Date- 28th - 29th November 2021

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Agenda

10:00am - 12:00pm, GMT+6

Inaugural Ceremony

12:00pm - 1:30pm, GMT+6

Lunch and Business Networking

1:30pm - 2:45pm, GMT+6

Plenary Session

Investment Competitiveness and Business Environment

Reaching New Heights in the New Normal
Session Chair H.E. Mr. Salman Fazlur Rahman MP, Hon'ble Adviser to the Prime Minister on Private Industry & Investment, Prime Minister's Office, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Md Sirazul Islam, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Prime Minister's Office
Panelists
Ms. Rupali Haque Chowdhury, President, Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Bangladesh
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, President, Unilever South Asia, Chair and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited
Ms. Nuzhat Anwar, Acting Country Manager, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
H.E. Mr. Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Mr. Mohd. Humayun Kabir, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank
Mr. Syed Golam Kibria , Member Grade-1 (Customs: Policy & ICT), National Board of Revenue (NBR)

3:00pm - 4:15pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Economic Zones

Exceeding All Expectations
Session Chair Mr. Saifuzzaman Chowdhury MP, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Land, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, President, India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI)
Panelists
Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, ndc, psc, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), Prime Minister's Office
Mr. ASM Mainuddin Monem, President, Bangladesh Private Economic Zones Investors Association
Dr. Mercy Miyang Tembon, Country Director, Bangladesh and Bhutan South Asia Region, The World Bank
Mr. Yuho Hayakawa, Chief Representative, JICA Bangladesh Office
Mr. Shinichi Nagata, General Manager, Dhaka Liaison Office, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania

3:00pm - 4:15pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Blue Economy

Discover the Future
Session Chair Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen MP, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Dr. Md. Kawser Ahmed, Member (Secretary), General Economics Division, Planning Division
Panelists
Mr. Azam J. Chowdhury, Chairman, Bangladesh Ocean Going Ship Owners' Association (BOGSOA)
Mr. Nurul Qayyum Khan, President, Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association (BMFA)
Mr. Taufiq Uddin Ahmed, Former President, Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB)
Dr. Md. Salimullah, Director General (Additional Charge), National Institute of Biotechnology, Bangladesh

4:15pm -4:30pm, GMT+6

Tea and Business Networking

4:30pm - 5:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Leveraging 4th IR

New Avenues for Innovative Investment
Session Chair Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP, Hon'ble State Minister, ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Yasir Azman, Chief Executive Officer, Grameenphone
Panelists
Mr. Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, Managing Director, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA)
Ms. Shomi Kaiser, President, e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (ECAB)
Mr. Kamal Quadir, Chief Executive Officer, bKash
Mr. M Rashidul Hasan, Managing Director & CEO, Systech Digital Limited
Mr. Gazi Munir Uddin, Head of Support Group, Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh Ltd. (SRBD)

4:30pm - 5:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Health and Pharmaceuticals

Affordable Wellbeing: Healthy Living for All

Session Chair Prof. Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque MP, Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Moderator Mr. Abdul Muktadir, Senior VIce President, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI)
Panelists
Major General Md Mahbubur Rahman, DPH, MCPH, MMEd, Director General, Directorate General of Drug Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Mr. Tapan Chowdhury, Managing Director, Square Group
Prof. Dr. Mohammod Shahidullah, President, Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BM&DC)
Prof. Dr. Md. Jonaid Shafiq, Managing Director, Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital
Prof. Dr. Md. Moazzem Hossain, Chairman, Aichi Medical Group

5:45pm - 7:00pm, GMT+6

Tea and Business Networking

7:00pm - 9:00pm, GMT+6

Dinner and Cultural Program

10:00am - 11:15am, GMT+6

Transport and Logistics

The Right Move
Session Chair Mr. Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Naquib Khan, President, Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS)
Panelists
Ms. Victoria Rigby Delmon, Infrastructure Upstream Lead, Asia and Pacific, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mr. Mahbubul Alam, President, The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI)
Ms. Sultana Afroz, Chief Executive Officer, Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA), Prime Minister's Office
Rear Admiral M Shahjahan, NPP, BCGMS, ndc, psc, Chairman, Chittagong Port Authority
Mr. Syed Ershad Ahmed, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)
Mr. Wan Chee Foong, Regional CEO, Middle East South Asia & Head of Group Business Development, PSA International Pte Ltd., Singapore
Mr. Jens Floe , Chief Executive Officer, Red Sea Gateway Terminal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

