The International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM) 2017, organized by BRAC Business School (BBS), began at Hotel Westin in Dhaka yesterday. BRAC University Vice-Chancellor Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb inaugurated the two-day program as the chief guest.
BBS Dean Professor Dr Iftekhar Ghani Chowdhury, Dr Mamun Habib and Professor Dr Mark GOH were present during the inauguration with Professor Iftekhar Ghani Chowdhury in chair. The conference is one of the first major international initiatives in Bangladesh with the theme- 'Global contemporary practices in business and management'.
After the inaugural program, the first keynote presentation session took place where Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb and Professor Dr Mark GOH presented their theses. The session was chaired by Professor Dr Mirza Azizul Islam and Professor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed.
The second session was chaired by Professor Dr Iftekhar Ghani Chowdhury and Professor Dr Saiful Majid where Vice Chancellor of Malaysia University of Science & Technology (MUST) Professor Dr Premkumar Rajagopal and Associate Dean of College of Maritime Studies and Management, Chiang Mai University, Dr Pairach Piboonrungroj presented their theses. A total of 150 academic papers will be presented during the two-day-program.
-D M Simanto