innovation | Mr. John Yoahnnes Magok Frank Wesley and international | MADI |
| 15:40pm-16:00pm | Q&A | ||
| 16:00pm-16:20pm | Wrap up and presentations of key recommendations | MADI | |
| 16:20pm-16-40pm | Closing Remarks | MADI |