Wednesday, November 23
09:00 – 09:50 - Grand Ballroom
Plenary Session: The Shackled Privilege of Patriarchy and the Myth of Women’s Empowerment in South Asia
Shama Obaid, Organizing Secretary, Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Vidiya Amrit Khan, Deputy Managing Director, Desh Garments Limited, Bangladesh
Mariyam Nasir, Director General of Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Maldives
Kamakshi Wason, Vice President and Director of Academic Programs, Tillotoma Foundation, India
Rashna Imam, Lawyer, Bangladesh Supreme Court
Mahjabeen Khaled, Former Member of Parliament, Bangladesh (Moderator)
09:50 – 10:10 - Grand Ballroom
Ministerial Speech: Conl. Zaheed Farooque (Retd.) MP, State Minister for Water Recourses
Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzaque MP, Minister of Agriculture, Bangladesh
10:00 – 10:50 - Grand Ballroom
Plenary Session: Curated Growth: The Role of ODA and PTA in Shaping South Asian Economies
Charles Whiteley, Ambassador of European Union Delegation to Bangladesh
Yoshikazu Kato, Research Fellow, Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute, Japan
Dr. Salim Mahmud, Secretary of Information and Research, Bangladesh Awami League
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Former Commerce Minister, Bangladesh
Dr. Nazneen Ahmed, Country Economist, UNDP Bangladesh
Parvez Karim Abbasi, Assistant Professor of Economics, East West University, Bangladesh (Moderator)
10:50 – 11:00 - Grand Ballroom
Closing Session:
Zillur Rahman, Executive Director, Centre for Governance Studies and Chair, Bay of Bengal Conversation
11:00 – 11:30
Tea / Coffee - Ballroom Foyer