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RIC 2026: The Regional Industrialisation Conference and the Opportunities Within 01 · Latest Regional Industrialisation Conference 2026 × PSFU × AGRA × MTIC RIC 2026: The Regional Industrialisation Conference and the Opportunities Within East Africa’s industrialisation agenda is increasingly moving from ambition to implementation. The just concluded 3rd Annual Regional Industrialisation Conference (RIC 2026), held on 18th–19th August 2026 at Kampala Serena Hotel under the theme “Unlocking Industrial Competitiveness through Innovation and Regional Value Chain Integration,” brought together public and private sector stakeholders to examine how innovation, investment, technology and regional value chains can drive industrial transformation. Read the full story → We Are Connecting, But We Should Be Secure 02 National Cybersecurity Conference 2026 × CINAT Technologies We Are Connecting, But We Should Be Secure Uganda’s digital transformation is accelerating, creating new opportunities for businesses while also increasing exposure to cybersecurity, data protection, operational and technology risks. The inaugural National Cybersecurity Conference 2026, held on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at Sheraton Kampala Hotel under the theme “Securing Uganda’s Digital Future: Collaboration, Resilience and Trust,” reinforced an important message for business: cybersecurity is no longer simply an IT concern; it is a business, leadership, governance, reputation and continuity issue. Read the full story → The CINAT RAVE: Breaking Down the Vision 03 CINAT RAVE · Strategic Retreat 2026 The CINAT RAVE: Breaking Down the Vision CINAT Group held its strategic retreat on 6th–7th August 2026 under the theme “Transformation through Clarity and Strategy,” bringing the team together to reflect on the company’s evolution, strengthen alignment and define a clear path for sustainable growth. Since its establishment in 2019 as an advertising agency, CINAT Group has evolved into a strategy and operations consultancy spanning Advertising, Marketing, Technology, logistics and trade. Read the full story → BeezyLCL Platform Development Gains Momentum Through Industry Consultations 04 BeezyLCL Platform × UCCA BeezyLCL Platform Development Gains Momentum Through Industry Consultations The Uganda Cargo Consolidators Association (UCCA), in partnership with CINAT Group Ltd, successfully concluded a two-day stakeholder consultation exercise with cargo consolidators as part of the ongoing development of BeezyLCL — a digital cargo consolidation platform designed to transform the logistics and freight forwarding industry. Read the full story → Mandela Day: CINAT Group Supports Safe Drinking Water Through the CleanSIP Initiative 05 CleanSIP Campaign × Mandela Washington Fellowship Mandela Day: CINAT Group Supports Safe Drinking Water Through the CleanSIP Initiative CINAT Group joined other partners in supporting the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) Alumni Network in Uganda in celebrating Nelson Mandela Day, headlined by the CleanSIP Campaign — a community-driven initiative aimed at improving access to safe drinking water in schools across Jinja District. The campaign was launched on 14th July 2026 in Kampala, with its flagship implementation carried out at Spire Road Primary School in Jinja District. Read the full story → A Partnership That Puts CINAT Group at the Center of Uganda’s Cargo Tracking Future 06 BeezyLCL Platform × TradeMark Africa × UCCA A Partnership That Puts CINAT Group at the Center of Uganda’s Cargo Tracking Future There is a particular kind of silence that every small importer in Kampala knows by heart. It begins the moment their goods leave a factory floor in Guangzhou or a warehouse in Dubai, and it does not lift until, weeks later, a phone call comes through from a clearing agent with a number attached — this is what you owe, this is when it lands, this is what’s left after everything is paid. In between, there is nothing. No tracking, no running total, no way of knowing whether the shipment is sitting in Mombasa, moving up to the next port, or already parked at a warehouse in Kampala waiting on paperwork nobody has told you about. Read the full story → TradeMark Africa Funds UCCA’s BeezyLCL Cargo Clearance Platform 07 BeezyLCL Platform × TradeMark Africa × URA TradeMark Africa Funds UCCA’s BeezyLCL Cargo Clearance Platform Uganda’s cargo consolidators are building a digital platform to speed up customs clearance for small importers and to make it harder for unregistered operators to work in the sector. Read the full story → CINAT Group and UCCA Consult Stakeholders on BeezyLCL to Improve Cargo Consolidation 08 BeezyLCL Platform × Uganda Cargo Consolidators Association (UCCA) CINAT Group and UCCA Consult Stakeholders on BeezyLCL to Improve Cargo Consolidation The Uganda Cargo Consolidators Association (UCCA), in partnership with CINAT Group under its logistics and trade consultancy division, convened a consultative meeting with cargo consolidators and industry stakeholders on Wednesday 15th July 2026 to discuss the BeezyLCL consolidation platform — a digital platform designed to address longstanding challenges in cargo consolidation and trade facilitation — at the UCCA office in Bukoto. Read the full story → CINAT Group Consults Traders' Leaderships on the BeezyLCL Cargo Consolidation Platform 09 BeezyLCL Platform × Traders' Associations (UGIEA, KACITA) CINAT Group Consults Traders' Leaderships on the BeezyLCL Cargo Consolidation Platform CINAT Group Ltd, through its subsidiary CINAT Technologies and in partnership with the Uganda Groupage Importers and Exporters Association (UGIEA) and Pinnisoft Company Ltd, convened a stakeholder engagement meeting with key union leaders of traders' associations on 14th July 2026 at Hotel Triangle to introduce the BeezyLCL platform — an innovative digital solution designed to transform Uganda's consolidated cargo import and clearance process. Read the full story → Clean Water for Every School Child in Jinja 10 Clean SIP Campaign × Mandela Washington Fellowship Clean Water for Every School Child in Jinja CINAT Group has strengthened its commitment to corporate social responsibility by joining the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) Alumni Association of Uganda as the Strategic PR and Media partner for the Clean SIP Campaign, the fellowship’s initiative to commemorate this year’s Mandela Day. Read the full story →

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