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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET OUR CONFERENCE ORGANISERS <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d51b6 elementor-grid-5 elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"56d51b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;196&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:5,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:2,&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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--e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-196 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7372b290{text-align:center;}.elementor-196 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7372b290 .elementor-heading-title{font-family:\"Outfit\", Sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var( --e-global-color-87a6ec4 );}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196 e-loop-item e-loop-item-158 post-158 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div data-ep-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\\\/nirc\\\/speaker\\\/assoc-prof-asiimwe-solomon-muchwa\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"bdt-element-link elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dde54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b0dde54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281761a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281761a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\/nirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof-Solomon.jpg\" title=\"Prof-Solomon\" alt=\"Prof-Solomon\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de71dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de71dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assoc. Prof. Asiimwe Solomon Muchwa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24499a72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24499a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organising Lead <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196 e-loop-item e-loop-item-160 post-160 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div data-ep-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\\\/nirc\\\/speaker\\\/prof-jude-t-lubega\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"bdt-element-link elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dde54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b0dde54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281761a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281761a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\/nirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-08-at-7.57.01-PM.jpeg\" title=\"WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-08-at-7.57.01-PM\" alt=\"WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-08-at-7.57.01-PM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de71dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de71dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Jude T. Lubega<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24499a72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24499a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Chair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196 e-loop-item e-loop-item-286 post-286 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div data-ep-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\\\/nirc\\\/speaker\\\/assoc-prof-francis-kasekende\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"bdt-element-link elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dde54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b0dde54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281761a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281761a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\/nirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NIRC.jpg\" title=\"NIRC\" alt=\"NIRC\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de71dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de71dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assoc. Prof. Francis Kasekende<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24499a72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24499a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196 e-loop-item e-loop-item-289 post-289 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div data-ep-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\\\/nirc\\\/speaker\\\/prof-andrew-peters-yiga\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"bdt-element-link elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dde54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b0dde54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281761a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281761a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\/nirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NIRC.jpg\" title=\"NIRC\" alt=\"NIRC\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de71dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de71dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Andrew Peters Yiga<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24499a72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24499a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"196\" class=\"elementor elementor-196 e-loop-item e-loop-item-290 post-290 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div data-ep-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\\\/nirc\\\/speaker\\\/prof-wilson-muyinda-mande\\\/&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"bdt-element-link elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dde54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b0dde54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281761a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281761a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkumbauniversity.ac.ug\/nirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NIRC.jpg\" title=\"NIRC\" alt=\"NIRC\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de71dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de71dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Wilson Muyinda Mande<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24499a72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24499a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7372b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7372b290\" 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