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.

Robert Busuulwa

Mr. Busuulwa’s professional experience in public auditing and practice spans over 25 years. He is the proprietor of Mazars BRJ, a certified public accounting, audit, and tax advisory member firm of Mazars Group.

Mr. Busuulwa holds a Bachelor of Law from Thames Valley University, certification from the Investment Management Regulatory Organization (IMRO). He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.

Emma Mugisha

Ms. Mugisha is a seasoned banker with expertise in commercial banking, product development and commercialization, and treasury management.

Ms. Mugisha is currently the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank Uganda. She was previously Director Corporate and Investment Banking. She 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.

Deena M. Burjorjee

Ms. Burjorjee is an independent consultant with over 20 years of experience working in microfinance and private sector development, with a specific focus on financial inclusion policies, market facilitation and gender programming.

Ms. Burjorjee is currently a senior Financial Sector Specialist with The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) where she acts as the Strategic Advisor to FinEquity – a global community of practice for women’s financial inclusion. She is also the IFC upstream lead for the Middle East and North Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Arts – International Affairs – from the University of Maine and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

Fabian Kasi

Mr. Kasi is a finance and accounting specialist with expertise in accounting, audit, and finance management. Mr. Kasi is the current Managing Director of Centenary Bank Uganda Limited. Prior to this role, he was the Managing Director of FINCA Uganda Ltd, a microfinance deposit-accepting institution in Uganda.

Mr. Kasi holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Makerere University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle. He is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) of United Kingdom and a member of the Association of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.

George Kanyomoozi

Mr. Kanyomoozi is a programme management specialist with over 14 years of experience in delivering and managing international development programmes of varying complexities.

He is currently the Deputy Team Leader and Senior Programme Manager at the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (formerly DFID) in Uganda.

Prior to this, Mr. Kanyomoozi worked with the British Council as a Programme Officer and with Action for Development (ACFODE) as the Director of Programmes.

George holds Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University Kampala and a MSc in Governance and Human Rights from Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi. He is also a certified International Project Management Professional for both Prince2 and PMD Pro.

Samuel Ssenyimba

Mr. Ssenyimba has over 15 years of professional experience in microfinance, smallholder and agriculture SME lending, social impact investing and international development finance. He presently works with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, managing a portfolio focused on digital innovation, rural risk, and agriculture finance. Prior to this role, he managed the Africa portfolio of a Zurich-based global impact VC fund.

Mr. Ssenyimba holds a Bachelor of Science – Agriculture Economics from Makerere University and a Master of Science – Development Finance from the University of Reading (United Kingdom).