The International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda Chapter and the National Planning Authority (NPA) have officially launched the IASP Africa Regional Conference 2026, marking an important milestone in their partnership to advance strategy excellence as a driver of Africa’s socio-economic transformation.
The conference, themed “Unlocking Strategy Excellence for Africa’s Transformation,” will take place on October 29–30, 2026, at Skyz Hotel Naguru in Kampala. It will bring together strategy professionals, policymakers, business leaders, academics, and development practitioners from across Africa and beyond.
Launching the conference, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, Executive Director of the National Planning Authority, said Africa’s foremost development imperative is accelerated growth and development. He explained that accelerated growth is a necessary condition for inclusive development because it provides the resources needed to support inclusive growth interventions. He noted that achieving this requires deliberate strategy, disciplined execution, and stronger regional integration to unlock the continent’s full economic potential.
“As we pursue Uganda’s Tenfold Growth ambition by 2040, we recognise that accelerated growth is essential for expanding opportunity, creating prosperity, and delivering inclusive development. Platforms such as the IASP Africa Regional Conference provide an important opportunity for leaders and practitioners to strengthen the capabilities needed to accelerate growth across Africa,” Dr. Muvawala said.
He added that the conference provides a timely platform for governments, business leaders, strategy professionals, and development practitioners to exchange practical experiences and strengthen the execution capabilities required to deliver long-term transformation across the continent.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Innocent Agaba, President of the IASP Uganda Chapter, said Africa’s challenge is no longer the absence of strategies but the ability to execute them consistently and translate ambition into measurable results.
“Across Africa, organisations have ambitious development agendas and growth aspirations. The real opportunity now is to strengthen strategy excellence so that institutions consistently execute strategies, improve performance, and deliver sustainable results. This conference has been designed to advance that conversation through practical learning, shared experiences, and professional collaboration,” Agaba said.
The conference programme will explore six strategic priorities shaping Africa’s future: accelerated and inclusive growth; regional integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); leadership and talent development; excellence in strategy execution; strategic foresight; and the transformative potential of technology and artificial intelligence. These discussions will examine how organisations can strengthen institutional performance, accelerate execution, and build the capabilities required to deliver Africa’s long-term transformation.
The IASP Africa Regional Conference has become an important platform for advancing professional practice in strategy across the continent, providing opportunities for practitioners to exchange ideas, showcase best practices, and strengthen collaboration across the public, private, and development sectors.
Registration is now open for strategy professionals, policymakers, chief executives, entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, development practitioners, and emerging leaders from across Africa and beyond.
