Speaker

Speakers

Speakers

Dr. David Jackman

Departmental Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Oxford

Dr. Irfan Ahmed

Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Ibn Haldun University.

Dr. Yasmin Saikia

Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University

Michael Kugelman

Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation

Dr. Alex Taek-Gwang Lee

Professor, Philosophy and Cultural Studies; Director of the Centre for Technology in Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Korea.

Dr. Maryam Wasif Khan

Associate Professor, Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences

Dr. Soumyabrata Choudhury

Associate Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dr. Faheem Hussain

Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University

Prof. Dr. Sreeradha Datta

Professor, International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University

Prof. Dr. Prabha Manuratne

Professor, Department of English, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Harindra B. Dassanayake

Researcher and Policy Analyst, Founding Member, Muragala Centre for Progressive Politics and Policy

Rajni Gamage

Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Niu Haibin

Associate Research Fellow and Director, Institute for Foreign Policy Studies; Director, Center for Latin America Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)

Dr. Emadul Islam

Senior Research Fellow ,The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) ,The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan

Dr. Jyoti Rahman

Macroeconomist, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Australian National University

Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÖZKAN

Department of International Relations, Joint War Institute, Turkish National Defence University, Turkey

Dr. Naveeda Khan

Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University

Shamarukh Mohiuddin

Director, The Cadmus Group, and Founder, The Bangladesh Project

Dr. Swadhin Sen

Professor, Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University

Dr. Perween Hasan

Art historian and VC Central Women's University, Dhaka

Dr Selim Raihan

Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and executive director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem)

Nuria Lopez

Chairperson, European Union Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh

Dr. Imran Matin

Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)

M. Zakir Hossain Khan

Chief Executive, Change Initiative

Dr. Md. Deen Islam

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka

Mr. Mahamud Hasan Khan

President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)

Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha

Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration), Department of Economics, University of Dhaka

Dr. Shahab Enam Khan (Moderator)

Professor, Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University

Dr. Amena Mohsin

Professor (Retired), Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka

Dr. Sayeed Ferdous

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University; Professor, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University

Ambassador Nazrul Islam

Secretary, East and West, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of Bangladesh

Huma Khan (Moderator)

Senior Human Rights Adviser, UN Resident Coordinator's Office, United Nations Bangladesh

Barrister Sara Hossain

Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Irene Khan

Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion, United Nations

Dr. Bokhtiar Ahmed

Dean and Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Dr. Mohammad Azam

Professor, Department of Bangla, University of Dhaka; Director General, Bangla Academy (Moderator)

Faruk Wasif

Director General, Press Institute, Bangladesh

Dr. Shafi Md. Mostafa

Associate Professor, World Religions and Culture, University of Dhaka

Dr. A. K. Enamul Haque

Director General , Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

Prof. Dr. Mahbub Ullah

Economist and Former Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka

Mahfuz Anam

Editor and Publisher, The Daily Star

Ambassador (retd) Tariq A Karim

Advisor, Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Independent University of Bangladesh

Parvez Karim Abbasi

Executive Director Centre for Governance Studies (CGS)

Dr. Taiabur Rahman

Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Dhaka

Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar

Member, National Consensus Committee

Farhad Mazhar

Author & Philosopher

Zafar Sobhan

Founder and Editor of the Dhaka Tribune

Tasnim Jara

Joint Convener, NCP

Mahdi Amin

Advisor to the Chairperson, Bangladesh Nationalist Party - BNP

Dr. Ananya Raihan

Member, Labour Reform Commission & Chairperson, iSocial

Shama Ubaed

Organizing Secretary, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

Mohammad Tajul Islam

Chief Prosecutor International Crimes Tribunal

Taqbir Huda

Human rights lawyer and Senior Fellow Tech Global Institute

Deepak Kumar Goswami

Documentary Film Maker

Mashrur Arefin

MD & CEO, City Bank Plc; Chairman, Association of Bankers Bangladesh Limited (ABB)

Dr. Rubaiya Murshed

Assistant Professor Department of Economics, University of Dhaka

Zia Hasan

Economist and Political Analyst

Abrar Hossain Sayem

President, Bangladesh Apparel Youth Leaders Alliance (BAYLA) Founder & CEO, Merchant Bay Ltd

Dr. Asif Shahan

Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka

Dr. M Jashim Uddin

Director, Center for Peace Studies (CPS); Professor of the Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University (NSU)

Dr. Marufa Akter

Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies and Governance, School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh

Dr. A. K. Enamul Haque

Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

Dr Bulbul Siddiqi

Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology and the Director of the Confucius Institute at NSU

Mir Nadia Nivin

Member election reform commission

Oliur Rahman Sun

Lecturer Department of English & Humanities (DEH)

Dr. Sayed Nizar

Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Jahangirnagar University

Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuaad

General Secretary, AB Party