Maiden int’l confce of women entrepreneurs next month

With a view to connecting Bangladesh's women entrepreneurs to the global market, the maiden International Women Entrepreneurship Conference 2022 is going to be held in the country next month. 

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Bangladesh India Business Council (BIBC) will jointly organise the event at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on November 23-24.

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The Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) and the Association of Fashion Designers of Bangladesh (AFDB) are the partners of the conference.

The Bida disclosed this at a press conference in its conference room yesterday.

"Now is the time to create a platform to showcase women entrepreneurs globally so that women entrepreneurs can gain the global knowledge and face challenges," said Lokman Hossain Mia, executive chairman of the Bida.

"The Bida will stand by women entrepreneurs."

Mantasha Ahmed, president of the BIBC, said the Asian Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2021 and the Bangladesh-WICCI Award 2021 were held successfully under the initiative of the BIBC in 2021.

"In continuation of that and on a larger scale, we have taken the initiative to organise the International Women Entrepreneurs Conference," she said.

Dignitaries, noted entrepreneurs and corporate leaders from 50 countries are expected to participate in the conference.

"Through the conference, it will be possible to build a strong network for the women entrepreneurs at the international level, connect the women entrepreneurs of Bangladesh with the global market, and attract domestic and foreign investment in the country's women-led business sector," Mantasha said.

Zara Mahbub, director for public relations at the BIBC, said, "We hope this conference will create a good networking environment which will create opportunities for our women entrepreneurs at home and abroad."

Jerin Mahmud Hossain, a director of the BIBC, Shahid Hossain Shamim, a director of the AFDB, Farzanah Chowdhury, managing director of Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd, and Rumana Daula, another director of the BIBC, also spoke on the occasion.