Day Two
Day Two
Sunday, October 8, 2023
09:30 – 10:30 [Surma]
Conversation over Tea(By Invitation Only) "Geopolitical Realism, Great Powers, and the Clash of Civilizationsin the Indo-Pacific"
Speakers:
Amena Mohsin, Professor, Department of International Relations, Universityof Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dominique Rakotozafy, Former Minister of Defense, Madagascar
Marc Saxer, Head oftheOffice for Regional Cooperation in Asia Pacific, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany
Felix Kolbitz, Resident Representative, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bangladesh (Moderator)
09:30 – 10:30 [Meghna]
Conversation over Tea (By Invitation Only) "Security Architecture of the New Asia Pacific"
Speakers:
Arun K Sahni, Retired Lt General, Commander in Chief, Indian Army
Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury, Retired Air Commodore, Bangladesh Air Force
Satoru Nagao, Fellow (Non-Resident), Hudson Institute, Japan
Bec Strating, Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia (Moderator)
11:00 – 11:10 [Grand Ballroom]
Ministerial Speech
M. A. Mannan MP, Planning Minister of Bangladesh
11:10 – 12:30 [Grand Ballroom]
Plenary Session "Regional Energy Connectivity in Mitigating Climate Changein the Indo-Pacific"
Welcome Remarks
Abdelkader Ed Elrahal, Chief of Party, USAID BADGE
Chief Guest Remarks
Mahbubur Rahman, Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board
Remarks
Muhammad Khan, Director, Economic Growth Office, USAID Bangladesh
Presentation: “Video presentation on Onshore Potential Wind Energy Development” by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Keynote Presentation: “Clean Energy Transition: A Regional View with a Focus on Bangladesh” by Alam Hossain Mondal, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID BADGE
Speakers
Chaira Vidussi, Energy Program Manager, European Commission
Ijaz Hossain, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET
Nazmun Nahar, Senior Project Officer (Energy), ADB
Nirod Chandra Mondal, Joint Secretary, Power Division Bangladesh
Shayan Shafi, Energy Team Leader, USAID Bangladesh
Mollah Amzad Hossain, Editor, Energy & Power Magazine, Bangladesh (Moderator)
12:30-13:30 [Grand Ballroom]
Plenary Session "Dollar Dominance Vs. BRICS Expansion"
Speakers:
Andre de Mello e Souza, Tenured Researcher and Policy Analyst, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brazil
Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador, Institute of Global Studies (President), India
David Morris, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization, Australia
Dominique Rakotozafy, Former Minister of Defense, Madagascar
Faris Hadrovic, Business Development and Government Relations Expert, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mamun Rashid, Managing Director,PwC, Bangladesh(Moderator)
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch [Ballroom]
Special Address
14:30 – 14:50 [Grand Ballroom]
Boris Tadic, Former President of Serbia; Member, Club de Madrid
14:50 – 16:10 [Grand Ballroom]
Plenary Session "ASEAN Centrality: Caught in the Tug-Of-War Between the West and the East"
Setting the Agenda:
Haji Haris bin Othman, Brunei High Commissioner in Bangladesh
Speakers:
Ario Bimo Utomo, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Bec Strating, Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Satoru Nagao, Fellow (Non-Resident), Hudson Institute, Japan
Suthikorn Kingkaew, Advisor, KBU Research Institute, Thailand
Nasim Firdous, Former Bangladesh Ambassador to Indonesia
Munshi Faiz Ahmed, Former Bangladesh Ambassador to China (Moderator)
16:10 – 17:10 [Grand Ballroom]
Plenary Session "The View from the Top: Political Leadership in the Modern Age"
Speakers:
Boris Tadic, Former President, Serbia; Member, Club de Madrid
Moussa Mara, Former Prime Minister,Mali; Member, Club de Madrid
Ali Aslan, International TV Presenter, Moderator and Journalist, Germany(Moderator)
17:10 – 18:00
Tea / Coffee [Ballroom Foyer]
20:00 – 23:00 [Grand Ballroom]
Gala Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Studio, Day 2: Sunday, October 8
11:00 to 11:30
Role of Women in International Peacekeeping:
Ambika Vishwanath, Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative, India
Sayeda Lasna Kabir, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sultana Afroz, Vice President, Bangladesh Knowledge Forum, Bangladesh(Moderator)
12:00 to 12:30
US and India: Overlapping Spheres of Influence in South Asia:
Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor, Illinois State University, USA
Samir Ahmad Bhat, Assistant Professor, Gandhi Memorial College, India
Amena Mohsin, Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh(Moderator)
13:00 to 13:30
Reskilling and Re-Educating the Workforce of the Future:
Abdulla Rasheed Ahmed, Minister of State for Education Maldives, Head of National Institute of Education (NIE), Maldives
Sheikh Sahidul Islam, Former Minister, Bangladesh
MK Bashar, Founder & Chairman, Cambrian Education Board, Bangladesh(Moderator)
15:00 to 15:30
Efficacy of Sanctions in Promoting Peace and Stability:
Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor, Illinois State University, USA
Cuihong Cai, Professor, Centre for American Studies, Fudan University, China
Vali Golmohammadi, Assistant Professor, Tarbait Modares University, Iran(Moderator)
16:00 to 16:30
Year of Elections:
Ambika Vishwanath, Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative, India
Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Amna Khan, Jilin University, China(Moderator)
18:00 to 18:30
City Diplomacy And The Future of Culture Exchange:
Di Ma, Co-Founder, 1EarthVillage, Australia
Parveen F Chowdhury, President, Commonwealth Journalist Association, Bangladesh
Ario Bimo Utomo, Assistant Professor, Universitas Pembangunan
Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur, Indonesia(Moderator)
19:00 to 19:30
Understanding QUAD, AUKUS, and Security Pacts in the Indo-Pacific:
Arun K Sahni, Former Army Commander, Indian Army, India
Bec Strating, Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Satoru Nagao, Fellow (Non-Resident), Hudson Institute, USA (Moderator)