Made In Bangladesh Week

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9:30AM - 5:00PM | 15th & 16th November, 2022

DHAKA APPAREL SUMMIT

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About The Event

The apparel industry of Bangladesh is at the dawn of a new era in its development. Exceptional safety standards have been adopted, and great strides have been taken to meet environmental and sustainable targets. With these principles in mind, there is a strong will to keep the industry growing. The Summit will hold a forum allowing visionary views of the future to be expressed and discussed.

A broad spectrum of proposals for improving environmental and sustainable credentials will be made, bringing to various light methods to achieve these goals. The Summit will hold interactive panel sessions and keynotes, offering a more open, interactive environment and allowing full audience participation and the opportunity for a valid exchange of ideas.

SPEAKERS

Tipu Munshi, MP

Hon'ble Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Salman F Rahman, MP

Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Md. Atiqul Islam

Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation, Former President, BGMEA.

Md. Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin), MP

Former President, FBCCI & BGMEA

Faruque Hassan

President, BGMEA & Managing Director, Giant Group

H.E. Charles Whiteley

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh

H.E. Anne van Leeuwen

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh

H.E. M Riaz Hamidullah

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Shahidullah Azim

Vice President, BGMEA and Managing Director, Classic Group

Miran Ali

Vice President, BGMEA and Managing Director, Bitopi Group

Tuomo Poutiainen

Country Director, ILO Country Office for Bangladesh

Anne-Laure Descours

Chief Sourcing Officer, PUMA

Peter McAllister

Executive Director, Ethical Trading Initiative.

Rene Van Berkel

UNIDO Representative & Head, UNIDO Regional Office in India.

Prof. Md. Abdul Momen

Director, IBA, University of Dhaka.

Dr. Nazneen Ahmed

Country Economist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh

Avedis Seferian

President & CEO, WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production)

Barrister Shehrin Salam Oishee

Director, BGMEA & Director, Envoy Group

Asif Ashraf

Director, BGMEA and Managing Director, Urmi Group

Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan,Dhaka Tribune

Abdullah Hil Rakib

Director, BGMEA & Managing Director, Team Group.

Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan

Editor, Dhaka Tribune

Imranur Rahman

Director, BGMEA and Managing Director, Laila Group

Sharif Zahir

Managing Director, Ananta Group

Ranjan Mahtani

Executive Chairman, Epic Group

Katharine Stewart

Group Corporate Responsibility Director, Associated British Foods Plc.

Zafar Sobhan

Editor, Dhaka Tribune

Joris Aperghis

CEO,WE Fashion

Shovon Islam (Shawn)

CEO/Managing Director, Sparrow Group of Industries

Shams Mahmud

Managing Director, Shasha Denims Ltd.

Laura Husband

Managing Editor, Just style

Holly Syrett

Impact Programmes & Sustainability Director, Global Fashion Agenda.

Zahara Ashraff

President,Human Resources and Administration, Epic Group.

George Faller

Chief Safety Officer, RMG Sustainability Council (RSC)

Asif Ibrahim

Chairman, Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE)

Dr Ratnakar Adhikari

Executive Director of the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework, World Trade Organisation (WTO)

H.E. Mahbub Hassan Saleh

Ambassador and Head of Mission, Embassy of Bangladesh and Mission to the European Union, Brussels.

Naser Ezaz Bijoy

CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh

Navidul Huq

Director, BGMEA and Director, Mohammadi Group

Werner Lange

Coordinator-Textile Cluster, GIZ

Faisal Samad

Director, BGMEA & Director, Surma Garments Ltd.

Alamgir Morshed

Executive Director & CEO, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

Vidhura Ralapanawe

Executive Vice President, Innovation & Sustainability, Epic Group.Board Member, Sustainable Apparel Coalition.

Andrew Martin

Vice President, Membership and Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Paul Wright

Group ESG Director, PDS

Maheen Khan

Founder & President of Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh.Founder & Designer, Studio Mayasir

Denis Chiarello

Area Sales Manager, Tonello

Nicolas Prophte

Vice President, Global Denim Center, PVH

Shujaat Ali

Sr. Managing Director Sourcing & PSQA, Target Sourcing Services Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Jordan

Roger Hubert

Managing Director, RMG Sustainability Council (RSC)

Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus

Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Prime Minister,Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Sharifa Khan

Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Tapan Kanti Ghosh

Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce

Md.Ehsan-E-Elahi

Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment

Alan Wragg

Strategic Advisor QA, Technical, and Sustainability, Poeticgem

Rita Lohani

Angshuman Mustafi

Jill Tucker

Kazi Zafarullah

Linda

Mr. Anwar Ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez

Ram Sareen

Abdus Salam

Ms. Rahman

Brice Berrard

Javier Losada

Syed Naved Hussain

Winnie Estrup

Ziaur Rahman

zuena Aziz

Sandeep Das

Shahriar Alam

Siddique Rahman

Sabina Yeasmin

Student, Asian University for Women

SESSIONS

Session-1

Bangladesh Apparel Industry: Road map

Session- 2

Diversification – product, material, market

Session- 3

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Session-4

Co-creating Sustainability – Shared risks and rewards

Session- 5

Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation – Impediments and way forward

Session- 6

Ensuring workers well-being

Session-7

Responsible business needs global alliance on due diligence- the perspective of manufacturers and the Western buyers

Session- 8

Addressing skill gaps - Technology and how it can shape the industry in thenext 10 years

Session- 9

Altering the chronicle of Bangladesh RMG industrynarrative

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