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How can young entrepreneurs become catalysts for solving global challenges while building sustainable livelihoods? Discover mentorship models, funding mechanisms, and policy frameworks that can transform young people from job seekers into job creators and social changemakers.
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| Biswajit Ghosh, Co-Founder & CEO,Nabin Entrepreneurship Foundation,India | Tasmina Rahman, Managing Director, Grameen Trust, Bangladesh | Ratan Kumar Nag, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti Samajik Baybosha Ltd., Bangladesh | Taslima Akter,Ladies Tailors and Cloth Store,(Nobin Udyokta), Bangladesh | Bishwamitra Chowdhury, Director, Impact Hub Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nurfarini Daing, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, myHarapan, Malaysia | Chuan-Min (Juno) Wang, Founder/CEO, Foundation for Yunus Social Business Taiwan |
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| James Chau, President of the China-United States Exchange Foundation and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for SDGs, Hong Kong | Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Co-Chair, NGIC; Vice President of the World Bank 1992-2000,Egypt | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Professor, Department of Finance; Treasurer, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | Alex Wang, Secretary-General, Youthink Center, China | Dr. Farhana Ferdousi, Associate Professor and Director, Southeast Business School, Southeast University, Bangladesh; Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | AKM Moin Uddin Chowdhury, Managing Director, Grameen Kalyan, Bangkadesh | Surayya Siddiqua, Director, Sales & Marketing, Grameen Danone Foods Limited, Bangladesh |
To achieve a poverty-free world, it is essential that everyone has access to good quality healthcare at affordable prices. Find out what players in the healthcare industry are doing and share your opinion on what steps can and should be taken to ensure that the future of healthcare is easy, low cost and accessible for all.
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| Shamsul Haque Ahmed, Managing Director, Grameen Healthcare Services Ltd & Samajik Health Science Institute and Research Center Ltd., Bangladesh | Mohammad Abdul Matin Emon, CEO,Praava Health, Bangladesh | Yawar Mehboob, Chief Strategy Officer, Arogga, Bangladesh | Hasibul Hasan Tanim, Chief Marketing Officer, Grameen HealthTech Limited, Bangladesh | Dr. Ashir Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Information Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Japan | Sheena Halder, Lecturer, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing, Bangladesh | Dr. Nizam Uddin Ahmed, CEO, Synesis Health & IT, Chair, GAVI CSO Steering Committee; STAGE Member, WHO, Bangladesh |
How can people come out of the traditional personal money-making and wealth concentration mindset and choose a creative life path that leads to a more equitable future? How can introducing social business education into mainstream curricula at an early stage help make that difference? What programmes of study and learning models can be used for this purpose? Let us discuss and develop an outline through this session.
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| Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Chairman and Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh |
Professor Mahfuz Ashraf, Professor and Dean, Lincoln Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia |
Dr. Mohammed Masum Iqbal, Dean, Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh |
Binay Karna, EdTech & EDSMAT Program Lead Yunus Center AIT, Thailand |
Professor Dr. Amiya Bhaumik, Founder President of Lincoln University College, Malaysia | Carlos Azevedo, Research Manager,Youth Social Innovation Centre, Adjunct Professor of Social Innovation, Catolica Losbon, Portugal |
Ranny Chen, Planning Deputy Supervisor, Foundation for Yunus Social Business, Taiwan |
How can innovative financial services and banking solutions reach marginalized communities to break the cycle of poverty?Discover what financial institutions, fintech companies, and policymakers are doing to ensure that quality financial services become a pathway to economic empowerment for all.
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| Mohammad Solaimun Rasel,Chief Technology Officer, Grameen of Shamadhan Services Limited, Bangladesh | Sarder Akhter Hamed, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh | Ali Ahmmed,Chief Commercial Officer (CCO),bKash Limited, Bangladesh | Dr. Dolores M. Torres,Vice Chairperson,CARD Bank Inc. and Senior Dean of the CARD MRI Development Institute Inc. Philippines | Philippe Guichandut, General Secretary ,Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation, France | Nazneen Sultana, Executive Vice Chairman, Grameen Communications, Bangladesh | Shankar Man Shrestha, Chairman, Centre for Self-help Development (CSD), Nepal |
What role can our citizens and friends from abroad play to help strengthen the economy of the country and build a nation of 3 Zeros?
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| Md. Feroz Mahmud, Managing Director, Grameen Communications, Bangladesh | Osman Dhali, Chief Operating Officer, YY Ventures, Bangladesh | Zahirul Alam, Founder & Executive Director, IDF, Bangladesh | Sabrina Quaraishi, Sr. Director, Bankers Without Borders, Grameen Foundation, USA | Mohammed Anwar Hossain, Managing Director, Grameen Fashion and Fabrics & Grameen Knitwear Ltd.,Bangladesh | Dr. Syed Mortuza Asif Ehsan,Chair, Department of Economics,North South University, Bangladesh | Amir Humayun Mahmud Chowdhury, Managing Director, Chittagong Social Business Centre Limited, Bangladesh | Dr. Emadul Islam, Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan |
The journey to ensure adequate nutrition has many components and each is vital to ensure that the whole cycle functions seamlessly. Hear the stories of key players.
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| Cassandra Dewi Sariganon, Seaweed Social Business Lead, Yunus Thailand, Thailand | Shiori Onishi, Co-CEO, Euglena GG Ltd., Bangladesh |
Vincenzo Cursio,Food Coalition Coordinator,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, |
Md. Zohorul Haque Biplob, Managing Director, Grameen Distribution Ltd. & Grameen Shamogree, Bangladesh | Qasim Javaid, Chief Executive Officer, Rizq, Pakistan | Abida Sultana, Co-founder, Onnosheba, Bangladesh | Dhimas Arif Wibowo, CEO and Founder,Green Energi Utama, Indonesia |
Corporates are now eager to fulfil their social commitment, creating a wonderful opportunity to balance business with social good. Let's hear from business leaders how their companies are working to fulfil that commitment.
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| Dr. Faiz Shah, Executive Director, Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology (YCA),Professor, Albukhary Centre of Excellence for Socioeconomic Development & Innovation (ACE-SEDI),President, Yunus Thailand (YT),Thailand | Lisa Hiery, Co-CEO & Shareholder, Yunus Social Innovation, Germany | Lucie Durand, Co-CEO & Shareholder, Yunus Social Innovation, Germany | Omkaew Wechayachai, Head of Market Development in Asia, GSG Impact, Thailand | Farha Naz Zaman, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Grameenphone Ltd., Bangladesh | Md. Ashraful Hassan, Chairman, Grameen Group & Managing DIrector, Grameen Telecom Trust, Bangladesh | Marina Monterosso, Director of Fundraising and Business Development of CUFA Global, Brazil |
