• SUSTAINABLE APPAREL FORUM 2025 PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA WITHIN APPAREL INDUSTRY

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SAF 6th Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY

Syeda Rizwana Hasan
Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change, and Water Resources


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. Michael Miller
Ambassador and Head of Delegation, The European Union Delegation to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. Andre Carstens
Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun
Executive Chairman (Senior Secretary), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)


OPENING PLENARY

Mostafiz Uddin
Founder & CEO, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange


PLENARY - 01 (Moderator)

M. Riaz Hamidullah
Secretary (West), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh


PLENARY - 01

Abdullah Hil Rakib
Managing Director, Team Group


PLENARY - 01

Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury
Chairman & Managing Director, Evince Group


PLENARY - 01

Mahmud Hasan Khan
Managing Director, Rising Group


SAF 5th Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY

H.E. Charles Whiteley
Ambassador & Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

Tuomo POUTIAINEN
Country Director, ILO


OPENING PLENARY

Werner Lange
Coordinator GIZ Textile Cluster Bangladesh, GIZ


PLENARY - 01

Avijit Chowdhury
Executive Member (Additional Secretary), BIDA


PLENARY - 01

Miran Ali
Vice President, BGMEA


PLENARY - 01

Fazlee Shamim Ehsan
Vice President, BKMEA & Member Governance Team, BEF


PLENARY - 01

Hazera Khatun
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment


PLENARY - 01

Md. Khorshid Alam
Executive Director (Enterprise Services), BEPZA


PLENARY - 01

Mesbahuddin Ahmed
Chairman, NCCWE


SAF 4th Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY

TIPU MUNSHI, MP
HONORABLE MINISTER OF COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

MD. ATIQUL ISLAM
MAYOR , DHAKA NORTH CITY CORPORATION


OPENING PLENARY

NASRUL HAMID, MP
STATE MINISTER, MINISTRY OF POWER, ENERGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. PETER D. HAAS
UNITED STATES, AMBASSADOR TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. CHARLES WHITELEY
AMBASSADOR & HEAD OF DELEGATION, EUROPEAN UNION IN BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

FARUQUE HASSAN
PRESIDENT, BGMEA AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, GIANT GROUP


OPENING PLENARY

SALIM RAHMAN
Managing Director, KDS Group, Chairman, Al Arafah Islami Bank Ltd


OPENING PLENARY

MR. RANJAN MAHTANI
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, EPIC GROUP


OPENING PLENARY

NAUREEN CHOWDHURY
HEAD OF LABOUR RIGHTS, LAUDES FOUNDATION


SAF 3rd Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY (CHIEF GUEST)

DR. TAWFIQ-E-ELAHI CHOWDHURY
BIR BIKROM,ENERGY ADVISER TO THE HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER, PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE


OPENING PLENARY

Md. Atiqul Islam
Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation


OPENING PLENARY

Nasrul Hamid,MP
STATE MINISTER, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources


OPENING PLENARY

Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus
Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. Anne van Leeuwen
Ambassador, Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

FARUQUE HASSAN
PRESIDENT, BGMEA MANAGING DIRECTOR, GIANT GROUP


OPENING PLENARY

Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe
Director European Brands and Retailers, Cotton Council International


OPENING PLENARY

Md. Mohiuddin Rubel
Director, BGMEA MANAGING DIRECTOR, BANGLADESH APPAREL EXCHANGE


CLOSING PLENARY

TIPU MUNSHI, MP
MINISTER, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, GOVT. OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


SAF 2nd Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY (CHIEF GUEST)

MD. ATIQUL ISLAM
Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation


OPENING PLENARY

MD. SHAHRIAR ALAM, MP
HONORABLE STATE MINISTER, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GOVT. OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

H. E. BENOIT PRÉFONTAINE
HIGH COMISSIONER, HIGH COMMISSION OF CANADA, BANGLADESH


OPENING PLENARY

MD. MOHIUDDIN RUBEL
DIRECTOR , BGMEA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BANGLADESH APPAREL EXCHANGE


OPENING PLENARY

PIERRE BÖRJESSON
HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY - GLOBAL PRODUCTION, H&M GROUP


CLOSING PLENARY (CHIEF GUEST)

TIPU MUNSHI, MP
HONORABLE MINISTER OF COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


CLOSING PLENARY

H. E. H. G. J. HARRY VERWEIJ
AMBASSADOR, EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, BANGLADESH


CLOSING PLENARY

DR. RUBANA HUQ
PRESIDENT, BANGLADESH GARMENT MANUFACTURERS’ AND EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION (BGMEA)


CLOSING PLENARY

ZIAUR RAHMAN
REGIONAL COUNTRY MANAGER PRODUCTION, H&M (BANGLADESH, PAKISTAN AND ETHIOPIA)


SAF 1st Edition World Class Speakers Lineup

OPENING PLENARY (CHIEF GUEST)

TOFAIL AHMED, MP
Honorable Commerce Minister, Government of the people's Republic of Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

MOSTAFIZ UDDIN
Founder & CEO, Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)


OPENING PLENARY

RUBANA HUQ
Managing Director, Mohammadi Group


OPENING PLENARY

MD. ABUL KALAM AZAD
Principal Coordinator (SDGs), Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. DR. THOMAS PRINZ
Ambassador, Embassy ofthe Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. MRS. LEONI CUELENAERE
Ambassador, Embassy Of the Kingdom Of the Netherlands to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

H.E. MRS SOPHIE AUBERT
Ambassador, Embassy of France to Bangladesh


OPENING PLENARY

MD. SHAFIUL ISLAM (MOHIUDDIN)
President, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)


OPENING PLENARY

MD. ATIQUL ISLAM
Irnmediate past President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) and President, Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI) GUSTAF ASP, Country Director Bangladesh & Pakistan, H&M Group


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