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Uganda Business Forum & Matchmaker

Featuring Top Ugandan Government Officials and Trade Mission Members

Makerere University Business School and the Southern University College of Business are the principal organizers of this Business Forum and Matchmaker on Uganda. The speakers are drawn from the members of an inbound trade mission of senior officials from the Uganda Investment Authority, the Bank of Uganda, the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, and 6 Ugandan businessmen and women.

Friday, April 1

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
Free Matchmaking)

The Plimsoll Club
World Trade Center of New Orleans

UGANDA

Located in East Africa, Uganda has a population of 26 million and an economy that is growing at over five percent per year. The country offers a wide range of trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies. Uganda’s main exports are coffee, fish products, tea, gold, cotton, flowers, and horticultural products (total exports reached $495 million in 2004). The main imports are capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies, and cereals (total imports were $1.2 billion in 2004)

Click here for the agenda.

Click here for the Uganda Trade Mission Participants

Sponsoring Organizations

Agnes S. Andrews Insurance Company of Baton Rouge
Franchise Food Systems of Minnesota
World Trade Center of New Orleans
In Cooperation With
 
Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
Consular Corps of New Orleans
French-American Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
International Arts Foundation
International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans
International Trade Council/Red River Region
Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
Louisiana District Export Council
Louisiana Tax Free Shopping
Louisiana Technology Council
Loyola College of Business Administration
New Orleans South African Connection (NOSACONN)
Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans
World Affairs Council of New Orleans
World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

Cost for complete all-day Business Forum: $55. 
Includes all forum sessions, lunch, matchmaking, and conference materials.

AFTERNOON MATCHMAKING SESSION: NO CHARGE

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required by March 31, 10:00 a.m.

(cancellation notice required by March 31, 10:00 a.m.)

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