Celebrating the 8th Cohort of the Ignite Women Leadership Program.

On Friday November 1st, we celebrated the incredible achievement of the Ignite delegates 8th Cohort who graduated from the women leadership development program at Stanbic Bank, under the theme “Bloom where you are planted”. A program that started in 2019 and has been running annually since with over 600 graduates to date. The program was started in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Murugami, a global leadership catalyst and has been continued by the Learning & Development Unit at the Bank. The ceremony was a beautiful culmination of hard work, dedication, commitment, and resilience shown by the ladies.

We had an inspiring keynote from Mulinge Sylvia M.B.S , CE MTN Uganda , who shared from the different chapters of her book of life. She shared about purpose, growth and leadership and invited us to cultivate a legacy mindset as we navigate our present.

The event featured a rich panel discussion on understanding your unique identity, understanding balance and what it looks like in various seasons, the art of negotiation as well as the roles of authenticity and vulnerability in leadership. We discussed the five growth capitals: spiritual, physical, intellectual, social, and financial, and their roles in our holistic development. We were encouraged us to invest in our relationships and remember to honor our support structures. Our panel comprised of; Professional Certified Coach-Andrew Kimuli, Mona Mugume-Sebuliba- CEO ABi Trust & Finance , Caroline Egesa, Board Secretary & Legal Lead Uganda Registration Services Bureau URSB and Kenneth Kamurasi, Our Head, Internal Audit.

Congratulations to our phenomenal graduates! We are proud of you and excited to see you bloom where you are planted.