Bangladesh Innovation Conclave (BIC) organised the first ever “Chattogram Innovation Dialogue 2020” in the port city on Tuesday, supported by BSRM and Elite Paint.
The vision behind the initiative was to drive the core essence of innovation across key stakeholders – Entrepreneurs, policy makers, academics, professionals, and youth - so the future economy of Chattogram can be reshaped through collective effort. The session covered the definition of innovations in Chattogram’s context, discussions on the importance of contextual innovation, identifying the disruptions due to technology now and in future, areas of transformation and finally launching ceremony of Chattogram Innovation Hub.
Md. Sirazul Islam, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) attended the session as the chief guest while Mr. A B M Azad, NDC, Divisional Commissioner of Chattogram was present as the Special Guest.
Shariful Islam, Founder, Bangladesh Innovation Conclave delivered the welcome speech at the event. After the opening speech of Md. Sirazul Islam, the main event started which comprised of Keynote Session and Panel Discussions with the presence of national & local industry leaders.
The keynote session was attended by Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director and CEO of Robi Axiata Ltd. and the panel discussions were moderated by Ashraf Bin Taj, Co-founder and MD of International Distribution Company Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd and Zeeshan Kingshuk Huq, Co-founder and CEO of Sindabad.com.
Some the panel members of this session were Syed M Tanvir, Director of Pacific Jeans Ltd, Dr. Moshlehuddin Chowdhury Khaled, Associate Professor and Chairman of Human Resources Management Department of Chittagong Independent University and Dr. Munal Mahbub, Senior Vice President, Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The “Chattogram Innovation Dialogue 2020” has been organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) with strategic partners a2i, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry and media partner Dainik Azadi.