Session 1: How real is climate change? Government and academia

08.00 – 09.00 Registration

09.00 – 09.10 National Anthems (Uganda, East Africa and Norway)

09.10 – 09.20 Welcoming remarks

• Rector Dag Rune Olsen, University of Bergen, Norway
• Vice Chancellor Ddumba Ssentamu, Makerere University, Uganda

09.20 – 09.40 Opening remarks

• Amb. Susan Eckey, Norwegian Ambassador to Uganda.
• Professor Ephraim Kamuntu, Minister of Water and Environment (TBC)

09.40 – 10.00 Keynote

Climate change: The big picture and the situation for East Africa

• Professor Tore Furevik and Researcher Ellen Viste, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen

10.00 – 10.20 The East-African perspective

• Professor Samuel Kyamanywa, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University

10.20 – 10.50 Coffee/tea

Exhibition for start-ups and businesses in the renewable energy and climate change adaptation sectors

Session 2: Climate change – opportunities for private sector and sustainable business

10.50 – 11.30 Keynote

Climate change and sustainable business model innovations

• Associate Professors Sveinung Jørgensen and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, Norwegian School of Economics

11.30 – 12.00 Converting the climate change message into sustainable business

Panel discussion of Business, Academia, Government and Development Partners

• Dr Joshua Mutibwa, Commissioner, Trade and Cooperatives, Government of Uganda
• Christopher Ssewagudde, Representative, Innovation Norway
• Sveinung Jørgensen, Associate Professor, Norwegian School of Economics
• Executive Director, Makerere University Private Sector Forum

12:00 – 13.00 Lunch

Session 3: Innovations in the private sector

13:00 – 14:30                
Chair: Mr Gideon Badagawa, Executive Director Private Sector Foundation, Uganda

Presentations by panellists:

• The Uganda Get Fit renewable private public partnership program
  Ms Kathrin Kästle, Get Fit Senior Project Manager, KfW
• N’kusi hydropower – the first in Africa to use full length tunnel
  Mr. Asa Katama
• Kakira biomass plant; first recipient of Get Fit disbursement
  Farhan Nakhooda, Project Manager
• Busoga Forestry Company and its role in climate change mitigation
  Mr. Kapalaga, Director
• Energy saving and solar off grid
  John Petter Gaustad, G-teck Ltd. & Chairman of European Business Forum
• Safi International
  Ms. Elisabeth Klerck-Nilssen, Director and co-founder

Q&A

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee/tea

Plenary Session 4: Academia and private sector collaboration

15:00 – 16:00   
Chair: Professor Francis Mutua, Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi

Presentations by panellists:

• Development of economical cooking stoves based on solar energy
  Dr Karidewa Nyeinga, Coordinator EnPe Renewable Energy. Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University
• The Renewable Energy Business Incubator: Its role in creating green businesses for tomorrow
  Ms Shira Bayigga Mukiibi, Incubator Manager
• Private sector investment in agriculture sector and climate adaptation strategies
  Dr Evelyn Komutunga, Uganda National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)

Panel discussion: How to enhance innovation as both climate change mitigation and sustainable business?

Plenary Session 5: Towards a Conference Communiqué

16:00 – 16:30   
Presentation of conclusions from the plenary sessions

ABCD for climate change mitigation and sustainable business

• A for Academia
• B for Business
• C for Community and government
• D for Development partners

16:30 – 18:00     
Cocktail reception