A Business Leader’s Summit was organised by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Bangladesh, to assess the changing trends and future prospective of businesses nationally, said a statement.
The main theme for the sessions were to look at the disruptions in the business world and ways to adapt and deal with further impediments.
As c-suite leaders, it is imperative to have a foresight and be prepared for any such further disruptions and CIMA-Bangladesh invited guests to share their thoughts on transforming these obstacles into opportunities, with a mindset to adapt and tackle problems head on.
Mr. CQK Mushtaq, Chairman, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Bangladesh, presided as the chief guest while speakers from the telecommunications, health care, retail and banking shared their thoughts along with experts from both India and Bangladesh.
The first session was a look at the association formed between the International Certified Professional Accountants and CIMA qualification, providing an over view on the future of Bangladesh- aspiring to be a middle income country by 2021. This session was presented by Mid-east, South Asia, North Africa (MESANA)and CIMA Board Chairman and Pubali Bank Board Director, Mr. Kabiruzzaman Yaqub.
The sessions looked at the industry perspectives on the disruptions in business models and future adaptations or trends in their respective fields. The CEO of Robi Axiata Limited, Mr. Mahtabuddin Ahmed represented the telecommunications sector as he spoke about the future interventions using Artificial Intelligence and the prospective new jobs that would emerge, replacing older ones.
He was followed by Ms. Zinnia Tanzina Huq, Finance Director, Glaxo SmithKline Bnagladesh Limited. Representing the healthcare sector and pharmaceuticals, Ms. Huq pointed out the National Health Policy and some key elements which allowed Bangladesh to maintain a strong hold on its influence in the realm of pharmaceuticals. Mr. A.K. Joaddar, DMD & CFO of Brac Bank Limited presented the current statistics and future trends in the retail and banking sections while Mr. Quazi M. Ahmed, President, Bangladesh Organization for Learning and Development (BOLD) held an interactive session defining the role of education in business development.
Vinesh Singh of Sara & Soule was the keynote speaker from India. Defining the need for agility instead of ability to deal with prospective changes in the future, Mr. Singh gave fitting end to the many issues raised by the speakers.
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