Arthur Mukembo is a seasoned Venture Builder, Senior Executive, and Innovation Expert with an extensive background in spearheading growth and pioneering innovation across diverse sectors such as Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Professional Services, and Real Estate, primarily in Uganda and the United Kingdom. Leading Future Lab within the Innovation Village Group, Arthur has been instrumental in empowering over 1,000 entrepreneurs and executives to leverage technology and innovation to address multifaceted challenges across 13
sectors.

His dedication to advancing digital and financial inclusion for marginalized communities is evident in his co-creation and leadership of significant initiatives like the IRA InsureX Program with the Insurance Regulatory Authority, aimed at harnessing digital transformation to double insurance penetration in Uganda by 2025. Through the novel Digital Economy Program – a platform aiming to onboard 3.4 million hard-to-reach Ugandans into the burgeoning digital economy through a partnership amongst Innovation Village, Mastercard Foundation and technology partner
Community Pass by Mastercard, Arthur has led the design and implementation of
initiatives like the DigiEx Product Accelerator and the Venture Partner Program, each key to providing opportunities for the local technology ecosystem to partner with a global technology leader.

Arthur’s strategic foresight in venture building and innovation is marked by noteworthy accomplishments, including supporting the evolution of the Innovation Village strategy that underpinned ongoing expansions into Ghana and Zambia, the design of a forthcoming Catalytic Capital Fund, and the deployment of one of Africa’s most comprehensive innovation platforms, endowing each supported startup with over $1 million in technical tools. He has forged significant Venture Building programs with esteemed partners like the Insurance Regulatory Authority, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, National ICT
Innovation Hub, MTN Foundation, and Centenary Technology Services.

Arthur’s diverse expertise in opportunity mapping, business model innovation, strategic development, and market entry, combined with his profound experience in program design, strategy formulation, deal structuring, and enterprise sales, distinguishes him as a notable figure in the Ugandan innovation scene. His achievements vividly demonstrate his unwavering commitment to harnessing technology as a catalyst for creating sustainable opportunities across Africa.