11:15am - 11:30am, GMT+6

Tea and Business Networking

11:30am - 12:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Capital Market

The Rising Tiger
Session Chair Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Asif Ibrahim, Chairman, Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE)
Panelists
Mr. Tarique Amin Bhuiyan, Managing Director, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)
Ms. Christina Ongoma, Principal Investment Officer, Upstream Financial Institutions Group Asia, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Capital Limited
Mr. Arif Khan, Vice Chairman, Shanta Asset Management Ltd.
Mr. Maurits Pot, Founder & CIO, Dawn Global Management
Mr. Adeeb H. Khan, Senior Partner, Rahman Rahman Huq, KPMG in Bangladesh

11:30am - 12:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Power & Energy

Charge Ahead
Session Chair Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB, Hon'ble Adviser to the Prime Minister on Power, Energy & Mineral Resources Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Imran Karim, President, Bangladesh Independent Power Producers' Association (BIPPA)
Panelists
Ms. Isabel Chatterton, Asia-Pacific Regional Industry Head, Infrastructure & Natural Resources at International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mr. Eric M. Walker, President, Chevron Bangladesh
Mr. Edimon Ginting, Country Director, Asian Development Bank
Mr. Vipul Tuli, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, Sembcorp
Mr. Muhammed Aziz Khan, Chairman, Summit Group
Mr. Ayad Al Amri, Executive Director-Gas to Power Business Development, Acwa Power, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1245pm - 01:30pm, GMT+6

Lunch

1:30pm - 2:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Financial Services

Ensuring Sustained Growth
Session Chair Mr. M.A. Mannan MP, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh
Panelists
Mr. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Chairman, Association of Bankers Bangladesh Limited.
Mr. M. Mosharraf Hossain, FCA, Ph.D., Chairman, Insurance Development & Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Bangladesh
Ms. Selma Rasavac-Avdagic, Manager, Creating Markets Advisory Services (CMA), South Asia, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mr. Abdur Rouf Talukder, Senior Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Kevin Green, Managing Director, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Bangladesh

1:30pm - 2:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Legal Infrastructure
Session Chair Mr. Anisul Huq MP, Hon'ble Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Dr. M. Masrur Reaz, Chairman, Policy Exchange
Panelists
Md. Moinul Kabir, Secretary, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Barrister K.M. Tanjib-Ul-Alam, Head of Chamber, Tanjib Alam and Associates
Mr. Mohammad Shahidul Haque , Ex Secretary, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Dr. Rumana Islam, Professor, Department of Law, Dhaka University
Mr. Sameer Sattar, Head of Firm, Sattar&Co

3:00pm - 4:15pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Agribusiness

Growth by Nature
Session Chair Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque MP, Hon'ble Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman & CEO, PRAN-RFL Group
Panelists
Md. Abdul Kayowm Sarker , Chairman, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
Ms. Rana Karadsheh-Haddad, Regional Industry Director - Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services, South Asia & East Asia and Pacific, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Mr. Anwar Faruque, Former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Advisor, Ardent Management and Project Services
Mr. Iqbal Ahmed, OBE, Chairman & Chief Executive, Seamark Group Founder Chairman, NRB Bank Limited, Catalyst UK Member

3:00pm - 4:15pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Leather and Leather Goods

Step it Up
Session Chair Mr. Amir Hossain Amu MP , Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Industries
Moderator Mr. Md. Saiful Islam, President, Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB)
Panelists
Mr. Ziaur Rahman, Managing Director, Bay Footwear Limited
Dr. Mike Redwood, Spokesperson, Leather Naturally
Ms. Deborah Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainable Leather Foundation

4:15pm to 4:30pm, GMT+6

Tea and Business Networking

4:30pm - 5:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Ready Made Garments and Textiles

Weaving the Way
Session Chair Mr. Md. Atiqul Islam, Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation
Moderator Mr. Shovon Islam, CEO/Managing Director, Sparrow Group
Panelists
Mr. Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury , President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI)
Mr. Mohammad Ali Khokon, President, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA)
Ms. Shwapna Bhowmick, Head of Country, Marks & Spencer Bangladesh Sourcing Office
Mr. Mohammad Hatem, Executive President, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA)

4:30pm - 5:45pm, GMT+6

Parallel Session

Electrical, Electronics Manufacturing & Plastic Goods

Ride the Current

Session Chair Dr. Shamsul Alam, Hon'ble State Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator Mr. Rizwan Rahman, President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI)
Panelists
Mr. M. H. M. Fairoz, Managing Director & CEO, Singer Bangladesh Limited
Mr. Golam Murshed, Managing Director & CEO, Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited
Mr. Ruhul Alam Al Mahbub, Chairman, Fair Electronics Limited
Dr. Abdul Gafur, Principal Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Mr. Shamim Ahmed , President, Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BPGMEA) Vice Chairman, Bangladesh Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology (BIPET)

6:00pm - 7:30pm, GMT+6

Closing Ceremony and Media Briefing

7:30pm - 8:30pm, GMT+6

Dinner