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Opening Plenary

Mostafiz Uddin

Founder & CEO, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange

Pallak Seth

Founder & Executive Vice Chairman, PDS Limited

Thijs Woudstra

Deputy Ambassador of the Netherlands to Bangladesh

MD. Shahriar Alam, MP

State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Michal Krejza

Head of Development Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Vidhura Ralapanawe

Executive Vice President,
Epic Group

Pauline Op de Beeck

Environmental Portfolio Lead, Apparel Impact Institute

Case Studies

Abdullah Hil Nakib

Deputy Managing Director, Team Group

Mohammad Sams E Tabriz

Managing Director, DB Schenker Bangladesh

Mr. Kaushik Mukherjee

Head of Geocycle Bangladesh, LafargeHolcim

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Enamul Huque

Managing Director, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh

Siva Pariti

Senior Technical Marketing Officer, BlueWin

A. J. M. Zobaidur Rahman

Head - Media, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, RMG Sustainability Council

Ambreen Tabassum

Operational Process Manager, Decathlon Bangladesh

Md. Tanvir Hossain

Executive Director (Investment Promotion), BEPZA

Mohammad Abdul Momen

Director, IBA, Dhaka University

Delwar Hossain

Joint Director, Sustainable Finance Department, Bangladesh Bank

Mohsina Yasmin

Executive Member, BIDA

Dr. Mohammad Assaduzzaman

Senior Policy Advisor-Climate, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh

Sadia Raisa Khan

Advisor and Country Representative, Project Development Programme (PDP), GIZ Bangladesh

Siva Pariti

Senior Technical Marketing Officer, BlueWin

Amer Salim

Director, Aurum Sweater Ltd. & Knit Asia Ltd.

Mahmuda Sultana

Acting Country Director, Oxfam in Bangladesh

Azizur Rahim Chowdhury

Managing Director, J.M. Fabrics Ltd. & Director, New Asia Ltd.

Seema Joshi

Fashion & IT Campaigns Director, Stand.Earth

M. Shahidullah Azim

Vice President, BGMEA & Managing Director, Classic Group

Naureen Chowdhury

Head of Labour Rights Programme, Laudes Foundation

Mohammad Emran Hasan

Head of Climate Justice & Natural Resources Rights, Oxfam in Bangladesh

Dr. Saleemul Huq

Director, ICCCAD & Professor, IUB

Edwin Koekkoek

First Counsellor, Team Leader – Green Inclusive Development and Social Protection, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh

Alamgir Morshed

Executive Director & CEO, IDCOL

Bob Assenberg

Fund Director, Good Fashion Fund

Dishan Karunaratne

Chief Representative, Bangladesh & Pakistan, Bestseller

Peter Ford

Program Lead, Climate, H&M Group

Sohel Sadat

Chairman & Managing Director, Shin Shin Group

Ziaur Rahman

Regional Country Manager, Production (Bangladesh, Pakistan & Ethiopia), H&M

Dr. Vidhura Ralapanawe

Executive Vice President, Epic Group

Moyeen Hyder Chowdhury

Branch Manager Apparel & Accessories, Puma

Asif Ibrahim

Director, BGMEA & Vice Chairman, Newage Group of Industries

Buddhi Paranamana

Group Sustainability and Innovation Director, PDS Limited

Gihan Palihena

Director, Asia Product Supply South Asia, Kontoor Brands Inc.

Nafis Ud Doula

Director, Impress-Newtex Composite Textiles Ltd.

