The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Jennifer Semakula-Musisi : Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority – Uganda. She is a lawyer, advocate of the High Court of Uganda and seasoned administrator with a strong legal, administrative and leadership background. She trained at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda as well as numerous other institutions including The George Washington University, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School.
Myles F. Elledge is a Senior Director for Global Development in RTI’s Innovation Advisors team. Mr. Elledge has 28 years of experience in development policy and regional planning. He has a passion for environmental health and is active in technology innovation and adoption initiatives in water, sanitation and clean energy.
Sir Paul Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford; Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies; a CEPR Research Fellow; and Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford. He was formerly the senior advisor to Tony Blair’s Commission on Africa, and was Director of the Development Research group at the World Bank for five years.
Dr Joseph Muvawala: Executive Director of the National Planning Authority (NPA)-Uganda
Tony Venables is Professor of Economics at Oxford University where he also directs the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and a programme of research on urbanisation in developing countries. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the Regional Science Association, and is a Fellow and Council member of the British Academy. Former positions include chief economist at the UK Department for International Development, professor at the London School of Economics, research manager of the trade group in the World Bank, and advisor to the UK Treasury.
The East and Central African Region have a huge infrastructure deficit that has been compounded with the rapid rate of urbanisation and reducing municipal financing capacity.
Joshua Gallo is a Senior Municipal Finance Specialist at the World Bank since 2000, leads the World Bank’s global City Creditworthiness Initiative and various country-specific technical assistance programs (in particular Tanzania, Uganda, Colombia, Malawi).
Patricia “Tracy” Jones: Project Manager and Researcher for the Urbanisation in Developing Economies Project. Her research focuses mainly on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. She is particularly interested in the interplay between history, institutions, and long-run growth. Tracy has worked both inside academia (most recently at Vassar College in the US) and on development projects in Africa. She has publications in the Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, as well as other journals.
Jean-François Habeau, 36 years old, is the Executive Director of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV), an international alliance providing financing solutions to local and regional governments. He received his Master’s degree from the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) and has ten years of experience working for local governments.
Clement Larrue: From French Development Agency – AFD – has over 12 years working experience in consultancy firm in local public policies before joining the French Development Agency in 2013.As Senior project manager in the Urban Development and Local Authorities Division in Paris HQ, Clement follow and evaluate projects related to sustainable urban development and urban planning in emerging countries (Ivory Coast, Brazil, China, Perou) with different types of counterparts (municipalities, local urban development companies or ministry at national level).
Dr. Jockins Arputham is the president of the National Slum Dwellers Federation of India which he founded in the 70s and also the President for Slum Dwellers International a networks slum and shack dweller organizations and federations from over 34 countries across the world. He has worked for more than 40 years in slums and shanty towns, building representative organizations into powerful partners with governments and international agencies for the betterment of urban living. The National Slum Dwellers Federation India works closely with Mahila Milan, a collective of savings groups formed by homeless women and women living in slums across India, and with SPARC, a Mumbai-based NGO, and together they have been instrumental is supporting tens of thousands of the urban poor access housing and sanitation.
Robert van Kats is co-founder and Architect Partner of Blok Kats van Veen Architects (B K V V). The head office is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is co-founder and Chairman of DASUDA, Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa. Liaison and partner offices are recently established in: Lagos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; and Cape Town, South Africa.
