Networking Coffee

Ribbon Cutting & Inauguration Ceremony for New York International Trade Fair &
Chamber Expo 2024
Welcome Speech: Mr. Mark Jaffe, President & CEO, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
Special Guests:
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Macroeconomist and Public Policy Analyst
Mr. DM Salahuddin Mahmud, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, The Embassy of
Bangladesh in Washington, DC
Mr. Mir Bashar, chief administrative officer at NY Mayors office.
Mr. Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Ms.Helana Natt, Executive Director, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Mohammad Hatem, President, BKMEA
Mr. Rajiv Chowdhury, Director, BGMEA
Sharif Jamil, Member of the Board of Directors, Waterkeeper Alliance, Coordinator,
Waterkeepers Bangladesh and Member Secretary, Dhoritri Rokhhay Amra (DHORA).
Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group
Mr. Zaki Hossain, Philanthropist and entrepreneur and Founder Chairman, Modern
Packaging Inc
Mrs. Rahat Hossain Naju, Women business leader, Organizer & Patron of Social &
Cultural Endeavors
Thanks by : Dr Ziauddin Ahmed, Convener, BIDTF 2024

Complimentary Panel Discussion: “The Future of Health Insurance”
Moderator: Sidney Haitoff, Co-Founder & CEO of Mishe
Panelists:
Cora Opsahl – Director, 32BJ Health Fund
Darren Friedman, MD – Director, Center for Sports Medicine, NY Presbyterian
David Berger, MD – CEO, University Hospital at Downstate
Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD – Spinal Neurosurgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Austin Cheng – CEO, Gramercy Surgery Center

International Trade and Investment Forum with Global Business Leaders – Sponsored
by Coal Free World USA
Chair: Mr. Mir Bashar, chief administrative officer at NY Mayors office
Speakers:
Mr. Khandker Masudul Alam, Director General, North America Wing
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs*
Mr. Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs **
Mr. Md Main Uddin, Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Bangladesh
Mr. S M Nazmul Hasan, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Bangladesh*
Mr. Mark Jaffe, President & CEO, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce**
Mr. Golam Faroque Bhuiyan, Founder & Chairman, GFB Group, USA
Dr. Anis Rahman, Nanotechnology Scientist
MD. Khalilur Rahman, Founder, Khalil Biryani House, New York
Moderator: Dr Ziauddin Ahmed **

Unlocking Unlimited Potential in IT: Innovations and Growth Opportunities
Speakers:
Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group
Mr. Didarul Alam, Director, BASIS
Mr. Abubokor Hanip, Chancellor & Chairman, Washington University Science and
Technology
Mr. Syeed Ahmed, Founder and CEO, Institute of Informatics and Development (IID),
Bangladesh
Moderator: Mr.Mohammad Mahdee-uz Zaman, Coders Trust**

Investment potential in Bangladesh: Investing in Mutual Strengths to grow together–
Sponsored by Air & Wave Pvt Limited
Speakers:
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Macroeconomist and Public Policy Analyst
Mr Mohammed Malique, CEO of Caltech Group, Atlanta, GA.
Mr. Md Mahadee Hassan, Additional Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
Mr. GpCaptSk M Shafiqul Islam, psc (Retd), Chairman, IFDC Group
Dr.ArifurRahman , Entrepreneur , Banker and founder of man power
Panelists:
Dr. Md Shahidur Rahman Bhuiyan, Former Senior Economist, USAID Bangladesh
Dr.Khondaker Abdullah Al Mamun, Chairman, CMED Health Limited
Mr Shah Nawaz, President & CEO, Golden Age Home Care, New York
Mr. Mafiz Uddin, President & CEO, Marz International Inc., USA.
Moderator: Mr. Syed K. Omair Hassan, Sr. Assistant Director, NYC Mayor’s Office
of Management and Budget

“Unlocking Untapped Export-Import Opportunities Globally”– Sponsored by Caltech
Group
Speakers:
Mr. Mohammad Hatem, President, BKMEA
Mr. Rajiv Chowdhury, Director, BGMEA
Mr. Md Main Uddin,Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Bangladesh
Washington DC, USA
Dr.Ziaur Rahman, Past president Bangladesh Medical association of North America.
Panelist:
Mr. Md Toriqul Islam, Director, Aman Tex Ltd
Mr. Omar Farooq Nebir, Deputy Managing Director, Mosharaf Group
Mr. Abul Hossain, Founder & CEO, Fazila Group
Mr. Md Ziaul Hasan, President and Managing Director, New Atlantic Global LLC
Mr. Syed Asaduzzaman, Managing Director, Zaman Jute Diversified Mills Ltd.
Mr. Abu Noman Shakil, President, Ittadi Inc. New York.
Mohammed Kamruzzaman, President Khamar Bari, USA
Azizur Chowdhury CEO distributor of Square USA
Moderator: Mr. Raihanul Islam Chowdhury, Executive Director, Coal Free World

50 Years of Bangladesh in the United Nations – Mutual Role in Progress, 25th
September Bangladeshi Immigrant Day
Speakers:
Dr. Irfan Nooruddin, Director, Foreign Policy, Atlantic Council,
Mr. Manuel Castro, Commissioner for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA)
Mr. Md Abdul Quader, Founder & Executive Director, SETU Kushtia
Md.Mustafizur Rahman Deputy director CAMPE
Professor Ziauddin Ahmed, Freedom fighter, Past President of BMA of North America
Moderator: Dr Nazrul Islam, Former Chief of Development Research,
United Nations DESA and currently Visiting Professor of Asian Growth
Research Institute.
Invited Chief Guest: Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain, Hon’ble Adviser, Ministry of Foreign
AffairsGovt. of Bangladesh. He will try to drop in any time during the convention if
time allows from his busy UN schedule

Awards Reception by Greater NY chamber of Commerce

Made in Bangladesh Fashion Show

Weekly Bangla Gazette Newspaper Inauguration

Rebuild Better Bangladesh Sponsored by Muhammad Kader, CIP