Curtain falls on Corporate Bazaar 2008

The closing day of the country’s premier corporate extravaganza, Corporate Bazaar, saw a rush of enthusiastic executives from different business sectors. The special attraction of the day was a gala fashion show organized by Persona. Renowned fashion models of the country took part in the show.

Grameenphone, country’s leading mobile phone operator, hosted a seminar titled “The Future of Communications in the Business World” on the sidelines of the fair. Tania Ahmed, Head of Business Segment of Grameenphone, Sirajus Salehin, Head of VAS and Sazzad Alam, Head of Dhaka Region (Sales and Service) of the company addressed the seminar.

Ms Tania Ahmed elaborated about how mobile communication got involved in business. Mr Sirajus Salehin discussed about the value added services offered by the mobile phone operators.

On the second day of the event Sunday (Feb 10), “Corporate Leaders’ Meet” was held on high notes.

Able corporate leadership is a must for utilizing Bangladesh's potential in business process outsourcing, the seminar was told. The country has the potential since its people can adopt latest technologies easily.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury stressed on ‘collective efforts’ to improve the overall BPO situation of the country, while addressing as the chief guest at the Corporate Leaders' Meet.

More than 250 invited business heads took part in the session entitled “Business Process Outsourcing - the potentials,” where the other panel members were Mr. Mahfuz Anam, Editor, The Daily Star, Dr. Ed L. Hansen, CEO of Apollo Hospitals, Mr. Niaz Habib, DMD, AB Bank, Mr. Syed Faruqe Ahmed, Chairman of aamra companies and Mr. Syed Farhad Ahmed, Managing Director, aamra companies.

Another highlight of the second day (Feb 10) was the seminar on branding entitled “How Brands Can Facilitate Sales,” organized by the aamra networks limited which was meant for marketing professionals to help boost their sales skills.

The keynote speakers of the second seminar were Grameenphone’s Marketing Director, Ms. Rubaba Dowla, Executive Director of Transcom Foods Limited Mr. Akku Chowdhury, Chairman and Creative Chief of Unitrend, Mr. Muneer Ahmed Khan, Prof. Syed Ferhat Anwar, IBA, University of Dhaka. The seminar was moderated by COO of aamra networks limited Mr. Russell T Ahmed.

Speakers at the seminar focused on the matter that sales and marketing departments are complementary to each other. The session was very lively with the participation from audience as well. The panel also discussed branding impression of International Business Machine (IBM), Apple Inc. and Grameenphone and some others.

Grameenphone hosts seminar on “The Future of Communications in the Business World”

Grameenphone, country’s leading mobile phone operator, hosted a seminar titled “The Future of Communications in the Business World” on the sidelines of the fair. Tania Ahmed, Head of Business Segment of Grameenphone, Sirajus Salehin, Head of VAS and Sazzad Alam, Head of Dhaka Region (Sales and Service) of the company, addressed the seminar.

Ms. Tania Ahmed elaborated about how mobile communication got involved in business. Mr. Sirajus Salehin discussed about the value added services offered by the mobile phone operators.

Corporate Leaders’ Meet ends on high note

Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury stressed on ‘collective efforts’ to improve the overall Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) situation of the country, while addressing his speech as a chief guest at the ‘Corporate Leaders' Meet’ of the exclusive business exhibition, Corporate Bazaar 2008 on Sunday.
 
More than 250 invited business heads took part in the session entitled “Business Process Outsourcing - the potentials,” where the other panel members were Mr. Mahfuz Anam, Editor, The Daily Star, Dr. Ed L. Hansen, CEO of Apollo Hospitals, Mr. Niaz Habib, DMD, AB Bank, Mr. Syed Farque Ahmed, Chairman of aamra companies and Mr. Syed Farhad Ahmed, Managing Director, aamra companies.

Participants of the seminar addressed the huge potential of BPO in Bangladesh. They discussed the opportunity to hit the BPO market even with very basic jobs like data entry, call center etc.

Mr. Mahfuz Anam said, “We want Bangladesh to be a recipient of worldwide outsourcing process.” All the other speakers echoed him.

The speakers emphasized more on positioning and branding the country as a potential recipient of BPO market. They focused on imaging the country in a positive manner to create impression. From the government part, the adviser promised for constant cooperation to the private entrepreneurs.

The second seminar of Day-2 was entitled “How Brands Can Facilitate Sales,” where the speakers were Grameenphone’s Marketing Director, Ms. Rubaba Dowla, Executive Director of Transcom Foods Limited Mr. Akku Chowdhury, Chairman and Creative Chief of Unitrend, Mr. Muneer Ahmed Khan, Prof. Syed Ferhat Anwar, IBA, University of Dhaka. The seminar was presided over by COO of aamra networks limited Mr. Russell T Ahmed.

