About James Kaguima

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James Kaguima - London Legacy Development Corporation Board member — James Kaguima was appointed a board member at LLDC, which aims to use the creation of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to change the lives of people in East London and drive growth and investment in London and the UK, by developing an inspiring and innovative place where people want and can afford to live, work and visit.

James Kaguima presented to the Mayor of Newham @rokhsana_fiaz, councillors, and cabinet members who came to visit and met some of the people and businesses who now call Expressway their home.

In 2021, Expressway London for granted James Kaguima the opportunity to use my new Office workspace, became part of the programme and met other individuals working on some interesting & innovative solutions

Exhibitor at Barclay’s Future Banking conference 2019 – The event conference was about ensuring there is more diversity at all levels in the Fin-Tech (Financial Technology) ecosystem and bringing together a diverse group of experts to explore forward thinking topics on the future of the banking ecosystem. Congrats to the Future Banking Team on hosting a wonderful event!

In 2020, James Kaguima applied for the Social Enterprise Festival ‘Pitch for Good’ competition and became one of the finalists that was granted the opportunity to pitch on behalf of my social enterprise among some great early stage & established social enterprises and met some wonderful people.It was a 2-day event that enables people to meet, solve problems and change lives.The festival is coordinated by City, University London to celebrate those that enable positive change through business.

James Kaguima was part of an ambitious and inspiring team aiming to connect Black males and support each other’s personal and professional ventures he thought the Know-How of Networking event by The Obsidian Network was very interactive and thought provoking. It has revealed there is more to networking than what meets the eyes, definitely gave me a fresh & more genuine perspective on how to approach networking and applying it to building my own network.Thank you all for coming to the event organised by @theobsidiannetwork

James Kaguima had the opportunity to attend the FutureBanking conference representing Foundervine and my team’s early stage startup as exhibitors presenting our mission and MVP (Minimum viable product). The event conference was about ensuring there is more diversity at all levels in the Fin-Tech (Financial Technology) ecosystem and bringing together a diverse group of experts to explore forward thinking topics on the future of the banking ecosystem.

Barclays Eaglelab 2019 came first place against some serious competition and it was a pleasure working with a multifaceted team of legal professionals and seasoned software engineers Special thanks to the Barclays Eagle Labs & partners for organising a wonderful and well executed Event We were tasked into creating a solution to real-world challenges faced by Barclays Bank, the event was about using cutting edge technologies like Blockchain and AI to solve challenges Lawyers face in their profession.

In 2019, James Kaguima started a legal blog and within 3 days of marketing I got to feature on Radio sharing Legal Tips for Brands & Businesses in the Creative Industry and discussing the value of having a written contract when providing your services on Level Up with me Show on @pulse88radio

In 2013, James Kaguima’s social entrepreneurship journey started from a young age, where he was the youngest youth worker in his area, and was tasked into securing a grant from UnLtd. to help coordinate an event that had a positive social impact in his local area. He managed to successfully secure funding through pitching his idea to UnLtd. and they awarded him a seed grant to set up a social enterprise that will host a community sports event that brings together young people and grownups. Ever since then he has been involved in numerous projects that had positive social impact in the community & continued to pursue his Entrepreneurial endeavours.

In 2021, with Godly timing I was selected to join a Startup competition in February 2021 I am now happy to announce in April I was among the Winners of the Future Startup Founder Now Pitch competition supported by the Mayor of London and A New Direction

In 2019, James founded Hasani Watches, during my Law School exam season, which is a brand started with the goal to promote an eco-friendly lifestyle and reduce wastage of wood resources and utilise it for a purpose by offering handcrafted Wooden watches. We partnered with a Charity called One Tree Planted, so for every watch sold we planted one tree in honour of our customer’s sale. (I was always involved in social entrepreneurial projects when I was young, but this was my first ecommerce where I invested money that I have raised and gained a return on my investment into the watch brand). You will always remember your first sale, treasure it as it is no small feat.

What Can I Do for You?

Public Speaking engagements

He is experienced in providing knowledge and insights on startups, his social entrepreneurship journey, and tackling barriers to equality, diversity and inclusion within the startup & business sector.

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