The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) the apex trade organization of Bangladesh is going to host the ‘Bangladesh Business Summit 2023’ on March 11-13 this year at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka, as part of the celebration of its 50th founding anniversary. H.E Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh will inaugurate the Three-day-long summit. A press conference was held on 18 February 2023 Saturday at InterContenatal hotel in Dhaka to brief about the summit.
FBCCI president Md. Jashim Uddin attended the press conference as the Chief Guest. He said that the summit will highlight the success story that has set the foundations for the sustainable growth trajectory of Bangladesh. It will Showcase the dynamic business investment opportunities and the improvements and business environment reforms, gain insights into the investment priorities of the global investors to improve policy, and facilitate the exchange of investment success stories and good practices among investors.
FBCCI will seek investors’ views and suggestions to create more partnership opportunities, secure concrete investment proposals and develop a solid investment pipeline for important sectors, and will facilitate effective networking dialogue and partnership opportunities among national and international investors, policymakers, and broader groups of stakeholders, he added.
Md Jashim Uddin said, It’s the time to set the strategic path of progress to achieve the goal of being a developed nation and making the country a Golden Bengal. It’s time to accelerate the trillion-dollar journey.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority- BIDA are partnering with the FBCCI for the summit. There will be 3 plenary sessions on strategic issues, 13 parallel sessions, B2B Meets, Networking Sessions, Open House Reception & Guided Tours for International Delegates.
The Summit will feature ‘CNN Experience’ which will comprise of a series of thought-leadership sessions focusing on the country’s business climate, investment opportunities, and future sustainable impetus.
The sessions will include Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina in conversation with Richard Quest, CNN’s Business editor-at-large, who will also moderate a business leaders panel on day one. CNN Worldwide’s commercial and data executives will also provide a 360 global view on Bangladesh, harnessing CNN’s data and insights.
Besides the summit, FBCCI will also host the `Best of Bangladesh Expo’ and `Bangladesh Business Awards 2023′ as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration.
The Bangladesh Business Summit is an international trade and investment promotion event that is envisaged to become Bangladesh’s flagship business event. It will highlight the economic and market strengths of Bangladesh, and the concrete trade and investment opportunities of the country by convening national and global business leaders, investors, policymakers, practitioners, policy and market analysts, academia, and innovators. Business personnel and others can join the summit by registering at www.bdbusinesssummit.com, FBCCI President added.
FBCCI Senior Vice-President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, Vice President M.A. Momen, Md. Aminul Haque Shamim, Md. Amin Helaly, Salahuddin Alamgir, Md. Habib Ullah Dawn, M. A. Razzak Khan, Chairman of the Policy Exchange Bangladesh and Chief Technical Advisor of the Bangladesh Business Summit Dr. M. Masrur Reaz, FBCCI Directors, Secretary General Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque and other business leaders were present at the Press Conference.