Revelling into its 5th glorious year, the widely acclaimed GPH Ispat presents Bangladesh Innovation Award in collaboration with Aspire to Innovate - a2i - Celebrating the Very Best of Innovation, honoured49 innovations following 26 Winners and 23 Honorable Mentions by holding a grand award gala at a city hotel on Saturday.
Hosted by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave, the award ceremony and the summit were components of the 3rd edition of Bangladesh Innovation Fest - For A Smart Bangladesh.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak was present as the Chief guest.
He mentioned, “This year the fest is designed to pursue the roadmap for SMART Bangladesh by 2041. I am glad to hear that throughout the day some of the leading global experts in Innovation along with local experts had multiple critical discussion in this regard. I am confident that the message and insights shared will help our business community to play the vital role of pushing the threshold of innovation.” The award gala was attended by more than 500 professionals and industry experts. This year, more than 300 nominations from more than 100 organisations were submitted for the award in 21 categories.
Bangladesh Innovation Conclave Founder Shariful Islam said, “This accolade upholds the reality that innovation drives every field of our economic and social lives. We have to develop an innovative mindset in every sector of the country and keep on finding the new areas where we can nurture innovation. It’s a long process, and we are here to commit longer.”
GPH Ispat Ltd Chairman Mahammed Alamgir Kabir mentioned, “We at GPH Ispat Ltd. believe that Innovation is the key to sustain and develop the industries as well as the nation. Now is the time to reflect our progress and strategies that will shape our future. We all joined here today, have our very own collective responsibilities to develop the innovation ecosystem for A Smart Bangladesh.”
The summit included 3 Keynote Sessions, 4 Panel Discussions, 3 Insight Sessions and 1 Case Study.
Apart from that, eminent experts and professionals, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Policy Advisor Anir Chowdhury, a2i Project Director Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, XPRENEURS Incubator Business Mentor Dr. Rubaiyat Islam Sadat, and many others spoke at the summit.