Programme Details
Day 1, Session 1a: LEAD 2012
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMInauguration by H.E. President Zillur Rahman, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Speakers:
- Mr. GM Quader, Honourable Commerce Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Mr. AMA Muhith, Honourable Finance Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed, SAARC Secretary General. Maldives
Day 1, Session 1b: What does it take to inspire?
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMChair: Mr. Tariq Sayeed, Former President, SAARC CCI
Speakers:
- Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Diplomat & Member of Parliament, India
- Mr. Tofail Ahmed, Honourable Member, Parliament, Bangladesh
Day 1, Session 2: Young Entrepreneurs
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Chair: Mr. Vikramjit Singh Sahney, President, SAARC CCI (Elect.) & CEO, SUN Group, India
Moderator: Mr. Ejaj Ahmad, Founder & President, Bangladesh Youth Leader Centre
Speakers:
- Mr. Abdullah Abu Sayeed , Founder, Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, Bangladesh
- Mr. Suhas Gopinath, CEO & Chairman, Globals Inc. India
- Mr. Anand Bagaria, Managing Director, Probiotech Industries P Ltd., Nepal
- Mr. Korvi Rakshand, Founder, JAAGO Foundation. Bangladesh
- Ms. Kamela Sediqi, Founder and Head of Kaweyan Business Development Services, Afghanistan
Vote of Thanks: Mr.Iqbal Tabish, Secretary General, SCCI.
Day 1, Session 3: What does it take to evolve and grow?
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMSpeaker:
- Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in Chief of India TV, India.
Host of Apki Adalat
Day 1, Session 4: Come to Bridge
6:30 PM - 8:30 PMIntroductory Address: Mr. Iftekhar Malik, Vice President, SCCI
- Performance: Mrs. Runa Laila, Singer, Bangladesh
- Mr. Kossala Wickramanayaka to Welcome the Sri Lanka Dance Troupe
- Performance by Sri Lankan Dance Team
Speakers:
- Ms. Juggan Kazim, Model, Pakistan
- Ms. Stephanie Siriwardhana, Miss Sri Lanka
Vote of Thanks: Mr. Jashimuddin, Vice President, FBCCI
Day 2, Session 1: What does it take to battle bias? (Women's session)
10:30 AM - 12:30 PMChair: Dr. Dipu Moni, Honourable Foreign Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Moderator: Mrs. Rubana Huq, Managing Director, Mohammadi Group, Bangladesh
Speakers:
- Mrs. Zarine Aziz, President, First Women Bank, Pakistan
- Mrs. Vandana Luthra, Founder & Chairperson, VLCC, India
- Mrs. Vani Kola, Managing Director, Indo US Venture Partners (IUVP), India
- Dr. Maleka Begum, Professor, Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ms. Pramila Acharya Rijal, President, South Asian Women's Entrepreneurs Council, SWEC
- Mrs. Ajeet Caur, President, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, India
Vote of thanks: Mrs.Nasreen Awal Mintoo, Vice Chair, SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurship Council
Day 2, Session 2: What does it take to connect and inspire?
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Chair: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Bangladesh
Moderator: Mr. Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher, The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Speakers:
- Mr. Mark Tully, Former Chief of Bureau, BBC, New Delhi
- Mr. Simon Dring, Former MD of Ekushey TV, Former Correspondent Reuters, the Daily Telegraph, London and BBC, UK
- Mr. Anwar Hossain Manju: Editor, Ittefaq, Bangladesh
- Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, Chairman & Managing Director, ATN Bangla, Bangladesh
- Mr. Nurul Kabir, Editor, New Age, Bangladesh
- Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit, Editor, Himal Southasian, Nepal
- Mr. Jawed Naqvi, Columnist, Dawn, Pakistan
Day 2, Session 3: Come to Enjoy
6:30 PM - 9:00 PMIntroductory Address: Mr.Pradip Sreshtha, VP, SCCI
- Rina Latif: Fashion Show
- Ms. Sonam Choden Retty, Miss Bhutan
- Ms. Sadichha Shrestha, Miss Nepal
- Mr. Thinley Palden Dorji to Welcome Ms. Shumi and her Team
Vote of thanks: Mr. Mostofa Babu, VP, FBCCI