Prime Minister of Uganda to Join Aviation Industry Leaders at Routes Africa

One of the highlights of this year’s Strategy Summit at Routes Africa will be a keynote address from Hon. Amama MBABAZI, the HON Right Prime Minister of Uganda who has recently confirmed that he will participate in the event. This year the seniority of delegates registered to attend Routes Africa has been very high and the event has seen high level registrations from all sectors of the industry including airline and airport CEOs and Ministers of Tourism.

Taking place on Sunday 7thand Monday 8thJuly 2013 and open to all attending delegates, The Routes Africa Strategy Summit will open Routes Africa in Kampala. The Strategy Summit will provide a valuable insight into aviation across the region as panels of leading industry experts take part in a number of moderator led discussions addressing key air service development issues effecting commercial aviation in Africa.

Attendees of the summit will hear welcome address from Hon. James Abraham Byandaala, Minister for Works and Transport for Uganda along with opening remarks from Dr W Rama Makuza, MD, Uganda CAAbefore keynote addresses from Hon. Amama MBABAZI, Hon. Maria Mutagamba, The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities for Uganda and Dr Titus Naikuni, CEO, Kenya Airways.

Topics such as Public, Private Partnerships for Airport Management and Development, New Carriers for New Africa – the rise of LCCs and Driving Tourism in Africa will all be discussed during the Strategy Summit. Attendees will hear from a number of other high level panellists including:

Robinson Misitala, Managing Director, National Airports Zambia

Joachim von Winning, Chief Commercial Officer, Cairo Airport

Emanuel Chaves, Chairman, Aeroportos de Mozambique

Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, ACI Africa

Inati Ntshanga, CEO, SA Express Airways

Richard Bodin, CCO, FastJet

Mr. Cuthbert Baguma, CEO, Tourism Uganda

Cornwell Muleya, CEO, Air Uganda

Routes Africa, now in its 8thyear, will take place in Kampala, Uganda on 7-9 July 2013 and will be hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda and Entebbe International Airport. 250 key decision makers from across Africa and beyond are expected to gather at the annual event to discuss air service development.

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