The Resilience Quotient (RQ) | Patrick Bitature | TEDxMakerere University Business School

Описание: Africa does not lack intelligence. It lacks resilience.

In a continent constantly defined by adversity; youth unemployment, policy gaps, capital constraints, Patrick Bitature argues that success requires more than IQ or even EQ.

It requires RQ: the Resilience Quotient.

In this powerful and deeply personal talk, Patrick traces his journey from losing his father under the regime of Idi Amin to becoming one of East Africa’s most influential business leaders.

From smuggling sugar as a teenager to founding the Simba Group, from building Uganda’s largest telecom distribution network to investing in power generation and infrastructure, his life is a study in endurance.

Through raw, honest stories; losing millions in Nigeria, rebuilding from zero after marriage, risking everything to open a nightclub in 30 days, Patrick reframes failure as training.

He introduces a three-part formula: build your IQ, refine your EQ, but cultivate your RQ relentlessly.

Patrick Bitature is Founder and Chairman of the Simba Group of Companies, Former Chairman of Umeme Limited, and a leading voice in East African enterprise development. His diversified investments have spanned telecommunications, energy, real estate, and hospitality. Patrick Bitature is one of East Africa’s most influential business leaders — a self-made entrepreneur who transformed early adversity into a diversified enterprise spanning telecom, energy, hospitality, and real estate. As Founder and Chairman of the Simba Group, and former Chairman of Umeme Energy Company Uganda, he has built companies that power economies, connect communities, and create thousands of jobs across the region. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx