BRAC Business School of BRAC University organized the 1st International Case Conference on Business and Management (ICCBM) 2023 on Thursday.
Espousing the theme “Enterprise, Practice, and Leadership in Emerging Economies”, this inaugural conference was dedicated to the memory of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of BRAC University.
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, inaugurated ICCBM 2023 as the Chief Guest.
Tamara Hasan Abed, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, BRAC University and Professor Mahboob Rahman, Treasurer, BRAC University, were also present in the opening ceremony.
Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar, Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka presented the keynote speech in this conference. Dr Mohammad Mujibul Haque, Acting Dean, BRAC Business School presented the opening remarks in the inauguration event.
Atiqul Islam, Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), delivered his speech through a video message as the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony, while Professor Imran Rahman, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liberal Arts, Mominul Islam, Managing Director and CEO, IPDC Finance, Anika Mafiz, Head of Investment Strategy and Organizational Risk Management, BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage, Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank and Professor, BRAC Business School were also present.
Esteemed academics, industry experts, international publishers, and private sector leaders joined the conference to cultivate an environment of learning and collaboration.
Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor, BRAC University sent a video message in the opening ceremony.
Tamara Hasan Abed, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, BRAC University in her speech mentioned the conference as an effective move to enhance industry-academia collaboration. She also mentioned that the engagement of industry bodies with this conference is an impressive one.
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Deputy Education Minister said that the initiative of case study based learning by BRAC University is commendable, specially in the context of business school, as business leaders are supposed to be the problem solvers.
He mentioned that case studies is an excellent way to encourage teachers and students towards research. In his speech he also emphasized on the importance of research in higher education.