Akila Fernando

Assistant Vice President - Engineering, Epic Group

Inamul Haq Khan

Director, BGMEA & Managing Director, Ananta Companies

Pauline Op de Beeck

Environmental Portfolio Lead, Apparel Impact Institute

Shafiur Rahman

South Asian Operations Head,
G-Star RAW

Riaz Hamidullah

Additional Foreign Secretary (Multilateral) Former Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands

Presentations

Dr. Saleemul Huq

Director, ICCCAD & Professor, IUB

E Nand Gopal

Director, Climate & Energy Practice, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Laxmikant Jawale

Regional Lead, South Asia & Southeast Asia, Apparel Impact Institute

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Opening Plenary

Dr. M. Fouzul Kabir Khan

Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Lutfey Siddiqi

Chief Adviser's Special Envoy for International Affairs (with the status of Adviser), Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Michael Miller

Ambassador and Head of Delegation, The European Union Delegation to Bangladesh

H.E. Achim Tröster

Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Thijs Woudstra

Charge d'Affaires, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh

Mostafiz Uddin

Founder & CEO, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange

Keynote Speakers

Vidhura Ralapanawe

Member Board of Directors, Cascale & Executive Vice President - Sustainability and Innovation, Epic Group

E Nand Gopal

Director of Climate and Energy, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

Chowdhury Liakat Ali

Director, Sustainable Finance Department, Bangladesh Bank

Ziaur Rahman

Regional Country Manager, Production (Bangladesh, Pakistan & Ethiopia), H&M Group

Panel Speakers

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Abdullah Hil Rakib

Managing Director, TEAM Group & Senior Vice President, BGMEA

ABM Ziaul Haque

Chief Engineer, Private Generation (IPP/PPP), Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury

Chairman & CEO, PRAN-RFL Group

Fredrika Norén

Programme Officer, The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Shayan Shafi

Energy Team Leader, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Syeeda Yeasmeen Meer

Director of Energy Procurement and Project Finance, USAID-BADGE

Engr. Abdus Sobhan

Managing Director, Auko-Tex Group

Ali Mushtaq Butt

Head of Trade Mission, Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh

Elvan Gedik Duval

Sustainability Manager, Bangladesh & Pakistan, H&M

Julien Deur

Head of Economic Department, Embassy of France in Bangladesh

Dr. Mohammad Emran Hasan

Head of Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights, Oxfam in Bangladesh

Edwin Koekkoek

First Counsellor & Team Leader, Green Inclusive Development, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh

Rowshan Tamanna

Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

Rozalin Islam

Director, Jamuna Group

Sebastian Groh

Co-founder & CEO, SOLshare

Andrew Martin

Executive Vice President, Cascale

Mr. Mohammad Alauddin

Rector, Bangladesh Power Management Institute (BPMI)

Prof. Sarosh Kuruvilla

Academic Director, Global Labor Institute, Cornell University

Faisal Rabbi

Energy Specialist, World Bank

Lisa Frost

Climate Programs Director, Apparel Impact Institute

Siddique Zobair

Expert on Energy, Environment and Climate Change; Ex-Additional Secretary & Member, SREDA, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Vidhura Ralapanawe

Member Board of Directors, Cascale & Executive Vice President - Sustainability and Innovation, Epic Group

Siva Pariti

Senior Technical Marketing Officer, BlueWin

Shujaat Ali

Senior Managing Director, Sourcing & PSQA Target Sourcing Services Bangladesh & Pakistan

Kalpona Akter

Founder & Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity

Mohammad Sohel Sadat

Chairman, Shin Shin Group & Director, BGMEA

Tanzila Tajreen

Senior Policy Advisor, Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands in Bangladesh

Tuomo Poutiainen

Country Director, ILO Bangladesh

Ziaur Rahman

Regional Country Manager, Production (Bangladesh, Pakistan & Ethiopia), H&M Group

Riaz Hamidullah

Additional Foreign Secretary (Multilateral & Regional), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh

Md Ziaul Haque

Director (Air Quality) & Head of Ozone Cell, Dept. of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Presentations

Ashim Rahman

Policy Advisor, Business Development, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh

Shehan Talagala

Sales Director, Jinko Solar

Ramasamy Mylsamy

Head – Energy Services Division, Forbes Marshall

Serge Giacomotto

Policy Officer on Sustainable Finance, European Commission

Laxmikant Jawale

Regional Lead, South Asia & Southeast Asia, Apparel Impact Institute

Buddhi Paranamana

Director - Sustainability & Innovation, PDS Limited