IASP Uganda, NPA Launch Africa Strategy Conference 2026 to Drive Continental Transformation

The International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda Chapter, in partnership with the National Planning Authority (NPA), has officially launched the IASP Africa Regional Conference 2026, marking a significant milestone in their collaboration to promote strategy excellence as a catalyst for Africa's socio-economic transformation.

The conference, themed "Unlocking Strategy Excellence for Africa's Transformation," will be held on 29–30 October 2026 at Skyz Hotel Naguru in Kampala. It is expected to bring together strategy professionals, policymakers, business leaders, academics and development practitioners from across Africa and beyond.

Speaking at the launch, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, Executive Director of the National Planning Authority, said Africa's most pressing development priority is achieving accelerated economic growth, which he described as a prerequisite for inclusive development.

He explained that accelerated growth provides the resources needed to support inclusive development interventions and 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 comes at a critical time, providing governments, business leaders, strategy professionals and development practitioners with a platform to exchange practical experiences and strengthen the execution capabilities required to deliver long-term transformation across the continent.

Speaking at the same event, Innocent Agaba, President of the IASP Uganda Chapter, said Africa's challenge is no longer the absence of development 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 strategy, improve performance and deliver sustainable results. This conference has been designed to advance that conversation through practical learning, shared experience and professional collaboration," Agaba said.

The conference programme will focus on six strategic priorities shaping Africa's future. These include 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 explore how organisations can strengthen institutional performance, accelerate strategy execution and build the capabilities required to achieve Africa's long-term transformation.

The IASP Africa Regional Conference has grown into a leading platform for advancing the professional practice of strategy across the continent, offering practitioners an opportunity to exchange ideas, showcase best practices and strengthen collaboration among the public, private and development sectors.