09 APRIL 2025
12:00 pM - 6:15 PM
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, DHAKA
The Youth Entrepreneurship Expo 2025, a key highlight of the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, aims to spotlight the entrepreneurial spirit of the nation’s youth and facilitate vital connections between emerging enterprises and investors. With a focus on youth-led innovation, the expo will provide a dynamic platform for young entrepreneurs to showcase their cutting-edge business ideas and attract investment from both local and international investors, as well as venture capitalists.
This expo will offer a series of engaging activities, including business pitch sessions, interactive discussions on investment readiness, and networking opportunities. It will serve as a catalyst for scaling youth-led ventures, providing an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to receive feedback, mentorship, and potential funding to drive the growth of their businesses.
In line with the Bangladesh Investment Summit’s overarching theme of fostering economic growth and investment, the Youth Entrepreneurship Expo seeks to promote diversity and inclusivity by ensuring active participation from youth and female entrepreneurs from all divisions of Bangladesh. By connecting talented innovators with the right financial backing, this event will play a critical role in accelerating the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and enhancing its competitiveness on the global stage.
Through this initiative, the expo will not only empower youth entrepreneurs but also strengthen Bangladesh’s position as a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment in the region.
CHIEF GUEST:
H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus
Honourable Chief Adviser, BANGLADESH
Ashik Chowdhury
Chairman,
BIDA
Stefan Liller
Resident Representative,
UNDP Bangladesh
Jon Omund Revhaug
Head of Telenor Asia
INVESTMENT SUCCESS STORY:
Yasir Azman
CEO,
GRAMEENPHONE
PARTICIPANT:
Nazeem Hassan Satter
Deputy Managing Director,
SME Foundation
PARTICIPANT:
Rashel Mia
Investment Manager,
Startup Bangladesh Limited
PARTICIPANT:
Jonathan Abeywickrema
Director, Investment Banking & Impact Partners, IIX Global
PARTICIPANT:
Shahwar Jamal Nizam
Managing Partner,
DFDL Bangladesh
MODERATOR:
Sousan Suha
Youth analyst,
UNDP
MODERATOR:
Farhana Hossain Shammu
Head,
Grameenphone Academy
From Dreamers to Achievers
PARTICIPANT:
Anayet Rashid
Founder & CEO,
Truck Lagbe
PARTICIPANT:
Sadia Haque
Co-founder & CEO,
ShareTrip
MODERATOR:
Sharmin Islam
Gender Team Leader,
UNDP Bangladesh
IT & Infrastructure
PANEL MEMBER:
Sarah Sabin Khan
Head of Solutions Mapping,
UNDP Bangladesh
PANEL MEMBER:
Suman Chandra Saha
DGM, Credit Facilitation & Financial Services, SME Foundation
PANEL MEMBER:
Md. Mubir M. Chowdhury
Founder and Managing Director,
Sokrio Technologies Ltd.
Craft & Culture
PANEL MEMBER:
Nabila Nowrin
Founder,
MOAR
PANEL MEMBER:
Bishwamitra Chowdhury
Director, Impact Hub Dhaka,
YY Venture
PANEL MEMBER:
Md. Masudur Rahman
GM, Women Entrepreneurship Development, SME Foundation
Agri & Food Security
PANEL MEMBER:
Fahad Ifaz
Co-founder and CEO,
iFarmer
PANEL MEMBER:
Raqibul Faiaze Mohammad Ikramah
Head of Financial Accounting & Reporting, Grameenphone
PANEL MEMBER:
Qazi Musabbir
CEO,
Agro Shift
Environment & Health
PANEL MEMBER:
Iffat Anjum
Head of Exploration,
UNDP Bangladesh
PANEL MEMBER:
Debashis Roy
Director, Advisory & Partnerships, IIX Global
PANEL MEMBER:
Sharfuddin Ahmed Chowdhury
Head of Communications, Grameenphone
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