Uganda is set to host the 16th Corporate Registers Forum conference from the 9th to 11th November 2021.
The conference which will be hosted through the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) will be virtual, due to challenges brought about by Covid 19 and in adherence to the SOPs from the Ministry of health.
Participants will attend and follow proceedings online, under the theme “Ease of Doing Business: The role of Corporate Registries”.
The conference will bring together government agencies and their officials responsible for the administration of body corporate registers for example, register of companies.
The conference will also feature several panel discussions and presentations covering topics such as how block chain and artificial Intelligence can help registries to support businesses, challenges faced by corporate registries in supporting economic recovery in a post COVID-19 environment among others.
While addressing the media at the Uganda media centre, the Attorney General Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka thanked the CRF Secretariat for granting Uganda opportunity to host the conference saying it was vote of confidence in Uganda’s abilities to effectively host international events “We are grateful to the CRF secretariat for granting us the opportunity to host this prestigious event. As Government, we reiterate our commitment to attract many more such events and make use of the opportunities to effectively market our beautiful country to the rest of the world. I commend URSB for attracting another international conference after the recently concluded ARIPO Conference held in August 2021” he said.
Mercy Kainobwisho, Registrar General URSB thanked the Government of Uganda for the continued support and commitment in attracting international conferences of this nature because they provide an opportunity to showcase the country’s capabilities to the rest of the world.
“The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) hosts the Business, legal documents and company register, Intellectual property register for trademarks, copyrights, patents and industrial designs, Insolvency and Liquidation as well as the Security Interest in Movable Property register. As a Government agency, we will make use of the conference to sufficiently showcase our capacity in managing the stated registries as well as highlight Uganda’s potential to the rest of the world” she said.
The aim of the Corporate Registers Forum is to provide members with the opportunity to review the latest developments in corporate business registers internationally and exchange experiences and information on the present and future operation of corporate business registration systems and securities registries.
The forum first met in Auckland in 2003 and was hosted by the New Zealand Companies Office. The 2003 meeting was an opportunity for corporate registries from thirteen jurisdictions to meet. The initial name given to this group was the Asia-Pacific Corporate Registries Forum.
