Welcome Note by Annesha Ahmed, President, PMI Bangladesh Chapter
09:15AM - 09:35AM
Fireside Chat: Dr. Srini Srinivasan, Regional Managing Director (South Asia), PMI in conversation with Annesha Ahmed, President, PMI Bangladesh Chapter
09:35AM - 09:45AM
Inaugural Address by Chief Guest : K. M. Abdus Salam, Senior Secretary, Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
09:45AM - 10:15AM
Invited Speakaer: Dhaka Metro Rail Network 2030 and Its Impact by M. A. N. Siddique, Managing Director, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited
10:15AM - 10:25AM
Glorious Project Award : M. A. N. Siddique, Managing Director, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited for the Metro rail project
10:25AM - 10:55AM
Keynote Address: The Future of Project Management – Through the Eyes of the Past Evolution or Revolution?
by Lee Lambert, A Founder of the PMP certification and Project Management Industry Thought Leader
10:55AM - 11:20AM
Networking and Tea Break
11:20AM - 11:50AM
Invited Speaker: Architecting Resilience through ‘PMI- CP’ to Improve Project Outcomes in the Built Environment by Ben Breen, Global Director - Construction | Vice President APAC at PMI
11:50AM - 12:20PM
Invited Speaker: Navigating Uncertainty: The Synergy of Resilient Leadership and AI in Project Management
by Geetha Gopal, Chief Operating Officer, Verdana (Singapore)
12:20PM - 12:50PM
Invited Speaker: Resilience for inclusive growth: Vision for smart Bangladesh by Russell T. Ahmed, Founder & CEO Team Creative and CLASSTUNE|President, BASIS
12:50PM - 02:00PM
Prayer and Lunch Break
02:00PM - 02:20PM
Energizer Session
02:20PM - 02:50PM
Keynote Address: Project Management for Mega Infrastructure Projects led by Bangladesh Army by Major General Abu Sayeed Md. Masud (Retd.)
02:50PM - 03:30PM
Panel Discussion: Project Management Challenges in an Emerging Economy – A Bangladesh Perspective
Panelist:
- Mamun Rashid, Country Clients and Markets Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers Bangladesh Private Limited
- Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB)
- Fahad Ifaz, Co-founder and CEO, iFarmer
Moderated by: Md. Abdullah Al Mamoon, Deputy Managing Director & COO, United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB)
03:30PM - 03:50PM
Invited Speaker: Towards a resilient and cost-effective solution: An ActionAid Bangladesh Shelter Story by Farah Kabir, Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh
03:50PM - 04:20PM
Motivational session: Leadership in 22 yards , A conversation with Nigar Sultana Joty and Marufa Akter, Bangladesh Women's Cricket Team. Moderated by: Quazi Sabir , Founder, Khelbei Bangladesh
04:20PM - 04:45PM
Invited Speaker: Resilience in Fast Paced Organization : The Shop Up story by Md Ziaul Haque Bhuiyan, Chief of Staff, ShopUp | National President, JCI Bangladesh
04:45PM - 05:00PM
Showcase: 10 year celebration of PMI Bangladesh Chapter
05:00PM - 05:35PM
Prayer and Tea Break
05:35PM - 05:40PM
Announcements
05:40PM - 05:50PM
Closing Remark by Prasanna Sampathkumar, Region 11 Mentor, Project Management Institute (PMI)
05:50PM - 06:00PM
Vote of Thanks by Iqbal Chowdhury, Director, Program & Sponsorship, PMI Bangladesh Chapter
The agenda above will be regularly updated based on confirmations of speakers and topics. The agenda could be subject to change based on speaker availablity and factors beyond our control