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Edward Katende

Executive Director Uganda Development Forum

At the summit, Mr. Edward Katende will highlight how the Uganda Development Forum (UDF) is mobilising diaspora investment and public–private partnerships to drive Uganda’s socio-economic transformation. He will showcase bankable projects in key sectors like agro-industrialisation, renewable energy, and infrastructure, while advocating for strategic collaboration between UK investors, the Ugandan government, and non-state actors. As head of a national “Think-and-Do Tank,” Mr. Katende will also share UDF’s policy work in shaping inclusive growth, strengthening systems, and creating an enabling environment for sustainable investment.