Speakers - Dhaka Apparel Summit

Meet Our Speakers

Mr. Md. Shahriar Alam, M.P

Honorable State Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Dr. Nazneen Ahmed

Senior Research Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

Ministry of Commerce Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Director at BGMEA and Honorary Consul of Slovak republic in Bangladesh

Ms. Shwapna Bhowmick

Country Head Marks & Spencer Bangladesh and Myanmar

Marcia Bernicat

U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh

Mahmud Hasan Khan (Babu)

Managing Director of the Rising Group

H.E. Leoni Margaretha CUELENAERE

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh

H.E. Johan Frisell

Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh

H.E. RIAZ HAMIDULLAH

High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka

Managing Director of Shafi Processing Industries Limited and Senior Vice President, BGMEA

Vice Chairman of Newage Group of Industries

Md. Shafiul Islam

First Vice President The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI)

President of the Centre of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI)

Dr. Fahmida Khatun

Research Director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

CEO of the Danish industry association Dansk Fashion & Textile

Mr. Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, ndc

Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

H.E. Mr. Pierre Mayaudon

Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Bangladesh

Syed Nasim Manzur

Managing Director of Apex Footwear Ltd.

Peter McAllister

Executive Director, ETI

Mr. Robert McDouga

Executive Director South Asia Global Affairs Canada Government of Canada

Vice President (Finance) at BGMEA

Chief Economist for the South Asia region of the World Bank

Country Director of ILO Bangladesh

Mr. M. A. Sabur

Chairman of United Commercial Bank Limited

Ms. Jennifer Schappert

Policy Analyst Textile & Garment Responsible Business Conduct Unit Investment Division Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

DR. SHARIF AS-SABER

Honourary International Advisor of BGMEA

Mohan Seneviratne

Program Manager, PaCT

H.E. Mikael H. Winther

Ambassador, Embassy of Denmark to Bangladesh

Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, London

Dr. Jochen Weikert

Head of PSES, GIZ

Christopher Woodruff

Professor of Development Economics at the University of Oxford

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