Emma Mugisha

Ms. Mugisha is an all-round banker with roots in micro-finance, experience in treasury management and corporate and investment banking. She is currently in business banking and bringing the theory of change to banking. Ms. Mugisha is excited about mobile banking and other digital solutions for financial inclusion and eradicating cash in the system.

Ms. Mugisha is the former Executive Director of Stanbic Bank Uganda. She also previously served as Director Corporate and Investment Banking. Ms. Mugisha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work & Social Administration from Makerere University and a Master of Business Administration in General Management from the Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus Graduate School of Business.

Patricia Onyango

Patricia Onyango is an independent financial services consultant providing advisory services to private sector entities in East Africa. Patricia has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector in the region; having served in senior roles at the Trade and Development Bank, overseeing lending operations in several member countries; the dfcu Group in Uganda and the Uganda Investment Authority.  She holds an MSc. (Accounting and Finance) from the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Hons) from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda as well as certifications in Leasing, Credit risk management, Project finance transaction structuring. Patricia recently graduated from the Universiry of Cambridge  and Sustainable Finance.  Patricia serves on the Boards of NCBA Bank Uganda, ICEA Lion General (U) Ltd, Financial Sector Deepening Uganda and is a member of the Investment Committee of the Yield Uganda Fund.

Rashmi Pillai

Ms Pillai is a global executive with more than 17 years of experience in impact investing, digital financial services, inclusive and competitive financial markets development, and financial markets policy and regulation across Africa and South Asia. She is currently the global head of public policy for Wave Mobile Money and previously CEO of Financial Sector Deepening Uganda.

Ms Pillai holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Spectroscopic Physics from Maharaja Sayajira University Faculty of Sciences.

Amani M’Bale

Ms. M’Bale is an experienced Senior Advisor, with demonstrated leadership in Digital Financial Inclusion and Economic Development programs across Africa. She is currently a Senior Program Officer for East Africa with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she works with the the Financial Services for the Poor program. Prior to this, Ms. M’Bale worked with USAID as a Senior Digital Health Systems Advisor and a Senior Digital Financial Services Advisor. She holds a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University and a Master of Business Administration degree from IE Business School.