Future Leaders Inspired

Around 250 youth leaders from 19 different universities from all around the country went to gain knowledge at Yellow presents "Go for Knowledge". Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) organised the student-only seminar on April 23, 2016 at GP House where world leaders of "AIUB presents Leadership Summit 2016" and local leaders engaged with the students focusing on different aspects of leadership. 

Considering the importance of such student engagements, Yellow joined the initiative as title partner and the event was supported by Grameenphone. The event's Youth Engagement Partner was The Daily Star and Club Partner was COMMUNIC, the Communication and MUN Club of IBA-JU. 

The seminar kicked off in the morning with a lively welcome speech by the founder and CEO of 10 Minute School, Ayman Sadiq, who was also the master of ceremony for the seminar. In his session, Ayman engaged the audience to the utmost degree by asking them about their expectations from the seminar. The most enjoyable part of his session was probably the little escapade he pulled by making the students dance. The seminar onwards had a pretty promising start and a well-maintained pace throughout.

The international panel of respected speakers included Prof. Amitava Chattopadhyay, GlaxoSmithKline Chaired Professor of Corporate Innovation, INSEAD, and Tom Cummings, owner and founder, Leading Ventures B.V., Amsterdam. They enlightened the students with stories of their extensive practical experiences. 

When asked by an eager student what was the one most important lesson learned in his life, Prof. Chattopadhyay replied, "Experiment. Do the unconventional; be innovative in thinking and fearless of failures."

Bangladesh's very own Mirza Salman Hossain Beg, Head of Web and 3rd Party Digital Distribution, Grameenphone Ltd. came on board with a presentation titled "Need for Awesomeness". He had the audience hooked on his very first words which were, "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted." His session focused on how failures can be turned into success stories. 

Tom Cummings had a lot of insight to share with the students and focused on being the best at one thing rather than doing a lot of things on an average skill level. "Get deep understanding of whatever you are doing or want to do. Master it," he emphasised.

The wonderful event concluded with a vote of thanks from Tabita Zahur Iqbal, Managing Editor, Bangladesh Brand Forum Publication. She expressed her gratitude towards all the patrons, partners and COMMUNIC.

The seminar ended on a high note of hope that it would continue to inspire and assist the future leaders to achieve success in the highly competitive world.