Abdul Rahman Kasule
Fitness and wellness entrepreneur, trainer, founder of Sukuma Wellness and corporate wellness advocate.
Convening
Where Uganda meets on mental health
A national convening platform for mental health and youth wellbeing, bringing together key stakeholders around one shared mission.
L.I.V.E Conference 2026
Speakers and facilitators
The voices leading conversations on sustainable youth mental health and wellbeing.
Albert Elwa
Clinical psychologist, addiction professional, recovery coach and Managing Director of Focus on Recovery & Tranquil Homes.
Alice Rugasira
Co-Founder & Host, Coordinator Events and Outreach Programs.
Andrew Rugasira
Founder & Convenor, L.I.V.E Conference — Ugandan entrepreneur and social impact advocate advancing youth mental health, suicide prevention and wellbeing.
Belinda Katumba
Founder and CEO of Can We Talk.
Bill Bekunda
Substance use prevention and treatment professional.
Brian Ahimbisibwe
Chief Strategy Officer, AIM Corporate Wellbeing Consults Ltd; mental health and psychosocial support speciali…
Christine Mawadri
Ugandan media and technology entrepreneur, strategic advisor and creative economy leader with three decades of experience.
Collin M. Babirukamu
Executive Director of Information Technology at Bank of Uganda and mental health and wellness advocate.
Derrick Muhanguzi (Wonder Jr)
Ugandan rapper, actor, podcaster, public speaker and mental wellness advocate.
Douglas Opio
Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Uganda Employers.
Dr. Andrew Bakainaga
Country Advisor at the World Health Organisation, Uganda.
Dr. Daudi Ochieng
Senior Social and Behaviour Change, Strategic Communication and Public Health Specialist.
Dr. Hafsa Lukwata
Commissioner for Mental Health & Control of Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health Uganda.
Dr. Sabrina B. Kitaka
Paediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist.
Julius Kizito
Counselor and Country Coordinator, Your Ally Foundation.
Kamanzi Rwego
Musician, creative entrepreneur and brand strategist.
Kimberly Jael Aremo
Miss Universe Uganda 2026 1st Runner-Up, Miss Afrikana Uganda 2026 and Pepsi Brand Ambassador.
Prof. Eugene Kinyanda
Leading Ugandan psychiatrist, researcher and academic with over two decades of experience in mental health research, clinical psychiatry and policy; work spans suicide prevention, psychotrauma, mental health and HIV, and strengthening systems of care across Uganda and Africa.
Rebecca Makyeli
Addiction prevention advocate and founder of AhavaLife.
Robert Kabushenga
Ugandan corporate executive, lawyer, coffee farmer and podcast.
Upcoming
Annual Forum
The L.I.V.E Annual Forum 2026
- Date
- September 2026
- Location
- Kampala, Uganda
Uganda's national convening on mental health and youth wellbeing, bringing government, business, faith, academia, civil society and youth onto one stage.
Register interestRegional Dialogue
Regional Dialogue Series
- Date
- Throughout 2026
- Location
- Regional hubs across Uganda
District-level conversations that carry the national agenda into communities, and carry community realities back into it.
Register interestRoundtable
Workplace Wellbeing Roundtable
- Date
- Quarterly
- Location
- Kampala & online
Employers working through what a mentally healthy workplace requires in practice.
Register interestWhere it started
The inaugural conference that established L.I.V.E as a national platform.
National Conference
Inaugural National Conference on Youth Mental Health
- Date
- 10 September 2025
- Location
- Kampala, Uganda
More than 400 leaders convened on World Suicide Prevention Day for Uganda's first national conference dedicated exclusively to youth mental health and suicide prevention.