IUB’s business conference begins

The two-day conference on economics, business and technology management -- organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Independent University, Bangladesh -- kicked off yesterday at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.

Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, executive chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre, opened the event as chief guest.

He was joined by IUB Board of Trustees Chairman Didar A Husain, Vice Chancellor Prof M Tamim, Pro-VC Prof Daniel W Lund, Acting Dean of SBE Prof Raisul Awal Mahmood, and Conference General Chair Prof Md Mamun Habib. Syed Nasim Manzur, managing director of Apex Footwear, was guest of honour.

Keynote papers were presented by Hossain Zillur Rahman; Prof Jonathan Liu of Manchester Business School, UK; and Prof Maniam Kaliannan of the University of Nottingham Malaysia.  Sessions were chaired by Prof M Tamim; Prof Farid A Sobhani, VC of Eastern University; and Dr Derek Westfall of Oregon State University, USA.