Speakers
Conference Keynote Speaker
Dr Shantayanan Devarajan
Professor of the Practice and Chair, International Development Concentration, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA
Professor Shantayanan Devarajan is a professor of the practice of international development at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He was previously at the World Bank, where he was the senior director for Development Economics, the chief economist of the Middle East and North Africa, Africa, and South Asia regions and the Human Development Network. He was also a director of the 2004 World Development Report, Making Services Work for Poor People. Before 1991, Shanta was on the faculty of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Born in Sri Lanka, he received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an A. B. in mathematics from Princeton University.
Distinguished Discussants
Dr Kunal Sen
Director, United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki, Finland
Dr Saif Uddin Ahammad
Chief Executive Officer (Joint Secretary), Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI)
Mr Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury (Parvez)
President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI)
HIGHLIGHTS OF PANEL SESSIONS
Special Guest
Professor Alakh N. Sharma
Professor and Director, Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi, India (Online)
Special Guest
Professor Rehman Sobhan
Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Special Guest
Dr Edgard Rodriguez
Lead (Myanmar), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada (Online)
Distinguished Guest
Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir
Adviser (Status of Minister), Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Planning, Prime Minister ' s Office, Government of the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh
Chief Guest
Dr Monzur Hossain
Member (Secretary), General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh
Chief Guest
Mr Md. Abdur Rahim Khan
Additional Secretary (Export), Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh
CHAIR
Dr Md. Ezazul Islam
Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and Former Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank
Mr Max Tuñón
Country Director, International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh
Dr Shafiun Nahin Shimul
Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka
Dr Barun Deb Pal
Research Coordinator, Foresight and Policy Modelling Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Dr Mohammad Emran Hasan
Head of Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights, Oxfam Bangladesh
Professor Rounaq Jahan
Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Dr A K Enamul Haque
Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
Dr Zahid Hussain
Former Lead Economist, The World Bank, Bangladesh
Mr Zubayer Hossen
Programme Director, SANEM
Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha
Pro-vice Chancellor and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Professor Sharmind Neelormi
Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Mr Neil Gandhi
Senior Governance Advisor, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Dr Zaidi Sattar
Chairman, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI), Bangladesh
Dr Chandan Sapkota
Country Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh
Ms Rahnuma Salam Khan
National Programme Manager, International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh
Dr M. Nahid Sattar
Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Dr Rumana Huque
Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka and Executive Director, ARK Foundation, Bangladesh
Dr Sakib Bin Amin
Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, Bangladesh
Dr Bazlul Haque Khondker
Chairman, SANEM
Ms Sharmin Islam
Gender Team Leader, UNDP Bangladesh
Dr Atonu Rabbani
Research Director, General Economics Division, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka
Dr Moogdho Mahza
Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Mr Owais Parry
Country Economic Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh
Mr Mahtab Uddin
Research Director, SANEM and Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka
Moderator
Dr Selim Raihan
Executive Director, SANEM and Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka
Ms Israt Hossain
Director, SANEM
Presentation by
Dr Kazi Maruful Islam
Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka
Dr Chandan Sapkota
Country Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangladesh
Distinguished Panelists
Dr Mirza M. Hassan
Senior Research Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Bangladesh
Barrister Sara Hossain
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Dr Prabir De
Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
Dr Md. Rafiqul Islam
Member (Additional Secretary), Bangladesh Energy & Power Research Council (BEPRC) (Online)
Dr Syeda Sultana Razia
Member (Petroleum), Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)
Mr Naveen Adhikari
Assistant Professor, Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Mr Shafiqul Alam
Lead Energy Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Bangladesh
Dr Prabir De
Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja
Visiting Senior Fellow, Overseas Institute (ODI) Global, United Kingdom (Online)
Mr Ziaur Rahman
Regional Country Manager (Bangladesh, Pakistan & Ethiopia), H&M
Mr Gunjan Dallakoti
Head of Programme and SME Development Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh
Mr Debashis Roy
Director, Advisory and Partnership, Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), Bangladesh
Dr Mehruna Islam Chowdhury
Economist, Transformative Economic Policy Programme (TEPP), UNDP Bangladesh
Mr Tawhidul Islam
Senior Manager (Programme), PROGRESS, Swisscontact Bangladesh