Programme Details

Day 1, Session 1a: LEAD 2012

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Inauguration 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 PM

Chair: 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 PM

Speaker:

  • 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 PM

Introductory 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 PM

Chair: 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 PM

Introductory 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