Organizational Committee
The Executive & Organizational Committee ensures a smooth conference and processes all communication, travel, and venue-related questions, topics, and issues. For organizational enquires please contact the committee by email under: acoscm5@gmail.com
Prof. Sheila Namagembe
Sheila holds a PhD Management (Green supply chain management focus) from the University of Newcastle Australia, A Master of Science in procurement and supply chain management (Makerere University), a Bachelor of Business Administration-Purchasing and Supplies (Option) (Makerere University), and a Chartered Member of CILT. She has won both local and international research grants that include grants from the Norwegian Research Council grant for 2021-2024 on Digital Cash Based Assistance in Refugee crises; Norad-NORHED Research Funds for 2020/2021, 2019/2020 and 2018/2019.
The grants funding received from The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) under the NORHED project — Capacity building in Education and Research for Economic Governance in Uganda (QZA-0486-13/0017) to undertake this research; Makerere University Research Innovation Fund, 2020. The fund was focused on Addressing Gender-based violence amid the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda through capacity building; and Makerere University Research Innovation Fund Award (2021) Titled "Inspiring young ladies into new ventures by profiling young women in vocational and technical employment.
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Dr. Bonny Bagenda
Dr Bonny Bagenda is a lecturer at Makerere University Business School, Faculty of Procurement and Supply Chain Management. He has been teaching Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management related courses since 2009. He is a member of the Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU), The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).
He holds a PhD in Public and Development Management from Stellenbosch University (Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships), an MSc in International Transport and Logistics Management from the University of Dar es Salaam and a Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management from Makerere University.
His research interests are supply chain management, logistics management, transport management, and public-private partnership. Beyond academics, Bonny is a procurement consultant, having consulted for the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Authority, AH Consulting, Abet & Co, and Scaled Solutions Ltd.
Dr Bonny Banganda
Dr Wilson Tusiime
Dr Tusiime Wilson is a lecturer and a consultant in Transport and logistics management, procurement and supply chain management as well as operations research at Makerere University Business School. Holding a PhD in Business Operations Research, a Masters of Science in International Transport from the University of Dar es Salaam and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Procurement and supply chain), he is an expert in logistics and Transport planning, supply chain modelling, risk detection and management in supply chains, procurement and warehousing management.
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Dr Levi Kabagambe Bategeka
Dr Levi Kabagambe Bategeka is a Procurement and Supply Chain Professional and Consultant in Uganda. He is a Senior Faculty member in the Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management at Makerere University Business School. His teaching and research interests include public sector procurement, supply chain management, supply market management, and sustainable supply chains. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration (Global business management) from the University of Nairobi.
He also holds a Master of Science in Marketing and a Bachelor of Commerce, all from Makerere University. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, UK (MCIPS-UK). He is currently the Head of the Procurement and Supply Chain Management Department at Makerere University Business. He is a board member of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) of Uganda.
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Dr. Mathew Kalubanga
Dr Kalubanga Matthew is a senior lecturer at Makerere University Business School, Makerere University. He has a PhD from the University of Newcastle in Australia, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with Accounting Major from Makerere University in Uganda.
He is a Full Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS), United Kingdom, a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a Member of the Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (MIPPU) and a Certified Procurement Practitioner (CPP). He is an expert in public and private sector procurement, supply chain management and financial analysis and control, and a consultant and trainer in electronic government procurement (eGP). His research focuses on dynamic capabilities, firm competitiveness, value for money public procurement management, value chains and supply chain management.
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