ALL Speakers
Esteemed speakers from all over the world will collectively explore new horizons for a circular future. Join the pioneers, experts, and key stakeholders who are leading the change and be part of something truly transformative.
Opening Plenary
Md. Atiqul Islam
Mayor
Dhaka North City Corporation & Former President, BGMEA
SABER HOSSAIN CHOWDHURY, MP
Special Envoy
To The Honorable Prime Minister Of Bangladesh (Environment & Climate Change) And Chairman
H. E. Anne van Leeuwen
Ambassador
Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands to Bangladesh
Netherlands to Bangladesh
Edimon Ginting
Country Director
Bangladesh Resident Mission,
Asian Development Bank
Dr Bernd Spanier
Deputy Head of Delegation
Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh
Leyla Ertur
Head of Sustainability
H&M group
CLOSING REMARKS
Morten Lehmann
co-founder and CEO
Tailwind
KEYNOTE
H. E. M Riaz Hamidullah
Ambassador
Embassy of Bangladesh
to the Netherlands
Professor Kim Poldner
CIRCULAR BUSINESS
THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Stephanie Schuitemaker
Head of Communication and Member
Holland Circular Hotspot
PLENARY SESSIONS
H. E. M Riaz Hamidullah
Ambassador
Embassy of Bangladesh
to the Netherlands
ZAKI UZ ZAMAN
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE
THE UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO)
Md. Abdur Rahim Khan
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
DR. ABDUL HAMID
DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Md. Ariful Hoque
Director
Bangladesh Investment
Development Authority
Engr. Taqsem A. Khan
Managing Director and CEO
Dhaka WASA, Bangladesh
Ashraful Islam
Town Planner
Rajdhani Unnayan
Kartripakkha
MD. AKHTER HOSSAIN APURBO
VICE PRESIDENT
BKMEA
Prof. Akter Mahmud
Professor
Department of
Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar
University
Prof. Matin Abdullah
Professor
Brac University
ZIAUR RAHMAN
REGIONAL COUNTRY MANAGER PRODUCTION (BANGLADESH, PAKISTAN AND ETHIOPIA)
H&M
Zaved Akhtar
CEO and Managing Director
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
Iqbal Chowdhury
CEO
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL)
Morten Lehmann
co-founder and CEO
Tailwind
Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan
Deputy Managing Director
Desh Garments Ltd and Director, BGMEA
Mumit Hasan
Director, Business & Operations, Bangladesh
Reverse Resources
OMAR GIAS
DIRECTOR (STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT)
BANGLADESH APPAREL EXCHANGE
Kristin Strandberg
Cities Strategist
Circle
Economy
Gagan Bansal
Head of Material Innovation and
Strategy
H&M Group
Stephanie Schuitemaker
Head of Communication
Holland Circular Hotspot
Dr. Michael Klode
Project Manager
GIZ Bangladesh
Micke Magnusson
Entrepreneur-In-Residence and
Agent for Impact
Agent for Impact
Enviu
AHMED SHIHAB ZAMAN
NATIONAL PLATFORM LIAISON
PARTNERING FOR GREEN GROWTH AND THE GLOBAL GOALS 2030 (P4G)
Rabbi Faisal
Stakeholder Engagement & Public Affairs Manager
H&M Group
FIRESIDE CHAT
NAUREEN CHOWDHURY
HEAD OF LABOUR RIGHTS
LAUDES FOUNDATION
Apoorva Shankar
Senior Labour Market Consultant
Circular Jobs Initiative, Circle Economy
Sandra Gonza
Strategy and Business Impact Consultant
Tailwind
PRESENTATION
BUDDHI PARANAMANA
DIRECTOR –
SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION
PDS LIMITED
Werner Lange
Cluster Coordinator Textile
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
MS. OLA BAKOWSKA
STRATEGIST OF THE CIRCULAR TEXTILES PROGRAMME
CIRCLE ECONOMY
Opening Ceremony
Jahangir Kabir Nanak
Minister
Ministry of Textiles & Jute, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Siddiqur Rahman
Former President
BGMEA
Thijs Woudstra
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh
Jan Janowski
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Germany in Bangladesh
Mostafiz Uddin
Founder & CEO
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
Leyla Ertur
Head of Sustainability
H&M group
PLENARY SESSIONS
Asadun Noor
Coordinator
Global SWITCH to Circular Economy Project, UNIDO Bangladesh
Dr. Michael Klode
Project Manager
Programme for Sustainability in the Textile and Leather Sector(STILE), GIZ Bangladesh
Gagan Bansal
Circular Innovation Lab
Material & Process Impact Manager, H&M Group
Nazeem Sattar
General Manager
Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME Foundation)
Rumi Akter
Research Associate
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University
Asif Zahir
Deputy Managing Director
Ananta Group
Dr. Patrick Schröder
Senior Research Fellow
Chatham House
Mohammed Sohel Sadat
Chairman
Shin Shin Group and Director, BGMEA
Md. Akhter Hossain Apurbo
Vice President
BKMEA
Micke Magnusson
Entrepreneur in Residence
Enviu
Omar Gias
Director (Strategic Engagements)
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
Abrar Sayem
Director
BGMEA
Dewan Nurul Islam
Chemical & Environment Manager
Bestseller
Khalid Hossain
Director
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
Mustafain Munir
President
CYCLO Recycled Fibers
Md Monower Hossain
Head of Sustainability
TEAM Group
Ashim Rahman
Policy Advisor – Business Development
Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Bangladesh
Lakshmi Poti
Senior Programme Manager
Fashion, Laudes Foundation
Mumit Hasan
Director of Business & Operations
Reverse Resources Bangladesh
Mohammed Sohel
Managing Director
Bangla Poshak Limited
Raisul Kabir
Founder and CEO
Brain Station 23
Titus van der Spek
Senior Researcher
Regenerative Innovation Systems and Societal Entrepreneurship,
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
AHMED SHIHAB ZAMAN
NATIONAL PLATFORM LIAISON
PARTNERING FOR GREEN GROWTH AND THE GLOBAL GOALS 2030 (P4G)
Rabbi Faisal
Stakeholder Engagement & Public Affairs Manager
H&M Group
Presentation
H.E. Charles Whiteley
Ambassador & Head of Delegation
Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh
Professor Harri Kalimo
Co-Director the 3E (Environment, Economy and Energy) Research Center
Brussels School of Governance
Dr. Patrick Schroeder
Senior Research Fellow
Chatham House
Brekout Session
Titus van der Spek
Senior Researcher
Regenerative Innovation Systems and Societal Entrepreneurship,
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Werner Lange
Cluster Coordinator Textile
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
MS. OLA BAKOWSKA
STRATEGIST OF THE CIRCULAR TEXTILES PROGRAMME
CIRCLE ECONOMY