Speakers at the seminar focused on the matter that sales and marketing departments are complementary to each other. The session was very live with the participation from audience as well. The panel also discussed branding impression of International Business Machine (IBM), Apple Inc. and Grameenphone and some others.

Syed Ferhat Anwar commented that the title of the seminar is ‘relevant to our time.’

Muneer Ahmed Khan said, “The consumers’ behavior toward any product is changing every day. And that’s for; branding is becoming an important issue day by day. It’s now equally important as sales.” “After sales service is another important factor in today’s market,” he added.

Rubaba Dowla said, “Consumers are now very aware and informed about available products. They want to pick the best one among many within the shortest possible time.”
She said, “Expenditure on branding is an investment for any company, which is not just product marketing.” Rubaba also said, “There is no choice other than reaching the brand to consumers.”

Eminent recruiters from the country’s leading corporate business houses discussed the core aspects of job hunting for the prospective job seekers.  

Prof. Dr. M Z Mamun, Director, Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University, Mr. Sandeep Mookharjea, Head of HR, Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Asif Zaman, Head of HR Division, Huawei Technologies Bangladesh, Mr. Suman Bhattacharjee, General Manager, HR Division, Cairn Energy, Mr. Emad-Ul-Amin, Director, HR, Grameenphone, Mr. Arif Shahriar, Head of Group HR, RahimAfrooz were the panelists of the seminar.

They suggested the seeking graduates to be creative and disciplined. A job seeker must make him/herself ready to sell himself to the interviewer. Before facing an interview he/she must do some homework on the company. Extra curriculum activities also count in favour of the interviewee.

While facing recruiters, a job seeker should give some clues and leads to the interviewers. Rather than being reactive, an interviewee should be proactive. He should be ready to face bundle of queries from the interview panel.

For the prospective job seekers, to have a dream is also very significant. He/she must have sound knowledge on the industry he is willing to join. Skill, knowledge and ability are the three core components that the recruiters look for in their prospective employees.

Ms. Naila Chowdhury, Group Director of aamra group of companies moderated the seminar. Convener of Corporate Bazaar and COO of aamra networks Russell T Ahmed delivered the vote of thanks to all the panelists and participants for making the seminar a success.

Seminar hosted by aamra resources limited: Adding value could increase revenue in RMG sector
The first seminar of Corporate Bazaar 2008, entitled 'How to increase revenue from RMG sector' was finished successfully amid chilly weather. The seminar was presided over by the managing director of aamra group of companies Mr. Syed Farhad Ahmed.

Other panel members were BKMEA president Mr. Fazlul Haque, country manager of The Cotton Group Laurens. F. Muller, director and general manager, Avery Dennison Paxar Bangladesh Limited, Mr. Pradeep J Sugathadasa.

Country's premier corporate show, CorporateBazaar 2008, kicked off Saturday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital city. Mr. Syed Faruque Ahmed, Chairman of aamra group of companies, formally inaugurated the three-day exclusive business-to-business exhibition. The chief guest described the event's exclusiveness and highlighted on the opportunities brought to the corporate world through this exposition.

A signing ceremony was held between Grameenphone Ltd. and aamra networks limited recently to mark Grameenphone’s participation in the upcoming Corporate Bazaar 2008.

Mr. Russell T. Ahmed, Convener, Corporate Bazaar and Ms. Tania Ahmed, AGM, Brands of Grameenphone Ltd. signed the agreement on behalf of respective organizations. Also present at the signing ceremony were, on behalf of Organizing Committee Mr. Syed Iftekharuddin Ahmad, Manager-Brand Planning & Development and on behalf of Grameenphone Ltd., Mr. Mukit Ahmed, Deputy Manager-Communications.

The three day Corporate Bazaar 2008 is due to take place from February 09-11, 2008 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center, organized by aamra networks limited. Under the agreement Grameenphone Ltd. will take part as an Exhibitor and the Exclusive Promotion Partner.

Mr. Russell T. Ahmed, Convener, Corporate Bazaar and Ms. Kaniz Almas Khan, Managing Director of Persona Group signed the agreement on behalf of respective organizations. Also present at the signing ceremony were, on behalf of Organizing Committee, Mr. Sharful Alam, AGM and Head of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Tanjirul Basher, Business Development Manager and on  behalf of Persona Group, Ms. Faryal Ahmed, Head of Operations.
The three day Corporate Bazaar 2008 is due to take place from February 09-11, 2008 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center, organized by aamra networks limited. Under the agreement Persona Group will take part as an Exhibitor.